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m. 10 Feb 1879 - John M. Collins1879 - 1952
Facts and Events
adopted parents: John McIntyre and Maggie Colerain (1)
References
- ↑ Obituary.
Madison Courier on Feb 26, 1952 -John M.Collins, 72, a former business man & city official, died at 3.30am today after an illness of 4mos at his home, 415 Mulberry St. The deceased was a native of Shelbyville, but spent most of his life in Madison. Prior to his last illness he served as a clerk at the Hillside Hotel. He was a the madison City Council during the first admisistration of the late Mayor Marcus R. Sulzer. For some years Mr. Collins operated a pasteurized milk dairy here & also operated a bus between Madison's hotels, the wharves & the former railroad passenger depot. His passenger bus & baggage truck were in daily service until passenger trains in & out of Madison were discontinued by the PA RR& river packet service was suspended. When the Ohio River bridge here as completed & opened in the windter of 1929-30, the deceased was appointed one of the first toll collectors. He served in this capacity until the Madison-Milton span was purchased by the state of KY some years before it was made toll-free. Mr. Collins was a member of the Madison Presbyterian Church, Washington Fire Co.#2 & the Masonic & Odd Fellows lodges. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Charlotte Grace Collins, 3 daughters, a sister & 2 brothers, Louis & Oliver McIntyre, all of Indianapolis. Funeral services will be conducted Thurs at 2pm in the Vail Memorial Funeral Home. Friends may call at the memorial. NOTE: John Collins is son of Maggie & her first husband; he was step-son to John McIntyre
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 John M. Collins, in Find A Grave.
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