Sylvester Daniel Collett

1866 - 1889  (22 years)

• Name	Sylvester Daniel Collett
  Born	15 Dec 1866	Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
  Gender	Male
  Buried	May 1889	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico   [1]
  Died	5 May 1889	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  Person ID	I2129	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 - 15 Dec 1866 - Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Buried - May 1889 - Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Died - 5 May 1889 - Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		The Twin Brothers Sylvester (Left) and Sylvanus (Right) Collett Photo taken in 1868
  		Sylvester Collett Photo taken in 1886

  
  

  Documents

  The Death of Sylvester Collett Letter written by Elder John D. Rogers to Reuben Collett, Sylvester's father, about the death of his son. This letter was sent to the Deseret Evening News to be printed with the heading of, "Elder Collett's Death" and was dated 18 May 1889. Sylvester died of typhoid on his mission in Mexico.

  
  

  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

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Fausett/McKee Family History, Robert Bruce Dunbar, Jr. (Reliability: 0). Sylvester D. Collett Birth: Unknown Death: May 5, 1889 Note: Loc: E 3 5 10 Adult USA Burial: Mexico City National Cemetery, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Plot: 404 Created by: Deathbecomezher Record added: July 08, 2007 "Sylvester Daniel Collett, son of Reuben Collett and Elthurah Roseltha Merrill. Born 15 December 1866 in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, USA." Crystal Burnham