Thomas F. Collins (recording secretary, Silver Bow county AOH, 1912; Division 3)
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Thomas F. Collins (recording secretary, Silver Bow county AOH, 1912; Division 3)

Also known as: T. F. Collins, Tom Collins, Thomas Collins

family confidence: 0 — not family / context

The Daily Missoulian of 18 Aug 1914 prints a 'Thomas J. Collins' (J clear) among the Butte AOH delegates: perhaps a misprint for this man, perhaps another; not linked (70). Not the Walkerville Democratic delegate Thomas Collins of 1904 (no link), Neil Collins of Anaconda (state secretary 1912), Mrs. Martha Collins (relationship not stated) or Miss Lavina Collins (1920).

Facts

Each fact shows how sure the archive is of it (0–100) and the sources it rests on.

Residence:
Butte, Montana
DateFactConf.Sources
1911-06-12event · helped decorate the pavilion for the Irish-American ball ('Tom Collins') (Butte, Montana)

Butte Daily Post, 13 Jun 1911.

801911-06-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2
1911-06-12membership · county hosting committee of the Irish-American ball ('Thomas Collins'), with James J. Murphy (Butte, Montana)

Same report.

851911-06-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2
1912-07-21membership · dance hall committee and judge, United Irish societies' picnic ('T. F. Collins') (Gregson Hot Springs)

Butte Miner, 21 Jul 1912 (proofed).

901912-07-21 — The Butte Miner, p.8
1912-10-13office · recording secretary of the Silver Bow county Hibernians, elected with James J. Murphy as president (Centerville (district of Butte))

Two papers; the F is clear at 3x in the Miner (proof).

1001912-10-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7; 1912-10-14 — The Butte Miner, p.6
1913-01-08office · recording secretary, Division 3 (installed by James J. Murphy as county president) (Centerville (district of Butte))

Anaconda Standard, 9 Jan 1913 (image-checked).

951913-01-09 — The Anaconda Standard, p.11
1915-03-17membership · Pallas hall floor committee for the St. Patrick's night dances ('Tom Collins') (Butte, Montana)

Butte Miner, 16 Mar 1915; the Pallas hall committees were drawn from Division 3 officers.

801915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3

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  • 1911-06-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2IRISH-AMERICAN BALL A SUCCESS
    role: hosting_committee_member · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Thomas Collins

    Identity: County hosting committee with James; the same report's 'Tom Collins' (decorations) is taken as the same man.

  • 1912-07-21 — The Butte Miner, p.8UNITED IRISH SOCIETIES OF BUTTE TO PICNIC AT GREGSON SPRINGS TODAY
    role: dance_hall_and_judge · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: T. F. Collins

    Identity: Same initials as the county recording secretary.

  • 1912-10-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7JAMES J. MURPHY IS COUNTY PRESIDENT OF THE HIBERNIANS
    role: recording_secretary_elected · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Thomas F. Collins

    Identity: County officer with James.

  • 1912-10-14 — The Butte Miner, p.6HIBERNIANS CHOOSE OFFICERS AT MEETING / James J. Murphy Heads the Organization for the Ensuing Term.
    role: recording_secretary_elected · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Thomas F. Collins

    Identity: Same election, second paper.

  • 1912-12-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book11 Dec 1912: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co Pres James Murphy in the chair'
    role: named · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Thomas Collins

    Identity: Printed name 'Thomas Collins' matches this record's name exactly and no other record carries it; the record's other sources place him with James in Butte's Hibernian bodies. Mechanical match on the Sonnet transcription of 13 Sept 2026, not proofed against the image (estimate, Claude, 4 Oct 2026).

  • 1913-01-09 — The Anaconda Standard, p.11JOINT INSTALLATION HELD BY HIBERNIANS
    role: hibernian_div_3_rec_sec · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: T. F. Collins

    Identity: Division 3 recording secretary.

  • 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3IRISH VOLUNTEERS TO PARADE IN THEIR CIVILIAN ATTIRE
    role: pallas_hall_floor_committee · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Tom Collins

    Identity: Division 3 hall committee; short form of the name.

Person ID: person_thomas_f_collins_butte_aoh