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James Elder Collins 1731 – 1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1731

Birth Location: Northampton County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Winton, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA

Father: John Collins

Mother: Elizabeth Odom

Spouse(s): Nancy Croom

Children(s): John Collins

James Elder Collins was born in 1731 in Northampton County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Joseph Collins and Elizabeth Mae Odom. James Elder Collins later married Nancy Catherine Croom, and together they raised children including John Wesley Collins. In 1789, James Elder Collins passed away in Winton, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA.

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Parents

John Collins
1696 – 1762
Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Odom
1684 – 1748
Birth Location: Warren, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Croom
1743 – 1788
Birth Location: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

John Collins
1775 – 1839
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1731
    Event Place: Northampton County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1789
    Event Place: Winton, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
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