His death certificate records Francis Marian Collins, age 70 years 9 days, born 20 May 1958 in Blaze, Ky, died 29 May 1948 in Blaze, Morgan Co., Ky, widowed, late wife Mattie Collins, father W. D. Collins, born in Letcher Co., Ky, mother’s maiden name Hanna Lewis, born in Blaze, Ky, cause of death congestive heart failure, informant Martin Collins, Middletown, Ky.

The birthdate is an obvious subtraction error. His age at death would imply a birthdate of 20 May 1878.

Her death certificate records Mattie Collins, age 65, birthdate blank, born in Morgan Co., Ky, died 10 Mar 1948 in Blairs Mills, Morgan Co., Ky, married, wife of Marion Collins, age 69, father Colie Lewis, born in Harrison Co., mother’s maiden name Sallie Hasley, birthplace unknown, cause of death hypertensive heart disease, informant Avery Abrams, Wrigley, Ky, burial in Blairs Mills, Ky.

1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 6, enumerated 2 June, lists on p. 2A as family #26/27:
Collins, Francis M., 22, b. May 1878, farmer; Mattie, wife, 17, b. Aug 1882, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Thomas M., son, 1, b. Nov 1898. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 5A as family #78/79:
Collins, Marion, 32, farmer; Mattie, wife, 28, first marriage for both, married 12 years, mother of 4 children, 3 living; Martin, son, 12; Roy, son, 10; Lora, dau, 3; Stewart, Sam, boarder, 3. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, North Fork precinct, enumerated 16 Jan, lists on p. 13A as family #209/214:
Collins, Marion, 41, farmer; Mattie, wife, 37; Roy, son, 18; Lora, dau, 12; Mamie, dau, 9; Cleo, dau, 5; Geneva, dau, 3 9/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1930 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Blairs Mills precinct, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 4A as family #58/59:
Collins, Marion, 52, age at first marriage 19, farmer; Mattie, wife, 48, age at first marriage 16; Geneva, dau, 12; Kenneth, son, 8. All born Ky Ky Ky.