Colin Carrell was born in February 1881.1 Colin Carrell's father was J. Edward Burns and his mother was Bette Shugart. His paternal grandparents were Caleb Burns and Jane Amanda Locke. He had a brother, and also a sibling of unknown gender named J. Edward and Burns. He was the oldest of the three children. He died at 5 months old on July 10th, 1881.1