5/1/1850 Coles Co, IL. Solomon was patentee on Coles Co land on thatd ate.
1/10/1851 Same place, again he was patentee.
9/24/1850 Coles Co, IL. He was living next door to brotherZachariah, a ccording to the census, with property =$300 but nooccupation. He and T hena were both 26 years old and had only babyJohn J at 6 months living w ith them.
7/2/1860 Morgan Twp, Coles Co, IL. Solomon, 35, was a farmer withpro perty worth $2300/80. Wife Poll was 29 and the children were JohnJ, 1 1, William A, 9, Elijah, 6, Hiram, 2, and Thomas, 5 months. Nextdoor w as the family of sister Fanny and David McAllister whilebrother Aaron l ived in the same township.
The 1850 census taker recorded his age as 26, making his birth year182 4.
Local history recorded:
"He suffered all the hardships and privations of frontier life, butwas k nown as a hard-working industrious and successful farmer, and atthe ti me of his death was held in high esteem in the township inwhich he liv ed."
The 1883 Coles Co Delinquent Tax List says the heirs of Sol. Collinsow ed $4.50 for 5 acres in Section 27.
Inscription:
Solomon Collins died 9 April 1861. Aged 38 years & 17 Days.
