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Sylvanus Collett
1866 - 1932 (65 years)-
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 , 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
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 , d. 27 Feb 1902, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States (Age 36 years) Married 2 Jun 1866 Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Children 1. Wiley Sylvanus Collett, b. 8 May 1888, Vernal, Uintah, Utah Territory, United States , d. 7 May 1962, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 73 years)2. Annie Elthurah Collett, b. 5 Jun 1891, Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona Territory, United States , d. 27 Jun 1893 (Age 2 years)+ 3. Orin Collett, b. 3 Oct 1893, Vernal, Uintah, Utah Territory, United States , d. 11 Jan 1963, San Dimas, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 69 years)+ 4. Alice Collett, b. 11 Oct 1898, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States , d. 2 May 1990 (Age 91 years)5. Byron Sylvester Collett, b. 28 Jan 1902, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States , d. 5 Dec 1971, Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, USA (Age 69 years)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 , d. 12 Jul 1962, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States (Age 85 years) Married 20 Jan 1904 Children 1. Claude Stringham Collett, b. 29 Oct 1911, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States , d. 7 Feb 1912, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States (Age 0 years)2. Howard Samuel Collett, b. 11 Jul 1914, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States , d. 27 Jul 1996, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States (Age 82 years)3. Edna Collett, b. 2 Apr 1916, Maeser, Uintah, Utah, United States , d. 1 Jun 2006 (Age 90 years)4. Edith Collett, b. 1 Jul 1918, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States , d. 12 Mar 1990 (Age 71 years)5. Carl Stringham Collett, b. 10 Jun 1922, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States , d. 24 Dec 2004, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States (Age 82 years)Last Modified 21 Jul 2015 Family ID F781 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Married - 2 Jun 1866 - Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona, USA 
Born - 15 Dec 1866 - Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States 
Died - 29 Apr 1932 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Buried - 2 May 1932 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States = Link to Google Earth
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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
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Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family
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Anne E. Collett, 1890-1892
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Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family
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Claud S. Collett, 1911-1912
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Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family
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Ethelwynne Collett, 1876-1962
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Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family
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Sarah E. Collett, 1865-1902
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Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family
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Sylvanus Collett, 1866-1932
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Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family
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"Collett"
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Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family
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Annie E. Collett, 1890-1892
Claud S. Collett, 1911-1912
Ethelwynne Collett, 1876-1962
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Family Headstone of the Sylvanus Collett Family
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Sylvanus Collett, 1866-1932
Sarah E. Collett, 1865-1902
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Individual Marker for Sylvanus Collett
1866-1932
Find A Grave Memorial #34881330
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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