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Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins 1889–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1889

Birth Location: Ware County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 12 Nov 1922

Death Location: Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Sr.

Mother: Sarah Cox

Spouse(s): J. Godwin, John Norman, Lise Chancey

Children(s): Otis Chancey, Sarah Godwin, Virgil Godwin, Edna Chancey, Carllis Chancey, Leila Howell, Floyd Chancey, Leonard Chancey, Lise Jr, Melvin Chancey, Atlas Norman, Jessie Norman

Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins was born in 1889 in Ware County, Georgia, USA, the child of Benjamin James James Benjamin Collins Sr And Sarah Catherine Francis Cox. In 1900, Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins resided in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA. In 1910, Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins resided in Militia District 1231, Ware, Georgia, USA. Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins married J H Godwin, John W Norman, Lise Chancey, and had children including Atlas Norman, Carllis Chancey, Edna Elizabeth Chancey, Floyd Chancey, Jessie Norman, Leila Howell, Leonard Chancey, Lise Chancey Jr, Melvin Chancey, Otis Chancey, Sarah Francis Godwin, Virgil Godwin. Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins passed away in 1922 in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins was born in 1889 in Ware County, Georgia, USA, the child of Benjamin James James Benjamin Collins Sr And Sarah Catherine Francis Cox.
  • In 1900, Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins resided in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1910, Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins resided in Militia District 1231, Ware, Georgia, USA.
  • Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins married J H Godwin, John W Norman, Lise Chancey, and had children including Atlas Norman, Carllis Chancey, Edna Elizabeth Chancey, Floyd Chancey, Jessie Norman, Leila Howell, Leonard Chancey, Lise Chancey Jr, Melvin Chancey, Otis Chancey, Sarah Francis Godwin, Virgil Godwin.
  • Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins passed away in 1922 in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Sr.
1854–1933
Birth Location: Ware, Georgia, United States
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Sarah Cox
1857–1919
Birth Location: Clinch, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

J. Godwin
1885–
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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John Norman
1884–
Birth Location: Georgia
JN
Lise Chancey
1880–1951
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Otis Chancey
1918–1929
Birth Location: ware, county, Georgia, USA
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Sarah Godwin
1909–1985
Birth Location: , Ware, Georgia, USA
SG
Virgil Godwin
1909–
Birth Location: , , Georgia, USA
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Edna Chancey
1920–1970
Birth Location: Ware Co., GA
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Carllis Chancey
1907–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Leila Howell
1902–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Floyd Chancey
1909–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Leonard Chancey
1912–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Lise Jr
1914–
Birth Location: Georgia
LJ
Melvin Chancey
1915–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Atlas Norman
1915–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Jessie Norman
1921–
Birth Location: Georgia
JN

Sarah Collins's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Collins
1889–1922
Birth Place: Ware County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Benjamin James \ James Benjamin Collins Sr.
1854–1933
Ware, Georgia, United States
Sarah (Catherine Francis) Cox
1857–1919
Clinch, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Jason (Keen) Collins
1815–
Tattnall, Georgia, United States
Charlotte (Samantha McClellan) Carter
1832–1864
Emanuel, Georgia, USA
James (Cuyler) Cox
1824–1915
Tattnall County, Georgia, United States
Frances Hilliard
1829–1919
Ware County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Fullwood
1785–1876
Mary Beverly
1801–1879
Thomas General
1805–1866
Delilah Wilkinson
1808–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Silas Hilliard
1770–1861
Abigail Bulloch
1775–1855

Sarah Collins's Descendants

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Sarah (Bertha (Bertie)) Collins (18 Sep 1889–12 Nov 1922) m. J. (H.) Godwin (Abt. 1885–) m. John (W) Norman (abt 1884–) m. Lise Chancey (abt 1880–9 Aug 1951)
  1. 1. Otis Chancey 1918–1929
  2. 2. Sarah (Francis) Godwin 1909–1985
  3. 3. Virgil Godwin 1909–
  4. 4. Edna (Elizabeth) Chancey 1920–1970 m. William (Farley Justice) Jr. 1913–1988
    1. 1. Bertie (Mae) Justice 1936–2005 m. Melton (Lee) Sr 1931–1992
    2. 2. Georgia (Ann) Justice 1944–2002
    3. 3. Mary (Lou) Justice 1941–2002
    4. 4. William (Leonard "Bill") Justice 1947–1995
    5. 5. Sarah (R.) Sapp 1945–1989
    6. 6. Ronnie (Joe) Justice 1946–2005
    7. 7. Pauline (B.) Justice 1938–2012
  5. 5. Carllis Chancey 1907–
  6. 6. Leila Howell 1902–
  7. 7. Floyd Chancey 1909–
  8. 8. Leonard Chancey 1912–
  9. 9. Lise (Chancey) Jr 1914–
  10. 10. Melvin Chancey 1915–
  11. 11. Atlas Norman 1915–
  12. 12. Jessie Norman 1921–

Sarah Collins's Timeline

9 Records

1889
18 Sep 1889
Birth of Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins in Ware County, Georgia, USA
Ware County, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins resided here in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins resided here in Militia District 1231, Ware, Georgia, USA
Militia District 1231, Ware, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins resided here in Waycross Ward 4, Ware, Georgia, USA
Waycross Ward 4, Ware, Georgia, USA
1922
12 Nov 1922
Age 33
Death of Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, United States of America
Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 41
Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins resided here in Venice, Venice, Sarasota, Florida, USA
Venice, Venice, Sarasota, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins resided here in Venice, Sarasota, Florida
Venice, Sarasota, Florida
1940
1940
Age 51
Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins resided here in Sarasota, Florida, USA
Sarasota, Florida, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
Sarah Bertha (Bertie) Collins resided here in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1889
    Event Place: Ware County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sarasota, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00617; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 58-16
    [2] Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Waycross Ward 4, Ware, Georgia; Roll: T625_283; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 160
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Venice, Sarasota, Florida; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340068
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 1231, Ware, Georgia; Roll: T624_214; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1374227
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: 4180; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 72-168

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Militia District 1231, Ware, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 1231, Ware, Georgia; Roll: T624_214; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1374227

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Waycross Ward 4, Ware, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Waycross Ward 4, Ware, Georgia; Roll: T625_283; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 160

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Venice, Venice, Sarasota, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Venice, Sarasota, Florida; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340068

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Venice, Sarasota, Florida
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sarasota, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00617; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 58-16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sarasota, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sarasota, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00617; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 58-16

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: 4180; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 72-168

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1922
    Event Place: Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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