William Henry Collins was the son of Edward Collins and Effie Ward Collins. He was the paternal grandson of Peter Collins and Elizabeth Hall Collins and the maternal grandson of Solomon Truman Ward and Matilda Crum.
He was likely named after his maternal great-grandfather Reverend William Crum.
"Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHV-B8XH : 11 February 2018), William H Calans, 1922; citing Birth, Martin, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
"Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-7JZP : 11 February 2018), William H Collins, 21 Feb 1923; citing Death, Martin, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9XV-KHN : 1 October 2022), William Joseph Callens, 1923; citing Death, Martin, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,912,687.
(Name was indexed incorrectly. It should read William Henry Collins, not William Joseph Collins.)
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