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Claudine was born in Raum, Carroll Co, Arkansas. Her parents were William Alexander Collins and Augusta Rose Helms. She was the 6th of 6 children: Janetta May, Blanch, Nora Belle, Jesse Maud, William Alexander Jr, and Claudine Stephenson. She married Jacob Lawrence Bowman on 11 Jun 1920 in Joplin, Newton Co, Missouri.
1898 birth certificate:
Certified copy of her Arkansas birth certificate. This is a delayed birth certificate dated 13 Aug, 1959. Info as follows: Claudine S. Collins, a white female, was born on 1 Sep 1898 near Oak Grove, Carroll Co., Ark. [Claudine was actually born in Raum, Ark.] Her father was William Alexander Collins, age 55, birthplace Scotland, currently living in St. Louis, Mo. Her mother was Augusta Helms, age 39, birthplace Indiana, currently living near Oak Grove, Ark. Claudine was the 6th child for Augusta. This document was signed by Janetta Collins Hatfield, Claudine's sister, in Washington Co., AR, on 6 Aug 1959.
1899 birthdate:
Claudine was actually born in 1899 for the following reason:
From the 1900 census, enumerated 7 Jun 1900: Claudine was age 11/12, with a birth month given as Sep 1899. (The census taker evidently couldn't do math very well.) Claudine did not have a birth certificate when she was born, so her older sister, Jeannette, signed the delayed birth certificate in 1959 where she gave Claudine's birth year as 1898 so that Claudine could collect Social Security checks earlier. That is the family story told to me by my father, Claudine's son.
Some stories:
Uncle Bill (William Alexander Collins, Jr.) bought Claudine her first horse, and later Claudine owned her own buggy and drove herself to Pine Log School, where she taught grades one through eight. Two of her students were older than she was, and these same students were her right and left arms as they took care of her horse upon her arrival as well as keeping the water buckets full of drinking water during the day. In addition to cutting all the heating wood for the stove they had the grand job of being Sgt at Arms in the event of unruly children that Claudine could not handle herself. Claudine quit teaching to marry Jake in Joplin, MO in 1920.
Since Claudine owned her own horse and buggy, on one occasion, she and Grandpa Collins were hauling a rabbit in her buggy when the two of them attempted to cross the White River after a heavy rain. Claudine was driving when the buggy hit a hole and went under to the extent that the rabbit was about to drown. Claudine solicited Grandpa Collins' assistance when Grandpa Collins replied that he was trying to save the rabbit and himself and that she was on her own. This remark stirred Claudine to the extent that she took the matters into her own hands and naturally got out safely. Claudine later told her Dad that he thought more of the rabbit than he thought of her, to which Grandpa Collins replied that she had to grow up sometime, and the incident was a good time for her to establish confidence in herself and further, that she was his daughter and be damned if the devil was going to interfere. According to what I have been told, this was the only time Grandpa Collins cursed in front of Claudine.
Jacob first met Claudine Collins before the war when she was 14. When Claudine was about 13, she began working at Newport's grocery store which was located on Main Street by the Post Office in Eureka Springs, Ark. Her wages were $10 per week. When Claudine was 16, she began teaching grades 1 through 8 at the Pine Log Schoolhouse. The Benton/Carroll County line ran through the middle of the schoolhouse, therefore Claudine had to be certified in both counties. Her first year, she had 48 students and earned $50 per month. This was big money in 1914. She continued to work in the grocery store until she was married to Jacob. When Claudine was in high school, she was a forward on the Eureka Springs girls basketball team, but had to quit because her sister Maude (who was about 15 years older) wouldn't let her travel.
Claudine used to go to a minstrel show. She was the only girl in Eureka Springs with her own horse and buggy. The minstrel show was put on by the guards and prisoners from the Little Rock State Prison. The prisoners worked on the highway. They used the money to buy tobacco. The price for the show was 25 cents. This show was staged in a flat place north of Eureka Springs in the bottomland of a big creek.
Claudine is my grandmother. Last updated 9 Jan 2016, JPB.
