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Neil COLLINS

Neil COLLINS

Male 1879 - 1961  (81 years)

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  • Name Neil COLLINS  [1, 2] 
    Born 20 Oct 1879  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • Birth date given in 1880 Census as Sep 1879.
    Gender Male 
    Military Spanish-American War  [3] 
    Census 1880  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1915, 1920  [5, 6] 
    proprietor of pool room 
    Census 1930  Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3, 7] 
    Residence Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 1 Jul 1961  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8] 
    Cause: hit by train 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, July 8 1915, in its entirety:
      "Mr. Neil Collins of Pennsboro was a caller on this office last Thursday and paid for a copy of the Herald to be sent to his wife. Mr. Collins is a partner with Arnold Rogers, who conducts a pool room in the Lucy Dotson building on Main Street."
    Person ID I25184  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2015 

    Father John Marshall COLLINS,   b. 12 Dec 1849, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1912, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Eveline BOND,   b. 15 Oct 1849, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1940, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F6625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dollie E. COTTRILL,   b. 8 Jul 1885,   d. Mar 1985  (Age 99 years) 
    Married 25 Jul 1905  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District, city of Pennsboro), enumerated on Feb 14 1920:
      Neil Collins, 39, manager of pool room; wife Dollie Collins, 34; son Floyd Neil Collins, 12.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 29 1930 at Arnolds Creek:
      Neal Collins, 50, age 25 at time of first marriage; wife Dollie, 44, age 19 at first marriage; brother-in-law Thomas Cottrill, 49, age 23 at time of first marriage; sister-in-law Mary Cottrill, 44. [9]
    Children 
     1. Floyd Neal COLLINS,   b. CA 1908
    Family ID F9447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S5] Headstone.

    5. [S691] West Union Herald, 7/8/1915.

    6. [S2115] 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    7. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    8. [S1693] Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital.
      Died in Clarksburg of injuries sustained when hit by a train in West Union earlier in the day.

    9. [S110] Obituary of husband.