Brief Life History of Joyce Mae
When Joyce Mae Rakestraw was born on 26 January 1944, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Marvin A Rakestraw, was 34 and her mother, Helen E. Woods, was 34. She married Francis Creed Collins on 8 June 1968, in Morganfield, Union, Kentucky, United States. She died on 11 February 1999, in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Joyce Mae Rakestraw Collins, "Find A Grave Index"
- Joyce Mae Rakestraw Collins, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
- Joyce M Rakestraw in entry for Denise Michelle Collins, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999"
Spouse and Children
1941–1982 Male
1944–1999 Female
Parents and Siblings
1909–1993 Male
1909–1971 Female
Siblings (4)
1931–2008 Female
1936–2021 Male
1940–1943 Male
1944–1999 Female
World Events (8)
1945 · Peace in a Post War World
Age 1
1952 · Atomic Energy Plant is Built Near Paducah
Age 8
1960
Age 16
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): nickname used for a scavenger from Middle English raken ‘to rake, gather by raking’ + strau(e) ‘straw’; compare rakyere ‘scavenger, street cleaner’ (see Raker ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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