Charles Merrill Collett

1875 - 1969  (93 years)

• Name	Charles Merrill Collett
  Born	4 Jun 1875	Bennington, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Feb 1969
  Buried	3 Mar 1969	Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States
  Person ID	I2159	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

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Elnora Munk,   b. 30 Aug 1877, Mantua, Box Elder, Utah, United States ,   d. 13 Jun 1957  (Age 79 years)
  Married	9 Mar 1898	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Fannie Bell Weeks,   b. 7 Aug 1879, Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont, United States ,   d. 6 Jan 1968, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  (Age 88 years)
  Married	22 Apr 1958	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Jun 1875 - Bennington, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States Married - 9 Mar 1898 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Married - 22 Apr 1958 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Buried - 3 Mar 1969 - Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Collett Siblings Charles, Sylvanus, and Adelbert, and Julia, children of Reuben and Elthura Collett.

  
  

  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