Ruth Winifred Collins

1918 - 2003  (85 years)

• Name	Ruth Winifred Collins  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	12 Feb 1918	Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Concord, Washington, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1930	Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1940	Elvins, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Harold McLane
  Census	1950	Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Robert Lachance
  Death	4 Jun 2003	Jefferson County, Missouri, USA   [3, 4, 6]
  Burial	Saint Francois Memorial Park, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [3]
  		Saint Francois Memorial Park Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri Find a Grave: #31302
  Person ID	I12455	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Benjamin Collins,   b. 31 Dec 1886, Shannon County, Missouri, USA d. 1 Sep 1950, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Luella Politte,   b. 21 Feb 1892, Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA d. 12 Dec 1963, Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Oct 1915	St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F10634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Franklin Leroy Long,   b. 4 Feb 1916, Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA d. 1 Apr 1971, Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1959
  Family ID	F12806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Harold Lee McLane,   b. 5 Aug 1917, Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, USA d. 24 Mar 1996 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	18 Nov 1939	Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F12804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Robert Sterling Lachance,   b. 22 May 1925, Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 3 Jan 2005, Missouri, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1949	Randolph County, Arkansas, USA   [5, 7]
  	Ruth McLane and Robert Lachance
  Family ID	F12805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Feb 1918 - Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1920 - Concord, Washington, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA Marriage - 18 Nov 1939 - Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Harold McLane - 1940 - Elvins, St Francois, Missouri, USA Marriage - 1949 - Randolph County, Arkansas, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Robert Lachance - 1950 - Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA Death - 4 Jun 2003 - Jefferson County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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