(Partial) Descendants of Samuel Collins Volume 5

Child of Cinthia Collins and Sam Maggard is:

167.     i.          FINLEY6 COLLINS, b. September 1876, Isom, Letcher Co., KY; d. December 13, 1949, Trace Fork, Letcher Co., KY.

75.  David5 Collins (Mary Jane4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born January 1875 in , KY.  He married Nancy.  She was born July 1880 in , KY.

Notes for David Collins:

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BIRTH:  s/o Jane (unmarried)

MARRIAGE: To Nancy, 3 children, 1 living in 1900 census Letcher Co.

           

Child of David Collins and Nancy is:

            i.          WATSON6 COLLINS, b. February 1900.

76.  John5 Collins (Mary Jane4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born January 1875 in , KY.  He married Parthena Hoghstan 1921.  She was born February 1878 in , VA.

Notes for John Collins:

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BIRTH:  s/o Mary J. Collins b. 1/1842.

CENSUS:  1900 Letcher Co., KY, 7 and 8 Jun 1900, Sheet 119A, Line 18, Dwelling

110, Family 111:  John Collins, Jan. 1875, 25, KKK; Parthenia, wife, Feb 1878,

22, mar. 8 years, 4 children born, 3 living, VKK; David, son, Dec 1893, 6;

William, son, May 1897, 3; Mary, dau, Aug 1899, 9/12; all children KKV; Mary

J., mother, Jan 1842, 58, wd., 1 child born, 1 living, KKK.

CENSUS:  1910, Letcher Co., KY:  John Collins 35; Perthany 34, mar. 17 yrs, 7 born, 7 living, VVV;  Dave 16; Willie 14; Mary 12; Larkin 8; Jim 6; Frankey (dau) 4; Johny 2; all children KKV

More About Parthena Hoghstan:

Burial: Collins Cem., Isom,  Letcher Co., KY

           

Children of John Collins and Parthena Hoghstan are:

            i.          EDD6 COLLINS, b. February 03, 1893, Letcher Co., KY; d. April 1969, Letcher Co., KY.

            ii.          DAVID COLLINS, b. December 1893, , KY.

            iii.         WILLIAM COLLINS, b. May 1897.

            iv.         MARY J. COLLINS, b. August 1899, , KY; m. JOSHUA COLLINS, April 21, 1919, Letcher Co., KY; b. May 1891.

Notes for MARY J. COLLINS:

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BIRTH:  1900 Census.

DEATH;  No date on stone; Cem. located 1/2 mile on left going toward

Whitesburg, on new road.

MARRIAGE: B-27, P-38.

More About MARY J. COLLINS:

Burial: Collins Cem., Isom,  Letcher Co., KY

Notes for JOSHUA COLLINS:

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BIRTH:  Tombstone, no date.

DEATH:  Same, no dates; located 1/2 mile on left going toward Whitesburg, on

new road.

MARRIAGE:  #1, B-25, P-58; #2, B-27, P-38.

More About JOSHUA COLLINS:

Burial: Collins Cem., Isom,  Letcher Co., KY

            v.         LARKIN COLLINS, b. August 01, 1902; d. May 1980, Versailles, Woodford, KY; m. HALLIE LANE, January 03, 1927, Letcher Co., KY; b. Abt. 1907.

Notes for LARKIN COLLINS:

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MARRIAGE:  B-54, P-15, he div.

Notes for HALLIE LANE:

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BIRTH:  Mar. Rec.

MARRIAGE:  B-54, P-15

168.     vi.         JAMES F. COLLINS, b. 1904; d. November 17, 1984, Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY.

169.     vii.        FRANKEY COLLINS, b. 1906, Letcher Co., KY.

            viii.       JOHNY COLLINS, b. 1908.

            ix.         COUGE COLLINS, b. February 16, 1911, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for COUGE COLLINS:

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BIRTH:  Birth Records.

            x.         MANDY COLLINS, b. November 20, 1915, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for MANDY COLLINS:

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BIRTH:  Birth Records.

77.  Margaret5 Collins (Finley4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born June 22, 1859.  She married John Sherman Gibson November 26, 1883 in Letcher Co., KY.  He was born October 07, 1866 in Tilly, Letcher Co., KY, and died May 22, 1948 in Jackhorn, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for Margaret Collins:

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BIRTH:  Father's Pension Record.

MARRIAGE:  B-6.

DEED:  31 Oct. 1901, P-212:  John S. Gibson to B. F. Holbrook:  This deed of conveyance made and entered into this 31st day of October 1901 between John S.

Gibson and wife Margaret Gibson, Thomas Collins & Elizabeth Collins his wife & Sanders Collins & Silvia Collins his wife all of Letcher County Ky parties of the first part and Benjamin F. Holbrook (Jesse) of Letcher County, KY party of the second part.

Witnesseth that said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of ($50) fifty dollars cash in hand paid receipt of which is hereby acknowledged & personal property to the value of one hundred & fifty ($150) dollars and the further sum of fifty (50) to be paid on Mar 15 1902 for which a promissory note is executed bearing even date herewith (by party of second part to parties of first part) do hereby sell and convey to the party of the ssecond part his heirs and assignees the following property towit:  A certain tract or parcel of land situated lying and being in Letcher County, KY on the waters of Smoot Cr, a tributary of the North Fork of KY river and bounded as follows towit: Beginning on a marked white oak standing on the left side of white oak branch about 8 or 10 steps from said branch and near the road below where said Sherman Gibson now lives then a northwest course up the hill to (3) three marked sourwoods on top of point, then with top of pooint then with top of point to a marked rock then leaving top of point an eastward course to a dogwood in the head of a drain then down said drain a southeast course to a beech standing near the mouth of a drain (that empties in on the left of said drain going down) then an east course in a direction crossing thepoint to a twin beech near a cross fence a conditional line between said Sherman Gibson and Thomas Collins, then down the hill and with said cross from to a marked maple standing on the left hand side of the main white oak branch then a straight line same east direction to the top of point on east side of said white oak hbranch and with the top of said point and down same a southward direction to a marked oak standing near the road then with the said couanty

road a west direction to the beginning so as to include all the land owned or claimed by said John Sherman Gibson and wife Margaret on said---(short line drawn)and to include all the land owned in said boundry by Thomas Collins and wife Elizabeth Collins which they now hold by title bond from Sanders Collins  and the actual title being in Sanders Collins & his wife Silvia they now join in this deed in order to pass the title to the said party of the second part and give him free and full possession of same.  Said Sanders Collins & wife just sign all of their interest in said boundary.

  To have and to hold the same together with all the appurtances thereunto belonging unto the party of the second part his heirs and assignees forever with the covenant of General Warranty.  Alien is retained upon the property hereby conveyed as security for the payment of the said unpaid purchase money.   In testimony whereof the party of the first part has hereunto subscribed their names the day and year aforesaid.  s/John S. Gibson, Margaret Gibson (her mark); Sanders Collins (his mark); Silvy Collins (her mark); Elizabeth Collins (her mark); Thomas Collins (his mark).

Notes for John Sherman Gibson:

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BIRTH:  Mothers statement when she gave affidavit for Thomas Collins, Jr., Civil War Pension Claimant.  She stated family came to Letcher following fall after John Sherman's birth; s/o Odias Denton Gibson, b. KY and Nancy Jackson Gibson, b. KY; died of Cardiac decompensation and failure due to Myocardial failure; far advanced TB, signed by W. C. Moskosky, MD, Fleming, KY.

DEATH:  Death Record; age 82, informant Noah Gibson, son, Neon, KY.

MARRIAGE:  B-2, 1861-1884.; Mar Rec. B-6.

CENSUS:  ?  Letcher Co., KY:  John Gibson, 18; Margaret, wife, 40. (don't see how this can be the same Margaret and John).  He is only 14 in 1880 but 34 in 1900).

CENSUS:  1880, Letcher Co., KY:  Denton Gibson, 45; Nancy, wife, 45; Martha, 21; Sherman, 14; Alice, 12; Mary 8; Dora 5.

CENSUS:  1900 Letcher Co., KY #262/264:  Sherman b. 10/1865, age 34, b. KY, farmer; Margaret, May 1864, 36, mar. 16 years, 8 children born, 8 living; Denton, father, b. Jan. 1835, age 65; Nancy (Thomas) mother, b. Feb. 1837, age 63, mar. 45 years, 12 children born, 9 living; Ida, dau, b. 9/1884, age 15; Dicy, dau, b. 5/1887, age 13; Malissa dau, b. 5/1890, age 10; Dora b. 4/1892, age 8; Noah b. 1/1893, age 7; Palley  son, b. 1/1894, age 6; John D. b. 12/1896, age 3; Nannie b. 10/1898 age 1.

Fam. History of Letcher Co., Vol. 1, P-292, lists children as follows: Ida; Nancy b. 1898 mar. Ellis Meade; John D.; Pal, mar. Maggie Strange; Noah; Pricie; Malissa; Cordelia mar. Willie Anderson; Arizona.

           

Children of Margaret Collins and John Gibson are:

            i.          ARIZONA6 GIBSON, m. LAFAYETTE BENTLEY, June 27, 1937.

            ii.          IDA GIBSON, b. September 1884, Letcher Co., KY.

            iii.         PRICY GIBSON, b. May 02, 1885, Letcher Co., KY; d. June 25, 1956; m. MANDER HALL.

            iv.         MALISSA GIBSON, b. May 1887, Letcher Co., KY; m. DAVID GIBSON, 1905.

            v.         DORA GIBSON, b. April 13, 1890, Letcher Co., KY; d. August 25, 1958; m. HAZADORE MULLINS, January 27, 1910.

            vi.         NOAH GIBSON, b. January 1893, Letcher Co., KY; d. September 12, 1949; m. MARTHA MEADE, 1914.

            vii.        PALLEY GIBSON, b. January 1894, Letcher Co., KY; m. MAGGIE STRANGE, May 30, 1916.

Notes for PALLEY GIBSON:

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BIRTH:  1900 Census, listed as Dau.

            viii.       JOHN D. GIBSON, b. December 25, 1896, Letcher Co., KY; d. February 03, 1959; m. MAVDE SLOAN, July 12, 1917.

Notes for JOHN D. GIBSON:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Records of Old Baptist Church, from the Internet.

GIBSON, John D. b: Dec 25 1896 d: Feb 3 1959, s/o Rev. Sherman and Margaret Gibson; md: Maudie SLOANE Jul 12 1917; 5 children, Virgil, Velma, Elmer, Homer and Gene; also leaving, one brother, and 4 sisters; Pallie, Arizona, Cordelia, Nannie, and Melissa. Member of the Old Regular Baptist Church.

            ix.         NANNIE GIBSON, b. October 1898, Letcher Co., KY.

            x.         CORDELIA GIBSON, b. September 27, 1902; d. June 28, 1971; m. WILLIAM ANDERSON.

78.  Julia Ann5 Collins (Finley4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born October 14, 1860 in KY.  She married James Garrett Hensley, Sr. November 20, 1883 in Letcher Co., KY.  He was born March 18, 1854 in Catrons Creek, Harlan Co., KY, and died March 27, 1924 in Harlan Co., KY.

Notes for Julia Ann Collins:

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BIRTH:  Father's pension papers.

MARRIAGE:  B-6.

Notes for James Garrett Hensley, Sr.:

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BIRTH:  From Wilson I. Hensley, gggs, 514 Treehaven Drive, Winchester, KY 40391

s/o Wilson and Letitia Earnest Hensley. 

MARRIAGE:  #1; #2, B-6; #3, Vol. 13, P-70; Mar. to Julia  Ann, B-6.

More About James Garrett Hensley, Sr.:

Name 2: James Garrett Hensley, Sr.

Burial: Hensley Cem., Martin's Fork, Harlan Co., KY

           

Children of Julia Collins and James Hensley are:

170.     i.          WILSON6 HENSLEY, b. December 04, 1885, Wise Co., VA; d. July 08, 1975, Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY.

171.     ii.          FINLEY MAJOR HENSLEY, b. November 1885, , KY; d. December 22, 1920, Letcher Co., KY.

172.     iii.         SINDY HENSLEY, b. Abt. 1888.

173.     iv.         POLLY ELIZABETH HENSLEY, b. 1892.

            v.         MARTHA HENSLEY, b. 1890; m. SAMUEL LAMBERT.

            vi.         PHILLIP HENSLEY.

174.     vii.        BURT HENSLEY, b. October 21, 1899, Harlan Co., KY; d. April 02, 1978.

175.     viii.       NICIE HENSLEY, b. 1891, Harlan Co., KY.

            ix.         DICEY HENSLEY.

Notes for DICEY HENSLEY:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Info. from Wilson Hensley on 7/22/2001.

DEATH:  Same; his aunt Bonnie Belle Hensley Adams stated she died young.

79.  Sallie5 Collins (Finley4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born July 11, 1862 in WhitesburgLetcher Co., KY, and died October 12, 1925 in Dorchester, Wise Co., VA.  She married William Buck Gibson January 20, 1880 in Letcher Co., KY.  He was born March 04, 1855 in Letcher Co., KY, and died December 04, 1917 in Dorchester, Wise Co., VA.

Notes for Sallie Collins:

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BIRTH:  Father's pension papers; Death cert. gives date of 7/20/1862.

DEATH:  Age 63 yrs, 2 mo, 22 dys. of uremia, nephritis.  Informant was Wm. B.

Gibson of Jones Creek, VA.; died Wise Co., dist of Gladevill, Dorchester, VA; Cert. #24063

MARRIAGE:  copy of Marriage Bond; B-5, P-254; According to Letcher Co., KY Fam.

History, Vol. 1, P-294, she also married Charles King; however, since she was

only 18 when she married and her husband gave her death information, the last

marriage is doubtful.

Notes for William Buck Gibson:

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BIRTH:  Tombstone; Death Certificate; s/o Elijah and Oma Sexton Gibson (mar.

1/16/1856 ), Both parents b. KY. Other children were Joseph, Rachel (who mar. Ambrose Hunley; both are buried on Colson grae yard, near old Will Collins farm.  Elijah was murdered by Civil War soldiers when they came to his houose and asked him to go bak with them in the fighting.  He refused and they shot and kiled him in his yard on Camp Branch.  He refused because Oma was dying with TB.  This info. given to Lona Ward gibson by Mattie Profitt of Camp Branch who told her this story before she died.  Info. was passed down to her.

DEATH:  Death Certificate, Reg. #102, File #31047.  Under treatment from 1 Jan.

1917 to 4 Dec. 1917; cause of death Asthma and acute parenchymotous nephritis.

Had asthma for 10 yrs, and nephritis for 1 year 10 dys.  He was a laborer at a

coke plant.  Age 62 yrs, 9 mo, 1 day at death.  Sallie Gibson  of Dorchester,

VA gave information. Undertaker was Wise Coal & Coke Co.

MARRIAGE:  Fam. History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1, P-294, s/o Elijah and Oma

Sexton Gibson.

           

Children of Sallie Collins and William Gibson are:

            i.          NANNIE6 GIBSON.

            ii.          MAJOR GIBSON, d. February 12, 1929.

Notes for MAJOR GIBSON:

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MARRIAGE:  To Addie Sheets.

            iii.         ELIGA GIBSON.

            iv.         WILLIAM GIBSON.

Notes for WILLIAM GIBSON:

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BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 1, P-294.

            v.         DAVID GIBSON.

            vi.         OMA GIBSON.

Notes for OMA GIBSON:

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DEATH:  Died young.

176.     vii.        MARY GIBSON, b. July 1883, , KY.

177.     viii.       VERGIE CATHERINE GIBSON, b. May 11, 1887, Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY; d. November 09, 1936, Hemphill, Letcher Co., KY.

            ix.         BESSIE MAY GIBSON, b. July 25, 1902, , VA; d. December 27, 1982, Vanwort, , OH.

Notes for BESSIE MAY GIBSON:

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MARRIAGE:  To Ray Bombailey on 31 Mar 1917 or 31 Apr 1917, in TN; #2 Tom Taylor.

            x.         ADDIE GIBSON, b. March 27, 1904, Wise Co., VA; m. FELIX KING, July 14, 1922, Harlan Co., KY.

Notes for ADDIE GIBSON:

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MARRIAGE:  To Felix King on 7/14/1922 in Harlan, KY.

80.  Dicey5 Collins (Finley4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born July 01, 1865 in Letcher Co., KY, and died September 17, 1945 in Letcher Co., KY.  She married (1) John Combs.    She married (2) Monroe Amburgey January 07, 1901 in Letcher Co., KY. 

