Wife of
Charles Thomas Collins
— married
20 Dec 1937 (to 1968) in King, Washington, United States
Descendants
Mother of
[private son (1930s - unknown)], [private son (1930s - unknown)], [private daughter (1930s - unknown)], [private son (1930s - unknown)] and Judy (Collins) Nelson
Died
at age 94
in Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCS1-LJN : accessed 6 September 2021), Marjorie Byrd in household of John O Byrd, Meadow Point, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 325, sheet 9A, line 36, family 238, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2490; FHL microfilm 2,342,224.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K939-P91 : 6 January 2021), Marjorie Collins in household of Charles T Collins, Seattle Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40-59, sheet 2B, line 71, family 55, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4375.
↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSHT-DJH : 12 January 2021), Marjorie B Hall, 12 Dec 2010; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5MH-L892 : 18 July 2020), Mrs Marjorie Collins in entry for Mr John Oscar Byrd, 1950.
"United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5Q2-X5D1 : 18 July 2020), Marjorie Hall in entry for Mr Robert Oliver Byrd, 1974.
Folk singer Collins’ feisty mom went the extra mile
Marjorie Collins Hall did all the driving for her large family because her first husband, Charles Collins, was blind.
Marjorie Collins Hall did all the driving for her large family because her first husband, Charles Collins, was blind.
By Virginia Culver | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: December 16, 2010 at 3:14 pm | UPDATED: May 5, 2016 at 8:33 am
Marjorie Collins Hall, mother of legendary folk singer Judy Collins, died Sunday in Denver. She was 94.
“She was such a remarkable person — so terribly bright and very, very funny,” Collins said from Florida, where she is performing.
A private service is planned later, Collins said.
“She was pretty sturdy and raised five strong and very different children,” said her son Michael Collins of Madison, Wis.
“I’m sure it was very trying over the years. She supported us too after we were grown, when we supposedly knew what we were doing,” said Michael Collins.
Hall had responsibilities beyond that of most wives and mothers: Her first husband, Charles Thomas Collins, father of her children, was blind.
“He got around well on buses,” said Judy Collins, but her mother did all the driving, whether it was to school events or halfway across the country when the family moved.
Marjorie Hall always had high expectations for her children, “and that would sometimes drive us nuts,” the singer said.
“She had opinions on everything. She was a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat and was always ranting and raving about something,” she said, laughing.
Charles Collins was a radio entertainer and musician who worked in Seattle as well as Denver.
During World War II, Marjorie Hall was a Red Cross ambulance volunteer. The family lived in Los Angeles, then moved back to Denver.
She later was a sales clerk at the now-defunct Neusteters department store in downtown Denver and was a benefits counselor for Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
Marjorie Lorraine Byrd was born in Napa, Idaho, on Jan. 23, 1916, and moved to Seattle with her family when she was a child.
She married Charles Thomas Collins in 1937. He died in 1968. She married Robert Hall in 1971.
In addition to her son and daughter, she is survived by her husband; another daughter, Holly Ann Kahn of Vancouver, B.C.; two other sons, David Collins of Gypsum and Denver, and Denver John Collins of Eugene, Ore.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and her sister, Jeanette Sylliasen of Green Lake, Wash.
She also is survived by Robert Hall’s four children: Roberta Hall, Ramona Hall, Russell Hall and Wesley Hall.
Her grandson Clark Taylor died in 1992.
Virginia Culver: 303-954-1223 or [email address removed]
This article has been corrected in this online archive. Originally, due to an editing error, Denver John Collins’ name was
incorrect.
Is Marjorie your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marjorie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Marjorie:
Byrd-5728 and Byrd-3417 appear to represent the same person because: Same everything, sorry I was working with a dupe of her husband so I created a dupe of the wife. Upside is they will be connected to the main tree and are, ( her and Charles) my cousins
Marjorie Collins Hall did all the driving for her large family because her first husband, Charles Collins, was blind. Marjorie Collins Hall did all the driving for her large family because her first husband, Charles Collins, was blind. By Virginia Culver | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: December 16, 2010 at 3:14 pm | UPDATED: May 5, 2016 at 8:33 am
Marjorie Collins Hall, mother of legendary folk singer Judy Collins, died Sunday in Denver. She was 94.
“She was such a remarkable person — so terribly bright and very, very funny,” Collins said from Florida, where she is performing.
A private service is planned later, Collins said.
“She was pretty sturdy and raised five strong and very different children,” said her son Michael Collins of Madison, Wis.
“I’m sure it was very trying over the years. She supported us too after we were grown, when we supposedly knew what we were doing,” said Michael Collins.
Hall had responsibilities beyond that of most wives and mothers: Her first husband, Charles Thomas Collins, father of her children, was blind.
“He got around well on buses,” said Judy Collins, but her mother did all the driving, whether it was to school events or halfway across the country when the family moved.
Marjorie Hall always had high expectations for her children, “and that would sometimes drive us nuts,” the singer said.
“She had opinions on everything. She was a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat and was always ranting and raving about something,” she said, laughing.
Charles Collins was a radio entertainer and musician who worked in Seattle as well as Denver.
During World War II, Marjorie Hall was a Red Cross ambulance volunteer. The family lived in Los Angeles, then moved back to Denver.
She later was a sales clerk at the now-defunct Neusteters department store in downtown Denver and was a benefits counselor for Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
Marjorie Lorraine Byrd was born in Napa, Idaho, on Jan. 23, 1916, and moved to Seattle with her family when she was a child.
She married Charles Thomas Collins in 1937. He died in 1968. She married Robert Hall in 1971.
In addition to her son and daughter, she is survived by her husband; another daughter, Holly Ann Kahn of Vancouver, B.C.; two other sons, David Collins of Gypsum and Denver, and Denver John Collins of Eugene, Ore.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and her sister, Jeanette Sylliasen of Green Lake, Wash.
She also is survived by Robert Hall’s four children: Roberta Hall, Ramona Hall, Russell Hall and Wesley Hall.
Her grandson Clark Taylor died in 1992.
Virginia Culver: 303-954-1223 or [email address removed]
This article has been corrected in this online archive. Originally, due to an editing error, Denver John Collins’ name was incorrect.