Collins Cemetery, Lakeland, Polk Co., Florida File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Christine (Soffe) Martin, christinesoffemartin@hotmail.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Collins Cemetery, Lakeland, Polk, Florida (Inside the Tenoroc State Preserve. Take Combee Rd N. from Hwy 92, turn right onto Tenoroc Mines Rd. Go inside reserve, sign in and cemetery is about 1 mile east to the right hand side) Transcribed by Christine Martin on Saturday March 16, 2002 Note: I started on the west side and went to the east side. All names are listed from Front to Back. The cemetery is a large square fenced in area. The first half of the cemetery closest to the road is just grass. The graves are in North to South rows of 12, towards the back of the fenced in cemetery area. Row 1 Francis E. Bracewll b. 1920 d. 1983 Triangle Stone no information Triangle Stone no information James Eugene Turner b. Jan 25, 1923 d. Jul 28, 1983 John Patrick Mahoney b. 1964 d. 1974 Virgin Mary Statuette no information Frank Mahoney Jr b. 1960 d. 1990 Triangle Stone no information Triangle Stone no information Triangle Stone no information Triangle Stone no information Triangle Stone no information Donald Eugene Griffin b. Sep 20, 1963 d. Mar 16, 1965 Lawrence E. Griffin b. 1942 d. 1975 Double stone: William Brown b. Nov 7, 1838 or 9 d. Jan 14, 1900 (possibly the same death date for) Henry Brown b. April 1, 1881 d. Jul 24, 1900 (both, hard to read this stone) 2nd Row D.C. Baker b. April 14, 1914 d. Nov 4, 1987 Jesse K?lon Combee b. 1903 d. 1978 Letha L. Clark b. 1961 d. 1964 Francis Ann Johnson b. Dec 20, 1889 d. July 7, 1975 William E. Johnson b. Nov 27, 1876 d. Aug 8, 1961 Bonnie Ann Bracewell b. Sep 16, 1919 d. Feb 12, 1961 Thomas C. Johnson b. April 11, 1915 d. June 18, 1953 Myrtle M. Johnson b. Sep 12, 1942 d. Sep 14, 1942 Hette Johnson b. May 25 or 29, 1922 d. Nov 19, 1924 Hilda Barg Turner b. Aug 15, 1904 d. April 13, 1975 Fred Eugene Turner b. July 6, 1895 d. May 14, 1955 Myrtle I. Turner b. Dec 2, 1907 d. May 9, 1972 Athen Norman b. Sep 18, 1921 d. Sep 22, 1922 Ansel Norman b. Jun 8, 1918 d. Oct 5, 1918 Ronnie Earl Griffin & Rickney Lee Griffin b. Nov 18, 1962 d. Nov 19, 1962 3rd Row William Preston b. Jul 9, 1907 d. Jan 27, 1990 Lula Turner b. Dec 28, 1867 d. June 21, 1955 W.M. Turner b. July 25, 1862 d. Feb 8, 1937 John Whidden b. Feb 6, 1839 d. Mar 13, 1926 Arminda wife of John Whidden b. Feb 28, 1846 d. Jan 9, 1922 4 broken marble stones, with initials or letters on them, not sure what they went too. George W. Griffin b. Jan 7, 1844 d. April 21, 1906 Narcissa Griffin b. Feb 5, 1842 d. July 29, 1925 George Thomas Griffin b. Aug 29, 1875 d. Mar 1, 1950 Double Stone: Earl Griffin b. 1900 d. 1968 Edna R. Griffin b. 1913 d. 1989 Claude L. Griffin b. Aug 20, 1909 d. Dec 25, 1980 4th Row Cross no information Effie Dewitt Griffin b. Oct 28, 1890 d. Sep 28, 1983 Jesse M. Griffin b. Jan 2, 1868 d. Sep 27, 1934 Ella L. wife of J.M. Griffin b. Jan 24, 1873 d. April 25, 1900 John H. Griffin b. Dec 21, 1895 d. Dec 25, 1925 Robert F. Griffin b. Mar 15, 1906 d. June 26, 1940 Marble stone no information 5th Row Horace Thomas b. April 26, 1891 d. mar 