Claudine was born in Raum, Carroll Co, Arkansas. Her parents were William Alexander Collins and Augusta Rose Helms. She was the 6th of 6 children: Janetta May, Blanch, Nora Belle, Jesse Maud, William Alexander Jr, and Claudine Stephenson. She married Jacob Lawrence Bowman on 11 Jun 1920 in Joplin, Newton Co, Missouri.
1898 birth certificate:
Certified copy of her Arkansas birth certificate. This is a delayed birth certificate dated 13 Aug, 1959. Info as follows: Claudine S. Collins, a white female, was born on 1 Sep 1898 near Oak Grove, Carroll Co., Ark. [Claudine was actually born in Raum, Ark.] Her father was William Alexander Collins, age 55, birthplace Scotland, currently living in St. Louis, Mo. Her mother was Augusta Helms, age 39, birthplace Indiana, currently living near Oak Grove, Ark. Claudine was the 6th child for Augusta. This document was signed by Janetta Collins Hatfield, Claudine's sister, in Washington Co., AR, on 6 Aug 1959.
1899 birthdate:
Claudine was actually born in 1899 for the following reason:
From the 1900 census, enumerated 7 Jun 1900: Claudine was age 11/12, with a birth month given as Sep 1899. (The census taker evidently couldn't do math very well.) Claudine did not have a birth certificate when she was born, so her older sister, Jeannette, signed the delayed birth certificate in 1959 where she gave Claudine's birth year as 1898 so that Claudine could collect Social Security checks earlier. That is the family story told to me by my father, Claudine's son.
Some stories:
Uncle Bill (William Alexander Collins, Jr.) bought Claudine her first horse, and later Claudine owned her own buggy and drove herself to Pine Log School, where she taught grades one through eight. Two of her students were older than she was, and these same students were her right and left arms as they took care of her horse upon her arrival as well as keeping the water buckets full of drinking water during the day. In addition to cutting all the heating wood for the stove they had the grand job of being Sgt at Arms in the event of unruly children that Claudine could not handle herself. Claudine quit teaching to marry Jake in Joplin, MO in 1920.
Since Claudine owned her own horse and buggy, on one occasion, she and Grandpa Collins were hauling a rabbit in her buggy when the two of them attempted to cross the White River after a heavy rain. Claudine was driving when the buggy hit a hole and went under to the extent that the rabbit was about to drown. Claudine solicited Grandpa Collins' assistance when Grandpa Collins replied that he was trying to save the rabbit and himself and that she was on her own. This remark stirred Claudine to the extent that she took the matters into her own hands and naturally got out safely. Claudine later told her Dad that he thought more of the rabbit than he thought of her, to which Grandpa Collins replied that she had to grow up sometime, and the incident was a good time for her to establish confidence in herself and further, that she was his daughter and be damned if the devil was going to interfere. According to what I have been told, this was the only time Grandpa Collins cursed in front of Claudine.
Jacob first met Claudine Collins before the war when she was 14. When Claudine was about 13, she began working at Newport's grocery store which was located on Main Street by the Post Office in Eureka Springs, Ark. Her wages were $10 per week. When Claudine was 16, she began teaching grades 1 through 8 at the Pine Log Schoolhouse. The Benton/Carroll County line ran through the middle of the schoolhouse, therefore Claudine had to be certified in both counties. Her first year, she had 48 students and earned $50 per month. This was big money in 1914. She continued to work in the grocery store until she was married to Jacob. When Claudine was in high school, she was a forward on the Eureka Springs girls basketball team, but had to quit because her sister Maude (who was about 15 years older) wouldn't let her travel.
Claudine used to go to a minstrel show. She was the only girl in Eureka Springs with her own horse and buggy. The minstrel show was put on by the guards and prisoners from the Little Rock State Prison. The prisoners worked on the highway. They used the money to buy tobacco. The price for the show was 25 cents. This show was staged in a flat place north of Eureka Springs in the bottomland of a big creek.
Claudine is my grandmother. Last updated 9 Jan 2016, JPB.
