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Photos | ![]() | The Twin Brothers Sylvester (Left) and Sylvanus (Right) Collett Photo taken in 1868 |
![]() | Sylvanus Collett Photo taken in 1886 | |
![]() | Sylvanus and Ethelwynne Collett | |
![]() | Sylvanus Collett 1931 | |
![]() | Collett Siblings Charles, Sylvanus, and Adelbert, and Julia, children of Reuben and Elthura Collett. | |
![]() | Family of Sylvanus Collett Byron, Alice (children of Sylvanus and Sarah); Howard, Edna, Edith, and Carl (children fo Sylvanus and Ethelwynne) | |
![]() | Sylvanus and Sarah Collet Family, 1891 Sarah Elizabeth, Sylvanus, Annie Elthura, and Wiley Sylvanus |
Documents | ![]() | Our Pioneers Newspaper Article Featuring Sylvanus Collett, son of Reuben and Elthurah Merrill Collett. |
![]() | Sylvanus Collett's Funeral Program 29 April 1932 | |
![]() | Sylvanus Collett and the Pomegranate Newspaper article dated 24 October 1903 | |
![]() | Sylvanus Collett Selected for Jury Duty In the year of 1903 Sylvanus was selected for jury duty and "Mrs. Belcher" was visiting family in Bountiful and Idaho. | |
![]() | Sylvanus Collett sells 26 1/2 acres in Mill Ward Newspaper article | |
![]() | Sylvanus Collett's Obituary Survivors listed: R.S. and A.T. Collett of Salt Lake; Charles of Bennington, Idaho; Mrs. Julia Postma of Smithfield; Mrs. Princetta Bills of Meeker; Clarence of Murray; George Collett of Salt Lake and Mrs. Roseltha Neilson of Sandy. Ethelwynne, Howard, Carl, Edna, and Edith are listed as well. | |
![]() | Sylvanus Collett, State Road Agent for Uintah County Newspaper article about bridges being built around the Uintah County under the direction of Sylvanus Collett. Dated 27 November 1914. |
Headstones | ![]() | Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family View 1. This headstone has the names of Sylvanus, his wives Ethelwynne and Sarah, Annie E. and Claud S. Collett engraved on it. Individual markers are also there for Sylvanus, Ethelwynne, and Claude. Find A Grave Memorial #34881330 Plot: Plot: BH118.00_L1_S1 |
![]() | Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family View 2. Anne E. Collett, 1890-1892 Plot: Plot: BH118.00_L1_S1 | |
![]() | Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family View 3. Claud S. Collett, 1911-1912 Plot: Plot: BH118.00_L1_S1 | |
![]() | Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family View 4. Ethelwynne Collett, 1876-1962 Plot: Plot: BH118.00_L1_S1 | |
![]() | Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family View 5. Sarah E. Collett, 1865-1902 Plot: Plot: BH118.00_L1_S1 | |
![]() | Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family View 6. Sylvanus Collett, 1866-1932 Plot: Plot: BH118.00_L1_S1 | |
![]() | Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family View 7. "Collett" Plot: Plot: BH118.00_L1_S1 | |
![]() | Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family View 8. Annie E. Collett, 1890-1892 Claud S. Collett, 1911-1912 Ethelwynne Collett, 1876-1962 Plot: Plot: BH118.00_L1_S1 | |
![]() | Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family View 9. Sylvanus Collett, 1866-1932 Sarah E. Collett, 1865-1902 Plot: Plot: BH118.00_L1_S1 | |
![]() | Individual Marker for Sylvanus Collett 1866-1932 Find A Grave Memorial #34881330 Plot: Plot: BH118.00_L1_S1 |
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." |
![]() | Biography of Sylvanus Collett 1866-1932 A compilation of memories from Sylvanus' family members. | |
![]() | Memories of Sylvanus (Vean) S. Collett By his daughter Edna Collett Raines in 1996 An Excerpt: "Papa was an old country dentist, in that he had some forceps to pull teeth. All the neighbors would bring their children up to get their teeth pulled out... He told the story of a man who met him in this buggy and asked him to pull his tooth. He said, 'I'll scream and yell, but don't quit pulling until it is out.' So Papa straddled him and pulled. Yes, the man screamed and yelled, but finally the tooth came out. Then the man quit yelling and said, 'You darn fool, you pulled out the wrong one!' So he had to pull the right aching one." | |
![]() | A Letter about Sylvanus Collett A 1968 letter written by Bryron to his sister Alice Snow containing memories of their father. An Excerpt: "We never had to work on Sunday more than to take care of the water and the cows but I can remember one Sunday when there was some sickness going around and there wasn't any church meetings. Father and Alley Anderson had some kind of trouble. I don't know just what, but they weren't the best of friends but this one Sunday morning when we had had breakfast Father said to me, "We don't work on Sunday much but there isn't any church today. Mr. Anderson cut that big patch of hay and now he is sick in bed. I don't think it would hurt much if you put the harness on the horse and went and raked it for him. It will be to dry tomorrow. ... After that Father and Mr. Anderson became good friends." | |
![]() | 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 |
Name | Sylvanus Collett | |
Born | 15 Dec 1866 | Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Died | 29 Apr 1932 | Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States ![]() |
Buried | 2 May 1932 | Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States ![]() |
Person ID | I2164 | My Family Tree | Collett-Williams |
Last Modified | 21 Jul 2015 |
Father | Reuben Collett, b. 19 Jul 1839, Pendock, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom ![]() ![]() | |
Mother | Elthura Roseltha Merrill, b. 13 Sep 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA ![]() ![]() | |
Married | 17 Jan 1861 | Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States ![]() |
Family ID | F769 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified | 21 Jul 2015 | |
Family ID | F783 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 | Sarah Elizabeth Simkins, b. 12 Oct 1865, Beaver, Beaver, Utah Territory, United States ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
Married | 2 Jun 1866 | Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona, USA ![]() |
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Last Modified | 21 Jul 2015 | |||||||||||
Family ID | F782 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 3 | Ethelwynne Stringham, b. 25 Jul 1876, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Teritory, United States ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
Married | 20 Jan 1904 | |||||||||||
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Last Modified | 21 Jul 2015 | |||||||||||
Family ID | F781 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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