Mary Arthur Collins

(1866-1871)

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Mary Arthur Collins was born on November 14, 1866. She died on December 20, 1871, and was buried in St. Matthew's Churchyard in Hillsborough, NC.

Relatives

• Parents: George Pumpelly Collins (1835-1903) [1] and Annie Ruffin Cameron (1842-1915)  [1].
• Paternal grandparents: Josiah Collins, III and Mary Riggs.
• Maternal grandparents: Paul Carrington Cameron (1808-1891) and Anne Ruffin (1814-1897).
• Siblings:
  • two brothers, George William Kent Collins (1869-1946) and Paul Cameron Collins (1877-1961).
  • two sisters, Alice Ruffin Collins (1874-1958) and Henrietta Page Collins (1870-1955).
• Uncle: Josiah Collins, IV (1830-1890).
• Cousins: Althea Collins, Cadwallader Jones Collins, Lizzie Jones Collins (1871-1900), Mary Riggs Collins (1861-1912), Josiah Collins, V and Rebecca Allen Collins.

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).