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Claudine was born in Raum, Carroll Co, Arkansas. Her parents were William Alexander Collins and Augusta Rose Helms. She was the 6th of 6 children: Janetta May, Blanch, Nora Belle, Jesse Maud, William Alexander Jr, and Claudine Stephenson. She married Jacob Lawrence Bowman on 11 Jun 1920 in Joplin, Newton Co, Missouri.
1898 birth certificate:
Certified copy of her Arkansas birth certificate. This is a delayed birth certificate dated 13 Aug, 1959. Info as follows: Claudine S. Collins, a white female, was born on 1 Sep 1898 near Oak Grove, Carroll Co., Ark. [Claudine was actually born in Raum, Ark.] Her father was William Alexander Collins, age 55, birthplace Scotland, currently living in St. Louis, Mo. Her mother was Augusta Helms, age 39, birthplace Indiana, currently living near Oak Grove, Ark. Claudine was the 6th child for Augusta. This document was signed by Janetta Collins Hatfield, Claudine's sister, in Washington Co., AR, on 6 Aug 1959.
1899 birthdate:
Claudine was actually born in 1899 for the following reason:
From the 1900 census, enumerated 7 Jun 1900: Claudine was age 11/12, with a birth month given as Sep 1899. (The census taker evidently couldn't do math very well.) Claudine did not have a birth certificate when she was born, so her older sister, Jeannette, signed the delayed birth certificate in 1959 where she gave Claudine's birth year as 1898 so that Claudine could collect Social Security checks earlier. That is the family story told to me by my father, Claudine's son.
Some stories:
Uncle Bill (William Alexander Collins, Jr.) bought Claudine her first horse, and later Claudine owned her own buggy and drove herself to Pine Log School, where she taught grades one through eight. Two of her students were older than she was, and these same students were her right and left arms as they took care of her horse upon her arrival as well as keeping the water buckets full of drinking water during the day. In addition to cutting all the heating wood for the stove they had the grand job of being Sgt at Arms in the event of unruly children that Claudine could not handle herself. Claudine quit teaching to marry Jake in Joplin, MO in 1920.
Since Claudine owned her own horse and buggy, on one occasion, she and Grandpa Collins were hauling a rabbit in her buggy when the two of them attempted to cross the White River after a heavy rain. Claudine was driving when the buggy hit a hole and went under to the extent that the rabbit was about to drown. Claudine solicited Grandpa Collins' assistance when Grandpa Collins replied that he was trying to save the rabbit and himself and that she was on her own. This remark stirred Claudine to the extent that she took the matters into her own hands and naturally got out safely. Claudine later told her Dad that he thought more of the rabbit than he thought of her, to which Grandpa Collins replied that she had to grow up sometime, and the incident was a good time for her to establish confidence in herself and further, that she was his daughter and be damned if the devil was going to interfere. According to what I have been told, this was the only time Grandpa Collins cursed in front of Claudine.
Jacob first met Claudine Collins before the war when she was 14. When Claudine was about 13, she began working at Newport's grocery store which was located on Main Street by the Post Office in Eureka Springs, Ark. Her wages were $10 per week. When Claudine was 16, she began teaching grades 1 through 8 at the Pine Log Schoolhouse. The Benton/Carroll County line ran through the middle of the schoolhouse, therefore Claudine had to be certified in both counties. Her first year, she had 48 students and earned $50 per month. This was big money in 1914. She continued to work in the grocery store until she was married to Jacob. When Claudine was in high school, she was a forward on the Eureka Springs girls basketball team, but had to quit because her sister Maude (who was about 15 years older) wouldn't let her travel.
Claudine used to go to a minstrel show. She was the only girl in Eureka Springs with her own horse and buggy. The minstrel show was put on by the guards and prisoners from the Little Rock State Prison. The prisoners worked on the highway. They used the money to buy tobacco. The price for the show was 25 cents. This show was staged in a flat place north of Eureka Springs in the bottomland of a big creek.
Claudine is my grandmother. Last updated 9 Jan 2016, JPB.
