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William Collins

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
14 Aug 1853 (aged 52)
Burial
Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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"Masonic Emblem on this stone"

The headstone was recorded in the 1950s by the Local Chapter N.S.D.A.R. for the DAR's "Louisiana Tombstone Inscriptions" series, Vol. 6, Page 163. The only directions indicated were: "Records from Private Cemetery on Griffin Farm - just east of Drive-In Theatre, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana."

Shown on the 1850 Carroll Parish census with wife Mary and children John, Charles, Sarah and Emma. He was a planter from Virginia.

On the 1860 Carroll Parish census, his widow Mary and the above children (except eldest John) are still in the household. There is an additional daughter, nine years old, named Elizabeth S.

William's Daughter-in-law Estelle (married son Charles J.) is also buried in this cemetery.
"Masonic Emblem on this stone"

The headstone was recorded in the 1950s by the Local Chapter N.S.D.A.R. for the DAR's "Louisiana Tombstone Inscriptions" series, Vol. 6, Page 163. The only directions indicated were: "Records from Private Cemetery on Griffin Farm - just east of Drive-In Theatre, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana."

Shown on the 1850 Carroll Parish census with wife Mary and children John, Charles, Sarah and Emma. He was a planter from Virginia.

On the 1860 Carroll Parish census, his widow Mary and the above children (except eldest John) are still in the household. There is an additional daughter, nine years old, named Elizabeth S.

William's Daughter-in-law Estelle (married son Charles J.) is also buried in this cemetery.


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  • Created by: Lora Peppers
  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78415726/william-collins: accessed ), memorial page for William Collins (26 Sep 1800–14 Aug 1853), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78415726, citing Oakland Plantation, Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Lora Peppers (contributor 46565786).