Eliza Bell Collins (1902 - 1985)

Born 17 Aug 1902 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Biography

Eliza Collins is a part of US Black heritage.

Eliza was born in 1902 in Clover, Halifax, Virginia. She was the daughter of Elam Collins and Amanda McCargo. Her father dies when she was small, so she was raised by her mother and stepfather in Richmond, Virginia. She had a marriage that ended in divorce before she married John Willie Leach in Richmond in 1937. By 1940 they had two young daughters and were living in Richmond. Eliza had completed four years of high school; her husband had completed two years of college. She passed away in 1985 in RIchmond and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum in Richmong.

Sources

• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Richmond Henry Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1644; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1375657
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #180027372 (accessed 28 October 2021)
  Liza Collins, single step daughter in household of Peter Mc Dargo (52) in Richmond Henry Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Richmond Clay Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1909; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 76
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #55922171 (accessed 28 October 2021)
  Eliza Collins (14), single stepdaughter (step daughter) in household of Peter Mccargo (56) in Richmond Clay Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia. Born in Virginia.

• 1937 Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014"
  Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167770
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9279 #27658183 (accessed 28 October 2021)
  Eliza Bell Collins (35) marriage to John Willie Leach on 24 Oct 1937 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Father: Elam Collins, mother: Amanda McCargo. Divorced, bp Clover, Va.

• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04325; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 118-172
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #16513940 (accessed 28 October 2021)
  Eliza Leach (37), wife, in household of John Leach (49) in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia. Born in Virginia. With 2 children. Completed 4 yrs high school.

• 1985 Death, Virginia Death Certificate #85-03740, Richmond, Virginia. Eliza Collins Leach, b. 18 Aug 1902, d. 13 Nov 1985, widowed, spouse: John Willie Leach, father: Elam Collins, mother: Amanda McCargo. Occupation: Beautician. Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Posted on FindAGrave

• Find A Grave: Memorial #152158132 Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Richmond, Va.