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Name Variants

Minnie Collier

Person ID

26793

About

Black Female born in 1875 died in 1946

Minnie Rucker Brown Collier Martin
1st husband Columbus Brown
2nd husband John W Collier
3rd husband Martin Perry

Census Records

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1910	Collier, Minnie	Cook	702 University Ave	41	Black	Georgia	2nd or Subsequent Marriage	Cook
1920	Collier, Minnie	Wife	526 W Green St	41	Black	Georgia	Married	None
1930	Martin, Minnie	Wife	526 W Green St	45	Black	Georgia	Married	Cook
1940	Martin, Minnie	Wife	526 W Green St	52	Black	Georgia	Married	Cook

Relatives in 1910 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Collier, John	Janitor	702 University Ave	30	Black	Georgia	1st Marriage	Janitor
Oliver, Louise	Servant	702 University Ave	18	Black	Massachusetts	Single	2nd Cook

Relatives in 1920 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Collier, John W	Head	526 W Green St	42	Black	Georgia	Married	Janitor
Alston, Florence	Daughter	526 W Green St	25	Black	Georgia	Married	None
Green, Albert	Lodger	526 W Green St	25	Black	Pennsylvania	Single	Janitor
Kent, Hall	Lodger	526 W Green St	26	Black	District of Columbia	Widowed	Waiter
Alston, John C	Son	526 W Green St	1	Black	New York	Single	None

Relatives in 1930 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Martin, Perry	Head	526 W Green St	52	Black	Alabama	Married	Janitor
Campbell, Oliver	Roomer	526 W Green St	31	Black	New York	Single	Chauffeur
McCoy, Charles	Roomer	526 W Green St	56	Black	Ohio	Married	Barber
McCoy, Sallie	Roomer	526 W Green St	36	Black	Kansas	Married	Housekeeper

Relatives in 1940 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Martin, Perry	Head	526 W Green St	59	Black	Alabama	Married	Cook
Austin, Florence	Stepdaughter	526 W Green St	35	Black	Georgia	Married Spouse Not Present	Housework
Roberts, Emmit	Lodger	526 W Green St	32	Black	Virginia	Single	Waiter
Hawkins, Peter	Lodger	526 W Green St	37	Black	North Carolina	Single	Chef

“Mrs. Minnie Collier, 68, died unexpectedly at her home, 526 W. Green St.

She was a member of the Court of Calanthe, Cayuga Temple 54 of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World, of the Radio Council of Elks, South Side Community Center, and St. James AME Zion Church.

She is survived by a grandson, Technical Sergeant John C. Alston, U.S. Army, Manilla; two sisters, Mrs. Minerva Roberts and Mr. Mary Bowier, both of College Park, Ga.; a great-granddaughter, Beverly Mae Alston of New York City; two nieces, Mr. Emma Jane Hightower of College Park and Miss Louise Byrd of Ithaca; four nephews, Melvin C. Rucker of Chicago, Ill.; Luther Roberts of College Park, Joseph Washington and J. Henry Rucker, both of Ithaca, and several greatnieces and greatnephews in Atlanta, Ga., and College Park.

Funeral arrangements will be announced.”

“Deaths, Funerals: Mrs. Minnie Collier,” Ithaca Journal, May 18, 1946, 3.

Minnie Collier, 1875-1946

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