Notes for Dicey Collins:

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BIRTH:  Father's pension papers; d/o Finley & Nancy Gibson Collins.

DEATH:  Death Records; 1945/09/17 Disa Combs KY Death Cert. # 19660. white female widow age 80 yrs 2 mos 16 ds. Spouse: John Combs. born: 1 July 1865 Ky. died: 17 Sept 1945 Letcher Co., Ky of cerebral hemorrhage. funeral director: Archie CRAFT of Whitesburg, Ky. d/o FINLEY COLLINS b Ky & Nancy GIBSON b Ky. informant: Mrs Henry HOLCOMB of Whitesburg, Ky. filed 23 Sept 1945 E. M. COLLINS registar (Combs Researcher Debi Houser) SW: Dicey Dicie

MARRIAGE:  B-12, P-68, Letcher Co., KY. ; according to the death record, Dicy was either married 3 times or the marriage info. is incorrect.

CENSUS:  1870, with family, age 8.

CENSUS:  1880, with her family, #142, age 14.

Not in 1900 Letcher Co. Census.

In a message from Jenny Cornett Davis (jennd@acctiffin.com) on Aug. 28, 2001, she stated that her line descended as follows:  Larkin and Cynthis; Finley and Nancy Gibson; Dicy b.1865, married Samuel Halcomb; Jim Halcomb b. 1888 mar. #3 Lennie F. Cook; Norma J. Halcomb b. 1932 mar. Odis Cornett; Jenny Cornett Davis.

Notes for Monroe Amburgey:

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BIRTH:  Cannot find in 1860, 1870, 1880 census.

MARRIAGE:  B-12, P-68.

           

Children of Dicey Collins and Monroe Amburgey are:

            i.          CINDY6 AMBURGEY.

Notes for CINDY AMBURGEY:

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MARRIAGE:  To a HAMMONDS.

            ii.          VERDA AMBURGEY.

Notes for VERDA AMBURGEY:

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MARRIAGE:  To a FRANKLIN.

            iii.         HAMOND AMBURGEY.

            iv.         LESTER AMBURGEY.

            v.         WILEY FRANCIS AMBURGEY, d. 1930.

Notes for WILEY FRANCIS AMBURGEY:

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MARRIAGE:  Wiley Amburgey mar. Surilda Madden in the home of Wain Combs,

Surety was W. W. Baker and witnesses were Henry Ritchie and Aligr Grisby

on 8 Jan 1885 in Knott Co., KY.

DEATH:  Lonnie Frazier, in letter dated 5/8/1995.  Her grandmother was his

fourth wife.  Grandmother died in 1938, bur. in Thornton Cem.

            vi.         MALLIE AMBURGEY, b. Abt. 1906; m. J. R. COLLINS.

Notes for MALLIE AMBURGEY:

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MARRIAGE:  B-41C, P-56; to J. R. Collins, s/o Monroe & Dicy.  Book 41C means

Colored, on 1/25/1925.

            vii.        RAYMOND AMBURGEY, b. July 11, 1913; d. February 11, 1969, Red Fox, , KY; m. ELLEN SEXTON.

Notes for RAYMOND AMBURGEY:

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MARRIAGE:  To Ellen Sexton.

            viii.       BEULAH AMBURGEY, d. February 03, 1979; m. COMBS.

Notes for BEULAH AMBURGEY:

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BIRTH:  The date of 2/3/1924 cannot possibly be correct, or this is another Beulah Amburgey, as the mother would have been 59 when she was born.

MARRIAGE:  To a COMBS.

81.  Polly Ann5 Collins (Finley4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born April 09, 1867 in Smoot Creek, Van, Letcher Co., KY, and died April 06, 1940 in Letcher Co., KY.  She married Eli Lucas September 21, 1885 in Letcher Co., KY.  He was born October 15, 1867 in Lester, , KY, and died January 01, 1962 in Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for Polly Ann Collins:

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BIRTH:  Father's Pension Papers.

DEATH:  Letcher Co. Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-437; Fam. History of Letcher Co.

gives burial place as Dry Fork; Vital Stats, Vo. 22, #10512, age 72.

MARRIAGE:  Letcher Co. Mar. Records, he s/o Aaron and Elizabeth.

September 20 day 1895 to the County Court Clerk of letcher Co Ky i do hereby Oateriz you to ishue Marriag. lissons for my son Eli Lucas and poly collins.  Aaron Lucas, Elizy Lucas, Frankey Collins, Nancy Collins as witness Jarvy Hall, Arch Lucas

COLLINS, Polly was born Apr 9 1867 and died Apr 6 1940; she was the daughter of Finley Collins and Nancy Collins. On Sept 21 1884, she married Eli LUCAS and they had 7 boys and 7 girls. Two girls died in infancy and two boys while in manhood. She leaves her husband and 10 children. She was a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church.  (From Internet Obits.)

Notes for Eli Lucas:

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BIRTH:  Fam. History of Letcher Co., KY, Vo. 2, P-437, s/o Aaron and Eliza

Vanover Lucas.

DEATH:  Same

MARRIAGE:  Mar. Records; #2 to Ritter Brown; Children:  Eli, Jr.; Wanda;

Vivian.

CENSUS:  1910 Letcher Co., KY, #151/151:

Eli 46

Polly 46, mar.24, 13/11

Wes 18

Lizzie 16

Liza 14

Willie 12

Martha 10

Lettie 6

Finley 5

Samuel 1

All born KKK

If this information is correct, then I have too many children listed.

           

Children of Polly Collins and Eli Lucas are:

            i.          JERRY6 LUCAS, b. January 12, 1886, Dry Fork, Letcher Co., KY; d. April 08, 1964, Pike Co., KY; m. (1) DELIE PIGMAN; m. (2) VIRGIE BANKS.

Notes for JERRY LUCAS:

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BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-438.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to Delilah Pigman and Virgie Banks; Children:  Maude; #2 Pearl

b. 1910; #3 Mark; #4 Homer; #5 June; #6 Bill; #7 Walter; #8 Clyde; #9 Vonda;

#10 John b. 12/13/1916 in Perry Col; #11 Wesley b. 1/19/1915 in Letcher Co.

            ii.          ANNIE LUCAS, b. April 12, 1887; d. April 12, 1887.

Notes for ANNIE LUCAS:

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BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-437.

DEATH:  Same.

            iii.         KING LUCAS, b. January 04, 1888, Dry Fork, Letcher Co., KY; d. August 22, 1927, Hazard, Perry Co., KY; m. JANE MESSER.

Notes for KING LUCAS:

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BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-437.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same, P-438, to Jane Messer; Children:  Arnold b. 3/31/1911 Letcher

Co., d. 2/10/1914, Letcher; #2 Edna; #3 Mable; #4 Lizzie; #5 Maggie.

178.     iv.         NAMON LUCAS, b. December 26, 1890; d. July 23, 1961, Dry Fork, Letcher Co., KY.

            v.         WESLEY LUCAS, b. December 01, 1891; d. January 07, 1922, Glowmar, KY; m. POLLY ANN COUCH.

Notes for WESLEY LUCAS:

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BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-437.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to Polly Ann Couch; Children:  Curtis who mar. Wilma Brown;

Lonnie who mar. Frazier McGee.

            vi.         LEODICY LUCAS, b. December 16, 1894; d. January 02, 1893.

Notes for LEODICY LUCAS:

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BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-437.

DEATH:  Same.

179.     vii.        ELIZABETH LUCAS, b. December 16, 1894, Dry Fork, KY; d. Columbus, OH.

            viii.       ELIZA LUCAS, b. April 21, 1896; d. April 21, 1941, , MI; m. WILLIAM POWELL.

Notes for ELIZA LUCAS:

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BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-437.

MARRIAGE:  To Bill Powell.

            ix.         WILLIE LUCAS, b. May 25, 1898, Dry Fork, Letcher Co., KY; d. December 28, 1956, Winchester, , KY; m. (1) MARTHA JANE PIGMAN; m. (2) PEARL BEGLEY.

Notes for WILLIE LUCAS:

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BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-437.

MARRIAGE:  To Martha Jane Pigman; #2 Pearl Begley; dau. Elizabeth.

180.     x.         MARTHA LUCAS, b. March 18, 1901, Dry Fork, Letcher Co., KY; d. March 20, 1990, Burnside, Letcher Co., KY.

            xi.         LETTIE LUCAS, b. May 08, 1903, Dry Fork, Letcher Co., KY; d. June 19, 1965, Dry Fork, Letcher Co., KY; m. BROWN BAKER.

Notes for LETTIE LUCAS:

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BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-437.

MARRIAGE:  To Brown Baker.

            xii.        FINLEY LUCAS, b. January 13, 1906; d. January 25, 1967, , OH; m. NANCY CORNETT.

Notes for FINLEY LUCAS:

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BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-437.

MARRIAGE:  To Nancy Cornett.

            xiii.       SAM LUCAS, b. September 12, 1908, Dry Fork, Letcher Co., KY; d. September 01, 1990, Kings Creek, Letcher Co., KY; m. PEARL ISON; d. March 16, 1983.

Notes for SAM LUCAS:

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BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-437.

DEATH:   Obit.

MARRIAGE:  Fam. History, to Pearl Ison who died 3/16/1983.

OBIT:  Sam Lucas dies at 81:  Funeral services for Sam Lucas, 81, were held

Sept.  3 at Letcher Funeral Home. Burial was in Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine.

  A son of the late Eli and Polly Ann Collins Lucas, he died Sept. 1 at his

residence.  He was married to the late Pearl Ison Lucas.

  Surviving are four sons, Samuel R. Lucas, Danny M. Lucas and Jerry M. Lucas,

all of Cowan, and Ronald R. Lucas, Columbus, Ind; three daughters, Joelen Dunn,

Cincinnati, OH; Barbara Schmidt, Cowan, and Diane Morris, Cumberland; a half

brother, Eli Lucas, Jr., Cumberland, two half sisters, Wanda Lucas, Ft. Wayne,

Ind., and Vivian rose, Shelby Gap, 36 grandchildren and 34

great-grandchildren.

            xiv.       OMA LUCAS, b. June 30, 1911, Dry Fork, Letcher Co., KY; d. July 14, 1982, Tiffin, , OH; m. ANDREW TYREE, Tiffin, OH.

Notes for OMA LUCAS:

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BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-437.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to Andrew Tyree.

82.  Lucinda5 Collins (Finley4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born May 11, 1878 in Letcher Co., KY, and died January 05, 1932 in Letcher Co., KY.  She married James Garrett Hensley November 15, 1894 in Letcher Co., KY, son of James Hensley and Caroline Brittain.  He was born January 16, 1870 in Harlan Co., KY, and died April 04, 1933 in Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for Lucinda Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Father's pension papers.

MARRIAGE:  B-9.

CENSUS:  1900 Letcher Co., KY, Rockhouse, #259:  James Hensley, b. Jan 1876, 24, b. KY; Lucinda, May 1881, 19, mar. 6 yrs, 3 children born, 3 living; Nancy b. 1896, 3; Findley b. May 1898 2; Garret b. Nov 1889.  All b. KY.

More About Lucinda Collins:

Burial: Smoot Cem., Letcher Co., KY

Notes for James Garrett Hensley:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Info. from Wilson Hensley on 7/22/2001 by e-mail.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Mar. Records.

CENSUS:  1910 Letcher Co., KY, Precinct 3, Rockhouse, #248/248.

Jim Hensley, age 38, mar. 15 years, all b. KY, laborer

Cinda, wife, age 38, mar. 15 yrs, 8 children born, 5 living, b. KY, father b. KY, mother b. VA,

Finely, 12

Garrett, 11

Ewel, 6

Isaac, 3,

Sallie, 7/12

Living in house 247 were her parents and Jim's grand-parents, Finley and Nancy Collins.

In house #246 was Jim's half brother, Finley Major Hensley.

More About James Garrett Hensley:

Burial: Smoot Cem., Letcher Co., KY

           

Children of Lucinda Collins and James Hensley are:

            i.          NANCY6 HENSLEY, b. December 1896, , KY.

Notes for NANCY HENSLEY:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1900 Census, Letcher Co., KY, Fam. #259, Rockhouse.

            ii.          FINLEY HENSLEY, b. October 30, 1898, , KY.

Notes for FINLEY HENSLEY:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1900 Letcher Co., KY Records, #259.

            iii.         JAMES GARRET HENSLEY III, b. November 08, 1899, , KY; d. July 1979, Isom, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for JAMES GARRET HENSLEY III:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  SS Record.

DEATH:  Same; GARRETT HENSLEY  08 Nov 1900 Jul 1979 41824 (Isom, Letcher, KY) (none specified) 405-07-2023 Kentucky

            iv.         EWELL HENSLEY, b. 1904.

181.     v.         ISAAC HENSLEY, b. October 20, 1907, Smoot Creek, Letcher Co., KY; d. 1964, Letcher Co., KY.

            vi.         SARAH HENSLEY, b. September 07, 1911.

            vii.        MONROE HENSLEY, b. December 02, 1914; m. RENA COMBS; b. March 05, 1917, Colson, Letcher Co., KY; d. February 06, 1987, Colson, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for MONROE HENSLEY:

SOURCE:

DEATH:  was beaten to death by a nephew  Everett Gibson in 1937.

Notes for RENA COMBS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 1, P-190.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to #1 Monroe Hensley; #2 Steve Sexton.

            viii.       WILLIAM HENSLEY, b. November 12, 1915, Letcher Co., KY.

More About WILLIAM HENSLEY:

Burial: Smoot Cem., Letcher Co., KY

            ix.         SUSAN HENSLEY, b. February 29, 1920, Letcher Co., KY; d. January 07, 1932, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for SUSAN HENSLEY:

SOURCE:

DEATH:  Susan Hensley died young (epileptic) and is buried with Lucinda who died a day apart.

More About SUSAN HENSLEY:

Burial: Smoot Cem., Letcher Co., KY

83.  Cynthia5 Collins (Watson4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born October 22, 1872 in , KY.  She married Will Short.  He was born October 1870.

Notes for Cynthia Collins:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  Abt 1893 to Will SHORT b. 10/1870.  Children:  Rosa b. 10/1895;

Eulanda b. 4/1894; Charlotte b. 4/1894.

           

Children of Cynthia Collins and Will Short are:

            i.          ROSA6 SHORT, b. October 1895.

            ii.          EULANDA SHORT, b. April 1894.

            iii.         CHARLOTTE SHORT, b. April 1894.

182.     iv.         LARKIN SHORT.

            v.         LINVILLE SHORT.

84.  Nancy5 Collins (Watson4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born September 22, 1874.  She married Troy D. Collins Abt. 1894, son of Wesley Collins and Nancy Collins.  He was born May 1872 in , KY.

Notes for Nancy Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Info. from Evelyn Sabayrac.

Probably had son Troy who was living with Wason on 1910, age 8.

Notes for Troy D. Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1900 Census, Letcher Co.

MARRIAGE:  #1, #2 B-43, P-34, he 52, she 45, d/o Harrison and Sadie Breeding

Banks.

CENSUS:  1900 Letcher Co., KY, Dist. 102, Dwelling 275, Family 277: Troy Collins, May 1872, 28, KKK; Nancy, Sep. 1872, 27, mar. 7 yrs, 4 child. born, 3 liv; Cintha, Nov. 1895, 5; Flora, May 1898, 2; Watson, Nov. 1900, 2/12, all children b. KY.

CENSUS:  1910 Letcher Co., KY:  Troy, 37; Nancy 34; Synthia, 16; Flora 14; Wason 11; Larkin 9; Nannie 7; John 5; Golden n/r (Flora mar. Sam Rose).

           

Children of Nancy Collins and Troy Collins are:

183.     i.          CINTHIA6 COLLINS, b. March 1895, , KY.

            ii.          FLORA COLLINS, b. May 1898, , KY.

Notes for FLORA COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1900 Census.

MARRIAGE:  to Sam Rose on 12/26/1918 in Letcher Co., KY.

            iii.         WASON COLLINS, b. 1899, , KY.

Notes for WASON COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1910 Census, Letcher Co., KY.

            iv.         LARKIN COLLINS, b. 1902, , KY.

Notes for LARKIN COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1910 Census, Letcher Co., KY.

            v.         NANNIE COLLINS, b. 1903, , KY.

Notes for NANNIE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1910 Census, Letcher Co., KY.

            vi.         JOHN COLLINS, b. 1909.

Notes for JOHN COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1910 Census.

