Husband: John Wesley Collins
Born: Oct-16-1868 in Calhoun Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: Feb-13-1953 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 4,5
Buried: in Spruce Creek Baptist Church Cemetery (Co Rd 34), Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 6,4
Resided: 1906 in Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Isaac Sutton Collins (1843 - 1918)
Mother: Amanda Barr (1844 - 1911)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Jeannettie G. Bartlett Also known as: Jeanette Bartlett 3 Married: Jan-27-1893 3
Born: Aug-13-1871 3,5 Died: May-10-1904 3,5 Buried: in Spruce Creek Baptist Church Cemetery (Co Rd 34), Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Freeman Lawson Collins 7 Born: Feb- 6-1897 8,9,3 Died: Oct-17-1984 8,9 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Wife: Ethel Victoria McGinnis b. Aug- 1-1906 d. Feb- 5-1990 Married: Oct-11-1925 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,3
M Child 2: Lawrence R. Collins 3 Born: Jun-21-1901 3 (see note 1) Died: Mar- -1978 9 Buried: in Mt. Olive Cemetery (new), Rt 47, Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: in Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Resided: in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 3 Census: 1940 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1930 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: 1940 service station manager 11 Occupation: 1930 farm worker 12 Wife: Melva Roxanna Law b. Feb- 6-1907 d. Mar-30-1995 Also known as: Roxana Law 3 Married: Nov- 5-1925 in Gilmer Co, WV 13 Wife: Norma L. Riddle b. 1913
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). "Ritchie County Cemeteries," p. 650, reports birth date on headstone as 1863, an apparent error in transcription. (2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (3) Amos Beaty Sharps, The Samuel Barr Family: A Genealogy List of the Various Descendants of This Family (on file at West Virginia University Library; ca 1961) (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) Headstone. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (11) 1940 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (12) 1930 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (13) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date reported as Jun 10 1901 in SSDI. Name listed as L. Collins.