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Watson Armenius Collins 1853–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sept 1853

Birth Location: Ellinville, Ulster County, New York

Death Date: 19 March 1931

Death Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: PETER COLLINS

Mother: Jane Ritch

Spouse(s): Maryetta Collins

Children(s): Charles Collins, Susan Hakmiller, Gertrude Walker, Carrie Debar, Rose Baker, Elmer Collins, Carle Collins, Ida Donovan

The story of Watson Armenius Collins began in 1853 in Ellinville, Ulster County, New York. In 1880, Watson Armenius Collins resided in Barnard, Nodaway, Missouri, USA. Watson Armenius Collins married Maryetta Collins, and had children including Carle Everett Collins, Carrie May Debar, Charles Edward Collins, Elmer Watson Collins, Gertrude Corrine Walker, Ida Bell Donovan, Rose Ann Baker, Susan Dell Hakmiller. Watson Armenius Collins passed away in 1931 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Watson Armenius Collins began in 1853 in Ellinville, Ulster County, New York.
  • In 1880, Watson Armenius Collins resided in Barnard, Nodaway, Missouri, USA.
  • Watson Armenius Collins married Maryetta Collins, and had children including Carle Everett Collins, Carrie May Debar, Charles Edward Collins, Elmer Watson Collins, Gertrude Corrine Walker, Ida Bell Donovan, Rose Ann Baker, Susan Dell Hakmiller.
  • Watson Armenius Collins passed away in 1931 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Watson Collins's Ancestors

Self
Watson Collins
1853–1931
Birth Place: Ellinville, Ulster County, New York
Parents
PETER COLLINS
1807–1897
West Yorkshire, England
Jane Ritch
1813–1877
New York, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Peter) Collins
1771–1827
England
Faith Edwards
1773–1851
York, Yorkshire, England
Ebenezer Ritch
1766–1847
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Esther Crossman
1771–1832
Great-Grandparents
Peter Collins
1741–1789
Ann Collins
1740–1785
William Edwards
1744–1797
Mary Swails
1746–1818
Henry Ritch
1742–1776
John Crossman
1739–1812
Anna Allen
1741–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Savage
1702–1785
Judith Reddish
1706–1768
William Edwards
1705–1778
Elizabeth Wilks
1703–
Thomas Ritch
1716–1778
John Crossman
1702–1767
Ann WOODWARD
1704–1767
David Allen
1714–1777
Sarah Gold
1718–1778

Watson Collins's Descendants

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Watson (Armenius) Collins (21 Sept 1853–19 March 1931) m. Maryetta Collins (4 March 1863–26 August 1943)
  1. 1. Charles (Edward) Collins 1882–1932 m. Orbie (Madaline) Carle 1886–1964
    1. 1. Violet (Geraldine) Osborne 1911–1968 m. Verlyn (Dale (Jack)) Osborne 1909–1973
      1. 1. Dorothy (D) Osborne 1927–2005 m. Waldo (Leland) Massie 1925–2017
      2. 2. Beverly (Mildred) Osborne 1933–2007 m. Eldred (LaVerne) Boyer 1928–2004
        1. 1. Beverly (Dyan BOYER) Goodwin 1950–2019
      3. 3. Carolyn (Lee "Kelly") Osborne 1935–1986 m. Charles (Westley) Pierce 1923–2001 m. Robert (Eugene) O'Brien 1931–1995 m. Robert (Gaundle) Welsh 1937–2010
      4. 4. Donald (Walter) Osborne 1938–2015 m. Marianne Osborne 1942–2019
      5. 5. Phillis (Dyan) Osborne 1945–2023
      6. 6. Jack (Edward) Osborne 1930–2005 m. Iris (June) Adkins 1930–1985
        1. 1. Connie (R.) Finnell 1950–2006
    2. 2. Marjorie (Claire) Collins 1919–1920
    3. 3. Dorothy (Geneva) Barcus 1906–1978
  2. 2. Susan (Dell) Hakmiller 1894–1946
  3. 3. Gertrude (Corrine) Walker 1901–1954
  4. 4. Carrie (May) Debar 1885–1973
  5. 5. Rose (Ann) Baker 1896–1916
  6. 6. Elmer (Watson) Collins 1889–1941 m. Florence (B) Collins 1892–1982
    1. 1. Dolores (G) Collins 1926–
    2. 2. Paul (Shirley) Collins 1928–2003
  7. 7. Carle (Everett) Collins 1898–1904
  8. 8. Ida (Bell) Donovan 1880–1963

Watson Collins's Timeline

3 Records

1853
21 Sept 1853
Birth of Watson Armenius Collins in Ellinville, Ulster County, New York
Ellinville, Ulster County, New York
1880
1880
Age 27
Watson Armenius Collins resided here in Barnard, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
Barnard, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
1931
19 March 1931
Age 78
Death of Watson Armenius Collins in Council Bluffs, Kane Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Council Bluffs, Kane Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sept 1853
    Event Place: Ellinville, Ulster County, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Barnard, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: 706; Page: 15a; Enumeration District: 249
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Barnard, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Barnard, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: 706; Page: 15a; Enumeration District: 249

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 March 1931
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Kane Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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