Charles Collins (1851 - 1931)

Born 19 May 1851 in Morris, Grundy, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 31 Oct 1931 at age 80 in Thurston, Washington, United States

Biography

Charles was born in 1851. He was the son of George Collins and Anna Gleason. He passed away in 1931.

Research notes

In 1860 a George Collins (43, b. NY, farmer), headed an Aux Sable, IL (Grundy County) household with Ann Collins (31, b. NY), Charles Collins (9, b. IL), Philip Collins (7, b. IL), Frank Collins (5, b. IL), Robert Helen (45, b. Ireland, farm hand), John Deitrer (23, b. Bavaria), and Ann McGuire (14, b. Ireland, help).^[1] The copy of the census used to document this was very faint and information was taken more from the database than the original text.

In 1870 a George Collins (53, b. NY, farmer), headed an Aux Sable, IL (Grundy County) household with Anna Collins (43, b. NY), Charles Collins (19, b. IL, farms), Philip H. Collins (17, b. IL, farms), Franklin A. Collins (15, b. IL), Elam A. Collins (7, b. IL, at home), Maggie Spies (25, b. Hesse, domestic servant), and Lewis Spies (21, b. Hesse, farm laborer).

In 1880 a Charles Collins (26, b. IL, farmer, both parents b. NY) headed a Fresno County, CA household with wife Nellie C. Collins (22, b. CA, both parents b. England), daughter Ida M. Collins (3, b. CA, father b. IL, mother b. CA), and daughter Lena Collins (4/12, b. Feb 1880 in CA, father b. IL, mother b. CA).

In 1900 a Charles Collins (b. May 1851 in IL, farmer, married 24 years, both parents b. NY) headed a Thurston County, WA household with wife Nellie C. Collins (22, b. CA, married 24 years, 3 children all living, both parents b. England), daughter Lorena Collins (b. Feb 1880 in CA, at school, single, father b. IL, mother b. CA), daughter Minnie Collins (b. Aug 1883 in CA, at school, father b. IL, mother b. CA), and servant August Anderson (b. Aug 1862 in Sweden, farm hand, immigrated 1882, naturalized, single, both parents b. Sweden).

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Aux Sable, IL (Grundy County) census via https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/discoveryui-content/view/37476015:7667

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37700590/charles_collins

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Edward Trever for creating WikiTree profile Colllins-41755 through manual input on 22 Apr 2024. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ed and others.