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Walter was born on 13 February 1838 in , Guernsey, Ohio, United States. He was the son of Jacob Collins and Ann Morrison.[1]
Walter died at the age of 71 on 26 March 1909 in Mena, Polk, Arkansas, United States.[1]
Record Change: 1 March 2008.
Walter Collins's Declaration for a Pension (Civil War) and using the name John Jones indicated his year of birth was 1835 but most other records indicate it was 1838. The 1850 census listing Walter's siblings would indicate his birth year was most likely 1838.
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shows date of death as March 9, 1909, but the Drop Order and Report, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions (Certificate No. 712556) shows date of death as March 26, 1909.
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, for John Jones indicates he was also known as Walter W. Collins.
"United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M8RM-43B : Sat Jun 03 10:07:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Jacob Collins and Ann Collins, 1850.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82T-65H : 18 February 2021), W W Collins, 1860.
Ancestry.com: 1870 U.S. Federal Census; name shown as John Jones; Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas (with wife Jane Jones and children)
Marriage License, Territory of Oklahoma, Woodward County, between John Jones and Cora Robinson dated February 16, 1904
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