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Willie Silas Collins 1888–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1888

Birth Location: Oklahoma

Death Date: 12 November 1965

Death Location: Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, United States of America

Father: Morgan Collins

Mother: Sarah Day

Spouse(s): Alta Brace

Children(s): Lester Collins

The story of Willie Silas Collins began in 1888 in Oklahoma. Willie Silas Collins married Alta Mae Brace, and had children including Lester Lewis Collins. Willie Silas Collins passed away in 1965 in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Willie Silas Collins began in 1888 in Oklahoma.
  • Willie Silas Collins married Alta Mae Brace, and had children including Lester Lewis Collins.
  • Willie Silas Collins passed away in 1965 in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Collins's Ancestors

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Willie Collins
1888–1965
Birth Place: Oklahoma
Parents
Morgan Daniel Collins
1856–1934
Manchester, Clay, Kentucky
Sarah (Jane) Day
1866–1947
BoonevilleOwsley, Kentucky
Grandparents
James Collins
1812–1885
Tennessee, USA
Martha (Ann) Cotton
1817–1898
Licking River, Harrison, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Cotton
1785–1862
Jane Griffin
1792–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1745–
Zachariah Griffin
1760–1824
Elizabeth Beverley
1765–

Willie Collins's Descendants

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Willie (Silas) Collins (10 Aug 1888–12 November 1965) m. Alta (Mae) Brace (23 Apr 1890–16 Nov 1965)
  1. 1. Lester (Lewis) Collins 1914–1979

Willie Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1888
10 Aug 1888
Birth of Willie Silas Collins in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1965
12 November 1965
Age 77
Death of Willie Silas Collins in Stanislaus, California
Stanislaus, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1888
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 November 1965
    Event Place: Stanislaus, California
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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