MARRIAGE:  3/9/1935 to Cordelia Fields.

            vii.        GOLDEN COLLINS, b. February 15, 1909, , KY; d. July 1979, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for GOLDEN COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  SS Death Record; 1910 Census, Letcher Co., KY.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE: 7/2/1931 to Anna Collins.

85.  Sylvania5 Collins (Watson4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born November 11, 1875, and died August 17, 1903.  She married (1) George Washington Collins, Jr., son of George Collins and Lucinda Tyree.  He was born April 04, 1876 in Little Colley Cr, Letcher Co., KY, and died January 15, 1933 in Tillie, Letcher Co., KY.  She married (2) Eddie Combs. 

Notes for Sylvania Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Records.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Married Eddie Combs; had Elvira and Troy; then married George W. Collins; no children, married only a few months.  mar. first 1891 second 1903.; Above info. from Evelyn Sabayrac.  However, unsure about these marriages. Info on first marr. from Troy; No proof of mar. to Geo. W.   Story is that

Sylvania had TB and sister, Mary Jane came to take care of her and married Geo. W.  Cem. Records give name as Silvania Collins.

Notes for George Washington Collins, Jr.:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Records.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  From Info. furnished by Evelyn Collins Sabayrac, Palm Beach Gardens

FL.

CENSUS:  1900 Letcher Co., KY, Dist. 102, Sheet 17, P-129 A, L-37, #276/278:

George W. Collins, May 1876, 24, KKK; Mary J., wife, Mar 1880, 20, mar. 0 yrs,

0 children born or living; married within the year.

CENSUS:  1910, Letcher Co., KY, 1st Precinct, Rockhouse, #16/16:

George, 34, married twice; Mary 28, 6 yrs, 6 born, 6 living; Frona 9, Ollie 8, Lola 5, Maude 2, Russel F. 5/12, all KKK.

           

Children of Sylvania Collins and Eddie Combs are:

            i.          ELVIRA6 COMBS.

            ii.          TROY COMBS.

86.  Larkin5 Collins (Watson4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born December 19, 1878, and died April 02, 1926 in Knott Co. , KY.  He married Artie Frances September 23, 1903.  She died in Knott Co. , KY.

Notes for Larkin Collins:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Artie FRANCES on 9/23/1903, B-13, P-36, Letcher Co., KY. Census

of 1900 shows them as husband and wife.

CENSUS:  1900, Letcher co., KY:  Larkin M., 22; Abbeyt 19; Silvania 23, boarder; Elvira 2, boarder.

Notes for Artie Frances:

SOURCE:

DEATH:  In same cemetery as Watson and Louisa is a headstone with Larkin and Marty Collins.

           

Child of Larkin Collins and Artie Frances is:

            i.          ABLE6 COLLINS, b. January 30, 1911, Knott Co., KY.

Notes for ABLE COLLINS:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Birth records, V 25, #9667.

87.  Manerva5 Collins (Watson4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born December 15, 1886.  She married Freelin Ashley May 05, 1904 in Knott Co., KY.  He was born June 1884 in KY.

Notes for Manerva Collins:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Freelen ASHLEY.

           

Children of Manerva Collins and Freelin Ashley are:

            i.          LILY6 ASHLEY.

            ii.          GRACIE ASHLEY.

88.  Fielden5 Collins (Watson4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born January 18, 1891, and died May 04, 1951.  He married Mary Singleton.  She was born May 26, 1899, and died January 01, 1990.

Notes for Fielden Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Same; info. from Mary Gamble, ggd of Watson, bunny@tgtel.com on 10//1997, states there is a grave listed as Ivis Collins, s/o Fielden and Mary; bur. in Little Dove Cem., Littcarr, Knott Co., KY.

More About Fielden Collins:

Burial: Little Dove Cem., Littcarr, Knott Co., KY

Notes for Mary Singleton:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Same; bur. Little Dove Cem., Littcarr, Knott Co., KY.

More About Mary Singleton:

Burial: Little Dove Cem., Littcarr, Knott Co., KY

           

Children of Fielden Collins and Mary Singleton are:

            i.          ELVIRA6 COLLINS.

            ii.          IVIS COLLINS, b. October 21, 1915; d. July 1921.

Notes for IVIS COLLINS:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Same; info. provided by Mary Gamble; bur. Smith-Cornett Cem., Big Fork, Knott Co., KY.

More About IVIS COLLINS:

Burial: Smith-Cornett Cem., Big Fork, Knott Co., KY

            iii.         BRIT COLLINS.

            iv.         SILAS COLLINS.

            v.         OLLIE COLLINS.

            vi.         LOLA COLLINS.

89.  Katherine C.5 Collins (Watson4, Larkin3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born March 06, 1893 in Knott Co., KY, and died July 02, 1976 in Perry Co., KY.  She married Alonzo Ritchie November 12, 1914 in Cordia, Knott Co., KY.  He was born December 19, 1890, and died February 1968 in Perry Co., KY.

Notes for Katherine C. Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Info. on all the desc.  from Mary Gamble (bunny@tgtel.com).

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same.

Notes for Alonzo Ritchie:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Info. from Mary Gamble; s/o William and Catherine Owens Ritchie.

DEATH:  Same; both bur. in Owens Cem, Dick's Fork, Knott Co., KY.

           

Children of Katherine Collins and Alonzo Ritchie are:

184.     i.          MANERVA6 RITCHIE, b. August 30, 1915; d. October 25, 1984.

185.     ii.          LAWRENCE RITCHIE, b. November 20, 1917, Knott Co. , KY.

            iii.         SABRINA RITCHIE, b. May 22, 1919, Knott Co. , KY; d. July 20, 1921, Knott Co. , KY.

186.     iv.         CULLEN RITCHIE, b. July 20, 1922, Knott Co., KY; d. August 20, 1992, Knott Co. , KY.

187.     v.         DARCUS RITCHIE, b. December 10, 1929, Knott Co., KY; d. April 20, 1955, IN.

188.     vi.         ELVIRA RICHIE, b. August 30, 1930.

90.  Martha5 Collins (Calvin4, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born April 27, 1857 in Letcher Co., KY, and died February 29, 1932 in Lawrence Co., KS.  She married Henry Collins Abt. 1871, son of Robert Collins and Anna Banks.  He was born December 1850 in Letcher Co., KY, and died May 15, 1917 in Lawrence, Douglas Co., KS.

Notes for Martha Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Birth Records, d/o Calvin & Cynthia Taylor Collins.

DEATH:  Lawrence Co., KS records.

MARRIAGE:  Mar. Rec.

CENSUS:  1900, 11 children born, 11 children living, Seconpton Township, Vol.

17, ED 66, Sheet 12, L-78, Douglas Co., KS.

Notes for Henry Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1860 Census.

DEATH:  Death Rec.

CENSUS:  1880 Letcher Co., KY, Prec. 3, Whitesburg, 1 Jun 1880, #133/133:

Henry Collins 28, farmer, KKK; Martha 26, wife, keps house, KKK; Minnie 8,

dau; William F., 6, son; Melvina A., 4, dau; Cordelia 2, dau.  All children b.

KY.

CENSUS:  1895, State Census, Lecompton Twp, P-20, #16, Dwelling 4, Fam. 4:

Henry Collins, 44, b. KY, from KY to S; Martha, 37; William, 20; Melvina 17;

Cordelia 14; Jackson 12; Oney 8; Biuity, 6; Oscar --; Jesse, 11 mo.

Lecompton Township, 1895, P-22 and 23, Dwelling and Family 6, there is an r. D.

Collins.

CENSUS:  1900 Douglas County, KS, Vol. 17, ED 66, Sheet 12, Line 78, Lecompton

Township:  Henry Collins, b. Dec 1850, 49 yrs, KY, mar. 29 yrs, farmer, owns

farm, father b. NC, mother b. TN; Martha, b. Jan 1857, age 43, b. KY, has 11

children born and living; father b. VA, mother b. NC; Melvina b. 1/1878, 22, b.

KY; Cordelia, b. 5/1880, 20, b. KY; Jackson, b. 10/1881, 18, b. KY, laborer on

farm; Carrie S. b. 2/1884, 16, b. KY, at school; Ona B. b. 6/1886, 13, b. KY,

at school; Batie, son, b. 2/1889, KS, at school; Oscar, b. 10/1891, 8, b. KS;

Jessie b. Apr 1894, 6, b. KS; Maggie b. Nov 1896, 3, b. KS.

In the Probate Court of Douglas Couanty, Kansas, In the Matter of the Estate of

Henry Collins, deceased, Now on this 30th day of August 1977 comes Martha

Collins and shows to the Court; that Henry Collins, a resident of Lawrence,

Douglas County, Kansas, died on the 15th of May 1917 at Lawrence, Kansas; that

he left no will, and that the following persons are his only heirs at law,

namely:

Martha Collins, widow, Lawrence, KS, RFD 5

Wiliam J. Collins, Son, Adult, same add;

Jackson Collins, Son, Adult, Murray, Utah

Battie Collins, Son, Adult, Lawrence, KS, RFD 5

Oscar Collins, Son, Adult, same add;

Jemima Cummings, Daughter, Adult, Kit Carson, Colo.

Melvina Dolen, Daughter, Adult, Lawrence, KS

Cordelia Shields, Daughter, Adult, Same Add, RFD

Carrie Brime (Brine?), Daughter, Adult, Same Add.

Ona Lower, Daughter, Adult, Sacremento, Cal.

Jessie Collins, Daughter, Adult, Same (Sacremento)

Marguerite Collins, Daughter, 20 yrs, Sacremento.

And she further shows to the court that said Henry Collins died siezed and

possessed of personal property of the estimated value of $900.00 and that the

estate of said deceased should be administered according to law.

Wherefore, your petitioner prays that Martha Collins be appointed administrator

of said estate.  State of Kansas, County of Douglas:  Martha Collins being

first duly sworn on oath says that she has read the above and foregoing

petition; that she knows the contents thereof and that the statements therein

contained are true.  s/Martha Collins.  Subscribed and sworn to before me this

3d day of August, 1917, s/C. E. Ludley, Probate Judge.

1902-3 City Directory for the city of Lawrence, KS:

P-284, Henry Collins, Lakeview; W. I. Collins, Lakeview; t. J. Collins,

Overbrook.

Probate Records of the Douglas County District court, Lawrence, KS: Henry

Collins died 15 may 1917, lawrence, KS, probate document; Martha Collins died

29 Feb 1932, Lawrence, KS; Oscar Collins, died 22 Mar 1935, Lawrence, KS.

           

Children are listed above under (16) Henry Collins.

91.  Wesley B.5 Collins (Calvin4, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born January 06, 1866 in Letcher Co., KY, and died January 20, 1936 in Blackey, Letcher Co., KY.  He married Mary Jane Tyree Abt. 1890 in Letcher Co., KY, daughter of William Tyree and Zilpha Collins.  She was born December 24, 1878 in Letcher Co., KY, and died June 04, 1956 in Blackey, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for Wesley B. Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Record.

DEATH:  Cem. Record; bur. Wesley Collins Cem., Blackey.

MARRIAGE:  #1, Possibly Dovey Gibson, B-8, P-454.

The Tyree Trail, by Ella Rae Coleman gives parents as Calvin Collins and Polly Banks.  I have Calvin Collins and Cinthia Taylor.

CENSUS:  1910 Letcher Co., KY:  Wesley, 44; Mary 32; Elizabeth 16; William 14; Cora 12; Calvin 10; Cynthia 8.

Letcher Co., KY.Fam. History, P-181 shows Wesley Collins b. 1855, s/o Thomas and Catherine Thomas Collins as parents of Wesley Collins who married Mary Jane Tyree.

More About Wesley B. Collins:

Burial: Wesley Collins Cem., Blackey, Letcher Co., KY

Notes for Mary Jane Tyree:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cemetery Records.

DEATH:  Cemetery Records; bur. Wesley Collins Cem.

MARRIAGE:  Married at age 12 with parental permisson.  Was  second wife.

Additional info. from The Tyree Trail by Ella Rae Coleman, P-94.

More About Mary Jane Tyree:

Burial: Wesley Collins Cem., Blackey, Letcher Co., KY

           

Children of Wesley Collins and Mary Tyree are:

            i.          ZELPHIA6 COLLINS.

189.     ii.          JOHN WESLEY COLLINS, b. July 28, 1890, Roxana, Letcher Co., KY; d. May 03, 1971, Roxana, Letcher Co., KY.

            iii.         ELIZABETH B. COLLINS, b. September 1892, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for ELIZABETH B. COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tyree Trails.

            iv.         WILLIE COLLINS, b. January 1895, Letcher Co., KY; d. April 26, 1982, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for WILLIE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tyree Trails; death record.

DEATH:  Same; COLLINS  WILLIE    088  LETCHER  LETCHER  04-26-1982  024  11790  1982 

            v.         CARRIE COLLINS, b. October 1895, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for CARRIE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tyree Trails.

            vi.         JOE CALVIN COLLINS, b. August 1897, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for JOE CALVIN COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Mary Jane TYREE.

SOURCE:  Tyree Trails.

            vii.        CALVIN CLARENCE COLLINS, b. August 1897, Letcher Co., KY.

            viii.       COZA COLLINS, b. October 16, 1897, Letcher Co., KY; d. June 11, 1922, Blackey, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for COZA COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Tombstone; bur. Wesley Collins Cem., Blackey, Letcher Co., KY.

MARRIAGE:  To ? SMITH.

More About COZA COLLINS:

Burial: Wesley Collins Cem., Blackey, Letcher Co., KY

            ix.         CYNTHIA COLLINS, b. January 1900.

Notes for CYNTHIA COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Census.

            x.         JOHNNIE L. COLLINS, b. 1910.

Notes for JOHNNIE L. COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Charles GLASS on 12/26/1931, Letcher Co., KY, B-49C, P-62.

            xi.         LONNIE B. COLLINS, b. July 14, 1912, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for LONNIE B. COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Possibly the unnamed infnat listed in Birth Records, Inf. of W. B. to

Mary Tyree.

MARRIAGE:  To Otis STATON on 9/4/1934, Letcher Co., KY, B-50C, P-11.

            xii.        OSSIE COLLINS, b. 1920.

Notes for OSSIE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Oscar SIMMONS,45, Div., Son of Wm. and Cinthia,  Letcher Co., KY,

B-93, P-19.

            xiii.       ORA LEE COLLINS, b. September 08, 1922, Letcher Co., KY; d. July 02, 1923, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for ORA LEE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Tombstone; bur. Wesley Collins Cem., Blackey, KY.

More About ORA LEE COLLINS:

Burial: Wesley Collins Cem., Blackey, Letcher Co., KY

92.  Allen5 Collins (Calvin4, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born February 07, 1878 in Letcher Co., KY, and died May 04, 1938 in Van, Letcher Co., KY.  He married Frances Cornelia Adams November 28, 1901 in Letcher Co., KY.  She was born November 07, 1879 in , KY, and died May 07, 1965 in Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for Allen Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Record; s/o Calvin and Cinthia Taylor Collins.

DEATH:  Same; Vol. 25, Cert. 12378, age 58, resided in Van; bur. Allen Collins Cem.

MARRIAGE:  B-12, P-246;

More About Allen Collins:

Burial: Allen Collins Cem., Van, Letcher Co., KY

Notes for Frances Cornelia Adams:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Record, d/o Benjamin and Malissia Craft Adams.

DEATH:  Cem. Record; Vol. 33, Cert. 316256, Death Vol. 65; bur. Allen Collins Cem.

MARRIAGE:  B-12, P-246.; #1, married in presence of Robert Holcomb and Nancy Collins.

More About Frances Cornelia Adams:

Burial: Allen Collins Cem., Van, Letcher Co., KY

           

Children of Allen Collins and Frances Adams are:

            i.          TED HENRY6 COLLINS, b. 1903; d. 1951; m. (1) SARAH V. ADAMS, March 04, 1922, Letcher Co., KY; b. 1907; m. (2) VINA HALCOMB, December 24, 1926, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for TED HENRY COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  B-36, P-44.

Notes for SARAH V. ADAMS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Same, no date.

MARRIAGE:  B-36, P-44

Notes for VINA HALCOMB:

190.     ii.          MELISSA COLLINS, b. 1906, Colson, Letcher Co., KY; d. May 05, 1988, Burnside, Letcher Co., KY.

            iii.         BENNIE COLLINS, b. February 26, 1907, , KY; d. January 19, 1967, Letcher Co., KY; m. GOLDA ELENA SEXTON, May 31, 1930, Letcher Co., KY; b. September 11, 1911; d. July 18, 1979.

