QUILT HISTORY STORIES
ELGIN, ILLINOIS
Collingbourne Mills and Virginia Snow Studios Story
Book 1 and Book 2
Susan Wildemuth, Atkinson, IL
Lists
Collingbourne Lineage (America)
1. Thomas (Pittman) Collingbourne (Junior)
Born: About 1824-25
Place of Birth: England
Death: 1897 (est)
Place of Death: Wisconsin
Occupation: Master Painter
Parents: Thomas Pittman Collingbourne (Senior)
and Hannah S.
Siblings: Frederick
(No information about other siblings)
Wife: Eliza
Eliza was born about 1828 in England.
Children:
Byron T. 1851 (Sarah Lord)
Emma 1856
Alice 1863
Albert 1865
Julia 1869
*There were other children who are not listed with some passing early infant death.
Special Note:
- Thomas Pittman Collingbourne (Senior)family immigrated to America, arriving in New York from Liverpool in 1840-50s.
- The Collingbourne family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Thomas (Senior) had been a sign painter, artist, and pub owner in Leicester.
- Thomas (Junior) and his brother Frederick were fancy painters and artists in Milwaukee.
- Thomas (Senior) died in Milwaukee about 1871.
2. Byron Thomas Collingbourne
Born: 1851
Place of Birth: Wisconsin
Death: Between 1900 and 1910
Place of Death: Illinois
Occupation: Painter and Advertising Agent
Parents: Thomas and Eliza Collingbourne
Siblings: (See under Thomas Collingbourne)
Wife: Sarah Lord
Sarah was born in 1856 in Wisconsin to Thomas and Mary
Lord. Sarah married Byron on December 15, 1875.
Children: (All born in Wisconsin)
Albert B. 1876 (Alice Spooner and Agnes Bang)
Gertrude 1878 (Chancey Foster)
3. Albert Byron Collingbourne
Born: November 18, 1876
Place of Birth: Wisconsin
Death: March 3, 1959
Place of Death: Elgin, Illinois
Occupation: Saleman and Thread Manufacturer
Owner Collingbourne Mills, Inc.
Parents: Byron and Sarah Collingbourne
Siblings: (See under Byron T. Collingbourne)
Wife: First - Alice Spooner Collingbourne
Alice was born about 1876 to Daniel and Jennie Farthing. She married Albert Collingbourne on November 18, 1897. They would later divorce.
Second - Agnes Bang Collingbourne
Agnes was born December 18, 1898 to Peter and Alvina Bang. She married Albert Collingbourne on December 15, 1920. She passed August 1986.
Children:
Alice (Spooner) Collingbourne
Roy Spooner 1900 (Passed 4 months and 21 days) Illinois
Raymond H. 1905 Illinois (approximate date)
Daniel S. 1909 Ohio
John Jack
“Jackie” 1912 Illinois
L. Frances 1914 Illinois
Agnes Bang Collingbourne (All Born in Illinois)
Mary A. October 22, 1921
Petrecia A. February 7, 1923
Margaret J. March 23, 1924
Carole J. April 22, 1925
Naomi A. March 6, 1927
Nancy March 6, 1927
Albert B. Jr. November 29, 1928 (B. stand for Byron)
Richard S. November 10, 1930 (S. stands for Strongman)
Thomas P. November 10, 1930 (P. stands for Peter)
Frank D. February 8, 1935 (D. stands for Dexter)
Source for Lineage Information
“1910 Census. Elgin, Kane , Illinois. Albert Collingbourne.” Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com..
“1930 Census. Elgin, Kane , Illinois. Albert Collingbourne.” Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com..
“A.B. Collingbourne – Obituary.” Daily Courier-News (Elgin, Illinois). 4 Mar. 1959.
Collingbourne, Richard. “Alice Collingbourne Winn.”
http://www.finestateart.com/artists/alice_collingbourne_winn 7 Feb. 2008 (underscores after Alice and after Collingbourne)
Collingbourne, Richard. Personal Correspondence with Author. 20 Mar. 2003. 8:29 p.m.
Collingbourne, Richard. Personal Correspondence with Author. 21 Mar. 2003.
Collingbourne, Richard. Personal Correspondence with Author. 24 Apr. 2006.
Collingbourne, Richard. Personal Correspondence with Author. 20 Apr. 2006. 12:19 p.m.
Collingbourne, Richard. Personal Correspondence with Author. 20 Apr. 2006. 5:15 p.m.
Collingbourne, Richard. Personal Correspondence with Author. 22 Apr. 2006. 2:01 p.m.
Collingbourne, Richard. Personal Correspondence with Author. 22 Apr. 2006. 2:23 p.m.
Collingbourne, Richard. Personal Correspondence with Author. 24 Apr. 2006. 2:41 p.m.
Collingbourne, Richard. Personal Correspondence with Author. 26 Apr. 2006. 5:24 p.m.
Collingbourne, Richard. “Ragg Family.” http://www.gencircles.com/clubs/world/australia/messages/read/316 7 Feb. 2008.
“Divorced Wife of Collingbourne to be Remarried.” Chicago Daily Tribune 26 Oct. 1922.
“Illinois Statewide Death Index 1916-1950. Sarah L. Collingbourne.” State of Illinois. (Springfield, Illinois). 12 Feb. 2008.
“Marriage Certificate – Albert B. Collingbounre and Agnes M. Bang.” State of Illinois. (Kane County). 2 May 2006.
“Marriage Certificate – Albert B. Collingbounre and Alice L. Spooner.” State of Illinois. (Cook County). 18 May 2006.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin City Directory. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1883.
Payne, Juanita. E-mails to author. Feb. 2008.
“Roy Spooner Collingbourne Obituary.” Chicago Daily Tribune 20 July, 1900.
“World War I Draft Card Registration Cards 1917-1918. Albert B. Collingbourne.” Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com..
Special Thanks to Juanita Payne.
Special Thanks to Richard Collingbourne.
