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John Lewis Collins 1873–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 January 1873

Birth Location: Decatur County, near Hope Indiana

Death Date: 26 February 1947

Death Location: Near Mulberry, Clinton Indiana, USA

Father: William Collins

Mother: Eliza Thornton

Spouse(s): Rosa Baker

Children(s): Edna Collins, Kathrine Collins, Clarence Collins, William Collins, Freddie Sr, Floyd Collins, Clyde Collins, Willie Collins, John Collins, Esther Collins, Eddie Collins, Blue Collins, Vesta Collins, Thomas Collins

John Lewis Collins was born in 1873 in Decatur County, near Hope Indiana, the child of William L P Collins And Eliza Thorrington Thornton. In 1910, John Lewis Collins resided in Carrollton, Carroll, Indiana, USA. John Lewis Collins married Rosa Anna Baker, and had children including Blue Baby Collins, Clarence Jackson Collins, Clyde Robert Collins, Eddie Robert Collins, Edna Faye Collins, Esther Evaline Collins, Floyd Alvie Collins, Freddie Harold Collins Sr, John Henry Collins, Kathrine May Collins, Thomas Leo Collins, Vesta Marie Collins, William Lewis Collins, Willie Collins. John Lewis Collins passed away in 1947 in Near Mulberry, Clinton Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • John Lewis Collins was born in 1873 in Decatur County, near Hope Indiana, the child of William L P Collins And Eliza Thorrington Thornton.
  • In 1910, John Lewis Collins resided in Carrollton, Carroll, Indiana, USA.
  • John Lewis Collins married Rosa Anna Baker, and had children including Blue Baby Collins, Clarence Jackson Collins, Clyde Robert Collins, Eddie Robert Collins, Edna Faye Collins, Esther Evaline Collins, Floyd Alvie Collins, Freddie Harold Collins Sr, John Henry Collins, Kathrine May Collins, Thomas Leo Collins, Vesta Marie Collins, William Lewis Collins, Willie Collins.
  • John Lewis Collins passed away in 1947 in Near Mulberry, Clinton Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Collins's Ancestors

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John Collins
1873–1947
Birth Place: Decatur County, near Hope Indiana
Parents
William L P Collins
1840–1879
Kentucky, USA
Eliza ((Thorrington)) Thornton
1843–1894
Carroll County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Jefferson (Thomas) Collins
1812–1897
Kentucky, USA
Letitia Adams
1807–1855
South Carolina, USA
James Thorington
1806–
Kent County, Delaware, USA
Arminta ("Minty\Minta") Cohee
1805–1869
Dover Hundred, Kent, Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Collins
1770–1844
Nancy Tilford
–1840
William Adams
1765–1842
Elizabeth Hammons
1785–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Collins
1744–1833
MARY Edwards
1740–1800
James Adams
1737–1781
Rebecca Rambo
1742–

John Collins's Descendants

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John (Lewis) Collins (12 January 1873–26 February 1947) m. Rosa (Anna) Baker (6, December 1881–26, June 1950)
  1. 1. Edna (Faye) Collins 1901–1973 m. Clyde (R) Vanarsdale 1893–1980 m. Thomas (Marion) Herron 1894–1924
    1. 1. Clyde (J Van) Arsdale 1926–2002 m. Myrtle (Cecelia) Miskey 1927–1998
    2. 2. Leroy (Van) Arsdale 1920–
    3. 3. Bealy (Van) Arsdale 1922–
    4. 4. Lloyd (Gene) VanArsdale 1929–1991
    5. 5. Betty (Jane) Herron 1921–1983
    6. 6. Marion (Leroy) Herron 1919–2002
    7. 7. Patricia (Ann) VanArsdale 1934–1983
    8. 8. William (Louis) VanArsdale 1930–1931
  2. 2. Kathrine (May) Collins 1902–1946
  3. 3. Clarence (Jackson) Collins 1908–1927
  4. 4. William (Lewis) Collins 1910–1983
  5. 5. Freddie (Harold Collins) Sr 1917–1993
  6. 6. Floyd (Alvie) Collins 1913–1998
  7. 7. Clyde (Robert) Collins 1926–1999
  8. 8. Willie Collins 1911–1911
  9. 9. John (Henry) Collins 1911–1912
  10. 10. Esther (Evaline) Collins 1920–1986
  11. 11. Eddie (Robert) Collins 1904–1905
  12. 12. Blue (Baby) Collins 1906–1906
  13. 13. Vesta (Marie) Collins 1924–1983
  14. 14. Thomas (Leo) Collins 1915–1917

John Collins's Timeline

3 Records

1873
12 January 1873
Birth of John Lewis Collins in Decatur County, near Hope Indiana
Decatur County, near Hope Indiana
1910
1910
Age 37
John Lewis Collins resided here in Carrollton, Carroll, Indiana, USA
Carrollton, Carroll, Indiana, USA
1947
26 February 1947
Age 74
Death of John Lewis Collins in Near Mulberry, Clinton Indiana, USA
Near Mulberry, Clinton Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 January 1873
    Event Place: Decatur County, near Hope Indiana
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Indiana; Roll: T624_341; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1374354

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Indiana; Roll: T624_341; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1374354

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 February 1947
    Event Place: Near Mulberry, Clinton Indiana, USA

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