William Richard Collins (1911 - 1989)

Born 4 Apr 1911 in Melrose, Curry, New Mexico, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Jul 1989 at age 78 in Pinellas, Florida, United States

Biography

When William Richard "Billie" Collins was born on March 1, 1909, in Melrose, New Mexico, his father, Ernest, was 23 and his mother, Martha, was 21. ^[1][2]

He married Launa Faulkner Patten on June 21, 1934, in Florida. ^[3][4]

He died on July 17, 1989, in Pinellas, Florida, at the age of 80.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/12493482:2238?ssrc=pt&tid=77281742&pid=242152182602 Name: William Richard Collins Gender: Male Race: White Age: 31 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 1 Mar 1909 Birth Place: Melrose, New Mexico, USA Residence Place: Pass-A-Grille-Way, Pinellas, Florida, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Pass-A-Grille-Way, Pinellas, Florida, USA Employer: Self Height: 5 7 Weight: 140 Complexion: Light Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Next of Kin: Laura Faughtner Collins Household Members Age Relationship William Richard Collins 31 Self (Head) Laura Faughtner Collins Wife
2. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/152970507:7884 Name: William R Collins [William R Callins] Age in 1910: 1 Birth Date: 1909 [1909] Birthplace: New Mexico Home in 1910: Durant Ward 3, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA Street: 7th Ave Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Earnst B Callins Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Name: Muriel Collins Mother's Birthplace: Missouri Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Earnst B Callins 24 Head Muriel Collins 22 Wife William R Collins 1 Son
3. ↑ William Richard Collins in the Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/429798:61369 Name: William Richard Collins Gender: Male Marriage Date: 21 Jun 1934 Marriage Place: Florida, USA Spouse: Launa Patten
4. ↑ Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2189100:1506 Name: Billie Collins Age: 26 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Place: Ola Est. Birth Year: abt 1909 Marital Status: Married Spouse Name: Laura Collins Census year: 1935 Locality: Precinct 11 County: Pinellas Page: 35 Line: 33 Archive Series #: S5, Roll 23 Household Members Age Relationship Billie Collins 26 Laura Collins 27 Wife
5. ↑ Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7338&h=2464841&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7884 Name: William Richard Collins Race: White Age at Death: 80 Birth Date: 1 Mar 1909 Death Date: 17 Jul 1989 Death Place: Pinellas, Florida, United States
6. ↑ William Richard Collins in the U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/586118022:61843 Name: William Richard Collins Gender: Male Death Age: 80 Birth Date: abt 1909 Birth Place: Arizona Residence Place: 7220 First Ave. N, St. Petersburg Death Date: 17 Jul 1989 Obituary Date: 19 Jul 1989 Obituary Place: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA Newspaper Title: Tampa Bay Times

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.