They were Quakers.
It was his grandfather, Joshua Collins and great uncle, Peter Collins who left Smyrna, NY and went west to Iowa Falls, IA where they worked their trades.
William was a blacksmith in Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa. The Collins and Westgate families lived a couple of doors from each other. All relatives through marriage, hence they are buried near each other.
William was preceded in death by his father, Nelson Collins who died was taken prisioner and died of fever May 9, 1862, and his baby daughter, Ella V. Collins.
William and Frona had a son, Floyd Collins who married Elizabeth.
They were Quakers.
It was his grandfather, Joshua Collins and great uncle, Peter Collins who left Smyrna, NY and went west to Iowa Falls, IA where they worked their trades.
William was a blacksmith in Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa. The Collins and Westgate families lived a couple of doors from each other. All relatives through marriage, hence they are buried near each other.
William was preceded in death by his father, Nelson Collins who died was taken prisioner and died of fever May 9, 1862, and his baby daughter, Ella V. Collins.
William and Frona had a son, Floyd Collins who married Elizabeth.
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