Family Group Sheet
NameJames M. Collins
Birth12 Feb 1874, Kentucky
Death1 Feb 1897, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialPurvis Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherJesse Collins (1843-1912)
MotherSarah J. Robinson (~1846-1912)
Marriage25 Dec 1895, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseEllen A. Kidd
Birth14 May 1881, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death1 Aug 1949, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherLeander Cox Kidd (1855-1933)
MotherNancy E. Phipps (1861-1932)
Other spousesLewis H. Riddle, 1C3R
Children
BirthMar 1897, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Ellen A. Kidd
There is a death certificate which is probably hers that records:
Ellen Riddle, age 60 years, 2 months 17 days, born 14 May 1889 in Ky, died 1 Aug 1949 in Rowan Co., Ky, married, father Lee Kidd, mother’s maiden name Mary Robinson, cause of death hypertensive heart disease, informant Lewis Riddle, burial in Purvis Cemetery.
The gravestone of the above Ellen Riddle (with matching death date) instead contains the birthdate 19 Sep 1888. There are no other Riddles buried in the cemetery, but both Leander Cox Kidd and Nancy Kidd are buried there, as are Leander’s brothers Samuel and William.
There are discrepancies in both the birth date and the mother’s maiden name, but I can find no Ellen Kidd with a birthdate around 1888/1889, and no Lee Kidd with a wife named Mary Robinson. Also, in the 1940 census, Lewis Riddle’s wife Ellen was recorded as age 58, which would imply a birthdate between Apr 1881 to March 1882.
I should look for her obituary.
Ellen Riddle, age 60 years, 2 months 17 days, born 14 May 1889 in Ky, died 1 Aug 1949 in Rowan Co., Ky, married, father Lee Kidd, mother’s maiden name Mary Robinson, cause of death hypertensive heart disease, informant Lewis Riddle, burial in Purvis Cemetery.
The gravestone of the above Ellen Riddle (with matching death date) instead contains the birthdate 19 Sep 1888. There are no other Riddles buried in the cemetery, but both Leander Cox Kidd and Nancy Kidd are buried there, as are Leander’s brothers Samuel and William.
There are discrepancies in both the birth date and the mother’s maiden name, but I can find no Ellen Kidd with a birthdate around 1888/1889, and no Lee Kidd with a wife named Mary Robinson. Also, in the 1940 census, Lewis Riddle’s wife Ellen was recorded as age 58, which would imply a birthdate between Apr 1881 to March 1882.
I should look for her obituary.
Notes for James M. & Ellen A. (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage bond/license book 2, p. 188 records a license issued for Ellen Kidd and J. M. Collins, consent from Lee Kidd and Nancy Kidd for their daughter attested by G. A. Law, bond surety by H. G. Alderson. Return book A, p. 97, records that the marriage took place on 25 Dec 1895.
