John L. Collins
b. 29 November 1838, d. 28 November 1937
- John L. Collins was born on 29 November 1838 in Mississippi.
- He served as a musician in Company H, 15th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, CSA.
- He married Amanda Eliza Pegues, daughter of Charles Christopher Pegues and Naomi C. Melton, on 14 November 1865 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
- John L. Collins and Amanda Eliza Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. Other members of the household included Edward J. Collins.
- He was a manufacturer, according to the 1870 census.
- John L. Collins became a widower at the 14 March 1880 death of his wife Amanda Eliza Pegues.
- John L. Collins appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Coffeeville, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. Other members of the household included Albert Brannon Collins, L. T. Collins, Robert Isom Collins and Annie H. Collins.
- He married Alice Estelle Bibby circa 1881.
- John L. Collins died on 28 November 1937 at age 98.
- His wife Alice Estelle Bibby became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Coffeeville City Cemetery, Coffeeville, Yalobusha County, Mississippi.
- Last Edited: 7 Mar 2015
Family 1: Amanda Eliza Pegues b. 28 May 1843, d. 14 March 1880
- Edward J. Collins b. April 1870
- Albert Brannon Collins b. 8 January 1872, d. 28 September 1901
- L. T. Collins b. circa 1874
- Robert Isom Collins b. 3 April 1876, d. 16 May 1924
- Annie H. Collins b. April 1878