Notes for BENNIE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Rec.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  B-62, P-29.

Notes for GOLDA ELENA SEXTON:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Cem. Records.

DEATH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-576.

MARRIAGE:  B-62, P-29.

191.     iv.         REBECCA ELIZABETH COLLINS, b. February 09, 1910, Van, Letcher Co., KY; d. February 22, 1985, Cincinnati, , OH.

            v.         WILLARD COLLINS, b. 1912; m. THELMA SHEPARD, February 22, 1933, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for WILLARD COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1920 Census.

MARRIAGE: B-70, P-431,

Notes for THELMA SHEPARD:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  B-70, P-43

            vi.         JAMES COLLINS, b. March 23, 1914, Letcher Co., KY; d. 1917, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for JAMES COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Birth Record.

DEATH;  Cem. Record.

            vii.        FRANKIE COLLINS, b. August 11, 1916, Letcher Co., KY; m. STANLEY PROFITT, March 07, 1936, Letcher Co., KY; b. 1915.

Notes for FRANKIE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Birth Records.

MARRIAGE:  B-81, P-47; he 21, s/o W. E. and Lydia.

Notes for STANLEY PROFITT:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Mar. Record

MARRIAGE:  B-82, P-47, son of W.E. and Lydia PROFITT

            viii.       HOWARD COLLINS, b. 1919; d. 1962; m. SARAH HENSLEY, March 20, 1938, Letcher Co., KY; b. 1912.

Notes for HOWARD COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  B-91, P-48; she 26, d/o Jim and Cindy Collins Hensly.

Notes for SARAH HENSLEY:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Mar. Record.

MARRIAGE:  B-91, P-48, Dau. of Jim and Cindy (Collins) Hensley, she 26, div.

            ix.         RUBY COLLINS, b. 1919; m. (1) RICE; m. (2) JOHNNY MARKWELL, October 07, 1939, Letcher Co., KY; b. 1917.

Notes for RUBY COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Johny Markwell, age 22, B-94, P-86, son of Rex and Stella, No RIN

#2:  Brother Hurl's obit. lists sister as Ruby Rice.

Notes for JOHNNY MARKWELL:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  B-94, P-86

192.     x.         HEARL COLLINS, b. February 01, 1922, , KY; d. September 29, 1986, Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY.

93.  Elisha B.5 Collins (Henry Powell4, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born September 25, 1866 in Letcher Co., KY, and died January 07, 1941 in Letcher Co., KY.  He married Savannah Polly.  She was born November 06, 1870 in , KY, and died January 30, 1961.

Notes for Elisha B. Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Cem. Records,  Father's Pension Record.

DEATH:  Cem. Records.

CENSUS:  1910, Letcher Co., KY:  Elisha Collins 44; Savannah 39, mar. 15 yrs, 10 born, 7 living, each parent married twice; Abby 15; Laura 14; Henry 10; Bird 8; Millard 5; Hurchel 2; Elisha KNK; all others KKK

Notes for Savannah Polly:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Cem. Records.

DEATH: Same.

CENSUS:  1900 of Letcher Co. 3 children born and living.

           

Children of Elisha Collins and Savannah Polly are:

            i.          MATTIE6 COLLINS.

Notes for MATTIE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Joseph BUSHAKER on 2/1/1922, he div., B-36, P-13; To T. S.

SHEPHERD on 4/19/1920, B-30, P-40, son of Jim.

            ii.          ABBY COLLINS, b. December 1890.

193.     iii.         LAURA B. COLLINS, b. January 1896, , KY.

            iv.         HENRY COLLINS, b. December 1898, , KY.

Notes for HENRY COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Sarah BLAIR on 6/10/1919, B-27, P-80, dau. of Elsha and Ritter

BROWN BLAIR.

            v.         BIRD COLLINS, b. 1902.

194.     vi.         MILLARD COLLINS, b. Abt. 1906.

            vii.        HERSCHEL COLLINS, b. 1908.

195.     viii.       CLARA COLLINS, b. 1911, , KY.

            ix.         RUBY COLLINS, b. Abt. 1912.

Notes for RUBY COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To David GREER, son of Jesse & Frances, on 10/8/1933, B-72, P-37,

L-22.

            x.         LOUISE COLLINS, b. Abt. 1915.

Notes for LOUISE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Arvell STIDMAN, son of Isaac and Minnie, on 4/30/1932, B-86, P-36

            xi.         MINNIE COLLINS, b. Abt. 1915.

Notes for MINNIE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Bill WILLIAMS on 8/30/1933, B-71, P-84, son of Bill & Ritter.

94.  Hulda Bell5 Collins (Henry Powell4, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born September 17, 1868, and died November 11, 1953 in Letcher Co., KY.  She married (1) Louis Ratliff April 08, 1886 in Letcher Co., KY.    She married (2) Henry Blair June 10, 1910 in Letcher Co., KY.  He was born 1865 in , VA.

Notes for Hulda Bell Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Father's pension record; Cem. Records give year of 1869.

DEATH:  Cemetery Records.

MARRIAGE:  #1, Vol. 7; #2 .

Notes for Henry Blair:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1870 Census.

GS of Chas. and Sarah BLAIR.

           

Children of Hulda Collins and Henry Blair are:

            i.          LAURA6 BLAIR.

            ii.          GEORGIA BLAIR.

95.  Margaret Elizabeth5 Collins (Henry Powell4, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born November 18, 1870 in Letcher Co., KY, and died September 19, 1965 in Letcher Co., KY.  She married Henry Clay Caudill December 22, 1887 in Letcher Co., KY.  He was born December 08, 1866 in Letcher Co., KY, and died September 06, 1933 in Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for Margaret Elizabeth Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone; Father's Pension Record.

DEATH:  Tombstone; located on top of hill behindold Indian Bottom Church home at Luther Johnson home.

MARRIAGE:  B-8, P-

Notes for Henry Clay Caudill:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone, s/o Wm. Stiller Bill and Nancy Dixon Caudill.

DEATH:  Tombstone; Fam. His. of Letcher Co., Vol. 1, P-160 gives death year as 1938.

MARRIAGE:  B-8, P-

OBIT:  HENRY CLAY CAUDILL, 71, WELL KNOWN CITIZEN OF COUNTY DIES TUESDAY:  Uncle Henry Clay Caudill, well known citizen of lower Letcher County and father of ex-sheriff W. H. Caudill, died suddenly Tuesday evening, September 6, at 5 o'clock.

  Mr. Caudill had worked on the farm all day and was cutting kindling when he suddenly dropped dead, he had been in good health and was very active.

  He as a native of Letcher County, born on December 9, 1867, a few miles below B lackey and has spent all of his life in the county.  He was the son of William J. Caudill and Nancy Dixon Caudill.  Early in life he was married to Margaret Elizabeth Collins, who survives him.  To this union were born five children who survive him, W. H. Caudill, ex-Sheriff of Letcher County, now Chief of Police of Whitesburg, John B. Caudill of Polly, Malisa Simmons of Whitesburg, Vada Toliver, of Jenkins, and ...........of Blakey.  He also leaves one sister, Martha Cornett of Perry County and three brothers, John B. Caudill of Straud, Okla., Isaac D. Caudill and George W. Caudill, both of Roxana, Ky.

  Funeral services were held at the Indian Bottom Regular Baptist Church by Elders Willard Akers and Willie Francis, Thursday morning, September 8 at 10 o'clock with a large crowd of friends and relatives in attendance. Interment took place in the Dixon Cemetery, near Blackey.  Burke Funeral Home had charge of the funeral arrangements.  (Issue:  September 8, 1938, Page 1, Col. 4).

OBIT:  Funeral services for Henry C. Caudill, thirteenth child of the late W. J. "Stiler Bill" and Nancy Dickson Caudill, born December 8, 1866 on Christian (later Caudill's) Branch at Indian Bottom, (later Blackey) Letcher County, Kentucky, where he grew to manhood with his nine brothers and six sisters.  The following of them survive him.  Mrs. Susan Cornett, age 85 years and Mrs. Martha Cornett, age 70 years, both of Diablock, Ky.; Isaac D., age 79 years, of Roxana, Ky.; John B., and the baby of the family, Chandler, Okla.; George W. of Roxana, Ky.  (this sentence appears to be slightly misworded).

  Married Maggie Collins, December 22, 1887 which was a happy union for little more than fifty years.  Unto them was born two sons and three daughters, William H. and Mrs. Malsia Simons, of Whitesburg, Ky.  Johnny of Polly, Ky, Lavada Tolliver of Jenkins, Ky, and Louisa, who lives with her parents.  Also has a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.  All of this family are highly respected by who ever known.

  He never took fellowship with any church, but was an ardent believer in the old time Regular Baptist faith and Orthodox Order of same.  A consistent reader of the "Book of all books" , the Bible.

  Good principals dominated his life.  He was truthful.  His word was his bond.  He worked and managed in the light Fair in his dealings.  He did not seek to advance himself at the expense of his fellow men.  He wanted for himself only, what was fair and right.

  No traveler was ever turned away from his table for want of that which he could grant.  He loved his kindred and neighbors, who with his family will miss him around and about his home at Red Star, Ky.  His hospitality and pleasant conversations are heard no more.

  His passing has broken the earthly family circular, but we trust it will be complete again some day in that "better home over yonder".

  His passing was sudden, from heart failure on the afternoon of September 6, 1938.  ON Thursday the 8th Inst. by 10 a.m. his kindred and friends; from Hazard, Whitesburg, Knott County, from the valys creeks and over the hills, by the hundreds were gathering at the Baptist Church at the Elmer Dixon Cemetery, where the body was laid.  Aunt Clara Collins, his 94 year old mother in law was present.

  The whole family and friends will ever be grateful to Elder G. M. Caudill, Moderator, Dawson Dixon, Clerk, and other members of this church for their kindness in opening their door and inviting them into it for the service.

  To Aunt Maggie and the children and friends may you comply with these spiritual conditions which will prepare you for a glorious passing like his.

  Active Pall Bearers; I.D. Caudill, R. B. Caudill, Sr., C. B. Caudill, Letcher Collins, Byrd Colins, and J. D. W. Collins.

  Honorary Pall Bearers were W. J. Caudill, John Back, Ace Collins, Arthur Dixon, Bony Caudill, Jim Caudill, Cleveland Caudill, Dawson Dixon, R. B. Caudill, Jr., Print Ison, E. B. Collins, Pearl Watts and I. T. Dixon.

  All came to pay tribute and hear the gospel messages as delivered by the Devine power through the preaching by Elder W. S. Akers and Willie Francis. ( Issue:  September 15, 1938, P-2, Col. 1).

           

Children of Margaret Collins and Henry Caudill are:

            i.          LAVADA6 CAUDILL, m. JOHN TOLLIVER.

Notes for LAVADA CAUDILL:

            ii.          LOUISA CAUDILL, b. January 12, 1888; d. March 10, 1917, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for LOUISA CAUDILL:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Tombstone.

            iii.         MALISSA CAUDILL, b. July 09, 1890; d. Aft. September 1938; m. WILLIAM HARGIS SIMMONS; b. June 02, 1893; d. May 22, 1962.

Notes for MALISSA CAUDILL:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Same, no date.

MARRIAGE:  Same; buried Elmer Dixon Cem..

            iv.         WILLIAM H. CAUDILL, b. March 09, 1892; d. February 25, 1950.

Notes for WILLIAM H. CAUDILL:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  To Rhoda PROFFITT.

            v.         JOHN B. CAUDILL, b. January 31, 1896.

Notes for JOHN B. CAUDILL:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  No date on stone.

96.  Susan Frances5 Collins (Henry Powell4, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born January 17, 1872 in Letcher Co., KY, and died July 20, 1943 in Letcher Co., KY.  She married Owen F. Richardson October 17, 1890 in Letcher Co., KY.  He was born February 1859 in VA, and died July 14, 1945 in Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for Susan Frances Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Father's Pension Record; tombstone.

DEATH:  Tombstone; V-33, #16300, age 71.

MARRIAGE:  B-9, P-

CENSUS:  1880, with family #130, age 7.

Notes for Owen F. Richardson:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone; s/o Jonathan and Elizabeth.

DEATH:  Same; V-31, 315368, age 86.

MARRIAGE: B-9,

           

CENSUS:  1910 Letcher Co., KY, Rockhouse, 1st Precinct, #19/19:

Owen, 51, VNV, farmer

Susan F. 36, mar. 20 yrs, 9 born, 6 living

Lida 15

Demer 13

Florence 9

Chester 6

Glessa 4

William 7/12

all children KKK

           

Children of Susan Collins and Owen Richardson are:

            i.          CHESTER6 RICHMOND.

Notes for CHESTER RICHMOND:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To a CAMPBELL.

            ii.          BUSTER RICHMOND.

            iii.         LYDIA RICHMOND, b. August 1894, , KY.

Notes for LYDIA RICHMOND:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To William PROFFIT.

            iv.         DEMMER RICHARDSON, b. March 1897; d. July 15, 1939, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for DEMMER RICHARDSON:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Killed by John Collins in Letcher Co.; Vital Stats, V-37, #18210, age 42.

MARRIAGE:  To Grace?

            v.         FLORENCE RICHMOND, b. Abt. 1901; d. October 01, 1989, Hazard, Letcher Co..

Notes for FLORENCE RICHMOND:

!SOURCE:

DEATH:  Obit.

MARRIAGE:  To Henry BROWN.

OBIT:  Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Brown, 88, were held October 3 at

Letcher funeral Home.  Burial was in the Sandlick Cemetery.

  Mrs. Brown died October 1 at the Hazard Nursing Home.  She was a daughter of

the late Owen and Susan Collins richmond.  She served as postmaster at Crown

for 23 years.  She was a longtime member of the Presbyterian Church.

  Surviving are her husband, William Henry Brown; two sons, william Lloyd

aBrown of Crown and Alfred Glenn Brown of Whitesburg; a daughter, Ida Lillian

Boggs of Crown; 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

            vi.         GLESSIE RICHMOND, b. 1907; d. 1944, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for GLESSIE RICHMOND:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Name on tombstone is Glessie Richardson.

97.  Letcher5 Collins (Henry Powell4, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born January 01, 1875 in Letcher Co., KY, and died February 04, 1951 in Jackson, KY.  He married Lilly Hammonds October 06, 1903 in Isom, Letcher Co., KY.  She was born October 06, 1882 in Pennington Gap, Lee Co., VA, and died February 11, 1947 in Colley Creek, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for Letcher Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Vital Stats.; Father's Pension Record gives date of 11/30/1874.

DEATH:  Cem. Records, P-161; tombstone shows birth date of 11/1/1874; cem.

located below Little Colley Reg. Baptist church behind Letcher Collins old

house.

MARRIAGE:  B-13, P-46.

CENSUS:  1910, Letcher Co., KY:  Letcher Collins, 36; Lillie 26; Claude 5.

More About Letcher Collins:

Burial: Letcher Collins Cem., Little Colley, Letcher Co., KY

Notes for Lilly Hammonds:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Records, d/o Chelis and Cordelia PUGH HAMMONDS; Letcher Co. Family

History, Vol. 1, P-179 gives her name as Lillie Pugh, d/o Rivers and Cordelia

Pugh; Fam. History, P-140 gives her parents as Arch. and Letty Adams Hammons.

According to last reference, Arch and Cordelia were not married until 27 Nov

1884 in Lee Co., VA, although they do list her as d/o Cordelia.

DEATH: Same; also death record, age 64.

MARRIAGE: B-13, P-46.

More About Lilly Hammonds:

Burial: Letcher Collins Cem., Isom, Letcher Co., KY

           

Children of Letcher Collins and Lilly Hammonds are:

            i.          LUTHER6 COLLINS, b. August 01, 1904, Letcher Co., KY; d. October 01, 1904, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for LUTHER COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Records.

DEATH:  Same.

196.     ii.          CLAUDE E. COLLINS, b. January 08, 1905, Letcher Co., KY; d. December 30, 1984, Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY.

197.     iii.         EFFIE COLLINS, b. July 21, 1910, Colley Creek, Letcher Co., KY; d. May 22, 1971, Jackson, , KY.

            iv.         RENEVA COLLINS, b. October 10, 1914, Letcher Co., KY; d. October 10, 1914, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for RENEVA COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Records.

DEATH;  Same.

