Charlene LaVerne Collins

Brief Life History of Charlene LaVerne

When Charlene LaVerne Collins was born on 14 December 1939, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, her father, George Allen Collins, was 25 and her mother, Nina Marie Brown, was 21. She married David E Gibby on 19 April 1964, in Nevada, United States. She lived in Inglewood Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. She died on 17 August 1992, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 52.

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David E Gibby
Charlene LaVerne Collins
1939–1992
Marriage: 19 April 1964

Sources (2)

  • Charlene L Collins, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Charlene Laverne Gibby, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

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1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

1953 · Grizzly Bear Becomes State Animal

The California grizzly bear became designated as the state animal in 1953.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Colin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish and Manx: shortened Anglicized from Ó Coileáin, compare Cullen , or in Man or west Ulster shortened from Mac Coileáin, compare McQuillan and McCallion . The genitival -s is a local addition to Collin and variants after the surname was Anglicized.

Americanized form of French Colin or Collin and also Collette .

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

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