Person:Walter Collins (15)

Watchers
  1. Eddie CollinsAbt 1878 - 1881
  2. Jennie CollinsAbt 1879 - 1966
  3. Walter Asa Collins1880 - 1960
  4. Eugene Cornelos Collins1882 - 1969
  5. Grover F. Collins1884 - 1957
  6. Zeona May Collins1886 - 1946
m. 28 Aug 1904
  1. Harold Richard Collins, Sr.1907 - 1983
  2. Esther M. Collins1910 - 1972
  3. Walton Willard Collins1912 - 1978
  4. William Arthur Collins1919 - 2004
Facts and Events
Name Walter Asa Collins
Gender Male
Alt Birth[9] 15 Aug 1879 Constantia, Town of?, Oswego County, NY
Birth[1][2][3][4] 15 Aug 1880 Panther Lake, Town of Constantia, Oswego County, NY
Alt Birth[10] 17 Sep 1880 Constantia, Town of, Oswego County, NY
Census? 1900
Marriage 28 Aug 1904 Oneida, Madison County, NYto Emma Louise Rogers
Census? 1910
Other? 17 Sep 1918 WW1 draft card; See Notes
Census? 1920
Census? 1930
Census? 1940
Other? Bet 1942 and 1955 News; See Notes
Other 31 Aug 1955 News; See Notes
with Emma Louise Rogers
Occupation? Gravel bed operator
Death[5][6] 16 Dec 1960 North Bay, Town of Vienna, Oneida County, NY
Alt Death[10] 17 Dec 1960 North Bay, Town of Vienna, Oneida County, NY
Other? 17 Dec 1960 Obituary; See Notes
Burial[7][8] 18 Dec 1960 North Bay Lawn Cemetery, Town of Vienna, Oneida County, NY

Census 1900, Town of Vienna, Oneida County, NY: Collins, Walter A. - Head - White - Male - born Aug 1880 - Age 19 - Single - Born (& both parents) New York - Farmer - Rents, Farm #191 " Eugene - Brother - White - Male - born May 1882 - Age 18 - Single - Born (& both parents) New York - Farmer - Rents, Farm #192 " Zoena - Sister - White - Female - born Aug 1886 - Age 13 - Born New York - At school, 8 months " Electa - Mother - White - Female - born Mar 1856 - Age 44 - Widow - Mother of 6 children, 5 living - Born (& both parents) New York Cleveland, Pascal H. - Uncle - White - Male - born Sept. 1834 - Age 65 - Widowed - Born (& both parents) New York - Farm laborer " Grover - Cousin - White - Male - born Mar 1884 - Age 16 - Single - Born New York - Farm laborer - Attended school 7 months

Census 1910, Town of Verona, Oneida County, NY: Collins, Walter A. - Head - Male -White - Age 29 - Married (1st) 6 yrs - Born (& both parents) New York - Farmer, Gen[eral] farm - Owns, Mortgaged, Farm #55 " Emma - Wife - Female -White -Age 30 - Married (1st) 6 yrs - Mother of 2 children, 2 living - Born (& both parents) New York " Harold R. - Son - Male -White - Age 2 - Born New York " Esther M. - Daughter - Female - White - Age 3/12 - Born New York

World War 1 draft card, 17 Sept 1918: Walter Asa Collins - North Bay, Oneida County, NY - born Aug 15th?, 1880 - White - Farmer - employer, McClanathan Bros. - nearest relative, Emma L. Collins [same address] - Height, medium; Build, medium; Eyes, lt blue; Hair, brown

Census 1920, Town of Vienna, Oneida County, NY: Collins, Walter A. - Head - Owns, Mortgaged - Male -White - Age 39 - Married - Born (& both parents) New York - Laborer, Farm " Emma L. - Wife - Female - White - Age 40 - Married - Born (& both parents) New York " Harold R. - Son - Male -White - Age 12 - Attends school - Born New York " Esther M. - Daughter - Female - White - Age 9 - Attends school - Born New York " Walter W. - Son - Male - White - Age 7 - Attends school - Born New York " William A. - Son - Male - White - Age 5/12 - Born New York

Census 1930, Steel RD, Town of Vienna, Oneida County, NY: [INDEXED AS "CALLINS"] Collins, Walter A. - Head - Owns, Farm - Male -White - Age 49 - Married at 25 - Born (& both parents) New York - Farmer, Own farm - not Veteran " Emma L. - Wife - Female - White - Age 49 - Married at 25 - Born (& both parents) New York " Harold R. - Son - Male - White - Age 22 - Married at 21 - Born New York - Laborer, Farm " Alice M. - Daughter-in-law - Female - White - Age 17 - Married at 15 - Born New York - Both parents b. Canada, French " Walton W. - Son - Male - White - Age 17 - Married [?] - Born New York - Laborer, Farm " William A. - Son - Male - White - Age 10 - Attends school - Born New York

