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Samuel Melvin (Mel) Colvin 1892–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1892 (per WWI draft card)

Birth Location: Coryell County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1972 (lung cancer)

Death Location: Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA

Father: LaRoy Colvin

Mother: Mary Raines

Spouse(s): Addie Poe

Children(s): Raymond Colvin, Ruby Sims, Lois Conger, Margaret Howell, Opal Brown, Samuel Colvin, Nellma Paschal

In 1892, Samuel Melvin (Mel) Colvin entered the world in Coryell County, Texas, USA, born to Laroy Sunderlin Colvin And Mary Elizabeth Mollie Raines. Samuel Melvin (Mel) Colvin married Addie May Poe, and had children including Lois Nadine Colvin Conger, Margaret Faye Colvin Howell, Nellma Ann Colvin Paschal, Opal Lea Colvin Brown, Raymond Earl Colvin, Ruby Mae Colvin Sims, Samuel Loyd Colvin. Samuel Melvin (Mel) Colvin passed away in 1972 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1892, Samuel Melvin (Mel) Colvin entered the world in Coryell County, Texas, USA, born to Laroy Sunderlin Colvin And Mary Elizabeth Mollie Raines.
  • Samuel Melvin (Mel) Colvin married Addie May Poe, and had children including Lois Nadine Colvin Conger, Margaret Faye Colvin Howell, Nellma Ann Colvin Paschal, Opal Lea Colvin Brown, Raymond Earl Colvin, Ruby Mae Colvin Sims, Samuel Loyd Colvin.
  • Samuel Melvin (Mel) Colvin passed away in 1972 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA.

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Samuel Colvin's Ancestors

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Samuel Colvin
1892–1972
Birth Place: Coryell County, Texas, USA
Parents
LaRoy Sunderlin Colvin
1855–1916
Palestine, Anderson County Texas, USA
Mary (Elizabeth "Mollie") Raines
1864–1933
, Coryell, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (F) Colvin
1830–1874
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Jane Harrollson or) Harrell
1834–1890
Kentucky, United States
Henson (G "H. G.") Raines
1830–1869
Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth Wrinkles
1833–1888
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col Colvin
1798–1860
Bluett Colvin
1802–1838
Eli Horrell
1810–1849
Abigail Isaacs
1788–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Colvin's Descendants

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Samuel (Melvin (Mel)) Colvin (19 Mar 1892 (per WWI draft card)–31 May 1972 (lung cancer)) m. Addie (May) Poe (13 Aug 1894–15 Aug 1978)
  1. 1. Raymond (Earl) Colvin 1919–1970
  2. 2. Ruby (Mae Colvin) Sims 1913–1991
  3. 3. Lois (Nadine Colvin) Conger 1928–2000
  4. 4. Margaret (Faye Colvin) Howell 1922–2008
  5. 5. Opal (Lea Colvin) Brown 1916–1986 m. Herbert (Bertran) Brown 1912–1972
    1. 1. Linda (Ruth) Brown 1942–2020
    2. 2. Billy (Ray) Brown 1934–2006
  6. 6. Samuel (Loyd) Colvin 1914–1956
  7. 7. Nellma (Ann Colvin) Paschal 1933–2002

Samuel Colvin's Timeline

2 Records

1892
19 Mar 1892 (per WWI draft card)
Birth of Samuel Melvin (Mel) Colvin in Coryell County, Texas, USA
Coryell County, Texas, USA
1972
31 May 1972 (lung cancer)
Age 80
Death of Samuel Melvin (Mel) Colvin in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA
Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1892 (per WWI draft card)
    Event Place: Coryell County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1972 (lung cancer)
    Event Place: Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA

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