Charles Benjamin Collins

1886 - 1950  (63 years)

• Name	Charles Benjamin Collins  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	31 Dec 1886	Shannon County, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1909  [4, 5]
  	US Navy: Seaman; USS Constellation
  		Ship-USS Constellation USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest ship still afloat. She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. The name "Constitution" was among ten names…
  Military Draft Registration	1917	Washington County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Draft Registration - WWI
  Census	1920	Concord, Washington, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1930	Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Occupation	1930
  	Carpenter - Lead Mines
  Census	1950	Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Roomer; Marital Status: Widowed
  Death	1 Sep 1950	Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [4, 5]
  Burial	Saint Francois Memorial Park, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [4]
  		Saint Francois Memorial Park Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri Find a Grave: #31302
  Person ID	I25343	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Heath Collins, Jr,   b. Abt 1842, Tennessee, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Headricks,   b. Abt 1858, Current River, Ripley, Missouri, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Oct 1884	Shannon County, Missouri, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F7629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Luella Politte,   b. 21 Feb 1892, Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA d. 12 Dec 1963, Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1915	St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [3, 11]
  Children	1. Ruth Winifred Collins,   b. 12 Feb 1918, Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA d. 4 Jun 2003, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Verona Verdell Collins,   b. 18 Sep 1916, Missouri, USA d. 11 Oct 2004, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Dec 1886 - Shannon County, Missouri, USA Marriage - 27 Oct 1915 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Washington County, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Concord, Washington, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Roomer; Marital Status: Widowed - 1950 - Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA Death - 1 Sep 1950 - Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Ship-USS Constellation USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest ship still afloat. She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. The name "Constitution" was among ten names…

  
  

• Sources

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