John Gibson Collins

Brief Life History of John

When John Gibson Collins was born on 29 January 1880, in Knott, Kentucky, United States, his father, William Gibson Collins, was 27 and his mother, Martha Smith, was 24. He married Lydia Prater on 20 November 1905, in Knott, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 1, Knott, Kentucky, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He died on 14 February 1952, in Knott, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Soft Shell, Knott, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Gibson Collins
1880–1952
Margaret Hicks
1894–1954
Marriage: 6 July 1911
Edgel Collins
1912–1960
Hallie Collins
1913–1994
Albert Collins
1915–1921
Vada Collins
1917–1993
Eunice Collins
1920–2002
Cora Collins
1921–1999
Crettie Collins
1923–1994
Audra Collins
1925–1925
Laudie Collins
1925–2009
Jannice Mincey Collins
1928–1993
Edward Collins
1931–1985
Baby boy Collins
1935–1935
Shearl Collins
1938–1938

Sources (45)

  • John Collins, "United States 1950 Census"
  • John Collins, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
  • John Collins, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1898

Historical Boundaries: 1898: Knott, Kentucky, United States

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Gibb (a pet form of Gilbert) + son, hence ‘son of Gibb’. The name is very common in Ireland, having arrived in that country in the 17th century. It is also occasionally adopted for Ó Gibealláin, see Giblin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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