Thomas was born about 1853. He passed away about 1928.
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"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJFP-CNB : 3 September 2017), Thomas Collins and Melda Johnson, 29 Dec 1879, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,014,766.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLZ-Z89 : 19 February 2021), Thomas Collins, Franklin, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 168, sheet 475A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,360.
"Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-7KPR : accessed 9 September 2021), Thomas Collins in entry for Bertha Mabel Collins, 30 Sep 1883, Bondurant, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 121221, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101713541.
"Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJPV-HXN : 31 March 2020), Thomas O Collins in entry for Viola May Collins, 20 Nov 1899; citing Des Moines, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,749,705.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LC-NNS : accessed 9 September 2021), Thomas O Collins, Lee Township, Precincts 3-4 Des Moines city Ward 7, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101, sheet 12A, family 243, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,455.
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJFT-4NV : 3 September 2017), Thos. O. Colins in entry for W. E. Denny and Bertha M. Collins, 18 May 1902, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference MAR p.61, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,014,769.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLHP-BZD : accessed 9 September 2021), Thomas O Collins, Gifford, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 219, sheet 9A, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 226; FHL microfilm 1,374,239.
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC4R-5PR : 10 February 2018), Thomas Collins in entry for Merritt S. Mcfadden and Bertha M. Denny, 31 Dec 1920, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 200, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,749,718.
"Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZWM-XX4 : 11 December 2014), Thomas Oliver Collins, 20 Nov 1928; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Washington, Oregon, certificate number 226, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
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