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JOSEPH 5 , JAMES 4 , WILLIAM 3 , JOHN * 2 , JOHN * 1 ) was born June 1888 in Texas, and died July 24, 1949 in
Monahans, Ward County, Texas. He married UNKNOWN.
Notes for AUBRIE SYLVESTER COLLINS:
"Aub" as he was called was found dead in a hotel room. He had taken his bank deposit to the city to deposit it and
they found him two days later with his face and neck eaten away from drinking Phenol, (a caustic substance made
from wood tars). The police said it was suicide but the family thought it was murder. He had inadvertently turned
in a drug dealer to the feds. He also served one year in prison for growing marijuana on his farm.
Children of AUBRIE COLLINS and UNKNOWN are:
i. JOHN ROBERT 11 COLLINS, b. Abt. 1914.
Notes for JOHN ROBERT COLLINS:
John Robert was found dead on the railroad tracks. He died while still only a teenager.
ii. EFFIE COLLINS, b. February 04, 1915, Texas; d. April 02, 1994, Longview, Gregg County, Texas.
iii. ETHEL M. COLLINS, b. July 1918.
232. HATTIE 10 COLLINS (ROBERT BRUCE 9 , BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FRANK" 8 , RICHARD 7 , ELISHA 6 , JOSEPH 5 , JAMES 4 ,
WILLIAM 3 , JOHN * 2 , JOHN * 1 ) was born July 1890 in Texas, and died in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. She
married RAYMOND UNDERWOOD. He died in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
Children of HATTIE COLLINS and RAYMOND UNDERWOOD are:
i. MYRTLE 11 UNDERWOOD.
ii. ANNABEE UNDERWOOD, b. Abt. 1915, Texas.
233. MYRTLE MAE 10 COLLINS (ROBERT BRUCE 9 , BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FRANK" 8 , RICHARD 7 , ELISHA 6 , JOSEPH 5 ,
JAMES 4 , WILLIAM 3 , JOHN * 2 , JOHN * 1 ) was born December 31, 1891 in Linden, Cass County, Texas, and died
December 22, 1943 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas. She married (1) WALTER NEWSOM. She married (2)
JOE CEFUS PIERCE August 19, 1916 in Henrietta, Clay County, Texas. He was born July 04, 1892 in Paducah,
Cottle County, Texas, and died May 06, 1949 in Alpine, Brewster County, Texas.
Notes for MYRTLE MAE COLLINS:
Myrtle was a big woman in a small package. She was only five foot two inches tall but could work circles around
most other people. She kept a spotless house as well as picking cotton, canning food and sewing for the children.
She never lived in a house with indoor plumbing or electricity. Myrtle always cooked meals on a wood burning or
kerosene stove. She loved sour milk even though she was told not to drink it, she did drink it and was dead three
days later. Cause of death was Nephritis.
More About MYRTLE MAE COLLINS:
Burial: Grandview Baptist Church Cem. Fabens, El Paso Co., Texas
Notes for JOE CEFUS PIERCE:
Joe was a man of meager means and liked it that way (less to worry about). He did farming for other people, was
a nightwatchman for the Reclamation Bureau and a cowboy. He was six feet six inches tall. He didn't stay in one
place long. When you saw him in the fields kicking dirt clods, you knew it was time to start packing. Cause of
death was a heart attack followed by a stroke.
More About JOE CEFUS PIERCE:
Burial: Grandview Baptist Church Cem. Fabens, El Paso Co., Texas
Children of MYRTLE COLLINS and WALTER NEWSOM are:
i. DAVIS WILLIAM 11 NEWSOM, b. July 04, 1910, Texas; m. ETHEL LULA BRIDGES; d. December 08, 1996,
Tarrant County, Texas.
ii. BABY ONE (TWIN) NEWSOM, b. Abt. 1912.
iii. BABY TWO (TWIN) NEWSOM, b. Abt. 1914.
iv. VIOLA MAY NEWSOM, b. September 05, 1915.
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