James Layton COLLINS

Male 1833 - 1916  (83 years)


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  • Name James Layton COLLINS 
    Born 09 May 1833  Warren Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID C46472FC80DF497FA3D7E945F4D116EB2B2C 
    Died 21 Jun 1916  Dallas, Polk Co. OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley Oregon." Chapman Publishing Company, 1903. p. 1126.

      HON. JAMES L. COLLINS

      The marriage of Judge Collins occurred in Polk county in 1861, Miss Mary Whiteaker becoming his wife. She was born in De Kalb county, Ill., in 1846, the daughter of Benjamin Whiteaker, who was one of the pioneers of Polk county in 1847, and a relative of John Whiteaker, the first governor of Oregon. Mrs. Collins died in 1864, leaving one daughter, Nellie, who is a graduate of La Creole Academy, the state normal school at Monmouth, and the New York state normal college at Oswego, N. Y. She is now critic in the state normal school at Madison, S. D., which position she has occupied for the past ten years.

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      Collins, James Layton
      Date of Birth 09 May 1833
      Place of Birth Warren Co., MO
      Occupation lawyer
      Date of Death 21 Jun 1916
      Place of Death Dallas, Polk Co., OR
      Mother Wyatt, Eliza Emily
      Date of Arrival 1846
      Father Collins, Smith

      Marriage Information
      Whiteaker, Mary W 27 Sep 1861 Polk Co., OR
      Kimes, Mary Elizabeth 01 Jan 1867 Polk Co., OR

      Associated Records
      Death Certificate 21 Jun 1916 Dallas, Polk Co.,
      Probate Estate 1501

      Associated Persons
      Collins, Smith Father
      Kimes, Mary Elizabeth Female 1850 Spouse
      Whiteaker, Mary W Female 4 Oct 1846 Spouse
      Wyatt, Eliza Emily Mother

      Census Events
      1850 Federal OR Polk Co. 17yrs
      1860 Federal OR Polk Co. 27yrs
      1870 Federal OR Polk
      1880 Federal OR Polk
    Person ID I2440  Master File
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2015 

    Family 1 Mary W. WHITEAKER,   b. 4 Oct 1846, Lee Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1864, Polk Co. OR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years) 
    Married 29 Sep 1861  [1
    Children 
     1. Ellen COLLINS,   b. Abt 1863
    Family ID F682  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Elizabeth Kimes,   b. 1850, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1920, Dallas, Polk Co. OR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 01 Jan 1867  Polk Co. OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2015 
    Family ID F12513  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Descendants of Richard Whitaker, Jr. and Rachel Bentley, Joye Boardman.