13 Oma Mae Collins

13Oma Mae Collins

Key Facts

Parents:	26Henderson Collins 27Sarah Quinn
Born:	20 October 1908 Georgia
Died:	10 August 1960 1222 James Street, Macon, Georgia
Buried:	Carr Station Cemetery, Hancock County, Georgia Coordinates: N33.20753 W83.10418

13Oma Mae Collins was born in Georgia1-4 on 20 October 19085,6 to parents 26Henderson Collins1,5,6 and 27Sarah Quinn.2,5,6

I have a few photos of 13Omie. I've colorized, enhanced, cropped, and shrunk the images below; use the sliders to see the images in their more original appearance, or see my original, lossless-quality scans here .

I have a few photos of 13Omie. I've cropped and shrunk the images below; see my original, lossless-quality scans here .

12Henry and 13Omie

From left to right: Henry Lamon Smith, Larue, Larry Daniel Smith, and 13Omie

The 1910 census shows 13Omie with her family in Hancock County.1

1910: 13Omie's family in militia district 116 (map), Hancock County, Georgia. Full page.1

13Omie's father died when she was young. The 1920 census shows her living with her widowed mother.2

13Omie's family still in militia district 116. Full page.2

13Omie married 12Henderson Collins on 19 June 1926 in Baldwin County. For more information on their marriage, time together, and divorce, see his profile since that information won't be repeated here.

During an interview in 2016, 13Omie's children Joyce and 6

[redacted, 6]

To protect my privacy and security, the names of certain close relatives have been redacted.

This individual is my maternal grandfather (ahnentafel #6).

explained that 13Omie moved to Milledgeville after the divorce.8

Joyce: And when they were getting a divorce, y'all moved into uh, over there [... unclear]

[6]
To protect my privacy and security, the names of certain close relatives have been redacted.
This individual is my maternal grandfather (ahnentafel #6).

: Bowden Homes

Joyce: Huh?

[6]: Bowden Homes

Joyce: And uh, and y'all had, Momma had that house built up there in Milledgeville after that.

[6]: Mm-hmm

They also explained that 13Omie couldn't do much outside the home.8

[6]: Mama tried work, but she wasn't able.
[redacted, 3]
To protect my privacy and security, the names of certain close relatives have been redacted.
This individual is my mother (ahnentafel #3).

: She wasn't able, so she didn't really work?

[6]: Nu-unh.

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Joyce: See Momma didn't drive.

[6]: Momma couldn't drive. At all.

In December 1956 she wrote two letters to her son Thomas, who was at a V.A. hospital in Tennessee, about arrangements for him to come for Christmas. You can see facsimiles of those two letters here: 9 December and 17 December 1956.9,10

Excerpt from a letter 13Omie wrote on 9 December 1956. Full page.9

13Omie had a stroke and died on 10 August 1960.5 Her obituary11 and death certificate5 are copied below. I also have a copy of the bulletin from her funeral service.12

13Omie is buried in Carr Station Cemetery, Hancock County, Georgia at coordinates N33.20753 W83.10418. Below are photos of her tombstone.6

Sources Cited:

1: 1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 116, Hancock County, Georgia. Enumeration district 16, sheet 9B, dwelling 183, family 188, Henderson Collins household. NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 197. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRNN-2S3?i=17&cc=1727033&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AML28-L3S>.

2: 1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 116, Hancock County, Georgia. Enumeration district 38, sheet 13A, family 222, Sallie E. Collins household. NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 258. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R66-SRV?i=24&wc=QZJP-64V%3A1036472801%2C1037132601%2C1038657601%2C1589332571&cc=1488411>, accessed 30 November 2020.

3: 1930 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 321, Baldwin County, Georgia. Enumeration district 5-8, sheet 6A, dwelling 97, family 99, Henry Smith household. NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 336. Internet Archive, <https://archive.org/details/georgiacensus00reel336/page/n1000/mode/1up>, accessed 2 May 2020.

4: 1940 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 1085, Bibb County, Georgia. Enumeration district 11-73, sheet 12B, family 281, Henry I. Smith household. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9M1-49TW?i=23&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AK722-S47>.

5: Bibb County, Georgia death certificate 18723 for Oma M. C. Smith, who died 10 August 1960.

6: Tombstone of Omie Mae Smith, coordinates N33.20753 W83.10418, Carr Station Cemetery, Hancock County, Georgia. Photograph taken by 1Bryant Knight, circa 2012.

7: Several undated photographs of 13Omie, provided to me by her son Henry Lamon Smith on 17 September 2011. Some are from original photographs, and some are from mere copies. The photos shown above are modified from their original appearance. You can see my original, raw scans here.

An interview at the home of 6

[6]

To protect my privacy and security, the names of certain close relatives have been redacted.

This individual is my maternal grandfather (ahnentafel #6).

(159 Fox Hill Rd SW, Milledgeville, Georgia; coordinates N33.038169 W83.293170) on 30 October 2016. I recorded the interview and later transcribed selected segments. There were six people participating in the discussion:

[6]

To protect my privacy and security, the names of certain close relatives have been redacted.

This individual is my maternal grandfather (ahnentafel #6).

, his wife

[redacted, 6w]

To protect my privacy and security, the names of certain close relatives have been redacted.

This individual is the wife of maternal grandfather. The first letter of her first name is F.

[3]

To protect my privacy and security, the names of certain close relatives have been redacted.

This individual is my mother (ahnentafel #3).

, 1Bryant Knight and his wife

[redacted, W]

To protect my privacy and security, the names of certain close relatives have been redacted.

This individual is my wife.

, and Joyce Sweat (sister of

[6]

To protect my privacy and security, the names of certain close relatives have been redacted.

This individual is my maternal grandfather (ahnentafel #6).

9: Handwritten letter to "Mr. Thomas M. Smith C-15406897, V.A. Hospital, Murfreesboro, Tenn.," signed "Mother" 9 December 1956 in Milledgeville, Georgia. Facsimile provided to me by Henry Lamon Smith (brother of Thomas M. Smith) on 14 September 2011.

10: Handwritten letter to "Thomas M. Smith C-15406897, V.A. Hospital, Murfreesboro, Tenn.," signed "Mother" on 17 December 1956 in Milledgeville, Georgia. The envelope is labeled with the return address as Route 3, Box 340, Milledgeville, Georgia. Facsimile provided to me by Henry Lamon Smith (brother of Thomas M. Smith) on 14 September 2011.

11: "Mrs. Oma Mae Smith," Macon Telegraph (Macon, Georgia), 12 August 1960, page 34, 4th column, near the bottom of the page.

12: Printed bulletin for the funeral service of Mrs. Oma Mae Smith, who died 10 August 1960. Paper copy provided to me by her son Henry Lamon Smith on 14 September 2011.