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William Thomas Colvin 1916–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1916

Birth Location: Kodak, Sevier, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 7 Aug 2003

Death Location: Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Willis Colvin

Mother: Clara Lee

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bacon, Hazel Reil, Georgia Phelps

Children(s): Donald Colvin, Willis Colvin

William Thomas Colvin was born in 1916 in Kodak, Sevier, Tennessee, USA, the child of Willis Drinnen Colvin And Clara Belle Lee. In 1920, William Thomas Colvin resided in Civil District 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA. In 1930, William Thomas Colvin resided in Maryville, Maryville, Blauut, Tennessee, USA. William Thomas Colvin married Ann D Gentry, Elizabeth Alice Bacon, Georgia Mae Phelps, Hazel Margaret Reil, and had children including Connie Ethel Colvin, Donald Sherley Colvin, Dwanna M Colvin, Freeda B Colvin, Michael Thomas Colvin, Patricia G Colvin, Phyllis Anne Colvin, Willis Darrell Colvin. William Thomas Colvin passed away in 2003 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Colvin was born in 1916 in Kodak, Sevier, Tennessee, USA, the child of Willis Drinnen Colvin And Clara Belle Lee.
  • In 1920, William Thomas Colvin resided in Civil District 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1930, William Thomas Colvin resided in Maryville, Maryville, Blauut, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Thomas Colvin married Ann D Gentry, Elizabeth Alice Bacon, Georgia Mae Phelps, Hazel Margaret Reil, and had children including Connie Ethel Colvin, Donald Sherley Colvin, Dwanna M Colvin, Freeda B Colvin, Michael Thomas Colvin, Patricia G Colvin, Phyllis Anne Colvin, Willis Darrell Colvin.
  • William Thomas Colvin passed away in 2003 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Colvin's Ancestors

Self
William Colvin
1916–2003
Birth Place: Kodak, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Willis Drinnen Colvin
1889–1970
Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Clara (Belle) Lee
1897–1979
Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Colvin's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Colvin (6 Jan 1916–7 Aug 2003) m. Elizabeth (Alice) Bacon (14 Aug 1921–22 Nov 2001) m. Hazel (Margaret) Reil (8 Aug 1903–19 Sep 1997) m. Georgia (Mae) Phelps (14 Jun 1914–5 Aug 2010)
  1. 1. Donald (Sherley) Colvin 1934–2021 m. Flora (Faye) Holloway 1938–2020
  2. 2. Willis (Darrell) Colvin 1939–2012

William Colvin's Timeline

9 Records

1916
6 Jan 1916
Birth of William Thomas Colvin in Kodak, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Kodak, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
William Thomas Colvin resided here in Civil District 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
William Thomas Colvin resided here in Maryville, Maryville, Blauut, Tennessee, USA
Maryville, Maryville, Blauut, Tennessee, USA
1934
Abt 1934
Age 18
William Thomas Colvin resided here in Maryville
Maryville
1935
1935
Age 19
William Thomas Colvin resided here in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee
Maryville, Blount, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 24
William Thomas Colvin resided here in 8, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
8, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
William Thomas Colvin resided here in Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 35
William Thomas Colvin resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
2003
7 Aug 2003
Age 87
Death of William Thomas Colvin in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States of America
Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1916
    Event Place: Kodak, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 60
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03958; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 97-98
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 10, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1750; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 132
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maryville, Blauut, Tennessee; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341968
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 6 May 1934; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.16440

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 10, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 10, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1750; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 132

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Maryville, Maryville, Blauut, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maryville, Blauut, Tennessee; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341968

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1934
    Event Place: Maryville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 6 May 1934; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.16440

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03958; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 97-98

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 8, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 60
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03958; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 97-98

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 2003
    Event Place: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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

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