Emma Lou Collie

Brief Life History of Emma Lou

When Emma Lou Collie was born on 29 March 1866, in Halifax, Virginia, United States, her father, James Richard Collie, was 36 and her mother, Mary Frances Guthrie, was 25. She married Christopher E. Lewis on 1 September 1886, in Halifax, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Dan River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States in 1900 and Danville, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 March 1942, at the age of 75, and was buried in Leemont Cemetery, Danville, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Lee Richie
1864–1932
Emma Lou Collie
1866–1942
Marriage: 20 March 1892
Sam Richie
1893–
Charlie W Richie
1893–1918
Vesta Evelyn Richie
1895–1980
Connie Stella Richie
1897–1969
Dudley Wilson Richie
1898–1977
Nellie Wellons Richie
1903–1988

Sources (53)

  • Emma L Richie in household of Wm Richie, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Emma, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • E L Richie, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-2011 "

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1886

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Name Meaning

Scottish (Aberdeenshire): variant of Colley 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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