Military Draft registration: Birth date October 6, 1885 - living in Dallas Co, TX[3]
Ernest died on March 14, 1982. "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J148-BJQ : accessed 31 May 2014), null, Mar 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)[4]
Bell Family [5] has: "F-5 Ernest Baxter Collins, b 10-6-1884, m 4-5-1910 Muriel Stallings, lived Box 105, Palmetto, FL. Emmett Bell has note on form citing a letter on the back. No letter still attached." Emmett Bell is George Emmett Bell who produced most of the information for Bells in USA
Sources
↑ 1900 United States Federal Census
https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/326457?token=4c71387dfbce876d36a7127bc4c2c02532d24cda0b02d39fc36662833f1dcc27
Name: Earnest B Collins
Age: 14
Birthplace: Mississippi, USA
Home in 1900: Durrant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
Sheet Number: 12
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 244
Family Number: 251
Race: White
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Willis H Collins
Mother's Name: Lela B Collins
Occupation: At School
Attended School: 9
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Willis H Collins
42 Head
Lela B Collins
42 Wife
Jesse C Collins
18 Daughter
Ivy B Collins
17 Daughter
Earnest B Collins 14 Son
Lizzie L Collins
12 Daughter
Robert D Collins
11 Son
Forest May Collins
7 Daughter
Bailey B Collins
5 Son
Willis H Collins
3 Son
Dan Collins
1 Son
↑ Ernest B Collins
in the 1920 United States Federal Census
https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/326463?token=884f04da35ecee23a5b15430994a9aaf6bc3d203db275beb81dcf29ba09769d1
Name: Ernest B Collins
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1920: Louisville Ward 12, Jefferson, Kentucky
Street: Woodland Ave
House Number: 3015
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Murial M Collins
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Wholesale dealer
Industry: Arnody Produce
Employment Field: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Ernest B Collins 33 Head
Murial M Collins
30 Wife
William R Collins
10 Son
Doris J Collins
9 Daughter
↑ Ernest Baxter Collins
in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/326469?token=3ea9abb9f4308e9d013099c12e837c252a7136bab83304ebea7cf09f0af3fd8c
Name: Ernest Baxter Collins
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Oct 1885
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 1505 Sanger Ave
Residence Place: Dallas County, Texas, USA
Draft Board: 2
Physical Build: Slender
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Relative: Martha Collins
Bell, Geta Gina Bells in U. S. A. and Allied Families 1650-1977 (privately published, 1977) As of Jun 2021, this book is not available online due to copyright Bell Family on Wayback machine Note: The web version is excerpted from a longer document provided by June Smith. A lot of the material in it also appears in Fred Hawthorne's database.
This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.
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