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Sylvester "Selesta" Nancy Collins 1896–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1896

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 20 Jan 1982

Death Location: Dallardsville, Polk County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Harrison Collins

Mother: Huldie Bailey

Spouse(s): Charley Carroll

Children(s): Claude Carroll

The story of Sylvester "Selesta" Nancy Collins began in 1896 in Texas. Sylvester "Selesta" Nancy Collins married Charley D Carroll, and had children including Claude Wesley Carroll. Sylvester "Selesta" Nancy Collins passed away in 1982 in Dallardsville, Polk County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester "Selesta" Nancy Collins began in 1896 in Texas.
  • Sylvester "Selesta" Nancy Collins married Charley D Carroll, and had children including Claude Wesley Carroll.
  • Sylvester "Selesta" Nancy Collins passed away in 1982 in Dallardsville, Polk County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harrison Collins
1849–1936
Birth Location: Jasper, Mississippi, United States
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Huldie Bailey
1869–1918
Birth Location: Louisiana, United States
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Spouses(s)

Charley Carroll
1888–1949
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Claude Carroll
1922–2007
Birth Location: Polk County, Texas, United States of America
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Sylvester Collins's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Collins
1896–1982
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Harrison Taylor Collins
1849–1936
Jasper, Mississippi, United States
Huldie Bailey
1869–1918
Louisiana, United States
Grandparents
Simeon Collins
1819–1865
Jones Cty
Lydia Bynum
1823–1880
Jasper, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mark Bynum
1801–1862
Elizabeth Mitchell
1805–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mitchell
1795–1830
Penelope Lightfoot
1775–1850

Sylvester Collins's Descendants

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Sylvester ("Selesta" Nancy) Collins (6 Sep 1896–20 Jan 1982) m. Charley (D.) Carroll (28 December 1888–13 May 1949)
  1. 1. Claude (Wesley) Carroll 1922–2007

Sylvester Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1896
6 Sep 1896
Birth of Sylvester "Selesta" Nancy Collins in Texas
Texas
1982
20 Jan 1982
Age 86
Death of Sylvester "Selesta" Nancy Collins in Jefferson, Texas
Jefferson, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1896
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1982
    Event Place: Jefferson, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallardsville, Polk County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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