Corsicana, TX, United States
James L. Collins. Born in Weston, West Virginia, James Lawrence Collins (1883-1953) began his career in the petroleum industry at age fourteen. New oil discoveries in Texas brought him to the Corsicana area about 1923. He soon formed a partnership with two brothers, John and Robert Wheelock, and fou
nded the Wheelock & Collins Oil Co. Collins' business was instrumental in the development of the Corsicana field, the East Texas field, and other oil fields around the country. His success and experti
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