Corp Samuel Baird Collins, MD

Male 1835 - 1893  (58 years)


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  • Name Samuel Baird Collins 
    Prefix Corp 
    Suffix MD 
    Birth 30 Jul 1835  OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Oct 1893  Chicago, Cook, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index
      Name: Samuel B Collins
      Birth Date: abt 1834
      Death Date: 4 Oct 1893
      Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      Burial Place: La Ponte, Indiana
      Death Age: 59
      Occupation: Physican
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Married
      Gender: Male
      Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      FHL Film Number: 1030987
    Burial La Porte, La Porte, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial: Pine Lake Cemetery
      La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana, USA

      Inscription: FATHER Samuel B. Collins Born July 30, 1835 Died Oct. 24, 1893
    Person ID I2930  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2020 

    Family 1 Josephine A. Drollinger,   b. 2 Feb 1840, Wills Twp, La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1927, Ft. Scott, Bourbon, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 4 Sep 1859  Wills Twp, La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Josephine Drollinger in the Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941
      Name: Josephine Drollinger
      Spouse Name: Samuel B. Collins
      Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1859
      Marriage County: Laporte
    Divorce 6 Dec 1873  La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Samuel ??. Collins in the Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941

      Name: Samuel ??. Collins
      Spouse Name: Josephine Drollinger
      Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1859
      Marriage County: Laporte
    Children 
     1. Eva May Collins,   b. 22 May 1860, Michigan City, LaPorte, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1913, Michigan City, La Porte, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     2. Eldorado Collins,   b. 1862, IN Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Augusta M. "Gussie" Collins,   b. 1866, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1946 (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F952  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2020 

    Family 2 Caradora Frances "Cara" Andrew,   b. 20 Jul 1845   d. 10 Aug 1880, Laporte County, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 9 Feb 1874  Chicago, Cook, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920 about Samuel B.Collins
      Name: Samuel B. Collins
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Type: Marriage
      Marriage Date: 9 Feb 1874
      Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      Spouse Name: Cara F. Andrew
      Spouse Gender: Female
      FHL Film Number: 1030086
    Children 
     1. Caradora Andrew Collins,   b. 18 Aug 1875, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1946, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. Viola Andrew Collins
    Family ID F11778  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

    Family 3 Sadie F. Bearup 
    Family ID F17171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Jul 1835 - OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Sep 1859 - Wills Twp, La Porte County, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - 6 Dec 1873 - La Porte County, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Feb 1874 - Chicago, Cook, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Oct 1893 - Chicago, Cook, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - La Porte, La Porte, IN Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones

    Pine Lake Cemetery
    La Porte, La Porte, IN

  • Notes 
    • Enlisted on 7/10/1863 as a Corporal.
      On 7/10/1863 he mustered into "H" Co. IN 109th Infantry
      He was Mustered Out on 7/17/1863 at Indianapolis, IN

      Samuel B. Collins household, 1880 U. S. census, LaPorte County, Indiana, Center township, p. 151, dwelling 236, family 239, NARA T9, roll 292.
      In the 1886 Indiana census of men who served in United States armies and their widows and orphans, Samuel was listed as a private in B Company of the 48th Regiment, War of the Rebellion. He was ruptured at Centerville, Georgia, and had four children under 16. (Enrollment of Late Soldiers, Their Widows and Orphans of the Late Armies of the United States, residing in the State of Indiana for the Year 1886-1894, Indiana Adjutant General, LaPorte County 1886, no. 22, FHL 1,605,666.
      Mary Drollinger obituary, Michigan City News, Michigan City, Indiana, 18 October 1893.
      LaPorte County, Indiana Deed Book 55:422, FHL 1,685,654.

      Samuel B. Collins household, 1870 U. S. census, LaPorte County, Indiana, LaPorte City, sheet 147B, dwelling 601, family 657, NARA M593, roll 334.
      Jasper Packard, History of LaPorte County, Indiana (LaPorte: S. E. Taylor & Company, 1876), pp. 438-442.
      Ibid., p. 439.

      Name: Samuel B Collins Residence: Laporte County, Indiana Enlistment Date: 7 Oct 1863 Rank at enlistment: Corporal State Served: Indiana Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, Indiana 109th Infantry Regiment on 10 Jul 1863.
      Mustered out on 17 Jul 1863 at Indianapolis, IN.
      Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana

      Name: Samuel B Collins Enlistment Date: 16 Mar 1864 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Indiana Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Indiana 48th Infantry Regiment on 16 Mar 1864.
      Mustered out on 14 Jun 1865.
      Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana

      Name: Samuel B. Collins Home in 1880: Center, La Porte, Indiana Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835 Birthplace: Ohio Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Carrie A. Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Name: Mary D. Mother's birthplace: Maryland Occupation: Opiume Antidote Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male House Number: 6247939
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Samuel B. Collins 45
      Carrie A. Collins 34
      Carrie 4
      Viola A. 3
      Mary Helstrum 18
      Mary Orr 22
      John Sebert 22
      Mary D. Collins 80

      1870 United States Federal Census
      Name: Samuel B Collins
      Age in 1870: 37
      Birth Year: abt 1833
      Birthplace: Ohio
      Dwelling Number: 601
      Home in 1870: La Porte, La Porte, Indiana
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: La Porte
      Occupation: Physician
      Male Citizen over 21: Y
      Real Estate Value: 2500
      Inferred Spouse: Josephine Collins
      Inferred Children: Eva M Collins
      Eldorado Collins
      Augusta Collins
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Samuel B Collins 37
      Josephine Collins 30
      Eva M Collins 10
      Eldorado Collins 8
      Augusta Collins 4
      Frank George 19

      1860 United States Federal Census
      Name: Samul D Collins
      Age: 26
      Birth Year: abt 1834
      Gender: Male
      Birth Place: Ohio
      Home in 1860: La Porte, La Porte, Indiana
      Post Office: La Porte
      Dwelling Number: 791
      Family Number: 752
      Occupation: Mason
      Married Within Year: Yes
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Samul D Collins 26
      Josephine Collins 20
      Iva M Collins 1/12
      Marry S Collins 60
      Henry Chapman 17

  • Sources 
    1. [S288] marriage records LaPorte cty.