Family History - Robert William Collins

1. Robert William Collins,¹ born 8 September 1926 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, the son of Raymond Leslie Collins and Elsie A. Bowman;^{1, 2} died 25 December 1997.² Robert married, 24 June 1948 in Snohomish County, Washington, Lynne Hay⁶ (born 17 August 1928 in Seattle, King County, Washington, the daughter of Robert Angus Hay and Ella Josephine Purdy;^{3, 4} Lynne died 21 January 2017⁵).

	2	i.	John Spencer Collins, born 1 September 1952 in Seattle, King County, Washington;7, 8 died 13 August 2001.7
	3	ii.	Carol Collins.
	4	iii.	Robert Leslie ‘Rob’ Collins, born 16 August 1955.9
	5	iv.	Mary E. Collins, born 19 February 1957.10
	6	v.	Joseph William Collins, born 9 September 1958;11 died 4 March 2015.11

1. Washington, County Births, 1873-1965, Robert William Collins, born: 8 September 1926 in Tacoma; father: Raymond Leslie Collins; mother: Elsie A. Bowman.
2. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, R. W. Collins, born: 8 February 1926; died: 25 December 1997; residence zip code: 98335 [corresponding to Gig Harbor, Washington].
3. Washington, County Births, 1873-1965, Lynn Hay, born: 17 August 1928 in Seattle; Janet Hay, Born: 17 August 1928 in Seattle; for both children, father: Robert Angus Hay; mother: Josephine Purdy.
4. Washington, Western District, Naturalization Records, 1853-1957 (available at familysearch.org), Petition for Naturalization, No. 13912, Robert Angus Hay, born: 28 October 1887 in Edinburgh, Scotland; emigrated to the United States from Vancouver B.C. to Seattle, Washington, on 5 February 1919; wife: Josephine, born: 6 February 1899 [sic, the month is in error; she was born in July] in Seneca Falls, N.Y.; 2 children: Marjorie, born: 2 March 1920 in Seattle, Washington; Robert Grant, born: 3 August 1921 in Seattle, Washington. In a Memorandum of Continuance dated 22 September 1928: 2 additional children: Janet, age 5 weeks, and Lynn, age 5 weeks.
5. Obituary, News Tribune, Tacoma, Washington (available at legacy.com), 29 January 2017, Lynne Collins Shaub, died: 21 January 2017. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her two husbands, five children, and three siblings.
6. Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008, Male, Index to Marriage Records, Snohomish County, Washington, Robert W. Collins and Lynne Hay, married on 24 June 1948.
7. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, John S. Collins, born: 1 September 1952; died: 13 August 2001.
8. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, John Spencer Collins, born: 1 September 1952 in Seattle, King County, Washington; father: Robert W. Collins; mother: Lynne Hay.
9. voteref.com.
10. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
11. Obituary, New Tacoma (website: newtacoma.com), Joseph William Collins, born: 9 September 1958; died: 4 March 2015. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, siblings, wife and children.