Claudine was born in Raum, Carroll Co, Arkansas. Her parents were William Alexander Collins and Augusta Rose Helms. She was the 6th of 6 children: Janetta May, Blanch, Nora Belle, Jesse Maud, William Alexander Jr, and Claudine Stephenson. She married Jacob Lawrence Bowman on 11 Jun 1920 in Joplin, Newton Co, Missouri.
1898 birth certificate:
Certified copy of her Arkansas birth certificate. This is a delayed birth certificate dated 13 Aug, 1959. Info as follows: Claudine S. Collins, a white female, was born on 1 Sep 1898 near Oak Grove, Carroll Co., Ark. [Claudine was actually born in Raum, Ark.] Her father was William Alexander Collins, age 55, birthplace Scotland, currently living in St. Louis, Mo. Her mother was Augusta Helms, age 39, birthplace Indiana, currently living near Oak Grove, Ark. Claudine was the 6th child for Augusta. This document was signed by Janetta Collins Hatfield, Claudine's sister, in Washington Co., AR, on 6 Aug 1959.
1899 birthdate:
Claudine was actually born in 1899 for the following reason:
From the 1900 census, enumerated 7 Jun 1900: Claudine was age 11/12, with a birth month given as Sep 1899. (The census taker evidently couldn't do math very well.) Claudine did not have a birth certificate when she was born, so her older sister, Jeannette, signed the delayed birth certificate in 1959 where she gave Claudine's birth year as 1898 so that Claudine could collect Social Security checks earlier. That is the family story told to me by my father, Claudine's son.
Some stories:
Uncle Bill (William Alexander Collins, Jr.) bought Claudine her first horse, and later Claudine owned her own buggy and drove herself to Pine Log School, where she taught grades one through eight. Two of her students were older than she was, and these same students were her right and left arms as they took care of her horse upon her arrival as well as keeping the water buckets full of drinking water during the day. In addition to cutting all the heating wood for the stove they had the grand job of being Sgt at Arms in the event of unruly children that Claudine could not handle herself. Claudine quit teaching to marry Jake in Joplin, MO in 1920.
Since Claudine owned her own horse and buggy, on one occasion, she and Grandpa Collins were hauling a rabbit in her buggy when the two of them attempted to cross the White River after a heavy rain. Claudine was driving when the buggy hit a hole and went under to the extent that the rabbit was about to drown. Claudine solicited Grandpa Collins' assistance when Grandpa Collins replied that he was trying to save the rabbit and himself and that she was on her own. This remark stirred Claudine to the extent that she took the matters into her own hands and naturally got out safely. Claudine later told her Dad that he thought more of the rabbit than he thought of her, to which Grandpa Collins replied that she had to grow up sometime, and the incident was a good time for her to establish confidence in herself and further, that she was his daughter and be damned if the devil was going to interfere. According to what I have been told, this was the only time Grandpa Collins cursed in front of Claudine.
Jacob first met Claudine Collins before the war when she was 14. When Claudine was about 13, she began working at Newport's grocery store which was located on Main Street by the Post Office in Eureka Springs, Ark. Her wages were $10 per week. When Claudine was 16, she began teaching grades 1 through 8 at the Pine Log Schoolhouse. The Benton/Carroll County line ran through the middle of the schoolhouse, therefore Claudine had to be certified in both counties. Her first year, she had 48 students and earned $50 per month. This was big money in 1914. She continued to work in the grocery store until she was married to Jacob. When Claudine was in high school, she was a forward on the Eureka Springs girls basketball team, but had to quit because her sister Maude (who was about 15 years older) wouldn't let her travel.
Claudine used to go to a minstrel show. She was the only girl in Eureka Springs with her own horse and buggy. The minstrel show was put on by the guards and prisoners from the Little Rock State Prison. The prisoners worked on the highway. They used the money to buy tobacco. The price for the show was 25 cents. This show was staged in a flat place north of Eureka Springs in the bottomland of a big creek.
Claudine is my grandmother. Last updated 9 Jan 2016, JPB.
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