Byron Sylvester Collett

1902 - 1971  (69 years)

• Name	Byron Sylvester Collett
  Born	28 Jan 1902	Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Dec 1971	Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, USA
  Buried	9 Dec 1971	Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States
  Person ID	I2196	My Family Tree | Collett-Williams
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Sylvanus Collett,   b. 15 Dec 1866, Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States ,   d. 29 Apr 1932, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Simkins,   b. 12 Oct 1865, Beaver, Beaver, Utah Territory, United States ,   d. 27 Feb 1902, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States  (Age 36 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1866	Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
  Family ID	F782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clela Huffman,   b. 27 Mar 1904, Granite, Greer, Oklahoma Territory, United States ,   d. 31 Mar 1992  (Age 88 years)
  Married	11 Sep 1929	Gusher, Uintah, Utah, United States
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Jan 1902 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Married - 11 Sep 1929 - Gusher, Uintah, Utah, United States Died - 5 Dec 1971 - Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, USA Buried - 9 Dec 1971 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Sylvanus Collett's Funeral Family Photograph April 29, 1932 From Left to Right: Howard Collett, Wiley Collett, Edna Collett, Byron Collett, Edith Collett, Alice Snow, and Orin Collett
  		Collett Siblings in 1956 Top L to R - Orin, Wiley, Byron Middle - Alice Bottom - Edna, Carl
  		Byron Sylvester Collett The youngest son of Sylvester and Sarah Elizabeth Collett; born in 1902, died in 1971
  		Byron and Clela Collett with Children
  		Family of Sylvanus Collett Byron, Alice (children of Sylvanus and Sarah); Howard, Edna, Edith, and Carl (children fo Sylvanus and Ethelwynne)

  
  

  Histories		A Letter about Sylvanus Collett A 1968 letter written by Bryron to his sister Alice Snow containing memories of their father. An Excerpt: "We never had to work on Sunday more than to take care of the water and the cows but I can remember one Sunday when there was some sickness going around and there wasn't any church meetings. Father and Alley Anderson had some kind of trouble. I don't know just what, but they weren't the best of friends but this one Sunday morning when we had had breakfast Father said to me, "We don't work on Sunday much but there isn't any church today. Mr. Anderson cut that big patch of hay and now he is sick in bed. I don't think it would hurt much if you put the harness on the horse and went and raked it for him. It will be to dry tomorrow. ... After that Father and Mr. Anderson became good friends."
  		Memories of Sylvanus (Vean) S. Collett By his daughter Edna Collett Raines in 1996 An Excerpt: "Papa was an old country dentist, in that he had some forceps to pull teeth. All the neighbors would bring their children up to get their teeth pulled out... He told the story of a man who met him in this buggy and asked him to pull his tooth. He said, 'I'll scream and yell, but don't quit pulling until it is out.' So Papa straddled him and pulled. Yes, the man screamed and yelled, but finally the tooth came out. Then the man quit yelling and said, 'You darn fool, you pulled out the wrong one!' So he had to pull the right aching one."