Elbert Collins1

b. 1 February 1899, d. 15 February 1944
Last Edited=11 Nov 2012
Relationship
1st cousin 2 times removed of Joseph Michael Flint
     Elbert Collins also went by the name of Shorty.1

Elbert Collins Single, crippled in car wreck.1 He was born on 1 February 1899.1 He was the son of William Virgil Collins and Lydia E Jackson.1

On 9 June 1900 Elbert Collins was enumerated in the household of William Virgil Collins on the 1900 U. S. census for Eaton, Weld County, Colorado as Jesse E Collins, Son, Single, born Feb 1899, 1 years old, birthplace of Colorado. Also enumerated in the household were Lydia E Jackson, Edward Ester Collins, Howard Vernon Collins and Olza A Collins.2

On 15 April 1910 Elbert Collins was enumerated in the household of William Virgil Collins on the 1910 U. S. census for West Eaton, Weld County, Colorado as Jesse E Collins, Son, Single, 11 years old, birthplace of Colorado, occupation of None. Also enumerated in the household were Lydia E Jackson, Edward Ester Collins, Howard Vernon Collins, Paul Collins, Vallie Grace Collins, Charles Ray Collins and Ernest Russell Collins.3

Elbert Collins died on 15 February 1944 at age 45.1

Elbert Collins was buried at Laramie, Wyoming.1

Citations

  1. Mayme C. Aydelotie, Descendents of Thompson and Celia Collins, Revised Edition (Fairburn, Georgia: Mayme Collins Aydelotie, 1972), 77; My Grandmother's copy with her hand written notes, May Collins Flint Papers, privately held by Joseph M Flint, Seattle, King County, Washington.
  2. William Collins household, 1900 U.S. census, Weld County, Colorado, population schedule, Precinct #13 Outside of Town of Eaton , enumeration district 203, supervisor's district 1, page 6 (written) / 147 A (stamped), dwelling 95, family 106; Ancestry.com Images Online: 1900 U.S. Census / Colorado / Weld / All Townships / ED# 203 / Image 11 of 35, transcribed 8 Jul 2003, 46 of 52.
  3. William V Collins household, 1910 U.S. census, Weld County, Colorado, population schedule, Precinct 13 West Eaton, enumeration district 276, supervisor's district 1, page 22 B (written) / 229 B (stamped), dwelling 487, family 491; Ancestry.com Images Online: 1910 U.S. Census / Colorado / Weld / Unknown Townships / ED# 276 / Image 44 of 52, transcribed 8 Jul 2003.