Mary Elizabeth McLamore

1856 - 1950  (93 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth McLamore  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	23 May 1856	Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Apr 1950	Winn Parish, Louisiana   [1, 4]
  Burial	Mount Zion Cemetery, Wheeling, Winn Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Notes	Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Collins, 93, a citizen of the Verda and Mt. Zion communities almost all her life, were held at the Mt. Zion Church at 3 p.m. Monday, April 17, 1950, with the Rev. M. E. Mercer and Rev. Lula Wardlow officiating. Interment was in Mt. Zion Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Mrs. Collins, widow of the late J. W. Collins, was born May 23, 1856 at Meridian, Miss., and moved to Winn Parish at an early age. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Church. Surviving are two sons, Richard W. of Palmetto, La., and Weaver of Montgomery; four daughters, Miss Lila and Eva Collins of Montgomery, and Mrs. Esma C. Drewett of Downey, Calif. and Mrs. Imogene Lang of Winnsboro; one brother, Charles McLamore of Garrison, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Houston Till of Pollock and Mrs. Malissa Dick of Baton Rouge. Pallbearers were Lonnie Young, L. O. Jones, Fred Mixon, Preston Wallace, R. B. Lang, and Jules McLamore. Published in The Winnfield News-American, April 21, 1950 This obituary was contributed by Ron Manley, and copied from her FindAGrave memorial page. Name Mary Elzabeth Collins Titles and Terms: Event Type Death Event Date 16 Apr 1950 Event Place Winnfield, Winn, Louisiana Gender Female Age 93 Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1857 Birthplace Meridan, Louisiana (sic, s/b Mississippi) Father's Name Richard Mclamore Father's Titles and Terms Mother's Name Mary Davidson Mother's Titles and Terms Spouse's Name U J Collins Spouse's Titles and Terms Certificate Number 5342 Page GS Film number 1418487 Digital Folder Number 004215559 Image Number 01421 Citing this Record: "Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSB1-JQK : accessed 16 Aug 2014), Mary Elzabeth Collins, 16 Apr 1950; citing Winnfield, Winn, Louisiana, certificate number 5342, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1418487.
  Person ID	I1348	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Richard "Dick" Steth McLamore,   b. 21 Sep 1830, Virginia d. 16 Jun 1906, Winn Parish, Louisiana (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Davison,   b. 17 Jan 1835, Monroe County, Alabama d. 31 Dec 1885, Winn Parish, Louisiana (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1851-1852
  	Said to have raised a family of thirteen children: Olivia J, Samantha F, William T, Hughy Steth, Eilza A, Lillian, George W, Ella L, Mary Elizabeth McLamore Collins, Charles T, Sina T, Arthur C and Melissa.
  Family ID	F13555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jackson Warren Collins,   b. 13 Feb 1852, Perry County, Mississippi d. 2 Mar 1914, Verda, Grant Parish, Louisiana (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F13556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2014

  
  

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  Birth - 23 May 1856 - Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Death - 16 Apr 1950 - Winn Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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