W.
S. Collier Family
Texas
1m. Mabel
Clara Thomas 17 Mar 1915
b. May 30, 1894 San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX
d. 20 Jun 1971 Dallas, TX
(divorced 12/13/1937 Dallas, TX)
2m. Lilly
Marguerite Snipes 2 Feb 1946 NC
b. 21Aug 1906 Goldsboro, NC
d. 17 Dec 1988 Goldsboro, NC
(no children)
| children with Mable Thomas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Melba Elizabeth Collier | b. 27 Apr 1916 Brownwood, Brown Co., TX | d. 4 Oct 2002 Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home, Clifton, TX | m. Sylvestor Nicalie "Buck"
Johnson 13 Jan 1940 (divorced 7 Jun 1963 Bosque Co., TX) -2 children |
| Walter Grant Collier | b. 1 Sep 1921 Dallas, Dallas Co., TX | d. |
m. Madge Teresa Womack (d.21 Sep 1996) |
| Carroll Loyd Collier | b.18 Mar 1923 Dallas, Dallas Co., Tx | d. | m. Mildred Louise Ferguson
(b.
12 May 1927 Dallas, TX) parents - Alexander and Lillian (Stream)
Ferguson |
| Edith Lorene Collier | b. 9 Sep 1925 Dallas, Dallas Co., TX | d. | m. R. H. Petty (divorced 25 Jun 1972) b. 16 Nov 1925 d. 13 Aug 1977 |
Walter Smith Collier was a first cousin of
Forrest Kirkland. Walter had studied with Forrest Kirkland
perhaps in Memphis, Tennessee. He moved to Dallas, TX. by 1920.
1920- Walter S. Collier, (27) is in Dallas
with his wife, Mabel,(30) and
their daughter, Melba (3.5 yrs). He lists his occupation as bookkeeper
for
Western Union. [US census]
1930 - US Census, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas.
[enum. Dist. 57-78, sheet 244] They
seem to be living at 2706 S. Marsallis Ave., There is an
inconsistancy in this record with Walter saying he is born in Tenn.
while the children's father is born in Texas.
They live in Dallas where all the children
attended school and graduated. Carroll Collier eventually goes to work
for and apprentices with Forrest Kirkland as a commercial artist. After
Forrest's death in 1942 Carroll continued his career as an illustrator
in Dallas.
Edith Collier and Roy Kirkland, Forrest's son, go to movies together while she is in high school.
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