Lee Boyd Collins was the son of Daniel Sylvester Collins and Lettie Ann Littlepage.
In the 1880 US Census, Lee's occupation is listed as Driving Team. He was 17 years old. Driving team meant that he was a horse-drawn truck driver, working for someone else. For the time period this usually meant working full-time for someone else. Usually the loads were large items, such as logs, or large amounts of items, such as delivering between trains and stores.
Sources
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link: accessed 23 March 2016), L B Collins in household of Dan S Collins, Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 21B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0446; FHL microfilm 1,254,446.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link: 20 January 2015), Leslie Collins, Magisterial District 2, Sebree (east part) Sebree town, Webster, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 16A, family 349, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,554.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link: 29 October 2015), Lee B Collins, District 2, Webster, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 132, sheet 9B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,518.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link: 14 December 2015), L B Collins, Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,601.
"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link: accessed 23 March 2016), Lee Collins, 1930.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", database, FamilySearch (Index Link: accessed 23 March 2016), Lee Boyd Collins, 1934.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", database, FamilySearch (Index Link: accessed 23 March 2016), Lee Collins in entry for Huston Collins, 1958.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lee by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lee: