Grant County, KY - Bios: Collins, James Alpheus, b. 1847 Tuesday, May 08, 2001 Submitted by: LJW0000@aol.com ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ From: Masonic Year Book and Directory State of Ohio. by John H. Brownell. 1894. I have no further information. Collins, James Alpheus. - Born in Grant County, Kentucky, February 20, 1847. Made a Mason in LaFayette Lodge No. 81, Cincinnati, Ohio, December 12, 1872; R.A. M., Kilwinning Chapter No. 97, Cincinnati, October 8, 1873; R. & S M., Kilwinning Council No. 52, Cincinnati, February 9, 1875; Knights Templar, Hanselmann Commandery No. 16, Cincinnati, January 20, 1874; Scottish Rite, Ohio Consistory, February 18, 1875; made a 33d by Sumpreme Council, N.M.J., February 20, 1888; Shrine, Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, November 28, 18881. Offices held-J.W. in Lodge; P.C.W. and T.I.M. in Council; J.W., S.W., Rec., Capt.-Gen., Generalissimo and E.C. in Commandery; Secretary of all the Scottish Rite bodies of Cinncinnati from December 20, 1879, to present time (July 1894); Secretary of Ohio Council of Deliberation from May 1, 1884, to 1894. Business-Secretary and Assistant General Manager of Cincinnati Street Railway Co., Cincinnati, OH