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Sherman Blain COLLINS

Male 1886 - 1978  (92 years)


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  • Name Sherman Blain COLLINS 
    Born 11 Jan 1886 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 May 1978 
    Buried Mill Creek Friends, Pleasant Hill, New Castle Co., DE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I24163  Primary
    Last Modified 6 May 2017 

    Father Lewis COLLINS,   b. 28 Jan 1843,   d. 21 Jan 1912  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Martha Jeannes EASTBURN,   b. 31 Oct 1854,   d. 27 Dec 1925  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F8311  Group Sheet

    Family Myrtle 
    Divorced 1920 
    • Extreme cruelty was the ground in the suit of Myrtle V. Collins vs. Sherman B. Collins. The husband is alleged to have threatened to kill his wife and cut her face with a razor. He is charged with having threatened to kill his wife several times. This evidence was corroborated by several witnesses. A decree nisi was granted. Horace G. Eastburn resented the plaintiff. [1]
    Children 
     1. Harvey Lewis COLLINS,   b. 16 Feb 1912,   d. 19 Feb 1912  (Age 0 years)
     2. Clara COLLINS,   b. 29 May 1913,   d. 30 Jul 1913  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 6 May 2017 
    Family ID F8312  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S247] Newspaper Clipping, The News Journal (Wilmington, DE), 5 Jan 1920.