Will Collins (abt. 1897 - bef. 1950)

Born about 1897 in Illinois, United States

Husband of Ceola (Kimmons) Collins — married 5 Dec 1939 in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States

Died before 1950 before about age 53 in Mississippi, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Will Collins is a part of US Black heritage.

Will Collins served for the United States of America in World War I
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Will Collins was born about 1897 in Illinois, United States.

He married Lydia Unknown before 1930.

He later married Ceola Kimmons (1902 - ~1984) on 5 Dec 1939 in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.^[1]

Will died before 1950 aged ~53.

Research Notes

• According to the 1930 US Census, Will was a WWI vet.
• His estimated death year comes from the fact that his wife Ceola was recorded as widowed in the 1950 US Census.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
   citing Marriage, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States, 00116, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
   FamilySearch Record: 8CG1-RQZM (accessed 7 October 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91X-3HZ5 Image number 00116
   Will Collins (42) marriage to Ceola Kimmons (38) on 5 Dec 1939 in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.
2. ↑ 1950 Census for Ceola Collins: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: 5581; Sheet Number: 7; Enumeration District: 36-11
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #47125994 (accessed 7 October 2022)
   Ceolia K Collins (48), widowed sister-in-law, in household of William F Bruce (38) in Lafayette, Mississippi, USA. Born in Mississippi.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 October 2022, 01:47), entry for Will Collins (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GNCS-859 ); contributed by various users.
• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
  citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 4A, line 48, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1152; FHL microfilm 2,340,887.
  FamilySearch Record: XM1D-QJP (accessed 7 October 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRHX-CGB Image number 00611
  Will Collins (32), married head of household in Beat 2, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States. Born in Illinois.
• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 18;
  FamilySearch Record: VBS9-41Q (accessed 7 October 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MR-XZXV
  Will Collins (42), married head of household in Beat 2, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States. Born in Illinois.