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Willie Mae Willis Collins 1919–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1919

Birth Location: Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 17 Feb 1983

Death Location: Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Sam Willis

Mother: Lena Langston

Spouse(s): Gales Collins

Children(s):

Willie Mae Willis Collins was born in 1919 in Arkansas, USA, the child of Sam Willis And Lena Langston. In 1920, Willie Mae Willis Collins resided in La Grange, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA. In 1930, Willie Mae Willis Collins resided in Cornie, Cornie, Columbia, Arkansas, USA. Willie Mae Willis Collins married Gales Carl Collins. Willie Mae Willis Collins passed away in 1983 in Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willie Mae Willis Collins was born in 1919 in Arkansas, USA, the child of Sam Willis And Lena Langston.
  • In 1920, Willie Mae Willis Collins resided in La Grange, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1930, Willie Mae Willis Collins resided in Cornie, Cornie, Columbia, Arkansas, USA.
  • Willie Mae Willis Collins married Gales Carl Collins.
  • Willie Mae Willis Collins passed away in 1983 in Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sam Willis
1895–
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
SW
Lena Langston
1899–1986
Birth Location: Mississippi
LL

Spouses(s)

Gales Collins
1893–1962
Birth Location: Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi
GC

Children(s)

Willie Collins's Ancestors

Self
Willie Collins
1919–1983
Birth Place: Arkansas, USA
Parents
Sam Willis
1895–
Arkansas, USA
Lena Langston
1899–1986
Mississippi
Grandparents
James Linston
1871–1938
Mississippi
Susie Langston
1877–
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Morse Linston(Lenson)
1850–
Vernia Lomac
1859–
William Bell
1855–1889
Leanna Wells-Bell
1859–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martha Lenston
1815–
Anthony Wells
1832–1910
Amanda Wells
1832–1900

Willie Collins's Timeline

6 Records

1919
26 Apr 1919
Birth of Willie Mae Willis Collins in Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 1
Willie Mae Willis Collins resided here in La Grange, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
La Grange, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Willie Mae Willis Collins resided here in Cornie, Cornie, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Cornie, Cornie, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Willie Mae Willis Collins resided here in Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 32
Willie Mae Willis Collins resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1983
17 Feb 1983
Age 64
Death of Willie Mae Willis Collins in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1919
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: La Grange, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: La Grange, Lafayette, Arkansas; Roll: T625_68; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 117

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cornie, Cornie, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cornie, Columbia, Arkansas; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2339804

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, Michigan, 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: Muskegon Heights, Mu

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    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 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Muskegon, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 167; Film Title: 61 Muskegon 12600-15839; Film Description: Muskegon (1943-1946)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Muskegon, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1983
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

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