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Collins, James R.[1, 2]

Male 1859 - 1940  (80 years)


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  • Name Collins, James R. 
    Birth 11 Oct 1859  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  District, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1870  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1880  McPherson (Historic), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1900  Carr Creek, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 7 Jan 1940  Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I91893  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2020 

    Father Collins, Thomas,   b. 26 Jul 1817, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1887, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Calhoun, Thursa,   b. 26 Jul 1817, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1888, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1843  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F106003  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Parks, Martha J.,   b. Abt 1861, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1958, Brinkley, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 97 years) 
    Marriage 15 Nov 1883  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Collins, Della,   b. 2 Apr 1885, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1975, Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     2. Collins, John D.,   b. 28 Sep 1885, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1975, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    +3. Collins, Ada L.,   b. 1 Jan 1888, Clinton, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1966, Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +4. Collins, Millard Franklin,   b. 14 Jan 1891, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1968, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +5. Collins, Lloyd,   b. 1893, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Collins, Dorothy,   b. 1898, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Collins, Ivory,   b. 19 Apr 1898, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1949 (Age 51 years)
     8. Collins, William Mckinley,   b. 1901, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1960, Yadkinville, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F89796  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Oct 1859 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - McPherson (Historic), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Nov 1883 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Carr Creek, Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jan 1940 - Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S83340] James Collins in entry for Ivory Perkins, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965".

    2. [S83346] Jim Collins in entry for William Mckinley Collins, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994".

    3. [S83345] James R Collins in household of Thomas Collins, "United States Census, 1860".

    4. [S83341] James Collins in household of Thomas Collins, "United States Census, 1870".

    5. [S83342] James Collins in household of Thomas Collins, "United States Census, 1880".

    6. [S83344] James Collins, "United States Census, 1900".

    7. [S83343] James Collins, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962".