198.     v.         ESTELLE COLLINS, b. November 26, 1916, Isom, Letcher Co., KY; d. June 17, 1979, Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY.

            vi.         MABEL JO COLLINS, b. September 15, 1921, Tillie, Letcher Co., KY; m. JAMES BUTTREY, October 06, 1944.

Notes for MABEL JO COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:   From brother Claude's obit.

98.  Flora5 Collins (Henry Powell4, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born September 17, 1878 in Letcher Co., KY, and died February 05, 1939.  She married Miles Mahoe Holbrook July 29, 1896 in Letcher Co., KY.  He was born September 22, 1871 in KY, and died June 05, 1948.

Notes for Flora Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Father's Pension Record; Fam. History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1,

P-371, gives year as 1879.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  B-10, P-318, at Huey Collins' house.

COLLINS, Flara b: Sep 17 1878 d: Feb 5 1939; Md: Miles HOLBROOK at age 20; 14 children, 3 deceased. Written by her daugher Lula.

Notes for Miles Mahoe Holbrook:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Fam. History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1, P-371, s/o Enoch Oscar and

Nancy Evelyn Webb Holbrook.  P-375.

DEATH: Same.

MARRIAGE:  B-10, P-318.

CENSUS:  1910 Letcher Co., KY, #204/204:

Miles M. 38, farmer

Flora 32, mar.14 yrs, 7/6

Cleta 12

Polly M. 10

Lizzie 9

Liza 7

Lula 5

Elisha 3

All KKK

           

Children of Flora Collins and Miles Holbrook are:

            i.          CLARA6 HOLBROOK, b. August 23, 1897; d. June 16, 1987; m. EMORY BENTLEY.

Notes for CLARA HOLBROOK:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 1, P-375.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same;  #1 unknown; #2, P-375.

            ii.          POLLY MAY HOLBROOK, b. December 1898; m. ROCKFORD HOLBROOK, March 29, 1916; b. 1885.

Notes for POLLY MAY HOLBROOK:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Fam.  History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1, P-375.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to Rockford Holbrook, b. ca 1885, s/o John and Tillie Hall

Holbrook, on 29 Mar 1916.

Notes for ROCKFORD HOLBROOK:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co. Fam. History,  P-375, s/o John and Tillie Hall Holbrook.

MARRIAGE:  Same.

            iii.         ELIZABETH HOLBROOK, b. April 09, 1901; m. ROSCOE WEBB, March 21, 1918; b. August 24, 1895; d. December 13, 1972.

Notes for ELIZABETH HOLBROOK:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Fam.  History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1, P-375.

MARRIAGE:  Same.

Notes for ROSCOE WEBB:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Fam. Hist. Letcher Co., KY, Vo. 1, P-375, s/o Ben P. and Lettie Adams Webb.

DEATH:   Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same.

            iv.         ELIZA ELLEN HOLBROOK, b. Abt. 1903; d. February 11, 1979; m. WALTER TOLSON; d. March 24, 1970.

Notes for ELIZA ELLEN HOLBROOK:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. HIstory, Vol. 1, P-375.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE: Same.

            v.         LULU HOLBROOK, b. September 04, 1904; d. July 26, 1981; m. JOHN HENRY BENTLEY, March 13, 1924; b. 1887; d. March 24, 1970.

Notes for LULU HOLBROOK:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Fam.  History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1, P-375.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to John Henry Bentley b. 1887, d. 3/24/1970 on 13 Mar 1924,

s/o Bristol and Susan Adams Bentley.

Notes for JOHN HENRY BENTLEY:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Fam. History of Letcher Co., KY, Vo. 1, P-375; s/o Bristol and Susan Adams Bentley.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same.

            vi.         ELIJAH BENNETT HOLBROOK, b. August 04, 1906; d. September 19, 1960; m. (1) MARTHA J. WEBB; m. (2) MARTHA CRAFT STAMPER; b. January 31, 1907; d. November 06, 1979; m. (3) CORA L. WEBB, April 01, 1928.

Notes for ELIJAH BENNETT HOLBROOK:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Fam.  History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1, P-375.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to Martha Craft Stamper, b. 1/31/1907,d. 11/6/1979, d/o John

Craft and Millie Stamper. (Could this be the John Craft who was married to

Luella Collins, second wife of George Collins and who was divorced when he went

to prison for rape?).

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Fam.  History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1, P-375.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same.

            vii.        VIRGIE NANNIE HOLBROOK, b. May 05, 1910; m. ESTILL CAUDILL, November 02, 1926; b. October 28, 1904; d. November 14, 1957.

Notes for VIRGIE NANNIE HOLBROOK:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Fam.  History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1, P-375.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to Estel CAUDILL on 2 Nov 1926, b. 28 Oct 1904, d. 14 Nov 1957.

Notes for ESTILL CAUDILL:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY, Fam. History, Vo. 1, P-375.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same.

            viii.       HAZEL IRENA HOLBROOK, b. February 04, 1912; d. November 14, 1957; m. JAMES J. BROWN, September 12, 1926; b. November 06, 1895; d. April 30, 1960.

Notes for HAZEL IRENA HOLBROOK:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Fam.  History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1, P-375.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to James J. Brown, b. 11/6/1895, d. 4/30/1960. Previous

information gives marriage to a TOLSON

Notes for JAMES J. BROWN:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher co. Fam. History.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same.

            ix.         ENOCH BENNETT HOLBROOK, b. November 29, 1913, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for ENOCH BENNETT HOLBROOK:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 1, P-375.

            x.         INAS HOLBROOK, b. September 27, 1916, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for INAS HOLBROOK:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 1, P-375.

            xi.         FRANCES MARIE HOLBROOK, b. March 31, 1918; m. ALBERT ROSE.

Notes for FRANCES MARIE HOLBROOK:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 1, P-375.

MARRIAGE: Same.

            xii.        ARIAS K. HOLBROOK, b. March 17, 1923; d. August 11, 1983; m. BLANCHE BAKEROLLING, March 07, 1942; b. April 05, 1927.

Notes for ARIAS K. HOLBROOK:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Fam.  History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1, P-375.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to Blanche Bolling; previous information gives

name as Blanche Anderson.

99.  Burdine5 Collins (Henry Powell4, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born June 03, 1882 in Letcher Co., KY, and died February 19, 1951.  He married Sada Adkins May 22, 1907 in Letcher Co., KY.  She was born December 29, 1889 in KY, and died February 01, 1973.

Notes for Burdine Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Cem. Records. Father's Pension Record, twin.

DEATH:  Same.

CENSUS: 1900,  Letcher Co., KY:  Bird Collins, 25; Sada 21; Estemin 9/12.

CENSUS:  1910, Letcher Co., KY,  Rockhouse;  Bird 25, KKK, Sada 21, mar. 3 yrs, 1 born, 1 living.

Notes for Sada Adkins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Records; d/o Basil and Mary Eliz. Addington Adkins.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Vol. 14, P-332.

           

Children of Burdine Collins and Sada Adkins are:

            i.          ESTAMY6 COLLINS, b. July 12, 1909; d. March 06, 1994.

Notes for ESTAMY COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 1, P-173.

DEATH: Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to Edward M. Sexton b. 22 May 1907, died 31 Oct 1984

            ii.          ELISHA BEV COLLINS, b. May 28, 1911; d. September 15, 1975; m. NADA CAUDILL, June 21, 1930, Letcher Co., KY; b. 1898.

Notes for ELISHA BEV COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Records; s/o Byrd & Sadie; school records give 5/28/1911.

DEATH:  Same; this cem. located below Little Colly Church.

MARRIAGE:  To   unknown on 6/21/1930, he 22, she 25, widowed; Vo. 62, P-49; #2 Nada

Caudill Sexton,  he 25 divorced, she 32 divorced, d/o S. H. & Oma Caudill, B-87,

P-36.

            iii.         PEBBLE COLLINS, b. May 07, 1913; m. (1) HENRY KNOPH; d. Abt. 1987; m. (2) ISAAC HENSLEY, 1935; b. October 20, 1907, Smoot Creek, Letcher Co., KY; d. 1964, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for PEBBLE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 1, P-173.

DEATH: Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to Henry Knoph.

Married again for about a month, probably had it annuled.  Was 90 in May of 2003, had a double masectomy and a triple bypass at 86, has diabetes.  Info. from Debbie Brashears, gd.

More About ISAAC HENSLEY:

Burial: Hoover Collins Cem., Letcher Co., KY

            iv.         ELIZA COLLINS, b. December 05, 1915, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for ELIZA COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Birth Records.

MARRIAGE:  To John S. WEBB?; Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 1, P-173 gives

spouse as Alvin "Spike" Belzenea.

            v.         COWDEN COLLINS, b. March 27, 1918, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for COWDEN COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Birth Records, born to Sada Atkins; Fam. History of Letcher Co., KY,

Vol. 1, P-173 gives name of child born this date as Halbert. Twin?

            vi.         RUBY COLLINS, b. September 20, 1920.

            vii.        FLORENCE COLLINS, b. May 07, 1923.

Notes for FLORENCE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 3, P-173.

MARRIAGE: Same, to Tucker Deaton.

            viii.       GOLDA COLLINS, b. March 12, 1925.

Notes for GOLDA COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 3, P-173.

MARRIAGE: Same, to James Moore.

            ix.         BRUCE COLLINS, b. October 10, 1926, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for BRUCE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 3, P-173; Birth Rec., Vol. 61 (27)

#30178.

MARRIAGE: Same, to Edna?

            x.         CLIFTON COLLINS, b. March 30, 1929, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for CLIFTON COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 3, P-173; Birth Record, Vol. 82,

#40841.

            xi.         CLAYTON COLLINS, b. March 30, 1929.

Notes for CLAYTON COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 3, P-173.

MARRIAGE: Same, to Lethia Jarrett.

            xii.        HOOVER COLLINS, b. May 20, 1931; m. SUSAN COLLINS.

Notes for HOOVER COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 3, P-173.

MARRIAGE: Same, #1 Susie Collins, #2 Rosemary Honeycutt; #3 Brenda?

100.  Sallie5 Collins (Henry Powell4, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born June 22, 1887 in Tillie, Letcher Co., KY, and died September 19, 1937 in Jenkins, Letcher Co., KY.  She married John Dorton White Collins October 06, 1904 in Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY, son of Benjamin Collins and Eliza Kelly.  He was born June 10, 1880 in Rockhouse, Letcher Co., KY, and died July 09, 1973 in Lexington, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for Sallie Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Records; Father's Pension Record.

DEATH:  Cem. Records.

MARRIAGE:  B-13, P-320.

More About Sallie Collins:

Burial: Letcher Collins Cem., Isom, Letcher Co., KY

Notes for John Dorton White Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  #1, B-13, P-320;  #2, B-93, P-47, she 47, div; additional info. from

Sallie  Martinez.

John D. W. is mentioned in two books by Henry Caudill "The Mountain the Miner

and the Lord" and Slender is the Thread".

From the Mountain Eagle, Thursday, July 19, 1973:  Recollections of another

time, by John D. W. Collins.

I was born the 10th day of June 1880, on Rockhouse Creek in Letcher County near

the Colson School House, the second son of Frank and Eliza Kelly Collins, one

of a family of 14 children, four of which died in infancy.  There are four

sisters living, Creaty, Ethel, Oma and Ruth.  I am the only boy living. My

grandfather and mother on my father's side were Madison Collins and Ruth Hale

Collins.  My grandparents on my mother's side were John Kelley and Frankie

Lucas Kelley.

 Parents at that time expected their children to stay home and help work and

support the family.  We had to do what our father told us to do such as hoeing

corn and other farm chores.  I have always been sentimental for the

underprivileged.  When I was hoeing corn for my father I would pull up the

larger stalks in a hill of corn to give the little ones a chance to grow.  My

father caught me at it and whipped me for not pulling up the small stalks.  My

brother Charley would pull out the small stalks but I thought this was not

right.

  My father thought it was a sin to go fishing in the winter time.  In

February, 1893, my brother Charley and I were playing in the barn.  It was a

saying that when red worms came to surface it was time to go fishing. Charley

and I began to dig in the floor of the barn.  We dug up some red worms. We

thought it was time to go fishing and went to our old fishing hole, just

above our home.  We got so interested in catching fish we lost the time of day.

Charley always done the feeding of the stock and I was to get in the fire wood

for the night.  We were so interested in catching fish that we forgot it was

past time to do our chores.  We heard our father calling us.  We threw the

balance of our bait into the fishing hole and started for home.  We saw our

father cutting some switches from a bench tree.  We knew what was coming.  I

told Charley to go to the barn and feed the stock, and I would take the fish

home and get in the firewood and maybe Dad wouldn't whip us when he sees the

fish.  I gave the fish to Mother, and she was pleased because she was just

about to get supper and said she would clean the fish and have them for supper.

 When Charley got through feeding he came to the house and I heard Dad get him

out in the front room and began to whip him.  I kept on carrying in wood for

the night, knowing it was my time next.  I kept on carrying in wood until Dad

said I had enough wood in for the night; then he gave me a good thrashing.

When super was ready Mother had a large platter of fish on the table along with

a big pone of corn bread.  My dad came to the table, seeing the fish he said,

"Oh, we have fish for supper."  He lit into the fish-he was crazy about

fish-and began to eat them.  I was still hurting from the whipping and would

not go to the table.  He threatened to whip me again if I didn't come to

super.  I went to the table.  After a while he said "ain't you ashamed to go

fishing in the winter time.  I said, "You don't have to eat them. He got up and

got his switch and began whipping me again for talking back to him. Mother got

up and made him stop whipping me.  He sat down to the table and began again to

eat the fish.  Mother took the platter of fish off the table.  Dad asked her

what she was doing that for.  She told him, "You are not whipping Jim for

catching the fish and then eat them up from him.  He is going to have all the

fish he wants before you get any more."  Dad got mad and left the table. The

next day we were down at the country store, where the neighbors gathered to swap

yarns.  Dad began bragging about what a geed mess of fish he had the day

before.

 I asked him what he was talking about.  He looked at me and made me go home.

He said I had no business there.

  My father cleared a large new ground up the branch from where we lived.  We

planted it in corn.  There were so many roots, stumps and other obstructions in

the field it was impossible to plow.  So my dad hired about five of the

neighbors to hoe the corn out.  My brother and myself was not old enough to

keep up with the other men, so my father put us in the lower rows because we

could not keep out of the way of the other men.  At 12 noon the dinner bell

rang.  We all went to the house for dinner.  There was not enough room at the

table for all of us to eat at the same time so Charley and I felt we were

starving and thought we ought to eat at the first table.  We would wait out in

the back yard until someone left he table and there was room for us. One of

the men would take his chew of tobacco out of his mouth, and place it on the

eave of the kitchen roof until he was through eating.  I decided to play a trick

on him.  I found a lump of chicken manure in the yard and took the chew of

tobacco and wrapped it around the manure and placed it back where the work hand

had placed it.  When there was room at the table, my mother called us and

Charley made a dive for the door.  I waited for the man to come out because I

wanted to see what he would do. My mother came and called me again and told her

I would be there in a minute.  The man came out, took his chew of tobacco, put

it in his mouth, chewed on it a little while, then took it out of his mouth

and said, "Frank, give me a chaw of tobacco."  It was customary at that time for

the employer to furnish all the tobacco for the work hands.

  I began to giggle at what I had done and how the work hand reacted. My

mother was curious as to what I was laughing at.  I wouldn't tell her. She asked

Charley what I was laughing at.  He said, "Ask him."  Finally she threatened to

whip me if I didn't tell her what I was laughing at.  I knew she would do that

if I didn't tell her.  I got her to promise not to whip me or let Dad whip me.

She finally agreed not to whip me nor left Dad whip me.  Then I told her what I

had done.  She told Dad and he threatened to whip me, but didn't.

 At one time when I was about 16 years of age I thought I was grown up and

needed a suit of clothes.  My father agreed for me to go and work hoeing corn

for Uncle Ben Everidge at 50 cents per day.  I worked for Uncle Ben six days

and he gave me an order to Allen Martins Store, which was then located on

Indian Creek.  I paid $2.00 for a suit of clothes, bought three yards of calico

for my mother to make a shirt and I bought a bow tie for 5 cents.  I bought the

rest of the order in striped stick candy and cinnamon roll.  After that I was

the best dressed boy in the neighborhood, I thought.

