Florence Elizabeth COLLIS

1871 - 1945  (74 years)

• Name	Florence Elizabeth COLLIS
  Born	8 Jan 1871	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Portrait Artist
  _MARNM	Gates
  _UID	93AA095384EFDD43906D3842313909E1F7C4
  Died	9 Jan 1945	Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States   [1]
  Buried	Union Cemetary, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States
  Person ID	I299	SteveParker
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	William COLLIS,   b. 20 May 1826, Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, England ,   d. 3 Feb 1900, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Anne Esther RANDALL,   b. 13 Mar 1828, 77 London Rd, Southwark, Surrey, England ,   d. 3 Jan 1918, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States  (Age 89 years)
  Married	18 Nov 1852	Saint Pauls Church, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
  _UID	9ADEF9BE53C19945A6ACBACCAFAEE396CFDA
  Notes	England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 Name: William Collis Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Age: 26 Birth Date: 1826 Marriage Date: 18 Nov 1852 Marriage Place: St. Paul, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Father: Christopher Aus...Ett Collis Spouse: Ann Esther Randall FHL Film Number: 1966291 Reference ID: it 1, pg 190, rn 379
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Merville Elwood GATES,   b. 3 Aug 1876, Kansas, United States ,   d. 10 Jun 1933, , Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 56 years)
  Married	26 Jul 1903	, Contra Costa, California, United States
  _UID	9DF1163E15081E46843237D092B629B24385
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Berry Street, 6 am !NOTE: In 1900 at age 29, Florence was listed in the San Francisco directory at 21 Elgin Park as an artist. In 1901 she was at the same address as a portrait artist. It is said that she ran into the burning building during the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 to cut out of the frame, the childhood painting of her mother, Ann Randall Collis. On 21 March 1921 Florence was living in Brentwood, California. She married at age 32 and had no children. Dorothy Phillips told me that Florence was an artist for Universal Studios. (Barbara thinks she worked for Disney Studios) She died at age 74 in 1945 in Stockton, CA. 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Florence E Gates Age: 47 Birth Year: abt 1873 Birthplace: California Home in 1920: Brentwood, Contra Costa, California Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Merville E Gates Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Merville E Gates 43 Farmer owns house Florence E Gates 47 1930 United States Federal Census about Elwood M Gates Name: Elwood M Gates Home in 1930: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California (West 4th St. #323) Age: 53 Estimated birth year: abt 1877 Birthplace: Kansas Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Florence Race: White Occupation: Real Estate Broker, Military Service: yes, sp Rent/home value: rent 40 Age at first marriage: 25,23 Parents' birthplace: Massachusetts, New York Household Members: Name Age Elwood M Gates 53 Florence Gates 50 (Portrait artist) 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Florence Gates Respondent: Yes Age: 69 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: California Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California Street: North Swall Drive House Number: 120 Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California Residence in 1935: Same House Resident on farm in 1935: No Sheet Number: 1A Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 6 Occupation: Artist Portrait Nonriative House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 38 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year Weeks Worked in 1939: 8 Income: 150 Income Other Sources: Yes Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Florence Gates 69 California Death Index, 1940-1997 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5180&enc=1> Name: Florence E Gates [Florence E Collis] Social Security #: 0 Sex: FEMALE Birth Date: 8 Jan 1871 Birthplace: California Death Date: 18 Jan 1945 (age 74 years) Death Place: San Joaquin Mother's Maiden Name: Randall FATHER'S SURNAME: Collis registrar@askart.com (Veronika) http://www.askart.com/askart/g/florence_collis_gates/florence_collis_gates.aspx These Notes from AskART represent the beginning of a possible future biography for this artist. Please click here Born in California on Jan. 1, 1871. While in San Francisco in 1896-1900, Gates studied at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute. By the 1930s she was living in Beverly Hills. She died in San Joaquin County, CA on Jan. 18, 1945. Member: Calif. Society of Min. Painters. Exh: Calif.-Pacific Int'l Expo (San Diego), 1935; GGIE, 1939. Source:Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"City Directory; Death record.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] CA Death Index.