Collins "ran the strip" in 1893 & established a claim in Garfield Co, Indian Territory (OK). He suffered a stroke about 1901 & returned to Kansas where he remained until his death. His children occupied his land until his death, when the claim was sold.
Sources
Obituary, Tongonoxie Mirror, 12 August 1909 (Collins McArdle)
1840 US census (population), Illinois, Vermilion Co., National Archives Microfilm Pub M704, Reel 71.
1850 US Census (population), Illinois, Vermilion Co, National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Reel 130. Census District 21, Dwell 591, Pg 349-350, lines 38-3, 7 Dec 1850
Letters to Emily by Elaine Hoffman Wagener, 1996
1885 state Census, Kansas, Ancestry.com. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
History of Leavenworth County - Date unknown
Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group Number: 110; Title: Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); ARC Identifies: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 3 of 7. -- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.
1860 US Census (population), Illinois, Vermilion Co, National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Reel 233.
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Will & Probate Records for John McArdle [AKA Jackie], Probate Records, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Vermilion Co Courthouse, Danville, IL. Box 78 (20 Jun 2000)
1870 US Census (population), Kansas, Leavenworth Co., National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Reel 437; Family History Library Film: 545936
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Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. - 1902, Garfield County, OK
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