Brief Life History of George Randall
When George Randall Collins was born on 26 March 1890, in Goodwill, Mercer, West Virginia, United States, his father, Justus Collins, was 32 and his mother, Lucy Gertrude Dent, was 28. He registered for military service in 1907. He died on 27 June 1964, in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Mountain View Memorial Park, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.
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- George Collins in household of Justice A Collins, "United States Census, 1920"
- George Randall Collins, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- George Randall Collins, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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1910 · The BSA is Made
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Name Meaning
English: variant of Colin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish and Manx: shortened Anglicized from Ó Coileáin, compare Cullen , or in Man or west Ulster shortened from Mac Coileáin, compare McQuillan and McCallion . The genitival -s is a local addition to Collin and variants after the surname was Anglicized.
Americanized form of French Colin or Collin and also Collette .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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