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Collins, Henry[1, 2]

Male 1850 - 1917  (~ 66 years)


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  • Name Collins, Henry 
    Birth Dec 1850  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Henry, 28, Ky.
      Martha, 26, Ky.
      Minnie, 8
      William E., 6
      Melvina A., 4
      Cordelia, 2
    Census 1900  Douglas, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Address:
    Lescompton Township 
    Census 1910  Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Death 15 May 1917  Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Probate 30 Aug 1917  Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21751  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2017 

    Father Collins, Robert B.,   b. 1805, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1875, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Banks, Anna,   b. 1822, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 16 Mar 1846  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Collins, Martha,   b. 25 Jan 1857, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Feb 1932, Douglas, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 1873  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Collins, Jemima Mae,   b. 27 Jan 1872, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1926, Cheyenne, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     2. Collins, William Irving,   b. 22 Sep 1876, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1947, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +3. Collins, Melvina A.,   b. Jan 1878, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Collins, Cordelia B.,   b. 9 May 1879, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1959, Stanislaus, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     5. Collins, Jackson,   b. 31 Oct 1881, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1947, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     6. Collins, Carrie,   b. Feb 1884, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Collins, Ona B.,   b. Jun 1886, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1938, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 52 years)
     8. Collins, Batie,   b. Feb 1889, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Collins, Oscar,   b. Oct 1891, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1935, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 43 years)
     10. Collins, Jessie,   b. Apr 1894, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sacramento, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Collins, Margaret,   b. Nov 1896, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F14336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Dec 1850 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1873 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    Lescompton Township - 1900 - Douglas, Kansas, United States
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    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 May 1917 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 30 Aug 1917 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S12290] Collins in entry for Jackson Collins, "California Death Index, 1940-1997".

    2. [S12291] Henry Collins in entry for William E. Collins, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    3. [S12292] Henry Collins, "United States Census, 1880".

    4. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 15-586.

    5. [S12294] Henry Collins, "United States Census, 1900".

    6. [S12293] Henry Collins, "United States Census, 1910".