Mary Evelyn (Rachar) Collins (1899 - 1992)

Born 15 Jun 1899 in South Dumfries Township, Brant, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Moses Herman Collins — married 13 Mar 1919 in Stettler, Division No. 7, Alberta, Canada

Descendants

Died 23 Oct 1992 at age 93 in Stettler, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Mary was born in 1899. She is the daughter of David Racher and Ida Greenfield.^[1]

The family was found in the 1901 Canada Census in Wentworth North and Brant, Ontario.^[2]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Rachar David M W Head M 25 Jul 1858 42 Ontario
• Rachar Ida F W Wife M 29 Sep 1868 32 Ontario
• Rachar Delphine F W Dau 20 Nov 1884 16 Ontario
• Rachar Aggie B F W Dau 05 Apr 1894 6 Ontario
• Rachar Charles D M W Son 30 Sep 1896 4 Ontario
• Racher Mary E F W Dau 15 Jun 1899 2 Ontario

The family was found in the 1911 Canada Census in Brant, Ontario.^[3]The household was enumerated as follows:

• David M Head Married 52
• Ida F Wife M 32 (incorrect age)
• Bella F Dau S 17
• Charles M Son S 13
• Eveline F Dau S 11
• George M Son S 7
• William M son S 5
• Russell M Son S 1

The family was found in the 1916 Canada Censusin Red Deer, Alberta.^[4]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Rachar, David, Farmer, Male, Married, 58, Ontario,
• Ida, Wife, Female, Married, 48, Ontario
• Aggie, 22, O
• Charles, 19, O
• Eva, 17, O
• George, 15, O
• William, 11, O
• Roy, 6,O

Eva married Moses Herman Collins (1889-1961)

Children:

1. Dorothy Evelyn Collins.

Mary "Eva" was interred in the Lakeview Cemetery, Fenn, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ1H-7FW : 10 August 2017), David Racher in entry for Mary Eveline Racher, 15 Jun 1899; citing Birth, South Dumfries, Brant, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,021,631.
2. ↑ 1901 Canada Census Library and Archives (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1901&op=img&id=z000116096 : 6 June 2023)
3. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9R-GCXJ : 16 March 2018), David Rachar, 1911; citing Census, Brant Sub-Districts 1-35, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,691.
4. ↑ 1916 Canada Prairies Collections Red Deer, Alberta
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #179080445 : accessed 12 September 2019), memorial page for Mary Evelyn “Eva” Rachar Collins (15 Jun 1899–23 Oct 1992), Find A Grave Memorial no. 179080445, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Fenn, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada ; Maintained by Linda (contributor 47353767) .