James Russel Collins

1897 -

• Name	James Russel Collins
  Birth	13 Sep 1897
  Gender	Male
  Anecdote	18 Aug 1927	Bucyrus, Crawford, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	The Sharp Family Bible kept by Maude Elsie Sherer Sharp states that James was born on Monday, 13 September 1897. James' two children Ruthand and Betty, were killed with their cousin, Doris, and their grandparents, Bingham (Ben) and Bertha Collins, in a train accident on 18 August 1927 in Bucyrus, Ohio. The family was having a picnic. The train tracks ran right by the picnic ground. The grandparents, Bingham and Bertha Collins, had their three grandaughters in the car. A T&OC train crashed into the car killing all of them while horrified family members already at the picnic looked on. Robert Henderson Sharp recalled receiving the news of the tragedy. He was playing with The Campus Owls Dance Band at Mentor on the Lake during that summer and went home immediately for the funerals. He said he never will forget seeing those five caskets lined up.
  Person ID	I878	Hillbillies & Vikings
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin A. Collins,   b. 1875   d. 18 Aug 1927 (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Bertha Blanche Sherer,   b. 4 Nov 1876, Ohio, USA d. 18 Aug 1927, Crawford, Ohio, USA (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	8 Aug 1895	Crawford, Ohio, USA
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I3916] Bertha Blanche SHERER Witness Role: Groom: [I871] Benjamin A. COLLINS
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Miriam Keller,   b. 1909
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F1557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Hazel McCracken
  Children	1. Ruth L. Collins,   b. 1920   d. 1927 (Age 7 years)   2. Betty J. Collins,   b. 1921   d. 1927 (Age 6 years)
  Family ID	F1558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "James Russel Collins". Our Family History. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I878&tree=tree1 (accessed March 14, 2025).