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Willis Kirk Collier 1859–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1859

Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 08 May 1943

Death Location: Millstone, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Stephen Collier

Mother: Rebecca Meade

Spouse(s): ELIZABETH VANOVER

Children(s): Mazie Collier, Milton Collier, Ira Collier, Howard Collier, Carrie Collier, Ireland Collier, Florence Collier, James Collier, Willie Collier, Sadie Collier, Delphia Collier, Arnetta Collier

Willis Kirk Collier was born in 1859 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Stephen H Collier And Rebecca Meade. Willis Kirk Collier married Elizabeth Lizzie Vanover, and had children including Arnetta Nettie Collier, Carrie Collier, Delphia Jane Collier, Florence Collier, Howard M Collier, Ira Fields Collier, Ireland Drew Collier, James Harrison Collier, Mazie Francis Collier, Milton M Collier, Sadie Collier, Willie D Collier. Willis Kirk Collier passed away in 1943 in Millstone, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis Kirk Collier was born in 1859 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Stephen H Collier And Rebecca Meade.
  • Willis Kirk Collier married Elizabeth Lizzie Vanover, and had children including Arnetta Nettie Collier, Carrie Collier, Delphia Jane Collier, Florence Collier, Howard M Collier, Ira Fields Collier, Ireland Drew Collier, James Harrison Collier, Mazie Francis Collier, Milton M Collier, Sadie Collier, Willie D Collier.
  • Willis Kirk Collier passed away in 1943 in Millstone, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.

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Willis Collier's Ancestors

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Willis Collier
1859–1943
Birth Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Stephen H Collier
1834–1913
Perry, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Rebecca Meade
1837–1871
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Kronis MEADE) Sr
1804–1876
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
MARY ("POLLY") HALL
1806–1875
Castlewood, Scott, Russell, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Mead
1769–1828
Catherine Goodbread
1767–1849
Nancy Smith
1780–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Collier's Descendants

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Willis (Kirk) Collier (22 Apr 1859–08 May 1943) m. ELIZABETH ("Lizzie") VANOVER (9 Aug 1873–25 May 1960)
  1. 1. Mazie (Francis) Collier 1894–1976
  2. 2. Milton (M) Collier 1896–1972
  3. 3. Ira (Fields) Collier 1905–1972
  4. 4. Howard (M) Collier 1909–1971
  5. 5. Carrie Collier 1904–1920
  6. 6. Ireland (Drew) Collier 1901–1962
  7. 7. Florence Collier 1898–1922
  8. 8. James (Harrison) Collier 1889–1963
  9. 9. Willie (D) Collier 1912–1996
  10. 10. Sadie Collier 1887–1915
  11. 11. Delphia (Jane) Collier 1891–
  12. 12. Arnetta ("Nettie") Collier 1892–1964 m. Daniel (Van Bentley) Dr. 1887–1957
    1. 1. Hazel Bentley 1913–2000 m. Stuart (Mcfall) Craft 1907–1951
      1. 1. Betty (Anne) Craft 1929–2019 m. Henry (Alexander Taylor) Jr 1926–1990
      2. 2. Robert (D) Craft 1932–2010
    2. 2. Bettie (Ellen) Bentley 1926–2000

Willis Collier's Timeline

2 Records

1859
22 Apr 1859
Birth of Willis Kirk Collier in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
1943
08 May 1943
Age 84
Death of Willis Kirk Collier in Millstone, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Millstone, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1859
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 May 1943
    Event Place: Millstone, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

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