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Robert Collins
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Retired public schooleducator. I research Collins, Smith, Hathaway, and Grayson.
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Updated: September 15, 2004
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Shooting at turtles
Robert and Howard Collins spending a lazy afternoon shooting at turtles slowing drifting by on the slow moving river. Howard and Bob are the sons of Robert Fitzsimmons and Bertha Lee Collins.
Robert Fitzsimmons Collins
Robert Fitzsimmons Collins strikes a boxing pose in 1920 at a studio in Bisbee, AZ. Where Bob in addition to being a professional fighter worked in the copper mine located in Bisbee. He was the son of William Collins and Cora Jane Hathaway.
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Boy with boxing gloves
Bob Collins demonstrating his boxing stance during the summer of 1935. His father, Robert Fitzsimmons Collins, was a professional fighter of some repute. His mother, Bertha Lee Collins, on the other hand never had on a pair of boxing gloves.
BB guns for Christmas
Bob and Howard Collins showing off their new BB guns at Perris, CA on Christmas day 1936. They boys are the sons of Robert Fitzsimmon Collins and Bertha Lee Smith.
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William "Silas" Smith
William "Silas" Smith, my great-grandfather, in his Confederate uniform jacket. This was taken while attending a Civil War veterans meeting in Paris, Lamar County,TX. We are looking for more information on his second wife, Roseanna Heaven or Heavin.
Grandma Smith & Family
Grandma Smith and her children, Nancy, Elias, Purdie and Martha ( this was info that was written on back of photo) Taken in Paris, Texas
John Smith
I am not sure of the date on this picture, but he died Jan 1 1936. He was married to Martha Grayson. I don't have a very good copy of this photo so this is it.
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George & Grace Hathaway Dodd
GreatUncle George Dodd married 1 year to Grace Hathaway ( later married to my grandfather George Whitehead ).
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Robert F. and Bertha l. Collins
Robert Fitzsimmons Collins and Bertha Smith Caulk were married on 13 Aug 1927, in Miami, OK This was Robert's first marriage and Bertha's second. Bertha had one child from her first marriage, Darlene. Robert and Bertha had two boys, Robert Lee and Howard Franklin Collins.
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Shoveling lead and zinc ore
Robert F. Collins and another miner shovel lead and zinc ore into an ore bucket that would be taken to the surface by elevator.
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Bob Collins
The boy is Bob Collins, son of Robert Fitzsimmons Collins and Bertha Smith. The uniform was the one in use during the time just before WWII. The scout troop was 345 which was dropped when the scoutmaster was drafted. The car was not the family car, we owned a 1937 Chevrolet swhich Dad put on blocks and it sat out the war in our garage.
People in photo include: Bob Collins
People in photo include: Bob Collins
Saving the boys
Even 80 years ago the dangerous nature of ingesting lead dust was recognized, as the caption in the picture suggests.
BB guns for Christmas
Bob and Howard Collins showing off their new BB guns at Perris, CA on Christmas day 1936. They boys are the sons of Robert Fitzsimmon Collins and Bertha Lee Smith.
Shooting at turtles
Robert and Howard Collins spending a lazy afternoon shooting at turtles slowing drifting by on the slow moving river. Howard and Bob are the sons of Robert Fitzsimmons and Bertha Lee Collins.
Bertha Smith in Kansas City
Bertha Lee Smith, daughter of John Smith and Martha Grayson. Bertha was in Kansas City to marry James Caulk, they made their home in Quapae, OK.
Couple on a buggy
Jim Reed and Ruth Ann Collins, who were soon to be married, enjoy a buggy ride on a cool Sunday afternoon. Ruth Ann was the daughter of William Collins and Cora Jane Hathaway
Boy with boxing gloves
Bob Collins demonstrating his boxing stance during the summer of 1935. His father, Robert Fitzsimmons Collins, was a professional fighter of some repute. His mother, Bertha Lee Collins, on the other hand never had on a pair of boxing gloves.
Cora Jane Hathaway
Cora Jane was born in Illinois on 7 Sep 1870. Father Josiah Hathaway and mother Temperence Howard were from TN. Cora Jane married William Collins in 1889, then Jesse Millard in the 1900s.
Miners in Mallett Shaft
Bob Collins leaning on an ore bucket deep under-ground. The miners shovel the ore into the bucket then push it to the elevator to bring the ore to the surface.
Darlene and Bob
Darlene is the daughter of James and Bertha Caulk in a previous marriage. Bob is the son of Robert and Bertha Collins who lived in Commerce, OK.
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The Collins Brothers
Robert Lee and Howard Franklin Collins childre of Robert Fitzsimmons and Bertha Smith Collins. Father was working on Boulder Dam now named Hoover Dam.
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