Husband: Creed B. Collins
Census name: Crede Collins
Born: Mar-15-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,2,3,4
Died: Jan-28-1947 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 1,3
Buried: in Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 1
Census: 1910, 1930 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV
Resided: 1902 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Ritchie Co, WV 5
Occupation: 1930 superintendent at U.S. Post Office 6
Occupation: 1910 mail clerk for railroad 7
Father: Sylvester Collins (1853 - 1952)
Mother: Cynthia Jane Bee (1853 - 1939)
Wife: Nellie Ann Kelley Married: Nov-15-1902 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Born: Mar- 4-1878 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV 8,9,4 (see note 1) Died: Feb- 4-1967 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 10 Buried: in Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 1 Resided: in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 9 Census: 1910, 1930 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Resided: 1902 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1880, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Ai George Kelley (1852 - 1937) Mother: Sarah Charlotte Watson (1855 - 1920)
F Child 1: Willa Lucile Collins Born: Jun-13-1904 in West Virginia 11,7 Died: Jan- 8-1998 in Asheville, Buncombe Co, NC 12,11 Resided: since 1967 in Asheville, Buncombe Co, NC 13,11 Census: 1930 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Census: 1910 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Education: West Virginia University (Alpha Xi Delta Sorority) 13,11 Husband: Robert William Vankirk b. Apr-25-1906 d. Aug- -1994 Married: 1928 in Marion Co, WV 7
F Child 2: Ruth Anne Collins Born: 1906 in Marion Co, WV 3,7,14 Died: 1968 3 Buried: in Jones Cemetery, Dents Run, Bellview, Marion Co, WV 1 Census: 1940 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Resided: 1934 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 14 Census: 1910, 1930 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Occupation: 1930 school teacher 6 Husband: John Stephen Hess b. Sep- 9-1907 d. May- 5-1968 Married: Dec-26-1934 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 14
F Child 3: Dorothy Virginia Collins Born: Jun- 3-1909 in Marion Co, WV 15,8,3,7 Died: Jul-11-1998 in Duval Co, FL 15,3 Buried: in Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 1 Resided: in Jacksonville, Duval Co, FL 16 Census: 1910, 1930 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Husband: Richard C. Steele b. 1910 d. 1988 Married: 1949 in Marion Co, WV 17
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (5) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (6) 1930 Census, Marion County, WV. (7) 1910 Census, Marion County, WV. (8) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, NC Center for Health Statistics, NC Vital Records, NC State Archives. (12) Obituary - Hospice. (13) Obituary. (14) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. (15) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (16) Obituary of sister. (17) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1876. But age in marriage record and in 1880 Census puts birth in about 1878.