Sarah Collins1

b. 8 October 1884, d. 4 October 1972
Last Edited=8 Jun 2014
Relationship
1st cousin 4 times removed of Joseph Michael Flint
     Sarah Collins also went by the name of Sallie.1 She was born on 8 October 1884 at Georgia.1 She was the daughter of Ivan Kimsey Collins and Martha J Hunter.2

On 13 June 1900 Sarah Collins was enumerated in the household of Ivan Kimsey Collins on the 1900 U. S. census for Choestoe, Union County, Georgia as Sarah Collins, Daughter, Single, born Oct? 1885, 14 years old, birthplace of Georgia. Also enumerated in the household were Martha J Hunter and Allen Candler Collins.3

Sarah Collins married John M Twiggs, son of Harvy Alonzo Twiggs and Elizabeth Johnson, on 10 March 1908 at Union County, Georgia. Rev John Wesley Twiggs officiated.4

On 18 April 1910 Sallie Collins was enumerated in the household of John M Twiggs on the 1910 U. S. census for G.M. 834 Choestoe, Union County, Georgia as Sallie Twiggs, 23 years old, Wife, Married 1st for 2 years, gave birth to 1 children, number of children still living 1, birthplace of Georgia. Could read. Could write. Father born in Georgia. Mother born in Georgia. Also enumerated in the household were Roy Willis Twiggs.5

Sarah Collins died on 4 October 1972 at age 87.6

Sarah Collins was buried at Old Choestoe Cemetery, Union County, Georgia.6

Children of Sarah Collins and John M Twiggs

Citations

  1. Mayme C. Aydelotie, Descendents of Thompson and Celia Collins, Revised Edition (Fairburn, Georgia: Mayme Collins Aydelotie, 1972), 44; My Grandmother's copy with her hand written notes, May Collins Flint Papers, privately held by Joseph M Flint, Seattle, King County, Washington.
  2. Mayme C. Aydelotie, Descendents of Thompson and Celia Collins, 13.
  3. Ivan K Collins household, 1900 U.S. census, Union County, Georgia, population schedule, Choestoe District, enumeration district 125, supervisor's district 39, page 9 (written) / 259 B (stamped), dwelling 149, family 150; Ancestry.com Images Online: 1900 U.S. Census / Georgia / Union / Unknown Townships / ED# 125 / Image 18 of 32, transcribed 7 Jul 2003.
  4. Union County, Gerogia, Marriage Record, 7A: 308, J M Twiggs and Sallie Collins; index and images, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950", FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org/, path 0366324 (005191000) -> image 415 : accessed 7 Jun 2014); citing Union, Georgia, United States; FHL microfilm 366324.
  5. 1910 U. S. census, Union County, Georgia, G.M. 834 Choestoe, Enumeration District 149, p. 3 A (written) p. 227 (stamped), dwelling 42, family 43, John M Twiggs; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 07 Jun 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, Roll 209.
  6. Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com: 7 Jun 2014), memorial page for Sallie Collins Twiggs 1884-1972, Find A Grave Memorial no. 11055016, Creator:Chuck Garland, Photo northga, accessed 7 Jun 2014, citing Old Choestoe Cemetery, Union County, Georgia.
  7. Mayme C. Aydelotie, Descendents of Thompson and Celia Collins, 45.