Census 1940, Vienna, Oneida County, NY: Collins, Walter A. - Head - Male - White - Age 59 - Married - Education, 8 yrs school - Born N.Y. - 1935 residence, Same house - At work - Farmer, Farm " Emma L. - Wife - Female - White - Age 60 - Education, 6 yrs school - Born N.Y. " Walton W. - Son - Male - White - Age 27 - Married - Education, 8 yrs school - Born N.Y. - At work, 42 hrs/wk - Machine operator, Wire mill - Worked 35 wks, Earned $500 " Mildred - Daughter-in-law - Female - White - Age 22 - Married - Education, 4 yrs High school - Born N. Y. - 1935 residence, Same house " William A. - Son - Male - White - Age 20 - Single - Education, 1 yr High school - Born N.Y. - At work - Farm hand - Farm


Syracuse Herald-American, 28? June 1942: MRS. ELECTA C. BARBERY Mrs. Electa Collins Barbery Surviving are ... sons, Walter Collins;

Syracuse Herald Journal, 31 Aug 1955: TWO COUPLES FETED ON ANNIVERSARY North Bay-- A double anniversary celebration was observed in honor of the 51st year of marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Collins of this village Mr. Collins is a lifelong resident of North Bay, and is a retired farmer and gravel bed operator. He was born Aug. 15, 1979 [!] and is active in the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Vienna.

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Utica Daily Press, 17 Dec 1960: WALTER A. COLLINS North Bay-- Walter A. Collins, 80, owner and operator of a gravel bed business for many years, died yesterday in his home in East Lake ST after a long illness. He was born Aug. 15, 1880 at Panther Lake, son of Walter Asa Collins and Electa Collins. On Aug. 28, 1904 in Oneida he married Emma L. Rogers, with the Rev. J.E. Allen officiating. She died in March 1960. Mr. Collins was a resident of this area since 1918 and retired from the gravel bed business in 1945. He was a member of the Vienna Adventist Church and was a member of the North Bay Volunteer Fire Department. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Sable; three sons, Harold, Walton and William, all of North Bay; a sister, Mrs. Jennie Becker, Munnsville; a brother, Eugene Collins, Vienna; 13 grandchildren... The funeral will be... tomorrow from the Sanborn Funeral Home in Camden, with Elder H.K. West officiating. Burial will be in North Bay Cemetery.

References
  1. United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988).

    Walter Asa Collins - born Aug 15th?, 1880

  2. United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).

    Aug 1880

  3. (Marriage license / certificate).

    GROOM Walter Asia Collins / birthplace, Camden NY / father's name, Asia Collins / mother's maiden name, Ellecta Collins birthplace: BUT PARENTS WERE LIVING AT 1880 CENSUS IN CONSTANTIA

  4. (Obituary)
    Utica Daily Press, 17 Dec 1960:.

    WALTER A. COLLINS North Bay-- Walter A. Collins, 80, ... He was born Aug. 15, 1880 at Panther Lake, son of Walter Asa Collins and Electa Collins.

  5. (Obituary)
    Utica Daily Press, 17 Dec 1960:.

    WALTER A. COLLINS North Bay-- Walter A. Collins, 80, ... died yesterday in his home in East Lake ST after a long illness.

  6. Tombstone
    Rootsweb/~NYOneida/cemeteries/vienna/northbay.

    Tombstone, North Bay Lawn Cemetery: Collins, Walter A / 1880-1960

  7. Tombstone
    Rootsweb/~nyOneida/cemeteries/vienna/northbay.

    Tombstone, North Bay Lawn Cemetery, Town of Vienna: Oneida County, NY: COLLINS, Walter A. ( 1880 - 1960 )

  8. (Obituary)
    Utica Daily Press, 17 Dec 1960:.

    WALTER A. COLLINS North Bay-- Walter A. Collins, 80, ...The funeral will be... tomorrow from the Sanborn Funeral Home in Camden,...Burial will be in North Bay Cemetery.

  9. Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States. Syracuse Herald Journal. (Syracuse, New York)
    Aug. 31, 1955.

    Mr. Collins is a lifelong resident of North Bay,...He was born Aug. 15, 1979 [i.e. 1879]

  10. 10.0 10.1 Ancestry Family Trees. (Name: Electronic;).

    Walter Asa Collins / born 17 Sep 1880 / died 17 Dec 1960