Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Neil Collins 1,2   
       Also known as: Neal Collins 3,4
                Born: Oct-20-1879          in Doddridge Co, WV  3,5 (see note 1)
                Died: Jul- 1-1961          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  6,5
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  3,2
      Cause of death:                      hit by train  3
             Resided:                      at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Census: 1930                 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1920                 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer  3,4
          Occupation: 1915, 1920           proprietor of pool room  7,8
            Military:                      Spanish-American War  3
              Father: John Marshall Collins   (1849 - 1912) 
              Mother: Eveline Bond   (1849 - 1940) 
Notes 
                Wife: Dollie E. Cottrill   9  
             Married: Jul-25-1905          in Doddridge Co, WV  1
                Born: Jul- 8-1885           10,11,12
                Died: Mar-  -1985           10,12
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  2
             Resided:                      in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  9,10,11,13
              Census: 1930                 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1920                 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: William Henry Cottrill   (1851 - 1942) 
              Mother: Joanna Cottrill   (1859 - 1932) 
Notes 
           M Child 1: Floyd Neal Collins      
         Census name: Floyd Neil Collins 8
                Born: ca 1908               8
             Resided: 1961                 in Akron, Summit Co, OH  14
              Census: 1920                 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  

Sources:
(1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(2) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(3) Obituary. 
(4) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(5) Headstone. 
(6) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital, Died in Clarksburg of injuries sustained when hit by a train in West Union 
earlier in the day. 
(7) West Union Herald, 7/8/1915. 
(8) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) 
(9) Obituary of husband. 
(10) Social Security Death Index. 
(11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(12) Headstone (year only) 
(13) Obituary of half-sister. 
(14) Obituary of father. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date given in 1880 Census as Sep 1879.







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