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Benjamin A. Collins

Benjamin A. Collins

Male 1875 - 1927  (52 years)


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  • Name Benjamin A. Collins 
    Birth 1875 
    Gender Male 
    Marriage Groom 8 Aug 1895  Crawford, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F38] ...of Benjamin A. COLLINS and Bertha Blanche SHERER
      Witness Role: Bride: [I3916] Bertha Blanche SHERER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I871] Benjamin A. COLLINS
    Note
    • Some family records record Benjamin's name as Bingham. He was calledBen. He, his wife ,Bertha, and three grandchildren were killed in atrain accident. See notes for James R. Collins. Book: Marriages inCrawford County, Ohio (1831-1989). Sherer, Bertha B. daughter ofFrancis DOM 8 August 1895 Collins, Benjamin, son of Francis M. Volume13, Page 181. Benjamin Collins was a ' railroader'.
    Death 18 Aug 1927 
    Burial Crawford, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I871  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 5 May 2023 

    Father Francis M. Collins 
    Family ID F1556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha Blanche Sherer,   b. 4 Nov 1876, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1927, Crawford, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 8 Aug 1895  Crawford, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I3916] Bertha Blanche SHERER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I871] Benjamin A. COLLINS
    Children 
    +1. Wayne Franklin Collins,   b. 4 Feb 1896   d. 1991 (Age 94 years)
    +2. James Russel Collins,   b. 13 Sep 1897
    +3. Gilbert Charles Collins,   b. 11 Feb 1901   d. 1986 (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F38  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2022 

  • Reference  Your Name Here. "Benjamin A. Collins". Our Family History. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I871&tree=tree1 (accessed March 14, 2025).


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