Orrin Collett

1882 - 1888  (6 years)

• Name	Orrin Collett
  Born	16 Jul 1882	Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona Territory, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Dec 1888	Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona Territory, United States
  Person ID	I2154	My Family Tree | Collett-Williams
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Reuben Collett,   b. 19 Jul 1839, Pendock, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 21 Jan 1920, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Elthura Roseltha Merrill,   b. 13 Sep 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 1915, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States  (Age 72 years)
  Married	17 Jan 1861	Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
  Family ID	F769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jul 1882 - Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona Territory, United States Died - 22 Dec 1888 - Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona Territory, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories		Biography of Sylvanus Collett Written by his brother, Charles M. Collett in 1965 at the age of ninety. An Excerpt: "Father sold his sheep and bought cattle, so he had 300 head. So RS and Vest became the cowboys. They drove all those cattle for six months thru desert infested Indian land. The water was so scarce, they had to keep a sharp lookout for water signs made by the Indians. The water holes often had a scum on it filled with wigglers, so it had to be strained thru a cloth, then boiled. ... One day the water sign was missed, so we had to travel two days and one night to find water, the cattle became crazy, one cow chased Vean and on the edge of a steep gully he managed to dodge her, she went down the hill to her death, he barely escaped."
  		Sylvanus Collett Biography A 1952 account of the life of Sylvanus Collett by his son Orin. An Excerpt: "In the month of April 1881, they (the family) answered the call to move to a new place. This time it was Arizona. At this time my father was fourteen years old and his brother Ruben was sixteen. They left Escalante with 200 head of cattle, 100 head of horses and three wagons and one thousand dollars in cash. Father and his brothers Ruben and Sylvester had to drive the loose cattle and horses. The country was rough and there were no roads for the wagons. It was slow and hard work. Many times the wagons had to be lowered down over the steep banks and sandstone ledges with ropes and saddle horses." - See more at: http://www.myfamilyonline.com/getperson.php?personID=I37&tree=T6#sthash.8LDbF6cI.dpuf