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Matilda Louise Wright Collins

Birth	:	30 Jan 1848 Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
Death	:	18 Jan 1935 Chico, Butte County, California, USA
Burial	:	Springhill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Campbellton, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate	:	30.9000830, -85.4557850
Plot	:	Sec 8,B Lot 67 sp 1
Description	:	MRS. MATILDA LOUISE WRIGHT COLLINS — One of the highly esteemed residents of Butte County, Mrs. Collins has watched the growth of Northern California with a great deal of interest since 1871, the year of her coming to Butte County. She was born near Fredericton, N.B., a daughter of Alex and Agnes (Clarke) Wright. The former was born in County Down, Ireland, of Scotch ancestors. He migrated to New Brunswick where he farmed and worked at lumbering. He later removed to Bangor, Maine, where he died at the age of eighty-nine years. His wife was... Read More	MRS. MATILDA LOUISE WRIGHT COLLINS — One of the highly esteemed residents of Butte County, Mrs. Collins has watched the growth of Northern California with a great deal of interest since 1871, the year of her coming to Butte County. She was born near Fredericton, N.B., a daughter of Alex and Agnes (Clarke) Wright. The former was born in County Down, Ireland, of Scotch ancestors. He migrated to New Brunswick where he farmed and worked at lumbering. He later removed to Bangor, Maine, where he died at the age of eighty-nine years. His wife was born in the same county as her husband. They had five children, four of whom grew up and are still living. Mrs. Wright died at Bangor at the age of seventy-two. The family were Presbyterians in their religious belief. Mrs. Collins is the oldest of the four daughters and is the only one in California. She was but six years old when the family settled in Bangor, Maine, and there she attended the public schools and lived until reaching young womanhood. She had an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright, living on a ranch at Grizzly Bend, Butte County, Cal, and desiring to pay them a visit, she came West in 1871 and was so well pleased with the country that she elected to remain. At Oroville, July 5, 1873, she married Addison Blair Collins. He was born, January 23, 1834, in Randolph County, Ohio, a son of Rev. William Collins, a Methodist preacher. Mr. Collins came to California via Panama, in 1850 and settled at Stockton, near which place he farmed. He later ran a stage from Marysville to Reno, Nev., through the Indian country and had many thrilling experiences. In 1858, he came to Butte County and was foreman of the Rancho Chico, and in 1868 was superintendent of Llano Seco Ranch (the Parrott Grant), continuing in this position for seventeen years. On account of failing health he went to the Forest Ranch in Butte County and died there, in 1887, January 31, at the age of fifty-three years. He was a fine man, who made and retained his friends. He was a member of the Odd Fellows, Ancient Order of United Workmen, and a Knights Templar Mason. He was buried with Masonic honors. After the death of Mr. Collins, his widow remained on the ranch for two years, then moved into Chico where she owned some property. She erected her present residence at 462 Bidwell Avenue, in which she lives in comfort and contentment. She has educated her six children in the Chico schools. They are: Agnes Blair is Mrs. Thomas, a graduate of the State Normal, residing in Chico; Margaret Ann is also a Normal graduate and is teaching in the Chico schools; Lizzie Wright, who also graduated from the Normal and taught school for some time, is the wife of Rudolph Neubarth of Lordsburg, and they have a daughter Nadene; George G., of Chico; Nellie Clarke, who is Mrs. Harry C. Bicknell and lives in Chico; and William Alexander. The last named was a graduate from the Chico high school and worked for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and was a student at Stanford. He died during his second year there, in September, 1914, aged twenty-nine. Mrs. Collins has given her children the very best educations within her means, and she experiences great satisfaction in their accomplishments. Since becoming a resident of California she has made a trip back to Maine to visit the scenes of her girlhood, but is contented to call California her home. She is a Republican in her political preferences. Source: "History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Pages 921-922, Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918. California Death Index Records, 1905-1939: Name: Matilda L Collins Birth Year: abt 1849 Death Date: 18 Jan 1935 Age at Death: 86 Death Place: Butte, California, USA. 86-year-old Matilda Louise Collins was interred, per the Chico Cemetery Association Records, in the plot noted, on January 21, 1935.

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Matilda Louise Wright Collins's memorial is located at: Springhill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Campbellton, Jackson County, USA.
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Matilda Louise Wright Collins death on 18 Jan 1935 in Chico, Butte County, California, USA
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Latitude: 30.9000830
Longitude: -85.4557850

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Addison Blair Collins

(1834 - 1887)

Siblings

Children

Elizabeth “Bessie” Collins Neubarth

(1877 - 1978)

George Griffith Collins

(1879 - 1919)

Nellie Clarke Collins Bicknell

(1882 - 1977)

William Alexander Collins

(1885 - 1914)

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