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Arthur Leroy Collins 1904–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1904

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 16 Jun 1978

Death Location: Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida, USA

Father: Arthur Collins

Mother: Francis Barrett

Spouse(s): Evelyn Cherryholmes\Kaylor, Marcia Cowen

Children(s): Robert Sr, Burton Collins, Norman Collins

In 1904, Arthur Leroy Collins entered the world in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, born to Arthur Burton Collins And Francis L Barrett. In 1910, Arthur Leroy Collins resided in Chicago Heights Ward 1, Cook, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Arthur Leroy Collins resided in Chicago Heights, Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, . Arthur Leroy Collins married Evelyn Margaret Peg Cherryholmes Kaylor, Marcia Evelyn Cowen, and had children including Burton Howard Collins, Norman Arthur Collins, Robert William Collins Sr, Verda Collins. Arthur Leroy Collins passed away in 1978 in Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1904, Arthur Leroy Collins entered the world in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, born to Arthur Burton Collins And Francis L Barrett.
  • In 1910, Arthur Leroy Collins resided in Chicago Heights Ward 1, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Arthur Leroy Collins resided in Chicago Heights, Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, .
  • Arthur Leroy Collins married Evelyn Margaret Peg Cherryholmes Kaylor, Marcia Evelyn Cowen, and had children including Burton Howard Collins, Norman Arthur Collins, Robert William Collins Sr, Verda Collins.
  • Arthur Leroy Collins passed away in 1978 in Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Collins
1879–1934
Birth Location: Wheatfield, Jasper, Indiana, USA
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Francis Barrett
1884–1947
Birth Location: Joliet, Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Evelyn Cherryholmes\Kaylor
1908–1947
Birth Location: Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
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Marcia Cowen
1904–1988
Birth Location: Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
MC

Children(s)

Robert Sr
1941–2022
Birth Location: Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA
RS
Burton Collins
1930–2006
Birth Location: Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA
BC
Norman Collins
1933–2013
Birth Location: Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America
NC

Arthur Collins's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Collins
1904–1978
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
Arthur Burton Collins
1879–1934
Wheatfield, Jasper, Indiana, USA
Francis (L) Barrett
1884–1947
Joliet, Illinois
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Arthur Collins's Descendants

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Arthur (Leroy) Collins (2 Jul 1904–16 Jun 1978) m. Evelyn (Margaret "Peg") Cherryholmes\Kaylor (18 March 1908–13 August 1947) m. Marcia (Evelyn) Cowen (21 Dec 1904–Oct 1988)
  1. 1. Robert (William Collins) Sr 1941–2022 m. Audrey (M) Villery 1937–1993
  2. 2. Burton (Howard) Collins 1930–2006
  3. 3. Norman (Arthur) Collins 1933–2013

Arthur Collins's Timeline

7 Records

1904
2 Jul 1904
Birth of Arthur Leroy Collins in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 6
Arthur Leroy Collins resided here in Chicago Heights Ward 1, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago Heights Ward 1, Cook, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
Arthur Leroy Collins resided here in Chicago Heights, Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago Heights, Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Arthur Leroy Collins resided here in Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois
Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 36
Arthur Leroy Collins resided here in Bloom, Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA
Bloom, Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Arthur Leroy Collins resided here in Steger, Cook, Illinois, USA
Steger, Cook, Illinois, USA
1978
16 Jun 1978
Age 74
Death of Arthur Leroy Collins in Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida, USA
Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1904
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 320
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00773; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 16-51
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 2014; FHL microfilm: 2340149
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Heights Ward 1, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_237; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1374250
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, News-Press; Publication Date: 21 Jun 1978; Publication Place: Fort Myers, Florida, USA; ,0.24255648,0.5127721,0.4014506&xid=3355
    [7] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Obituaries, 1970-1990
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Steger, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 1940; Page: 75; Enumeration District: 16-131

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago Heights Ward 1, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Heights Ward 1, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_237; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1374250

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago Heights, Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 2014; FHL microfilm: 2340149

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00773; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 16-51

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bloom, Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00773; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 16-51

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Steger, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Steger, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 1940; Page: 75; Enumeration District: 16-131

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, News-Press; Publication Date: 21 Jun 1978; Publication Place: Fort Myers, Florida, USA; ,0.24255648,0.5127721,0.4014506&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1978
    Event Place: Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, News-Press; Publication Date: 21 Jun 1978; Publication Place: Fort Myers, Florida, USA; ,0.24255648,0.5127721,0.4014506&xid=3355
    [2] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Obituaries, 1970-1990
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