  The next week my brother Charley wanted to go and work for Uncle Ben so

he could get him a suit of clothes.  My father would not agree for him to go

and work because he told Charley he was needed at home. I was a little

headstrong so I told Dad that if he didn't let Charley go and work out him a

suit of clothing, I would go and work out one for him.  I went and worked six

more days for Uncle Ben.  He gave me another $3.00 order to Martins store and I

gave it to Charley.  He went and bought him a suit.  For what I had done for

Charley, he bought me 25 cents of striped stick candy.

  Schools were very few and far between.  The nineteen years I spent at home

left me with only an 8th graded education.  I began to grow weary of working at

home and wanted to see more of the world.  I had heard of the Spanish American

War.  I decided I wanted to join the Army but my parents would not consent as I

was only 19 years of age and the army requirement was 21 years.  In any event,

I started from Colson, KY and walked to Wash Craft's home in Clay County, Ky.

I stayed there with Wash for a time, did his farm work at $8.00 per month and

board, until the first day of June, 1900.  I told Wash of my intentions of

joining the Army.  He had been a soldier in the Artillery during the Civil War.

 He gave me some advice and a recommendation to the Recruiting Officer at

Lexington. I then walked to East Bernstadt, Ky., and bought an L & N ticket

and arrived in Lexington on June 2nd, 1900.  I was a green country boy, so I

asked a policeman to take me to the Recruiting Office.  This he did. The

recruiting office questioned me.  I gave my age as 22 years old.  He was

curious and said, "You look awfully young to be that old."  He then asked if I

had a record of my birth.  I said it was in the Family Bible at home. He then

asked if I had any other record of my birth.  I said I did not, but that I was

there at the time of my birth but too young to know much about it.  He

laughingly said, "You will do."  I passed the examination and was sent to

Columbus, Ohio.

  From there I was sent to San Francisco, California.  On the 1st day of July,

1900 we embarked on the Transport Grant enroute to Manilla, P.I.  We landed in

Manila on the 22nd day of August.  There I was assigned to Co. B. 4th Infantry,

which was stationed in the Exhibition Grounds in Manila.  I was with that

regiment about six months, then the 4th infantry was ordered back to the

States, to Fort Snelling, Minnesota, where I was discharged on the 3rd day of

June, 1903.

  After my discharge, I was employed as a street car conductor for the Twin City

Rapid Transit Co. in St. Paul, Minnesota.  I then resigned that job and

returned home in March 1904.

  On October 6th, 1904, I married Sallie Collins, the daughter of Henry P. and

Clara Collins.  We moved to Whitesburg and started housekeeping.  At that time

I began to work for James F. Frazier, as a coal miner, digging coal for the

town of Whitesburg at the rate of 3 cent per ton.  I was told that he would not

pay me that amount.  The first week, after I worked for Frazier, I had traded

$10.00 in his store.  Frazier said, "I have paid you $10.00 and still owe you

$40.00.  I'll pay you $40.00 and we can start fresh Monday next week. He gave

me the $40.00 and we started in the next Monday.  I worked for Mr. Frazier for

the next three years.  We never had any trouble.  People told me I would have

trouble with Jim Frazier if I went to work for him. He would try to gyp me in

any way he could, but Jim always treated me right.

  When I moved to Whitesburg, there were organizations of ball clubs;

Whitesburg, Cowan, Sandlick, Colson, Crafts Colly.  They would have graves at

various places.  At one time, there was a game one Saturday in Whitesburg

between Whitesburg and Cowan.  Both teams was one player short.  They were

trying to make up full teams, so they could get along with the game. There was

a large crowd assembled to see the game.  I went to the Captain of the

Whitesburg team and offered to play with them.

John D. W. was a revenuer with Sam Collins.  Sam Collins, Jr. did the Rev.

James Collins book but died of a heart attack before it was finished.

There were five different sets of Collinses in Letcher County, black, white,

big foot, lying, stealing.!

Above two items from Homer Banks.

More About John Dorton White Collins:

Burial: Letcher Collins Cem., Isom, Letcher Co., KY

           

Children of Sallie Collins and John Collins are:

            i.          EDNA RUTH6 COLLINS, b. March 09, 1906; d. October 19, 1988.

Notes for EDNA RUTH COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Charles Ken CASSELL; To Elmer DAY; son:  John Arnold Day (3

child.)  Info. from Sallie Martinez.

            ii.          AUGUSTUS EVAN COLLINS, b. November 06, 1908; d. August 29, 1973; m. (1) GLADYS DRAUGHAN; m. (2) NINA DEAN, January 01, 1934, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for AUGUSTUS EVAN COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE: #1, she age 18, dau of J. W. on 1/1/1934, Letcher Co., KY,

B-73, P-65.; #2  no issue.  Info. from Sallie Martinez.

            iii.         MARGUERITE DORTON COLLINS, b. September 09, 1913, Letcher Co., KY; d. December 03, 1994.

Notes for MARGUERITE DORTON COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Birth Records.

MARRIAGE:  #1 Richard  DEREUTER; #2, Cecil W. HATTER, son of C. M., Letcher

Co., KY, B-70, P-77; dau:  Sally T. DeRueter Martinez (3 children); Son:

William Richard DeReuter (2 children).

            iv.         JOHN WILLIAM CREIGHTON COLLINS, b. August 29, 1915, Letcher Co., KY; d. January 1990.

Notes for JOHN WILLIAM CREIGHTON COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Entire name from Lonnie Frazier; date from birth record which gives

name as John W. C.

MARRIAGE:  To Lassie ISON; no issue.

101.  Rufus5 Tyree (Zilpha4 Collins, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born April 30, 1874 in Letcher Co., KY, and died November 10, 1924 in Crown, Letcher Co., KY.  He married (1) Arminda Sexton.    He married (2) Araminta Cornett 1894 in Letcher Co., KY.  She was born January 07, 1870 in Letcher Co., KY, and died 1913 in Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for Rufus Tyree:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  The Tyree Trail by Ella Rae Coleman, P-65.

MARRIAGE:  B-10, P-36.

DEATH:  Bur. Tyree Cem., Wolfe Pen.

Notes for Arminda Sexton:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Info. from Lona Gibson, d/o John and Polly Ann Thomas Sexton. (Lona's great grandparents).

Notes for Araminta Cornett:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Records; d/o John & Eliz. HAYS CORNETT.

DEATH:  Same, located in Wolf Pen Branch on Right.

MARRIAGE:  B-10, P-36.

           

Children of Rufus Tyree and Araminta Cornett are:

            i.          OKEL6 TYREE.

            ii.          LAKE TYREE.

            iii.         LOCAL TYREE.

            iv.         EFFIE TYREE.

            v.         NANCY TYREE.

            vi.         STELLA TYREE, b. October 1895; d. 1918; m. JIM HALCOMB; b. Abt. 1888.

Notes for STELLA TYREE:

SOURCE:

DEATH:  Bur. Tyree Cem.

Notes for JIM HALCOMB:

SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  Info. from Jenny Cornett Daivs (jennd@acctiffin.com; Lennie F. 3d wife of Jim.

102.  Watson George5 Tyree (Zilpha4 Collins, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born February 1875 in Letcher Co., KY, and died 1950.  He married Rachel Shepherd October 28, 1898 in Letcher Co., KY.  She was born June 1865.

Notes for Watson George Tyree:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  The Tyree Trail by Ella Coleman, P-94.

NICKNAME:  Coon.

           

Child of Watson Tyree and Rachel Shepherd is:

            i.          RACHEL6 TYREE, b. May 1898; d. 1874.

103.  Mary Jane5 Tyree (Zilpha4 Collins, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born December 24, 1878 in Letcher Co., KY, and died June 04, 1956 in Blackey, Letcher Co., KY.  She married Wesley B. Collins Abt. 1890 in Letcher Co., KY, son of Calvin Collins and Lucinda Taylor.  He was born January 06, 1866 in Letcher Co., KY, and died January 20, 1936 in Blackey, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for Mary Jane Tyree:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cemetery Records.

DEATH:  Cemetery Records; bur. Wesley Collins Cem.

MARRIAGE:  Married at age 12 with parental permisson.  Was  second wife.

Additional info. from The Tyree Trail by Ella Rae Coleman, P-94.

More About Mary Jane Tyree:

Burial: Wesley Collins Cem., Blackey, Letcher Co., KY

Notes for Wesley B. Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Record.

DEATH:  Cem. Record; bur. Wesley Collins Cem., Blackey.

MARRIAGE:  #1, Possibly Dovey Gibson, B-8, P-454.

The Tyree Trail, by Ella Rae Coleman gives parents as Calvin Collins and Polly Banks.  I have Calvin Collins and Cinthia Taylor.

CENSUS:  1910 Letcher Co., KY:  Wesley, 44; Mary 32; Elizabeth 16; William 14; Cora 12; Calvin 10; Cynthia 8.

Letcher Co., KY.Fam. History, P-181 shows Wesley Collins b. 1855, s/o Thomas and Catherine Thomas Collins as parents of Wesley Collins who married Mary Jane Tyree.

More About Wesley B. Collins:

Burial: Wesley Collins Cem., Blackey, Letcher Co., KY

           

Children are listed above under (91) Wesley B. Collins.

104.  Samuel Henry5 Tyree (Zilpha4 Collins, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born March 30, 1880 in Letcher Co., KY, and died January 07, 1958 in Letcher Co., KY.  He married Nancy Elizabeth Hawkins January 20, 1904.  She was born March 24, 1886, and died December 08, 1946.

Notes for Samuel Henry Tyree:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  The Tyree Trail, by Ella Rae Coleman, P-65.

DEATH:  Same, cem. located in head of left fork of dry fork creek.

MARRIAGE: B-13, P-150.

Notes for Nancy Elizabeth Hawkins:

!SOURCE:

ALL INFO:  The Tyree Trail

           

Children of Samuel Tyree and Nancy Hawkins are:

            i.          ZILPHIA ANN6 TYREE.

Notes for ZILPHIA ANN TYREE:

!SOURCE:

DEATH:  Infant

All info. from The Tyree Trail

            ii.          JAMES IRA TYREE, b. November 02, 1904; d. August 14, 1957.

Notes for JAMES IRA TYREE:

!SOURCE:

INFO:  All info. from The Tyree Trail by Ella Rae Coleman.

DEATH:  By self-inflicted gunshot wound.

MARRIAGE:  To Mary Webb on 3/29/1930.

            iii.         VICTORIA MARIE TYREE, b. October 14, 1908; d. February 14, 1930.

Notes for VICTORIA MARIE TYREE:

!SOURCE:

INFO:  All info. from The Tyree Trail

DEATH:  Died on day she was to get married

            iv.         MARY JANE TYREE, b. 1909.

Notes for MARY JANE TYREE:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  #1, Everett GIBSON; #2 Alvin ADAMS

All info. from The Tyree Trail

            v.         WILLIAM MORRIS TYREE, b. July 28, 1910; d. March 27, 1967.

Notes for WILLIAM MORRIS TYREE:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Mary Elizabeth COOK in 1935, b. 1910, d. 1971, bur. Sam Henry

Tyree Cem.

All info. from the Tyree Trail

            vi.         CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS TYREE, b. November 03, 1912; d. November 06, 1912.

            vii.        VERA LEE TYREE, b. March 24, 1915; d. March 30, 1924.

Notes for VERA LEE TYREE:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Fam. History of Letcher Co.

DEATH:  Same.

            viii.       JOHN HENRY TYREE, b. June 06, 1918; d. July 25, 1978, New York, NY.

Notes for JOHN HENRY TYREE:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Pauline DENCHO

All Info. from The Tyree Trail

            ix.         HOUSTON GARFIELD TYREE, b. May 19, 1920.

Notes for HOUSTON GARFIELD TYREE:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  to Ola Brown, 10/19/1946

All Info. from The Tyree Trail

            x.         JOSEPH TYREE, b. August 01, 1922.

Notes for JOSEPH TYREE:

!SOURCE:

NAME:  Could be Jody

BIRTH:  Conflicting date of 8/16/1922

MARRIAGE:  To Florence ADAIR on 9/4/1951

All info. from The Tyree Trail

            xi.         FRANK EDWARD TYREE, b. July 28, 1924.

Notes for FRANK EDWARD TYREE:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  To Hallie Mae WEBB

All info. from The Tyree Trail

            xii.        MARTHA GEAN TYREE, b. October 14, 1932.

Notes for MARTHA GEAN TYREE:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  #1 to Willie CROMER, #2 Bill PHILLIPS

All info from The Tyree Trail

105.  Risby5 Collins (Dallas4, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born 1874 in Letcher Co., KY, and died February 17, 1941.  She married John Mitchell Wooten.  He was born 1889, and died November 07, 1962.

           

Children of Risby Collins and John Wooten are:

199.     i.          NORA6 WOOTEN.

200.     ii.          WILLIE WOOTEN.

            iii.         SALLY WOOTEN.

            iv.         LULA WOOTEN, d. 1961.

            v.         FRED WOOTEN.

            vi.         NANNIE WOOTEN.

            vii.        DALLAS WOOTEN.

            viii.       OASHA WOOTEN.

            ix.         CLYDE WOOTEN.

            x.         GLADYS WOOTEN.

106.  William Ace5 Collins (Dallas4, Burdine3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born December 27, 1882, and died March 26, 1953.  He married (1) Harriett Stamper October 01, 1922 in Letcher Co., KY.  She was born February 26, 1884, and died June 13, 1939 in Letcher Co., KY.  He married (2) Polly Caudill October 30, 1939 in Letcher Co., KY.  She was born October 19, 1882, and died April 26, 1958 in Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for William Ace Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Tombstone.

MARRIAGE:  #1, B-13, P-58; #2 B-95, P-1020, both 57, widowed.

More About William Ace Collins:

Burial: Collins Cem., Blackey, Letcher Co., KY

Notes for Harriett Stamper:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Tombstone.

MARRIAGE:  B-37W, P-2; cannot be sure this is the correct persons.

More About Harriett Stamper:

Burial: Collins Cem., Blackey, Letcher Co., KY

Notes for Polly Caudill:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone; d/o David CAUDILL and Eliza Fields.

DEATH:  Tombstone.

MARRIAGE: #1, B-13, P-58; #2,  B-95, P-1020, both 57, widowed.

More About Polly Caudill:

Burial: Dixon Cem., Carcassone, Letcher Co., KY

           

Children of William Collins and Harriett Stamper are:

            i.          MAE6 COLLINS, m. DAVID DIXON, September 19, 1919, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for MAE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  B-28, P-56.

Notes for DAVID DIXON:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  s/o W. H. &  Thursa.

MARRIAGE:  B-28, P-56.

            ii.          GLENN DALE COLLINS.

            iii.         LESLIE COLLINS, b. March 05, 1907, Letcher Co., KY; d. August 25, 1989, Birmingham, , AL; m. LUCY PUGH, November 22, 1924, Letcher Co., KY; b. 1909.

Notes for LESLIE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Birth Records

DEATH:  Obit.

MARRIAGE:  B-44, P-6.

OBIT:  Former Letcher County resident Renifa Niece died August 25 (1989) at the

Methodfist Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., after a long illness.

  She was a daughter of the late Leslie and Lucy Collins of blackey.

 Surviving are three daughters, glena Sexton, warren, Mich.; Sandra Lanier,

thorsby, Ala, and Sharon Martin, Jemison, Ala.; four sons, Dennis Niece,

Jemison, Ala.; Larry Niece, thorsby, Ala., and danny Niece and roger Dale

Niece, both of Atlanta, ga.; a brother, James (Bud) Collins, Blackey, and five

sisters, Elsie Mae Langford, Detroit, Mich.; Josephine Tracy, Clanton, Ala.;

Verniece Valentine, Milford, Ohio; Elizabeth thrasher, Verlina, Ala., and

Violet Padgett, Billingsley, Ala.

  Funeral services were held August 27 at Clanton, ala.  burial was at Jemison,

Ala.

Notes for LUCY PUGH:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Marriage Rec., d/o J. C. & Z. C.

MARRIAGE:  B-44, P-6, she 15.

            iv.         CHESTER COLLINS, b. 1912; m. MATTIE LYTTLE, May 17, 1934, Letcher Co., KY; b. 1913.

Notes for CHESTER COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Marriage Rec.

MARRIAGE:  B-74, P-119.

Notes for MATTIE LYTTLE:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Mar. Rec., d/o Bill & Fanny.

MARRIAGE:   B-74, P-119, she 21.

107.  Edward5 Polly (Nancy4 Collins, Carter3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born October 14, 1878 in Letcher Co., KY, and died 1929 in Lawrence Co., KY.  He married Mary Elizabeth Kelly June 08, 1899 in Lawrence Co., KY, daughter of Lewis Kelly and Elizabeth Banks.  She was born 1882 in Lawrence Co., KY, and died January 01, 1974 in Columbus, OH.

