Byron Sylvester Collett

Male 1902 - 1971  (69 years)


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  • Name Byron Sylvester Collett 
    Born 28 Jan 1902  Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Dec 1971  Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 9 Dec 1971  Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2196  My Family Tree | Collett-Williams
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2015 

    Father Sylvanus Collett,   b. 15 Dec 1866, Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1932, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Sarah Elizabeth Simkins,   b. 12 Oct 1865, Beaver, Beaver, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1902, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1866  Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clela Huffman,   b. 27 Mar 1904, Granite, Greer, Oklahoma Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1992  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1929  Gusher, Uintah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F784  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jan 1902 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Sep 1929 - Gusher, Uintah, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Dec 1971 - Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 9 Dec 1971 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Sylvanus Collett's Funeral
Family Photograph
    Sylvanus Collett's Funeral Family Photograph
    April 29, 1932
    From Left to Right:
    Howard Collett, Wiley Collett, Edna Collett, Byron Collett, Edith Collett, Alice Snow, and Orin Collett
    Collett Siblings in 1956
    Collett Siblings in 1956
    Top L to R - Orin, Wiley, Byron
    Middle - Alice
    Bottom - Edna, Carl
    Byron Sylvester Collett
    Byron Sylvester Collett
    The youngest son of Sylvester and Sarah Elizabeth Collett; born in 1902, died in 1971
    Byron and Clela Collett with Children
    Byron and Clela Collett with Children
    Family of Sylvanus Collett
    Family of Sylvanus Collett
    Byron, Alice (children of Sylvanus and Sarah);
    Howard, Edna, Edith, and Carl (children fo Sylvanus and Ethelwynne)

    Histories
    A Letter about Sylvanus Collett
    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."
    Memories of Sylvanus (Vean) S. Collett
    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."