23, 1971 Marble Stone with letter "G" only (two of them in a straight line West to East) Rev. Jordon Gaskins b. Oct 4, 1855 d. mar 22, 1883 Sarah Tusinda Gaskins b. 1881 d. 1883 Jessie Gaskins b. 1895 d. 1899 Henry Jordon Gaskins b. May 2, 1877 d. Feb 25, 1931 James Sylvester Gaskins b. Dec 9, 1874 d. Feb 21, 1945 Marble Stone with letter "G" only (two of them in a straight line West to East) Baby: Victoria Vivian daughter of R.P. & J.E. Owen b. Nov 11, 1904 d. May 13, 1905 Baby: Elbert Marion son of R.P. & J.E. Owen b. Jan 12, 1882 d. Mmay 3, 1883 Baby: Infant son of R.P. & J.E. Owen b. June 23, 1886 d. June 25, 1886 Baby: Sallie Estell daughter of R.P. & J.E. Owen b. July 28, 1890 d. June 8, 1891 Baby: Mary Bernice daughter of R.P. & J.E. Owen b. June 23, 1886 d. Mar 18, 1887 Baby: Robert Polk son of R.P. & J.E. Owen b. Aug 13, 1896 d. May 15, 1894 William D. Owen b. Dec 21, 1899 d. Mar 8, 1920 Pauline Beckham 1922 (no indication if this was birth or death, mostly likely death) Josephine E. Owen b. Nov 24, 1861 d. Mar 16, 1949 Robert P. Owen b. Dec 10, 1851 d. Oct 13, 1928 6th Row Richard E. Prescott b. Sep 17, 1929 d. Mar 30, 1969 C.S. Prescott b. 1924 d. 1929 James A. Prescott b. 1925 d. 1927 Sarale Prescott b. 1937 d. 1944 Girl Prescott b. 1942 d. ? (date missing) Mary May Martin b. May 29, 1919 d. June 4, 1919 7th Row Mary M. Martin June 1932 (at foot of Mary M. Martin d. 1919) 8th Row Mary Suzanna Crosby b. Dec 16, 1882 d. Feb 3, 1940 Martha J. Tilson b. 1865 d. 1945 J.C. Tilson b. Jan 16, 1840 d. Oct 31, 1921 Mary Ann wife of Daniel T. Moore b. Mar 26, 1839 d. Sep 12, 1922 Daniel T. Moore b. Mar 7, 1825 d. Oct 25, 1901 J.C. Crosby b. Sep 22, 1878 d. Jan 6, 1938 Double Stone: John D. Moore b. 1860 d. 1933 Lauretta A. Moore b. 1860 d. 1936 Stone: only base, top portion is missing 9th Row Mollie Bryant b. 1852 d. 1884 Baby: Leonie O. daughter of J.D. & L.A. Moore b. Jan 10, 1887 d. Dec 3, 1890 Martha A. Davis b. 1826 d. 1883 Mary Davis b. 1802 d. 1880 Billie Dickson b. 1879 d. 1881 John son of W.E. & Catherine King b. 1857 d. 1868 Radford son of W.E. & Catherine King b. 1858 d. 1867 10th Row Double Stone: Annie wife of W.A. Dewitt b. Aug 29, 1852 d. June 26, 1914 W.A. Dewitt b. April 8, 1846 d. Jun 29, 1913 Irene no information Mary no information Baby no information Robert T. Ritter b. Oct 20, 1941 d. June 8, 1942 Name Plate no information Locs?? Ritter b. ? d. 191? (this plate had been damaged) David L. Ritter b. 1869 d. 1937 ? Ritter b. ? d. 1909 James -----M b. 1894 d. 1949? (plate only shows 149) Robert T. Ritter b. Mar 3, 1920 d. Aug 28, 1868 11th Row Stone slab: Baby Wood b. Oct 8, 1935 d. unreadable Jessie E. Cooley b. Jan 28, 1886 d. Oct 15, 1916 Sweetie daughter of J.R. & E.C. Roberts b. Dec 31, 1892 d. Oct 8, 1893 Zona E. daughter of J.R. & E.C. Roberts b. Dec 30, 1880 d. Oct 30, 1881 James H. Brown b. 1911 d. 1975 Stone no information Cochran babies b. 1907 d. 1907 12th Row Millis son of Joab & Missouri Collins b. Sep 9, 1883 d. Aug 23, 1884 Joab Collins b. Oct 11, 1857 d. May 16, 1898 Fatamee Collins Logee b. April 1, 1861 d. Dec 3, 1948 Jane E. Collins b. May 27, 1834 d. June 18, 1914 William Collins b. Oct 5, 1830 d. Feb 23, 1908