Blanche /Collins/

[ born 8 Dec 1903, died 2 Feb 1997 ]
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Blanche, and her sister Grace (I750) , were adopted out when their mother died at an early age (38). Blanche grew up not knowing her natural family until she was in her teens. Her father remarried and had seven more children. Blanche and (her first husband) Paul (I758) moved to the southwest during the depression in search of a better climate, but managed to return to Illinois annually to keep strong family ties. Blanche worked for the Army Air Corps in California during WWI inspecting airplane parts. She taught conversational English to adult Thai students. When she was 60 she earned a double degree at the University of New Mexico. In her eighties she was the eldest active Realtor and Broker in Albuquerque. She maintained her own home until nine months before her death from gangrene from a blood clot in her leg.

Name	Blanche /Collins/
Name	Blanche Collins /Hilliard/
Name	Blanche Hilliard /Bailey/
Name	Blanche Hilliard /McNaughton/
Sex	Female
Birth	Date: 8 Dec 1903 Place: Toledo, Illinois, USA Child in Family: (F250)
Adoption	Child in Family: (F272) Adoption BOTH
Note	Blanche, and her sister Grace (I750) , were adopted out when their mother died at an early age (38). Blanche grew up not knowing her natural family until she was in her teens. Her father remarried and had seven more children. Blanche and (her first husband) Paul (I758) moved to the southwest during the depression in search of a better climate, but managed to return to Illinois annually to keep strong family ties. Blanche worked for the Army Air Corps in California during WWI inspecting airplane parts. She taught conversational English to adult Thai students. When she was 60 she earned a double degree at the University of New Mexico. In her eighties she was the eldest active Realtor and Broker in Albuquerque. She maintained her own home until nine months before her death from gangrene from a blood clot in her leg.
Occupation	Army Air Corp: testing airplane parts during WWII
Occupation	Taught conversational English to adult Thai students
Event	Date: c. 1963 Type: Earned a double degree from University of New Mexico Place: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Event	Date: c. 1983 Type: Realtor and Broker in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Death	Date: 2 Feb 1997 Place: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Cause: Gangrene from a blood clot in her leg.
Burial	Date: Feb 1997 Place: Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Reference	M.III.5 Type: The Breens(S1)
Child in Family (F250)	Husband I687 William Wiley /Collins/ 20 Jun 1868 21 Aug 1923 Wife I686 Sarah Emma /Breen/ 20 Dec 1866 21 Apr 1905 Children I689 James Wendell /Collins/ May 1895 c. 1959 I690 Sierra Nevada /Collins/ 22 Oct 1897 26 Mar 1936 I748 Lillie Olive /Collins/ May 1900 23 Nov 1962 I750 Grace /Collins/ 20 Mar 1902 Sep 1978 I754 Blanche /Collins/ 8 Dec 1903 2 Feb 1997
Adopted Child in Family (F272)	Husband I755 ? /Hilliard/ ? ? Wife I756 ? /?/ ? ? Child I754 Blanche /Collins/ 8 Dec 1903 2 Feb 1997
Spouse in Family (F274)	Husband I758 Authur Paul /Bailey/ 18 Nov 1899 24 Oct 1975 Wife I754 Blanche /Collins/ 8 Dec 1903 2 Feb 1997 Children ... (suppressed) ... ... ... (suppressed) ... ...
Spouse in Family (F273)	Husband I757 John /McNaughton/ 22 Feb 1909 9 Mar 1994 Wife I754 Blanche /Collins/ 8 Dec 1903 2 Feb 1997

Time Line

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1903  Birth

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1925  F274: Marriage

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1963  Earned a double degree from University of New Mexico

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1979  F273: Marriage

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1983  Realtor and Broker in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

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1997  Burial
      Death

Ancestor Tree

? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ I687 William Wiley /Collins/ b. 20 Jun 1868 d. 21 Aug 1923 ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ I754 Blanche /Collins/ b. 8 Dec 1903 d. 2 Feb 1997 ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ I642 Michael /Breen/ b. 22 Jul 1830 d. 12 Aug 1909 ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ ? ?? /??/ I686 Sarah Emma /Breen/ b. 20 Dec 1866 d. 21 Apr 1905 ? ?? /??/ I649 William /Pitman/ b. ? d. ? ? ?? /??/ I648 Margaret Elnora /Pitman/ b. 16 Nov 1841 d. 24 May 1928 ? ?? /??/ I650 Sarah /Crossman/ b. ? d. ? ? ?? /??/

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