James Albert Collins
in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: James Albert Collins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 38
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1903
Birth Place: Ash Grove, Missouri, USA
Residence Place: Cherokee, Crawford, Kansas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Kansas, USA
Employer: St Louis and San Francisco Ry Co
Weight: 200
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: T T Gillihan
Home in 1910: Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri
Joseph W Collins 30
Letha O Collins 29
Elmer M Collins 9
Lillie V Collins 8
James A Collins 6
Margaret Collins 3
Robert P Collins 1
Home in 1940: Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas
James A Collins 36
Flossie Collins 35, still living in Cherokee in 1954
Bessie Ruth Collins 12
Joe Bob Collins 9, died 1 Aug 1999, Clallam, Washington
Cherokee Sentinel, Friday, September 7, 1951, page 1:
James A. Collins, 47, Suffers Heart Attack
James A. Collins, 47, a resident of Cherokee for the past 11 years, died at his home at 3:20 Sunday morning following a heart attack. The Pittsburg fire department resuscitation squad was called and worked with hom for more than an hour. County Coroner Dr. W.G. Rinehart was also called.
Mr. Collins had worked Friday at his job with the Frisco railroad in Girard. We talked with him at the postoffice that evening. He did not work on Saturdays. He had been a Frisco employee for more than 20 years.
Born October 28, 1803 (sic) at Ash Grove, Mo., Mr. Collins moved to Pittsburg in 1936 and came to Cherokee in 1940, where he had resided since. He took a great interest in Masonry and was master of Cherokee lodge No. 119, AF&AM in 1946. He also held memberships in the Royal Arch Chapter and the Order of the Eastern Star.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Flossie Collins of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Bessie Boore of this city; one son, Joe Bob Collins of Santa Fe, N.M.; his father, J.W. Collins of Ash Grove, Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Simmrel, Eldorado Springs, Mo., and Mrs. Margaret Cotter, Bois D'Arc, Mo.; four brothers, Elmer of Kansas City, Robert of Ash Grove, Troy of Brooklyn and George of St. James, Mo.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church with the pastor, Rev. G.M. Pierce officiating. Mrs. Virginia Martino was soloist at the services with Mrs. Helen Conner as accompanist. Graveside rites were performed by the Masonic lodge, and interment was in the Cherokee cemetery in charge of the Brenner mortuary.
Pallbearers were Lee Wisby, Earl Williams, Tony Rauniker, Chris Nance, Earl Irwin and Russell Boore. Honorary pallbearers were Jesse D. Spielman, Joe Lucchi, Wm. A. McCants, Joe Thompson, Chas. Sharp, Chas. Swartz, John W. Hough and George Janeski.
in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: James Albert Collins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 38
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1903
Birth Place: Ash Grove, Missouri, USA
Residence Place: Cherokee, Crawford, Kansas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Kansas, USA
Employer: St Louis and San Francisco Ry Co
Weight: 200
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: T T Gillihan
Home in 1910: Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri
Joseph W Collins 30
Letha O Collins 29
Elmer M Collins 9
Lillie V Collins 8
James A Collins 6
Margaret Collins 3
Robert P Collins 1
Home in 1940: Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas
James A Collins 36
Flossie Collins 35, still living in Cherokee in 1954
Bessie Ruth Collins 12
Joe Bob Collins 9, died 1 Aug 1999, Clallam, Washington
Cherokee Sentinel, Friday, September 7, 1951, page 1:
James A. Collins, 47, Suffers Heart Attack
James A. Collins, 47, a resident of Cherokee for the past 11 years, died at his home at 3:20 Sunday morning following a heart attack. The Pittsburg fire department resuscitation squad was called and worked with hom for more than an hour. County Coroner Dr. W.G. Rinehart was also called.
Mr. Collins had worked Friday at his job with the Frisco railroad in Girard. We talked with him at the postoffice that evening. He did not work on Saturdays. He had been a Frisco employee for more than 20 years.
Born October 28, 1803 (sic) at Ash Grove, Mo., Mr. Collins moved to Pittsburg in 1936 and came to Cherokee in 1940, where he had resided since. He took a great interest in Masonry and was master of Cherokee lodge No. 119, AF&AM in 1946. He also held memberships in the Royal Arch Chapter and the Order of the Eastern Star.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Flossie Collins of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Bessie Boore of this city; one son, Joe Bob Collins of Santa Fe, N.M.; his father, J.W. Collins of Ash Grove, Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Simmrel, Eldorado Springs, Mo., and Mrs. Margaret Cotter, Bois D'Arc, Mo.; four brothers, Elmer of Kansas City, Robert of Ash Grove, Troy of Brooklyn and George of St. James, Mo.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church with the pastor, Rev. G.M. Pierce officiating. Mrs. Virginia Martino was soloist at the services with Mrs. Helen Conner as accompanist. Graveside rites were performed by the Masonic lodge, and interment was in the Cherokee cemetery in charge of the Brenner mortuary.
Pallbearers were Lee Wisby, Earl Williams, Tony Rauniker, Chris Nance, Earl Irwin and Russell Boore. Honorary pallbearers were Jesse D. Spielman, Joe Lucchi, Wm. A. McCants, Joe Thompson, Chas. Sharp, Chas. Swartz, John W. Hough and George Janeski.
