Fargo F Collins was born 8 September 1888 in Putnam Co., Indiana. He is the son of Arthur Collins and Willa Magill. [1]
1900 census -- Franklin, Johnson Co., Indiana, USA
Arthur R Collins, head, white, male, born Nov 1862 , age 37, married 14 years, born Indiana, father born Vermont, mother born Indiana, real estate agent, own mortgaged house; Willa M Collins, wife, white, female, born Sept 1864, age 35, married 16 years, 2 children / 2 living, born Indiana, father born Kentucky, mother born Indiana; Fargo Collins, son, white, male, born Sept 1888, age 11, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, at school, attended school; Martha Collins, daughter, white, female, born Aug 1893, age 6, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Indiana, at school, attended school;[2]
He married(1) Zenana McCoskey 5 August 1910 in Los Angeles Co. California.
[3] They were divorced prior to 1916.
In April 1912, he was sentenced to a 3 year term at San Quentin Prison for embezzlement. He was released in August 1914.[4]
He registered for World War I in Tucson, Arizona in June 1917.[5]
He enlisted in the military in July 1917 and was discharged in September 1919.[6]
He married(2) Yvonne Thivolle 26 August 1919 in Paris, France. The marriage date was mentioned in her passport application in August 1919 in Paris, France.[7]
1940 census -- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Fayette F Collins, white, male, age 51, married, 4 years high school education, born Indiana, Los Angeles California 1935[8]
He registered for World War II in1942 in Los Angeles, California.[9]
1950 census -- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Fayette F Collins, inmate, white, male, age 57, divorced, born Indiana, VFW Post GM Adjutant[10]
He died 28 January 1954 in Los Angeles, California.[11] He is buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.[12]
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM1F-N9J : accessed 26 January 2017), Fargo Collins in household of Arthur R Collins, Franklin Township Franklin city (west half), Johnson, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5, sheet 9B, family 220, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,381.
↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLW5-412 : 28 November 2014), Fayette Fargo Collins and Zenana Mccoskey, 05 Aug 1910; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,033,221.
↑ California State Archives; Sacramento, California; Secretary of State California State Archives San Quentin Prison Registers
↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7ZQQ-94W2 : 25 October 2019), Fayette Fargo Collins, 12 Sep 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Volume #: Volume 002: Cabral - Dyer
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K97C-1PM : accessed 28 January 2017), Fayette A Collins, Beverly Hills Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-51, sheet 3A, line 24, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 222.
↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V4DC-3PQ : 8 April 2016), Fayette Fargo Collins, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ 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: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 2129; Sheet Number: 74; Enumeration District: 19-246
↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VGRS-9L8 : 26 November 2014), Fayette Fargo Collins, 28 Jan 1954; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3698098/fayette-fargo-collins: accessed 24 November 2022), memorial page for Fayette Fargo Collins (8 Sep 1888–28 Jan 1954), Find A Grave: Memorial #3698098, citing Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Bill Hart (contributor 47578214) .
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