NameSilas Perkins Collins
Birth25 Jun 1884, Kentucky
Death4 Aug 1932, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1914, Kentucky
SpouseLaura G. Amburgey
BirthNov 1892, Estill Co., Kentucky
Children
Birth11 Nov 1917, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
SpouseVernon David Grooms , 2C2R
Notes for Silas Perkins Collins
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Silas Perkins Collins, age 34, residence Jeffersonville, Mtg Co., Ky, born 25 June 1884, occupation farming, nearest relative Mrs. Laura Collins, same address.

His death certificate records Silas P. Collins, age 48 yeards 1 month, born 25 June 1884 in Ky, died 4 Aug 1932 at Mary Chiles Hospital in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Ky, farmer & merchant, married, husband of Laura Collins, father Trigg Collins, mother’s maiden name Mary Annie Lyons, both born in Ky, cause of death peritonitis due to gangrene appendix, informant Mrs. Laura Collins, Means, Ky, burial in Lovely Graveyard.
Notes for Laura G. Amburgey
Daughter of Franklin Amburgey and Susan Alice Rogers, who were married on 2 Feb 1888 in Estill Co., Ky.
Census
1900 census of Estill Co., Ky, Millers Creek precinct, enumerated 21 June, lists on p. 20A as family #364:
Amberger, Frank, 33, b. June 1866, farmer; Susan A., wife, 28, b. March 1872, married 12 years, mother of 8 children, 7 living; Manda E., dau, 11, b. Mar 1889; Ide M., dau, 9, b. June 1890; William I., son, 8, b. Oct 1891; Leure G., dau, 7, b. Nov 1892; Emma E., dau, 6, b. June 1893; Walter J., son, 5, b. Oct 1894; Robert H., son, 3, b. Oct 1897; Mendans, W. H. (m), boarder, 25, b. Oct 1874, single, occupation blank. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1910 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Jeffersonville precinct, enumerated 10 May, lists on p. 14B as family #266/274:
Amburgey, Frank, 41, farmer; Susan A., wife, 40, first marriage for both, married 22 years, mother of 13 children, 11 living; Amanda E., dau, 21; Ida M., dau, 19; William I., son, 18; Laura G., dau, 17; Emma L., dau, 15; Walter G., son, 13; Robert H., son, 12; Charley V., son, 9; Selby J., son, 6; Bessie J., dau, 6; Omer B., son, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Census Notes for Silas Perkins & Laura G. (Family)
1920 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Jeffersonville precinct, enumerated 3 Jan, lists on p. 1B as family #13:
Collins, Silas, 33, b. Ky Va Ky, farmer; Laura, wife, 27, b. Ky Ky Ky; Goldie, dau, 4, b. Ky Ky Ky; Josie, dau, 2, b. Ky Ky Ky.

1930 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Slate precinct, enumerated 11 April, lists on p. 10A as family #71:
Collins, Silas, 44, age at first marriage 28, b. Ky Va Ky, farmer; Laura, wife, 37, age at first marriage 21, b. Ky Ky Ky; Golden Lee, dau, 14; Josie Susan, dau, 12; Dorothy Adeline, dau, 5. All daughters born Ky Ky Ky.

(This page has full middle names entered for about half of the people on the page, and then all but the middle initial is crossed out, as if the enumerator had been told later to not report middle names.)
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