James Albert Collins
in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: James Albert Collins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 38
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1903
Birth Place: Ash Grove, Missouri, USA
Residence Place: Cherokee, Crawford, Kansas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Kansas, USA
Employer: St Louis and San Francisco Ry Co
Weight: 200
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: T T Gillihan
Home in 1910: Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri
Joseph W Collins 30
Letha O Collins 29
Elmer M Collins 9
Lillie V Collins 8
James A Collins 6
Margaret Collins 3
Robert P Collins 1
Home in 1940: Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas
James A Collins 36
Flossie Collins 35, still living in Cherokee in 1954
Bessie Ruth Collins 12
Joe Bob Collins 9, died 1 Aug 1999, Clallam, Washington
Cherokee Sentinel, Friday, September 7, 1951, page 1:
James A. Collins, 47, Suffers Heart Attack
James A. Collins, 47, a resident of Cherokee for the past 11 years, died at his home at 3:20 Sunday morning following a heart attack. The Pittsburg fire department resuscitation squad was called and worked with hom for more than an hour. County Coroner Dr. W.G. Rinehart was also called.
Mr. Collins had worked Friday at his job with the Frisco railroad in Girard. We talked with him at the postoffice that evening. He did not work on Saturdays. He had been a Frisco employee for more than 20 years.
Born October 28, 1803 (sic) at Ash Grove, Mo., Mr. Collins moved to Pittsburg in 1936 and came to Cherokee in 1940, where he had resided since. He took a great interest in Masonry and was master of Cherokee lodge No. 119, AF&AM in 1946. He also held memberships in the Royal Arch Chapter and the Order of the Eastern Star.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Flossie Collins of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Bessie Boore of this city; one son, Joe Bob Collins of Santa Fe, N.M.; his father, J.W. Collins of Ash Grove, Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Simmrel, Eldorado Springs, Mo., and Mrs. Margaret Cotter, Bois D'Arc, Mo.; four brothers, Elmer of Kansas City, Robert of Ash Grove, Troy of Brooklyn and George of St. James, Mo.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church with the pastor, Rev. G.M. Pierce officiating. Mrs. Virginia Martino was soloist at the services with Mrs. Helen Conner as accompanist. Graveside rites were performed by the Masonic lodge, and interment was in the Cherokee cemetery in charge of the Brenner mortuary.
Pallbearers were Lee Wisby, Earl Williams, Tony Rauniker, Chris Nance, Earl Irwin and Russell Boore. Honorary pallbearers were Jesse D. Spielman, Joe Lucchi, Wm. A. McCants, Joe Thompson, Chas. Sharp, Chas. Swartz, John W. Hough and George Janeski.
in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: James Albert Collins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 38
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1903
Birth Place: Ash Grove, Missouri, USA
Residence Place: Cherokee, Crawford, Kansas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Kansas, USA
Employer: St Louis and San Francisco Ry Co
Weight: 200
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: T T Gillihan
Home in 1910: Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri
Joseph W Collins 30
Letha O Collins 29
Elmer M Collins 9
Lillie V Collins 8
James A Collins 6
Margaret Collins 3
Robert P Collins 1
Home in 1940: Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas
James A Collins 36
Flossie Collins 35, still living in Cherokee in 1954
Bessie Ruth Collins 12
Joe Bob Collins 9, died 1 Aug 1999, Clallam, Washington
Cherokee Sentinel, Friday, September 7, 1951, page 1:
James A. Collins, 47, Suffers Heart Attack
James A. Collins, 47, a resident of Cherokee for the past 11 years, died at his home at 3:20 Sunday morning following a heart attack. The Pittsburg fire department resuscitation squad was called and worked with hom for more than an hour. County Coroner Dr. W.G. Rinehart was also called.
Mr. Collins had worked Friday at his job with the Frisco railroad in Girard. We talked with him at the postoffice that evening. He did not work on Saturdays. He had been a Frisco employee for more than 20 years.
Born October 28, 1803 (sic) at Ash Grove, Mo., Mr. Collins moved to Pittsburg in 1936 and came to Cherokee in 1940, where he had resided since. He took a great interest in Masonry and was master of Cherokee lodge No. 119, AF&AM in 1946. He also held memberships in the Royal Arch Chapter and the Order of the Eastern Star.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Flossie Collins of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Bessie Boore of this city; one son, Joe Bob Collins of Santa Fe, N.M.; his father, J.W. Collins of Ash Grove, Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Simmrel, Eldorado Springs, Mo., and Mrs. Margaret Cotter, Bois D'Arc, Mo.; four brothers, Elmer of Kansas City, Robert of Ash Grove, Troy of Brooklyn and George of St. James, Mo.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church with the pastor, Rev. G.M. Pierce officiating. Mrs. Virginia Martino was soloist at the services with Mrs. Helen Conner as accompanist. Graveside rites were performed by the Masonic lodge, and interment was in the Cherokee cemetery in charge of the Brenner mortuary.
Pallbearers were Lee Wisby, Earl Williams, Tony Rauniker, Chris Nance, Earl Irwin and Russell Boore. Honorary pallbearers were Jesse D. Spielman, Joe Lucchi, Wm. A. McCants, Joe Thompson, Chas. Sharp, Chas. Swartz, John W. Hough and George Janeski.
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