This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: madehlinne Surnames: Ryder, Collins, Silverwood, McPherson, Godefory, Fairchild Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.stlouis/10083.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Edward-- OK--here's more info!! My additions are included in brackets. [] I believe that ANN C. RYDER was ANN COLLINS RYDER. I didn't find a marriage listed between an "Ann Collins & --- Ryder", but it wasn't because I wasn't looking! "Ann C. Ryder buried in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis MO 63115. LOT#48 in SECTION #3. LOT OWNER: Owen Collins. ---list of all buried in LOT#48--- GR.No. Name. Date of Burial -(1. Bridget Collins 9/25/1845 [This MAY be a daughter of Owens and Catherine H. Collins.] -(2. Catherine H. Collins 3/10/1886 [d. 8 March 1886 at 8 a.m. at 80 yrs. 5 mos. 8 days; b. Maine; widow. If you figure backwards, then she was born 31 Dec. 1805.] -(3. Child of B. Collins 12/26/1887 [burial notice only in 12/26/1887 edition of St. Louis Post-Dispatch] -(4. Bernard Collins 8/02/1889 [d. 31 July 1889 at 6 mos.; meningitis] -(5. Ann C. Ryder 9/04/1890 -(6. UNKNOWN --------- -(--- Owen Collins (ad.) 9/19/1872 [Owen prob. b. abt. 1786 in Ireland; see census report below.] -(7. Florence Collins 9/24/1894 [d. at 11 mos.] -(8. Mary Collins 3/31/1899 -(9. Barney Collins 6/20/1901 [obit. of BERNARD COLLINS in 6/18/1901 edition of St. Louis Post-Dispatch] -(10. Mary T. Silverwood 7/10/1923 [d. 7 July 1923 at City Sanitarium age: 77 yrs. 11 mos. 29 days occ: house work cause of death: atherosclerosis {hardening of the arteries} date of birth: 10 July 1845, St. Louis residing at 793a Bayard Ave. at time of death. F: unknown; b. DUBLIN* M: unknown; b. MO.] *I find it interesting that whoever was giving the informaton didn't know her father's name but knew that he'd been born in Dublin! -(11. Catherine Collins Godefory 2/07/1964 -(12. Marion C. Fairchild [CSK] 4/02/1992 -(13. Richard J. Fairchild [CSK] 1/12/2004--" DR. WILLIAM F. SILVERWOOD d. at 84 yrs. 10 mos. 3 days on 26 July 1923 [!! You'll note that this is only 19 days after Mary, his wife, died.] residence: 4435 West Pine St. b. 23 Sept. 1838 in PA; F: James Silverwood, b. PA; M: Elizabeth McPherson, b. PA. occ: physician BUR: National Cemetery--there's only one: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis Co., MO. Informant: Mrs. Jno. Zuhorsky; r. 4435 West Pine [Is this possibly a daughter of a first marriage? Remember, both he and Mary were quite a bit older than average when they married in 1912.] --BTW, these death certificates are online at www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/default.asp. You can search for them and even print them off for your records. FREE!! Great site! 1870 Census MO St. Louis County; Central Twp.; 20 July 1870; P. O. Creve Coeur. COLLINS Owens 84; M; W; Val. of Prop.: $26,300; pers. prop. $600; occ: Farmer; b. IRE; F: foreign born; M: foreign born ------ Catherine 66; F; W; Keeping house; b. Mass. O'Connor Mary 20; F; W; [no relationship listed--she may have been a widowed daughter or a servant.]b. MO. O'Connor John 1; M; W; b. MO COLLINS BERNARD 38 M; W; Farmer; b. MO. 1900 Census St. Louis County; Central Twp.; 16 June 1900; Sup'r Dist. 10; E. D. 116 BERNARD COLLINS Head W M; born: July 1833; 66; Wd.; occ: farmer; b.: MO; F: b. IRE; M: b. IRE. OWEN son W W; b.: Feb. 1887; 13; at school; attended school: 6 mos. MARY daughter; W F; b.: May 1890; 10; at school; attended school 9 mos.; 10 CATHERINE daughter; W F; b.: {blank in original}[abt. 1891]8 FRANCIS (sic; Frances) daughter; W F; b.: {blank also} [abt. 1893]; 6 JOSEPH son; W M; b.: Oct. 1895; 4 *There is also another death notice for a Bernard Collins: b. 21 April 1890; d. 1 Aug. 1890 at 7 mos.; meningitis. Madehlinne Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.