Notes for Edward Polly:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Birth Rec.

DEATH:  Info. from Robert Polly.

MARRIAGE:  Same,

           

Child of Edward Polly and Mary Kelly is:

201.     i.          ARTHUR J.6 POLLY, b. September 29, 1904, Lawrence Co., KY; d. March 01, 1964, Chicago, IL.

108.  Fielden5 Collins (Carter4, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born July 05, 1862, and died March 05, 1938 in Morgan Co., KY.  He married Elizabeth Ellen Lewis October 16, 1884.  She was born December 30, 1867, and died April 17, 1944.

Notes for Fielden Collins:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Info. from Roger Cassity, fmhsrcassity@MDECA.ORG.

DEATH:  Same, buried near Blairs Mills, Morgan Co., KY.

He believes Fielden was adopted by Carter W. and Mary. Family rumor states his name was actually Stamper.

Note:

{ This statement is misinformed.!.The 1870 census shows “Burdine”, The 1910 census clearly shows “Fielden B. Collins. This is the “Burdine from 1870. Fielden Burdine Collins…by Dwight Collins}

More About Fielden Collins:

Burial: Perry Cem., Oak Hill Community, Morgan Co., KY

Notes for Elizabeth Ellen Lewis:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Internet Info., d/o Daniel P. and Elizabeth Henry Lewis.

More About Elizabeth Ellen Lewis:

Burial: Perry Cem., Oak Hill Community, Morgan Co., KY

           

Children of Fielden Collins and Elizabeth Lewis are:

            i.          William Russell “RUSSIE”6 COLLINS, b. August 23, 1885; m. ORPHA Belle  McAllister, 5 July, 1890 Lombard, Powell Co. Ky. Verified by affidavit

            ii.          CORDA COLLINS, b. March 1889; d. 1918; m. NFN CORNETT.

            iii.         MAUDE COLLINS, b. July 08, 1892; d. April 17, 1985; m. (1) OSCAR MURPHY; m. (2) JEFF SMEDLY.

            iv.         DANIEL P. COLLINS, b. June 01, 1893; d. August 14, 1935; m. LILLY QUENSEBERRY, March 18, 1914.

            v.         MORTON COLLINS, b. April 19, 1897; d. October 10, 1974; m. BESSIE FLAM, March 26, 1924; b. 1904.

More About MORTON COLLINS:

Burial: Perry Cem., Blairs Mill, KY

            vi.         WALTER SCOTT COLLINS, b. January 30, 1900; d. September 12, 1961; m. DORA LYKINS; b. 1902.

More About WALTER SCOTT COLLINS:

Burial: Perry Cem., Blairs Mill, KY

            vii.        ROY D. COLLINS, b. 1904; d. 1975.

            viii.       ALVA COLLINS, b. 1908; d. 1945; m. AL RICHIE.

109.  Artie5 England (Nancy4 Collins, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born September 22, 1874, and died March 06, 1956.  She married (1) Davie Prater.    She married (2) Alexander Prater May 26, 1892.  He was born December 16, 1874, and died April 13, 1942.

           

Children of Artie England and Alexander Prater are:

            i.          DENNIS E.6 PRATER.

            ii.          LOVELIA PRATER.

            iii.         JAMES PRATER.

            iv.         AMOS PRATER.

            v.         WAYNE PRATER.

            vi.         ALICE PRATER.

            vii.        HOMER PRATER.

110.  Malone L.5 England (Nancy4 Collins, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born December 08, 1883, and died December 21, 1954.  He married (1) Minnie Holbrook.    He married (2) Eva Poe March 03, 1926.  She was born November 13, 1906, and died January 1994.

           

Children of Malone England and Minnie Holbrook are:

            i.          SAM6 ENGLAND.

            ii.          ANNA ENGLAND.

            iii.         MARY ENGLAND.

            iv.         EVELYN ENGLAND.

           

Children of Malone England and Eva Poe are:

            v.         GORDON6 ENGLAND, b. August 26, 1928.

            vi.         ELVA ENGLAND, b. August 29, 1931.

            vii.        LLOYD ENGLAND, b. October 15, 1933.

            viii.       JOHNNY ENGLAND, b. December 28, 1943.

111.  Louisa5 Young (Nellie Ellen4 Collins, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born January 27, 1861.  She married Mehderson Fields Abt. 1880. 

Notes for Louisa Young:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Mother's pension record; Robert Polley gives date of 1/24/1861.

MARRIAGE:  Robert Polley gives possible marriage to James Elisha Peters. Children:  1. Eliza Jane b. 5/1877 in AR, mar. ca 1880 Mehderson Fields, s/o James and Susan Sizemore Fields, had son, Walter J. b. ca 5/1898.

2.  Jordan b. 10/22/1878

3.  Walter J. b. 10/1879, same as #2?

4.  Frankie b. 10/1881, mar. 1.  David Dees, #2 ---Wilson.

5.  Laura B. b. 2/7/1884

6.  Grace, b. 11/7/1888 mar. Andy Brown

7.  Lula b. 2/1895 mar. Isaac Baker

8.  Leander b. 12/1898 mar. Gertrude Ward, child Flostens b. 10/28/1920

Notes for Mehderson Fields:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  s/o James and Susan Sizemore Fields.SOURCE:

BIRTH:  s/o Jams and Susan Sizemore Fields.

           

Children of Louisa Young and Mehderson Fields are:

            i.          JORDAN6 FIELDS, b. October 22, 1878.

            ii.          WALTER J. FIELDS, b. October 1879.

            iii.         FRANKIE B. FIELDS, b. October 1881; m. DAVID DEES.

            iv.         LAURA B. FIELDS, b. February 07, 1884.

            v.         GRACE FIELDS, b. November 07, 1888; m. ANDY BROWN.

            vi.         LULA FIELDS, b. February 1898; m. ISAAC BAKER.

202.     vii.        LEANDER FIELDS, b. December 1898.

112.  Harvey5 Young (Nellie Ellen4 Collins, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born May 27, 1866, and died 1950.  He married Lula Herd April 04, 1903.  She was born 1880, and died 1954 in Harvey Young Cem..

Notes for Harvey Young:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  MOthers pension record; Robert Polley has date of 5/22/1865.

DEATH:  Info. from Robert Polley, bur. Harvey Young Cem.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to Lula Herd, d/o Joseph and Nancy Wilson Herd on 4/4/1903; Children:

1.  John W. b. ca 1904

2.  Mamie E. b. 8/16/1907, mar. ---McCollum

3.  Jospeh b 11/1 ca 1913

5.  Rhudell b, ca 1913.  (Robert Polley has a question mark and no number beside this child.

6.  4.  James b. 7/31/1912

7.  Harve, Jr., b 5/5/1918, d. 2/8/1990 (Robert Polley has a question and no number beside this child.

Notes for Lula Herd:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  d/o Joseph and Nancy Wilson Herd.

           

Children of Harvey Young and Lula Herd are:

            i.          JOHN W.6 YOUNG, b. 1904.

            ii.          MAMIE E. YOUNG, b. August 16, 1907.

            iii.         JOSEPH YOUNG, b. Bef. 1913.

            iv.         RHUDELL YOUNG, b. Abt. 1913.

            v.         JAMES YOUNG, b. July 31, 1912.

            vi.         HARVEY YOUNG, JR., b. May 05, 1918; d. February 08, 1990.

113.  John Silas5 Young (Nellie Ellen4 Collins, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born March 03, 1869 in Sturgeon, Jackson Co., KY, and died February 07, 1946 in Dryhill, Leslie Co., KY.  He married (1) Lucy Woods September 10, 1905 in Hyden, , KY.    He married (2) Orpha Napier June 18, 1920 in Obed, , KY.  She was born October 03, 1902 in Leslie Co., KY, and died September 25, 1949 in Dryhill, Leslie Co., KY.

Notes for John Silas Young:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Father's pension record.  A date of 3/3/1871, and place of birth given

by descendent Dyana Begley-Fuller.

DEATH: Info from Dyana Fuller.  Died from Influenza & Penumonia, contributing

causes were nephritis, mitral and aortic insufficency, arterosclerosis mitral

stenosis and hypertrophy, multiple arthritis. Death Cert. #9485.

MARRIAGE: Dyana Fuller.  Divorced in 1913, Hyden, KY.  Mar. #2, by Isaac

Gibson.  His pension record gives mar. date as 9/10/1905.

OBIT:  Thousandsticks Newspaper dated 2/14/1946:  Silas Young, age 76, who

became ill with a heart attack died last Friday while on his way to the Hyden

Hospital.

MILITARY:  Spanish American War, Pvt., 4th Coast Arty., US Coast Arty.,

enrolled on 6/11/1901 under the command of Major Hobbs.  Discharged 6/10/1904

at Jackson Barracks, LA.  Applied for pension on 3/22/1905 based on rheumatism

and disease of right eye and malarial poisoning.  Pension awarded at $18.00

monthly, increasing to $75.00 per month on 6/3/1944.

Purchased tract on land on 1/29/1934 formerly known as the Jack Sizemore

Branch, approx. 40 acres.

Affidavit taken from Pension Record on 2/27/1934:  "I am a poor man with a

famiy of a wife and five children to support.  I am an old man and not able to

do manual labor.  I have now to depend on national relief for support. I have

not anything except about 25 acres land, a horse and a cow.  I thought the

$150.00 was due me and bought groceries for my family with it.  If ever I can

get enough ahead, I will pay you.  I never tried to shun an honest debt.

Respectfully yours, Silas Young.  This in response to an overpayment of

$150.00.  This overpayment was waived as an honest error on 8/17/1934, as the

committee agreed it would be a hardship for him to repay.

CENSUS:  1910 Leslie Co., KY, Mag. Dist. 1, Hyden Town, Page 209, County Jail,

Line 10.

Description: At age 28, 5'7 1/2", 146 lbs., dark complexion, dark brown hair,

blue eyes, 2" tattoo on right forearm inside of clapsed hands.  At age 62, 133

lbs. with left side hernia.  Age 69, diagnosed with cerebral arteriosclerosis,

but competent.

Notes for Orpha Napier:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone, d/o Wilburn and Susan BUSH NAPIER.

DEATH:  Tombstone, Info. from Dyana Fuller.

MARRIAGE:  From Pension Record of husband.

OBIT:  From Thousandsticks Newspaper, 10/1949-Mrs. Orpha Barger, wife of

General Barger of Dryhill, died suddenly of a heart attack last Monday night.

Burial was in the cemetery near her home Tuesday.  She leaves surviving her

husband and several children.

           

Children of John Young and Lucy Woods are:

203.     i.          WADE6 YOUNG, b. September 09, 1906.

204.     ii.          JOHN YOUNG, b. September 19, 1909, Dry Hill, Leslie Co., KY; d. July 08, 1979, Bob Fork, Leslie Co., KY.

           

Children of John Young and Orpha Napier are:

            iii.         DOC6 YOUNG.

            iv.         NELLIE YOUNG.

            v.         DAVIS YOUNG.

            vi.         DONALD YOUNG.

Notes for DONALD YOUNG:

!SOURCE:

DEATH:  Tombstone "Infant son of Silas and Orpha Napier Young".

            vii.        PAULINE YOUNG.

            viii.       MARTHA YOUNG.

            ix.         JR. SILAS YOUNG.

            x.         BETTY JEAN YOUNG.

            xi.         JAMES DAVID YOUNG.

Notes for JAMES DAVID YOUNG:

!SOURCE:

DEATH:  Tombstone "Infant son of Silas & Orpha Napier Young."

            xii.        BESSIE YOUNG, b. February 25, 1924; m. FLEM D. KING.

Notes for BESSIE YOUNG:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  From descendant Dyana Fuller.

MARRIAGE:  To Flem D. KING.

            xiii.       CHARLIE YOUNG, b. Abt. 1927; d. December 07, 1931, Leslie Co., KY.

Notes for CHARLIE YOUNG:

!SOURCE:

DEATH:  Tombstone "Son of Silas & Orpha Napier Young".

205.     xiv.       SALLIE YOUNG, b. August 06, 1928, Dryhill, Leslie Co., KY.

            xv.        MARCUS YOUNG, b. January 16, 1936; d. November 26, 1991.

114.  Alice5 Young (Nellie Ellen4 Collins, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born November 01, 1871.  She married William Lynch in Owsley Co., KY.  He was born September 15, 1861, and died March 13, 1941.

Notes for Alice Young:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Mother's pension record; Robert Polley gives date of 10/10/1871.

MARRIAGE:  Inf. from Robert Polley, to William Lynch.

           

Child of Alice Young and William Lynch is:

206.     i.          CALLIE6 LYNCH, b. October 25, 1889; d. March 27, 1972.

115.  Samuel5 Young (Nellie Ellen4 Collins, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born February 17, 1874.  He married Amanda Dunn Abt. 1897. 

Notes for Samuel Young:

SOURCE: ca 1904

BIRTH:  Mother's pension record; Robert Polley gives date of 1/10/1873

MARRIAGE: Info. from Robert; married ca 1897 Amanda Dunn; Children:

1.  James E. b. 11/18/1898

2.  Luther b. ca 1900

3.  Mollie b. ca 1904

4.  Lee b. ca 1906

5.  Walter b. ca 1908

6.  Ethel b.  2/14/191-?

           

Children of Samuel Young and Amanda Dunn are:

            i.          JAMES E.6 YOUNG, b. November 18, 1898.

            ii.          LUTHER YOUNG, b. Bef. 1900.

            iii.         MOLLIE YOUNG, b. Bef. 1904.

            iv.         LEE YOUNG, b. Bef. 1906.

            v.         WALTER YOUNG, b. Bef. 1908.

            vi.         ETHEL YOUNG.

116.  Amizon5 Young (Nellie Ellen4 Collins, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born September 23, 1877, and died June 13, 1919 in Letcher Co., KY.  She married John H. Dunn. 

Notes for Amizon Young:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Mother's pension record; Robert Polley gives date of 9/24/1876

DEATH:  Info. from Robert; of a cerebal hemmorage.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to John H. Dunn, s/o William and Eizabeth Stevens Dunn; Children:

1.  Clauda b. 2/1894, m  ca 1910, August Begley (children: (children:

 Leslie b. ca 1915; Jessie b. ca 1916; ca 1901; 5.  Edward b. ca 1917)

2.  Leonard b. 12/1895

3.  Lula b. 11/1897, mar. 12/22/1919 to Mike Lynch

4.  Serilda b.  2/17/1912

5.  Ebbie b. ca 1903

6.  Elias b. ca 1905

7.  Nellie b. ca 1907, mar. #1 ---Hartsock and/or Webb

8.  Wade b. 9/1909

9.  Fannie b.  2/17/1912

10.  Benjamin Frank b. 11/23/1914

11.  Ray/Roy b. 3/8/1917

More About Amizon Young:

Burial: Harve Young Cem.,  Letcher Co., KY

Notes for John H. Dunn:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  s/o Wm. and Elizabeth Stevens Dunn.

           

Children of Amizon Young and John Dunn are:

207.     i.          CLAUDA6 DUNN, b. February 1894.

            ii.          LEONARD DUNN, b. December 1895.

            iii.         LULA DUNN, b. November 1897; m. MIKE LYNCH, December 22, 1919.

            iv.         EBBIE DUNN, b. Abt. 1903.

            v.         ELIAS DUNN, b. Abt. 1905.

            vi.         NELLIE DUNN, b. Abt. 1907.

Notes for NELLIE DUNN:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1910 census.

MARRIAGE:  Eithr to a Hartsock or Webb.

            vii.        WADE DUNN, b. September 1909.

            viii.       FANNIE DUNN, b. February 17, 1912.

            ix.         SHERILDA DUNN, b. February 17, 1912.

            x.         BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DUNN, b. November 23, 1914.

            xi.         RAY/ROY DUNN, b. March 08, 1917.

117.  Julia5 Young (Nellie Ellen4 Collins, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born February 03, 1879, and died October 22, 1943 in Letcher Co., KY; bur. Harve Young Cem..  She married (1) A. J. Smith.    She married (2) John Warren. 

Notes for Julia Young:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Info. from mother's pension record; Robert Polley gives date of 2/3/1880.

