Jul-28-2018
Husband: Hiram William Collins Also known as: William Hiram Collins 1
Born: Oct-18-1866 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV 2,3 Died: Jan-22-1949 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 4,3 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 5 Census: 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 4,6 Father: William S. Collins (1811 - 1882) Mother: Talitha Lynch (1835 - 1922)
Wife: Mary Catherine "Mollie" Jones 7,8 Also known as: Mollie Jones 9,10 Married: Jul-21-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
Born: Aug-31-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,3,9 Died: Jan- 8-1953 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 12,3 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 10,5 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1880, 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: John Savannis Jones (1853 - 1928) Mother: Columbia F. Jones (1857 - 1929)
M Child 1: Loyd Hines Collins 13,8 Born: Aug-23-1897 in Ritchie Co, WV 14,15 Died: Sep-15-1969 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1927 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1910 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: oil field worker 14 Wife: Edna Laura Dotson b. ca 1909 d. bef Sep 1969 Married: Dec-24-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 2: William F. Collins Born: Oct-11-1901 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,16,3,9 Died: Feb- -1974 16,3 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 17,9 Census: 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Cartha Annis Dotson b. Nov-25-1911 d. May-25-2002 Married: Dec-30-1931 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 9
M Child 3: Frank Lewis Collins Born: Jul- 9-1903 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2,3,18 Died: Jan-23-1992 in Wood Co, WV 5,16,3 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: in Clive, Polk Co, IA 17 Resided: formerly in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 19 Resided: 1931 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 18 Census: 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Juanita V. Dotson b. Feb- 9-1913 d. Jun-22-1991 Married: Nov-25-1931 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 18
M Child 4: James Boyd Collins Also known as: J. Boyd Collins 20,21 Born: Feb-14-1906 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2,16,3,22 Died: Jul- -1974 16,3 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Census: 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Lucy Wilson Taylor b. Apr-14-1905 d. May- -1985 Married: Oct- 4-1926 in Ritchie Co, WV 22
F Child 5: Talitha Blanche Collins 22 Also known as: Blanche Collins 24,25 Born: Oct-14-1912 16,22 Died: Mar- -1981 16 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Husband: George Howard Harden b. Aug-30-1917 d. Jul-23-1989 Married: Aug-10-1944 in Ritchie Co, WV 22
Sources: (1) Birth record of son. (2) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) Death record of son. (9) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 85, Line 64 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11541443&Type=Marriage. (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1384046&Type=Death. (13) Death record. (14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (15) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (16) Social Security Death Index. (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (19) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (20) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (21) Headstone. (22) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (23) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued thru Railroad Board. (24) Newspaper birth announcement of great-great-grandson. (25) Obituary of daughter.Name Index