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Emmor Collins

Birth	:	5 Aug 1861 Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	16 Oct 1946 Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial	:	Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7588060, -91.1505830
Description	:	Emmor Collins was born in Cedar County, Iowa, August 5, 1861, and died in Cook County, Illinois, Oct 9, 1946, at the age of 85 years, 2 months and 4 days. He was the son of Thomas Collins of New Jersey and Clare Smith Collins of New Jersey Island, who met in Salem, Ohio and came by covered wagon to Cedar Coounty in the 1850's. On of a family of seven children, Mr. Collins had three older brothers and three younger sisters. He was brought up on a farm near West Branch, Iowa, and when a young man, moved with... Read More	Emmor Collins was born in Cedar County, Iowa, August 5, 1861, and died in Cook County, Illinois, Oct 9, 1946, at the age of 85 years, 2 months and 4 days. He was the son of Thomas Collins of New Jersey and Clare Smith Collins of New Jersey Island, who met in Salem, Ohio and came by covered wagon to Cedar Coounty in the 1850's. On of a family of seven children, Mr. Collins had three older brothers and three younger sisters. He was brought up on a farm near West Branch, Iowa, and when a young man, moved with his family in Muscatine, Iowa, where he was in business with his father. He was united in marriage to Mary Sheldon of Tipton in 1881. One child was born to them, Florence Collins Weed. For nearly 20 years he was associated in the furniture business with the late M.H. Miller, both in Clarence and in Tipton. About 1900, he returned to farming, which has been his major interest, and was engaged in developing land in Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota and Iowa, until he retired in 1936. Mrs. Mary Collins passed away in 1930, and the following year he married Myrtle Howard of Duluth, Minnesota, who made a home for him for 15 years. Following her death, July 12, 1946, Mr. Collins went to Evanston, Illinois, to live with his daughter, He had been in frail health for more than one year and on July 21, 1946, his final illness began. Emmor Collins held a birthright membership in the Conservative Friends Meeting in West Branch, Iowa as his parents were members of this church. He valued his membership with the Friends and maintained his interest and attendance. Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. Florence Collins Weed of Evanston, Illinois; two grandchildren, Elizabeth Weed of Evanston and Robert Collins Weed, a student at DePauw University; and his youngest sister, Mrs. Nora Swingle of Rock Island, Illinois. Funeral services were held at the Wilson Funeral home in Tipton on October 12, 1946 with burial in the Tipton Masonic Cemetery.

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Emmor Collins's memorial is located at: Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Cedar County, USA.
When did Emmor Collins death?
Emmor Collins death on 16 Oct 1946 in Cook County, Illinois, USA
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Latitude: 41.7588060
Longitude: -91.1505830

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Spouse

Mary Lydia Sheldon Collins

(1862 - 1930)

Myrtle May Howard Collins

(1872 - 1946)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Masonic Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7588060, -91.1505830

2. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7552986, -91.1508026

3. Kizer-Burns Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7559130, -91.1854800

4. Mount Zion Church Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7343000, -91.1790000

5. County Home Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7938600, -91.1370690

6. Goodale Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7219380, -91.1567400

7. Sand Hill Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7905998, -91.1817017

8. Bradley Family Plot
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7389115, -91.1029340

9. Bolton Burial Site
Center Township, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7333600, -91.0834130

10. Woodbridge Cemetery
Buchanan, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7644005, -91.2294006

11. Virginia Grove Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7211685, -91.0834427

12. Red Oak Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8365000, -91.1575000

13. Wright Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7569008, -91.0353012

14. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Cedar Valley, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7295000, -91.2667000

15. Rochester Cemetery
Rochester, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6656200, -91.1395800

16. Burnett Burial Site
Rochester, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6680782, -91.1834911

17. North Liberty Cemetery
Springdale, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6852989, -91.2292023

18. York Prairie Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7714005, -91.0250015

19. Centreville Cemetery
Lime City, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6805796, -91.0779322

20. South Bethel Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6727829, -91.0814667

21. Ocheltree Family Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6875242, -91.0557094

22. Pee Dee Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6699982, -91.2142029

23. Hanna Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7136002, -91.0261002

24. Howard Cemetery
Plato, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7486303, -91.2918299