Alma (De Lavallade) Collins (abt. 1889 - 1968)

Born about 1889 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States [uncertain]

Wife of Ernest Lee Collins — married 11 Jul 1912 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States

Died 31 Jan 1968 at about age 79 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Alma (De Lavallade) Collins is a part of US Black heritage.

Alma (De Lavallade) Collins lived in Louisiana.

Alma (De Lavallade) Collins was a Californian.

Alma K. De Lavallade was born about 1889 in Louisiana, United States. Her parents were Louis De Lavallade (b. 1865 in Louisiana, his father from France and mother from Georgia) and his wife Emma Derivas^[1] (b.1869, Louisiana, father from Louisiana, mother from Mexico). She was 21 when she was counted on the census living with them in Rapides, Louisiana in 1910.^[2]

Alma married Ernest Lee Collins from Mississippi in 1912, in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.^[3]

Their known children were:

1. Lois Ruth (Collins) Glaude (1913 - 1991)
2. Betty (Collins) Wilkerson (c.1915)
3. Janet Faye Collins (1917 - 2003)
4. Rita Ernest Collins Herndon (1922 - 1994)^[4]
5. Alma Emma Collins (1923)^[5]
6. Ernest Lee Patrick Collins (1927)^[6]

After their marriage in 1912, and before their daughter Lois was born in December of 1913, they moved to New Orleans.^[7] Alma was thirty when they were counted there in 1920. They had three daughters by then.^[8]

Around 1921, she and her family joined the "great migration," leaving Louisiana for Los Angeles, California. They were counted on the census there in 1930^[9] and in 1940.^[10]

She died in 1968.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8VD-XZS : 9 March 2021), Bertrand Ballard Bratton and Angelique De Lavallade, marriage, 19 Nov 1939; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,114,343.

   Spouse's Name: Angelique De Lavallade

   Spouse's Sex: Female

   Spouse's Age: 33

   Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1906

   Spouse's Father's Name: Louis De Lavallade

   Spouse's Mother's Name: Emma Derivas

   Marriage Record Record Number: 1142

2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPYY-MSB : accessed 23 November 2021), Alma De Lavallade in household of Louis L De Lavallade, Alexandria Ward 2, Rapides, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 79, sheet 11A, family 173, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 527; FHL microfilm 1,374,540.

   Louis L De Lavallade Head Male 45 Louisiana

   Emma De Lavallade Wife Female 41 Louisiana

   Alma De Lavallade Daughter Female 21 Louisiana

   Annette De Lavallade Daughter Female 19 Louisiana

   Lamar De Lavallade Son Male 17 Louisiana

   Adelle De Lavallade Daughter Female 13 Louisiana

   Lillie B De Lavallade Daughter Female 9 Louisiana

   Leo De Lavallade Son Male 6 Louisiana

   Angelique De Lavallade Daughter Female 4 Louisiana

3. ↑ License, Marriage:
   • "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1Y-GG2C : 4 April 2020), Ernest L Collins and Alma de Lavallade, 11 Jul 1912; citing Rapides, Rapides, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 1,316,122.
   • "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1Y-JWX7 : 4 April 2020), E L Collins and Alma Delavallade, 31 Aug 1912; citing Rapides, Rapides, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 1,316,165.
4. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8XQ-KBH : 9 March 2021), Alma De Lavallade in entry for Nathaniel Bowie and Rita Herndon, 03 Sep 1955; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,343,449.
5. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHH-91RG : 1 March 2021), Alma Delalladd in entry for Alma Emma Collins, 10 Aug 1923; citing Birth, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
6. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL7-8VV8 : 9 December 2020), Alma K De Lavallade in entry for Ernest Lee Collins, 28 May 1927; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
7. ↑ "Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1900-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQX-FLBF : 4 March 2021), Alma de Lavallade in entry for Lois Collins, 6 Dec 1913; citing Birth 6 Dec 1913, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, certificate 1713-1969; Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV78-SQH : 1 February 2021), Alma Collins in entry for Ernest Collins, 1920.

   Ernest Collins Head Male 43 Mississippi

   Alma Collins Wife Female 30 Louisiana

   Lois D Collins Daughter Female 6 Louisiana

   Betty Collins Daughter Female 4 Louisiana

   Jeanet Collins Daughter Female 2 Louisiana

9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVN-LMZ : accessed 7 February 2021), Alma Collins in household of Earnest L Collins, Los Angeles (Districts 0251-0500), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 317, sheet 22A, line 8, family 408, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 145; FHL microfilm 2,339,880.

   Earnest L Collins Head Male 53 Missouri

   Alma Collins Wife Female 40 Louisiana

   Louise Collins Daughter Female 16 Louisiana

   Betty Collins Daughter Female 15 Louisiana

   Juannet Collins Daughter Female 13 Louisiana

   Rita Collins Daughter Female 7 California

   Alma D Collins Daughter Female 6 California

   Earnest Collins Jr. Son Male 2 California

10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9Z9-K8N : 6 January 2021), Alma Collins in household of Ernest L Collins, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-561, sheet 4A, line 21, family 78, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 414.

    Ernest L Collins Head Male 63 Mississippi

    Alma Collins Wife Female 51 Louisiana

    Bettie Collins Daughter Female 25 Louisiana

    Janet Collins Daughter Female 28 Louisiana

    Rita Collins Daughter Female 17 California

    Alma Collins Daughter Female 16 California

    Earnest P Collins Son Male 12 California

11. ↑ "California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997"
    Place: Los Angeles; Date: 31 Jan 1968; Social Security: 568247329
    Ancestry Record 5180 #1417222 (accessed 7 March 2022)
    Alma K Collins death 31 Jan 1968 in Los Angeles.