Mark Eugene Collett

Male28 August 1954–12 June 1992

Brief Life History of Mark Eugene

When Mark Eugene Collett was born on 28 August 1954, in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States, his father, Delmer Lee Collett, was 32 and his mother, Theresa Margaret Clark, was 27. He married Katrina Marie Allan Haggard Collett on 25 July 1988, in Bardwell, Carlisle, Kentucky, United States. He lived in Carlisle, Kentucky, United States in 1988. He died on 12 June 1992, in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States.

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Mark Eugene Collett
1954–1992
Katrina Marie Allan Haggard Collett
1956–2007
Marriage: 25 July 1988

Sources (6)

  • Mark Collett, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mark E Collett, "Illinois, Macon County, Decatur Public Library Collections, 1879-2007"
  • Mark E Collett, "United States Social Security Death Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 July 1988Bardwell, Carlisle, Kentucky, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

    Age 1

    The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

    1960 · First Historic Site In Illinois

    Age 6

    Abraham Lincoln's home is designated the first national historic site in Springfield.

    1965 · The Voting Rights Act

    Age 11

    The Voting Rights Act prohibits racial discrimination in voting. The Act secured the right to vote for minorities in the South. It also prohibits local governments from making any voting law that results in discrimination against any kind of minorities.

    Name Meaning

    English: from a pet form of the personal name Col(l), a pet form of Nicholas . There was also a feminine form, Collette, which may also have given rise to a surname. The name could also mean ‘Coll the younger’.

    American French: variant of Collette .

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

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