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Thelma Pearl Collins 1915–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 November 1915

Birth Location: Buda, Hayes, Texas

Death Date: 26 November 1985

Death Location: Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA

Father: James Mayes

Mother: Aletha Thompson

Spouse(s): Clellon Hester, Thomas Collins

Children(s): Roberta Hester, Bettie Hester, Eva Hester, Glenda Newton

Thelma Pearl Collins was born in 1915 in Buda, Hayes, Texas, the child of James Riley Mayes And Aletha Jane Thompson. In 1920, Thelma Pearl Collins resided in Kyle, Hays, Texas, USA. In 1934, Thelma Pearl Collins resided in Belton, Bell, Texas, USA. Thelma Pearl Collins married Clellon Everette Hester, Thomas Lloyd Collins, and had children including Bettie Sue Hester, Died At Birth Hester, Eva Maria Hester, Glenda N Newton, Nora Ann Hester, Roberta Ann Hester, Virginia Pearl Hester. Thelma Pearl Collins passed away in 1985 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Thelma Pearl Collins was born in 1915 in Buda, Hayes, Texas, the child of James Riley Mayes And Aletha Jane Thompson.
  • In 1920, Thelma Pearl Collins resided in Kyle, Hays, Texas, USA.
  • In 1934, Thelma Pearl Collins resided in Belton, Bell, Texas, USA.
  • Thelma Pearl Collins married Clellon Everette Hester, Thomas Lloyd Collins, and had children including Bettie Sue Hester, Died At Birth Hester, Eva Maria Hester, Glenda N Newton, Nora Ann Hester, Roberta Ann Hester, Virginia Pearl Hester.
  • Thelma Pearl Collins passed away in 1985 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mayes
1873–1948
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
JM
Aletha Thompson
1890–1969
Birth Location: Apple Springs, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clellon Hester
1910–1989
Birth Location: Heidenheimer, Bell, Texas, USA
CH
Thomas Collins
1930–2008
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Roberta Hester
1940–1940
Birth Location: Lampasas, Texas
RH
Bettie Hester
1941–1941
Birth Location: Lampasas, Texas
BH
Eva Hester
1937–1948
Birth Location: Lampasas, Texas
EH
Glenda Newton
1943–1992
Birth Location: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
GN

Thelma Collins's Ancestors

Self
Thelma Collins
1915–1985
Birth Place: Buda, Hayes, Texas
Parents
James Riley Mayes
1873–1948
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Aletha (Jane) Thompson
1890–1969
Apple Springs, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Coleman (Bridges) Mayes
1853–1919
Springfield, Washington, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Bell) McMullin
1849–1911
Washington County, Kentucky, USA
William (Henry) Thompson
1862–1907
Lufkin, Angelina, Texas
Mary (Ann Lee) Gann
1870–1948
Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Allen Mayes
1814–1855
Mary Brown
1822–1860
John McMullin
1818–1907
Nancy Divine
1828–1856
James Thompson
1828–1878
Martha Goodwin
1839–1923
Dr Gann
1820–1895
Aletha Aldredge
1825–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mayes
1787–1855
Sarah Hall
1787–1858
John Brown
1791–1873
Amy Carter
1790–1858
Arthur McMullin
1782–1866
Mary (Tumble)
1785–1836
Andrew Jr
1800–1856
Margaret Downey
1806–1852
George Thompson
1793–1886
Druscilla Knight
1806–1883
George Goodwin
1818–1886
Elizabeth Watson
1818–1879
William Gann
1796–1872
Ruth Delaney
1795–1837
John Aldridge
1786–1856
Jane Harvey
1796–1856

Thelma Collins's Descendants

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Thelma (Pearl) Collins (15 November 1915–26 November 1985) m. Clellon (Everette) Hester (22 February 1910–27 April 1989) m. Thomas (Lloyd) Collins (12 October 1930–23 March 2008)
  1. 1. Roberta (Ann) Hester 1940–1940
  2. 2. Bettie (Sue) Hester 1941–1941
  3. 3. Eva (Maria) Hester 1937–1948
  4. 4. Glenda (N) Newton 1943–1992 m. Dale (Melton) Peacock 1937–2023 m. Horace (William) Newton 1943–2007

Thelma Collins's Timeline

7 Records

1915
15 November 1915
Birth of Thelma Pearl Collins in Buda, Hayes, Texas
Buda, Hayes, Texas
1920
1920
Age 5
Thelma Pearl Collins resided here in Kyle, Hays, Texas, USA
Kyle, Hays, Texas, USA
1934
1934
Age 19
Thelma Pearl Collins resided here in Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Thelma Pearl Collins resided here in Rural, Lampasas, Texas
Rural, Lampasas, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 25
Thelma Pearl Collins resided here in Lampasas, Texas, USA
Lampasas, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Thelma Pearl Collins resided here in Bell, Texas, USA
Bell, Texas, USA
1985
26 November 1985
Age 70
Death of Thelma Pearl Collins in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 November 1915
    Event Place: Buda, Hayes, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lampasas, Texas; Roll: T627_4091; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 141-3
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kyle, Hays, Texas; Roll: T625_1816; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 834
    [4] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019
    [5] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kyle, Hays, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kyle, Hays, Texas; Roll: T625_1816; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 834

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Lampasas, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lampasas, Texas; Roll: T627_4091; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 141-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lampasas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lampasas, Texas; Roll: T627_4091; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 141-3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bell, Texas; Roll: 3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Arlington, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1985
    Event Place: Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas Death Index
    [2] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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