John Collard
Honor Code SignatorySigned 31 Mar 2016 | 550 contributions | 9 thank-yous | 662 connections
Signed 31 Mar 2016 | 550 contributions | 9 thank-yous | 662 connections
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John M. Collard
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
Son of John Collard
and Florence (Mullins) Collard
Brother of
Patricia Collard
Father of
[private daughter (1980s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
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Biography
I was born in 1948 to John Collard and Florence Mullins in Tarrant County, Texas.[1]
When I was 12 years old we moved out to live on the land that my 2x great grandfather Oscar Collard had settled on in the 1870's.[2] The land had been divided up and passed down from parents to children for generations. My uncle Robert Collard was already living on his share of the land, and a few years later, my aunt Janice Collard moved out onto her share.
In February 1969 I was drafted into the Army and was discharged in January 1971 after a 9 month tour in Vietnam.[3]
After working several minimum wage jobs, in 1974 I got a job as a trainee draftsman at a steel fabrication plant. This turned into a career lasting 37 years and became even more challenging with the development of computer drafting and the ability to work in three dimensions as well as two.
I am retired now, and my wife and I have bought some land in the country, built a house, and are enjoying our 4 dogs, 2 cats, 50 chickens, and a large vegetable garden.
I have 3 sisters (one is deceased). I've been married 3 times, the last one for 37 years now. I have 3 children and 5 grandchildren.[4]
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by John Collard at registration.
- ↑ Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), www.ancestry.com, Database online.
- ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 8, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 1328; Family History Film: 1255328; Page: 236A; Enumeration District: 99
- ↑ Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge DD form 214
- ↑ I've decided it's best not to add any living people to the tree without their prior permission.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with John or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with John or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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100.00%
100.00%
John Collard:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member collardjm
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~0.78%
Amber (Gurley) Odette
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A982934 [compare], Ancestry member Amberodette
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