DEATH:  Info. from Robert Polley.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to A. J.Smith; children:

1.  Thomas b. ca 1899

2.  Merida b. ca 1904

3.  Riley b. ca 1906

4.  Willie b.  ca 1907

5.  Silas b. ca 1910

6.  Retha Whicker raised by father G. A. Whicker, mar. Conley Strong bef. 1909

Notes for John Warren:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Info. from ByrdBall@aol.com.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same.

He was shot and killed by Jediah Price, a deputy sheriff who was Ed Price's uncle.  (from Melissa Johnson to Byrd Ball).

           

Children of Julia Young and A. Smith are:

            i.          THOMAS6 SMITH, b. Abt. 1899.

            ii.          MERIDA SMITH, b. Abt. 1904.

            iii.         RILEY SMITH, b. Abt. 1906.

            iv.         WILLIE SMITH, b. Abt. 1907.

            v.         SILAS SMITH, b. Abt. 1910.

           

Children of Julia Young and John Warren are:

            vi.         THOMAS6 WARREN, b. Abt. 1899.

            vii.        MERIDA WARREN, b. Abt. 1904.

208.     viii.       RILEY WARREN, b. October 02, 1906; d. October 22, 1943.

            ix.         WILLIE WARREN, b. Abt. 1907.

            x.         LUCIAN WARREN, b. September 03, 1901.

Notes for LUCIAN WARREN:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Birth Records.

            xi.         RETHA WHICKER, m. CONLEY STRONG, Bef. 1909.

Notes for RETHA WHICKER:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Info. from Edith Byrd Ball who stated Retha was raised by "father G. A. Whicker".

118.  Sarah5 Young (Nellie Ellen4 Collins, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born November 23, 1883.  She married Ingram. 

Notes for Sarah Young:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Mother's pension record.

MARRIAGE:  Info. from Robert Polley, mar. ---Ingram; child. Ralph.

           

Child of Sarah Young and Ingram is:

            i.          RALPH6 INGRAM.

119.  John5 Collins (Burdine4, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1)  He married Ella Bowling. 

           

Children of John Collins and Ella Bowling are:

            i.          BOBBIE6 COLLINS, b. March 20, 1907, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for BOBBIE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Birth Records.

            ii.          ARLIE COLLINS, b. 1914; m. GEORGIA ADAMS, 1937; b. 1919.

Notes for ARLIE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Mar. Rec.

MARRIAGE:  B-86, P-115, he 23, she 18, d/o William Henderson & Henrietta Back

Adams, she 18, in Letcher Co., KY.

120.  James5 Collins (Burdine4, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1)  He married Dianna Williams. 

           

Child of James Collins and Dianna Williams is:

            i.          HOBERT6 COLLINS, b. February 21, 1910, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for HOBERT COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Birth Records.

121.  Berlie5 Stidham (Margaret4 Collins, Briant W.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born October 11, 1888 in Letcher Co., KY, and died December 23, 1953 in Letcher Co., KY.  She married Dock B. Adams June 27, 1907 in Letcher Co., KY.  He was born September 22, 1880 in Letcher Co., KY, and died September 27, 1962 in Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for Berlie Stidham:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Family History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1, P-7.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to  s/o Jesse A. and Cynthia Jones Adams

Children:  Ethel J. b. 18 Apr. 1908, mar. Herbert Haynes; #2. Stanford b. 24

Dec. 1909, d. 22 Dec. 1963, mar. Letha Boggs; #3. Jessie b. 2 Feb. 1912, d. 3

Jun 1959; #4. Marjorie b. 18 Sep. 1914, d. 26 Apr 1947, mar. Wm. Martin;

#5. Joseph b. 16 Dec. 1916; #6. Hazel Iris b. 26 Jan. 1919, d. 21 Dec. 1969,

mar. Dr. Ben Wright; #7. Lake Erie mar. Wm. meece; #8. Jeanette; #9. Ashel b.

22 Sep. 1928, d. 8 Apr 1949.

           

Children of Berlie Stidham and Dock Adams are:

            i.          LAKE ERIE6 ADAMS, m. WILLIAM MEECE.

            ii.          JEANETTE ADAMS.

            iii.         ETHEL J. ADAMS, b. April 18, 1908; m. HERBET HAYNES.

Notes for ETHEL J. ADAMS:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Let. Co. Fam. History, Vol. 2, P-7.

MARRIAGE:  Same.

            iv.         STANDFORD ADAMS, b. December 24, 1909; d. December 22, 1963; m. LETHA BOGGS.

Notes for STANDFORD ADAMS:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Fam. History, Vol. 2, P-7.

MARRIAGE:  Same.

            v.         JESSIE ADAMS, b. February 02, 1912; d. June 03, 1959.

Notes for JESSIE ADAMS:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Let. Co. Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-7.

DEATH:  Same.

            vi.         MARJORIE ADAMS, b. September 18, 1914; d. April 26, 1947; m. WILLIAM MARTIN.

Notes for MARJORIE ADAMS:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Let. Co. Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-7.

DEATH:  Same.

            vii.        JOSEPH ADAMS, b. December 16, 1916.

            viii.       HAZEL IRIS ADAMS, b. January 26, 1919; d. December 21, 1969; m. BEN WRIGHT.

Notes for BEN WRIGHT:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Let. Co. Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-7.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to Dr. Ben Wright.

            ix.         ASHEL ADAMS, b. September 22, 1928; d. April 08, 1949.

Notes for ASHEL ADAMS:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co. Fam. History, Vo. 2, P-7.

DEATH:  Same.

122.  Margaret5 Walters (Sanford Reed4, Margaret3 Collins, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born February 26, 1882.  She married Charles Willis. 

Notes for Margaret Walters:

3 girls, 2 boys.

           

Children of Margaret Walters and Charles Willis are:

            i.          KENNELL6 WILLIS.

            ii.          RONALD WILLIS.

123.  James P.5 Walters (Sanford Reed4, Margaret3 Collins, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born March 16, 1884 in Ceredo, Wayne Co., WV, and died March 27, 1914.  He married Geneva Greshwald.  She was born March 22, 1884, and died November 21, 1937.

Notes for James P. Walters:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Info. from Zona Netherly.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same.

CENSUS:  1910 Wayne Co., WV, #40/40:  J. P. Walters 26, mar., WWW; Jeneva 26, mar. 7 years, 1 child born, 1 living; Donovan 5.

           

Child of James Walters and Geneva Greshwald is:

209.     i.          GEORGE DONOVAN6 WALTERS, b. March 03, 1905, Ceredo, Wayne Co., WV.

124.  William Patrick5 Collins (Silas4, Thomas J.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born June 18, 1875 in , KY, and died March 01, 1932.  He married Nancy Collins July 08, 1895 in Letcher Co., KY, daughter of Eli Collins and Josephine Gibson.  She was born December 04, 1881 in , KY, and died July 01, 1950.

Notes for William Patrick Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone; census records show birth in 1865.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  B-10, P-184.

CENSUS:  1900 Letcher Co., KY, P-18, #287/290: Wesley Collins, 22; Elizabeth 18;  Patrick b. Jul 1865, 34; Nancy, Dec. 1880, 19, mar. 5 yrs, 3 children born, 3 living; Ada b. May 1896, 4; Ida b. Dec 1897, 2; Sol (son) b. Dec 1899, 2/12; all children b. KY.

CENSUS:  1910 Letcher Co., KY; Patrick, 34; Nannie, 29, mar. 14 yrs, 7 born, 7 living;  Ada, 13; Ida, 11; Sada, 9; Carre, dau, 7; Silas, 5; Patrick, 3; Cora, 2, all KKK.

More About William Patrick Collins:

Burial: Patrick Collins Cem., Isom, Letcher Co., KY

Notes for Nancy Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  B-10, P-184.

More About Nancy Collins:

Burial: Patrick Collins Cem., Isom, Letcher Co., KY

           

Children of William Collins and Nancy Collins are:

210.     i.          MONROE6 COLLINS, d. Bef. 1910.

            ii.          ADA COLLINS, b. May 1896.

            iii.         IDA COLLINS, b. December 1897.

Notes for IDA COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1900 Census, Letcher Co., KY; mar. John Spurgeon on 3/28/1917.

211.     iv.         SADIE COLLINS, b. October 29, 1899, Letcher Co., KY.

            v.         SOLOMON COLLINS, b. December 1899; d. Bef. 1910.

212.     vi.         CARRIE COLLINS, b. 1901, , KY.

            vii.        SILAS COLLINS, b. September 14, 1901; d. June 02, 1962; m. EFFIE MCPEARSON, January 28, 1924, Letcher Co., KY; b. June 21, 1906; d. February 06, 1961.

Notes for SILAS COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone.

DEATH:  Same.

BURIAL:  Patric Collins Cemetery, located at Si Collins Branch.

MARRIAGE: B-41-W, P-65.

More About SILAS COLLINS:

Burial: Patrick Collins Cem., Isom, Letcher Co., KY

Notes for EFFIE MCPEARSON:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Dau of Clay and Esther CAUDILL MCPEARSON; Tombstone.

DEATH:  Tombstone.

MARRIAGE:  B-41W, P-65.

More About EFFIE MCPEARSON:

Burial: Patrick Collins Cem., Isom, Letcher Co., KY

            viii.       PATRICK COLLINS, b. 1907, Letcher Co., KY.

            ix.         CORA COLLINS, b. July 02, 1907, Letcher Co., KY; m. BENNIE ADAMS, April 21, 1919, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for CORA COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Birth Records.

DEATH:  Cem. Records.

MARRIAGE:  B-35, P-27.

Notes for BENNIE ADAMS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  s/o Silas & Elizabeth.

MARRIAGE:  B-35, P-27.

            x.         CINDA COLLINS, b. April 11, 1911, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for CINDA COLLINS:

SOURCE:

BIRTH: Birth Records.

            xi.         BERDA COLLINS, b. 1921, , KY; m. WILLIAM SEXTON, October 20, 1936, Letcher Co., KY; b. 1913, , KY.

Notes for BERDA COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  B-84, P-112, he 23, s/o Alex and Nettie.

Notes for WILLIAM SEXTON:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Mar. Rec., s/o Alex. & Nettie.

MARRIAGE:  B-84, P-112, he 23.

125.  Benton F.5 Collins (Silas4, Thomas J.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born October 1882 in KY, and died 1959.  He married (1) Frances Brown August 13, 1903 in Letcher Co., KY.  She was born 1877 in KY, and died 1919.  He married (2) Polly Breeding October 02, 1919 in Letcher Co., KY.  She was born 1901, and died 1964.

Notes for Benton F. Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Record.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  #1,  B-12, P-638; #2, B-28, P-74, he 32, she 19.

CENSUS:  1910 Letcher Co., KY:  Benton Collins 27; Fannie 29, mar. 6 yrs, 3 born, 3 living;  Bonnie 5; Pearl 4; Herma 2, all KY; William Borwn, 82, FIL, K NC NC.

More About Benton F. Collins:

Burial: B. F. Collins Cem., Isom, Letcher Co., KY

Notes for Frances Brown:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Tombstone; d/o Wm. & Leticia Day Brown.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  B-12, P-638.

Notes for Polly Breeding:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Cem. Rec., d/o Elisha & Sally Breeding.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  B-28, P-74, he 32, she 19.

           

Children of Benton Collins and Frances Brown are:

            i.          LONZO6 COLLINS.

            ii.          COLAN COLLINS.

            iii.         RUDOLPH COLLINS.

            iv.         FRANK COLLINS.

213.     v.         HERMA COLLINS.

            vi.         IVADALE COLLINS.

            vii.        PEGGY COLLINS.

214.     viii.       BONNIE COLLINS, b. July 11, 1904, Letcher Co., KY; d. February 09, 1990, Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY.

            ix.         PEARL COLLINS, b. 1906; m. ARTHUR ADAMS, September 26, 1923, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for PEARL COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  I have entry on marriage that Pearl married Arthur Adams, s/o Allen and Frances.  Could this be an error and meant to be d/o Allen?

MARRIAGE:  B-40, P-67.

Notes for ARTHUR ADAMS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  B-40, P-67

126.  Monroe5 Collins (Silas4, Thomas J.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born May 22, 1884 in , KY, and died February 19, 1965.  He married Vina Huntsucker.  She was born June 30, 1882, and died September 04, 1975.

Notes for Monroe Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Cem. Record.

DEATH:  Same.

NOTE:  Is this the same Monroe Collins who married Sissy Combs (Sis) dau. of

Robert Combs and Sarah?   Monroe and Sissie had son, Willard M. b. 1/13/1915 .

CENSUS:  1910 Letcher Co., KY, Monroe Collins, 22, KKK; Sissie, 18; Sallie

Combs, M-I-L, 63; Wm. Combs, B-I-L, 25, married; Jim Combs, 16, unmarried., all

b. KY.  Another Monroe?

Letcher Co. Fam. History, Vol. 1, P-179 shows Monroe Collins and Vina Hunsaker

with 10 children.  However, there is a gap between Cora born in 1902, Thurston

b. 1906, Thurman b. 1908 and next child, Clayton b. 1914.

Notes for Vina Huntsucker:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 1, P-179.

DEATH:  Same.

           

Children of Monroe Collins and Vina Huntsucker are:

            i.          CLAYBURN6 COLLINS.

Notes for CLAYBURN COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Info. from Letcher Co., KY Fam. History, Vol. 1, P-179.

MARRIAGE:  Same, P-184, to Lake Combs, b. 1 Sep 1923, d/o James and Minerva

Stallard Combs; Mar. Rec. B-93, P-451, on 5/26/1939, she 16.

            ii.          BERNICE COLLINS, d. Ermine, Letcher Co., KY; m. CHARLES BAKER, February 08, 1947; b. July 13, 1920.

Notes for BERNICE COLLINS:

Notes for CHARLES BAKER:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Letcher Co. Fam. History, vo. 1, P-66.

MARRIAGE:  Same.

            iii.         CORA COLLINS, b. April 10, 1902, Wise Co., VA; d. June 01, 1986, Ermine, Letcher Co., KY; m. (1) HENRY JOHNSON; m. (2) EZRA ADAMS, June 16, 1928, Letcher Co., KY; b. 1908, Letcher Co., KY.

Notes for CORA COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  #1,  Henry JOHNSON, son of Scott & Mary JOHNSON, Lettcher Co., KY,

B-33, P-120; #2, Ezra Adams, 21, s/o Riley and Ellen Kincer Adams.

Letcher Co., KY.  Fam. History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1, P-179 shows a

marriage in 1943 to Gilbert Adams.

215.     iv.         THURMAN COLLINS, b. 1905, Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY; d. September 18, 1984, Ermine, Letcher Co., KY.

216.     v.         THURSTON COLLINS, b. July 01, 1906; d. March 21, 1967.

            vi.         CLAYTON COLLINS, b. June 18, 1914; d. January 19, 1986, Letcher Co., KY; m. OLLIE COMBS, January 27, 1937; b. November 01, 1919.

Notes for CLAYTON COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH: Cem. Record.

DEATH:  Same; Vital Stats, V-9, #4289, age 71.

MARRIAGE:  B-86, P-23.

Notes for OLLIE COMBS:

SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Family History, Vo. 1, P-184.

MARRIAGE:  Same; d/o James & Manerva COMBS, he 37, she 23.

            vii.        CARRIE COLLINS, b. 1915; d. Peru, , IN.

Notes for CARRIE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  to Jesse STALLARD,24,  son of Johnnie & Sallie STALLARD on 2/15/1936,

Letcher Co., KY, B-82, P-12.

            viii.       ORVILLE COLLINS, b. July 21, 1921.

Notes for ORVILLE COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  Geraldine Sexton.

            ix.         TROY COLLINS, b. February 09, 1924; d. August 17, 1991.

Notes for TROY COLLINS:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Fam. History of Letcher Co., KY, Vol. 1, P-179.

DEATH:  Same.

MARRIAGE:  Same, to Opal Holland.

127.  Victoria5 Collins (Silas4, Thomas J.3, Thomas2, Samuel1) was born June 1884 in , KY.  She married (1) Roscoe Joseph Daniels April 26, 1898 in Letcher Co., KY.    She married (2) Eli Collins October 19, 1904, son of Sanders Collins and Polly Banks.  He was born June 01, 1861 in Letcher Co., KY, and died November 05, 1939 in Cincinnati, Amelia, OH.

Notes for Victoria Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  1900 Census.

MARRIAGE:  #1 B-11, P-110; #2, B-13, P-336, at home of father. Witness:

Benton and Monroe Collins.

Notes for Roscoe Joseph Daniels:

!SOURCE:

MARRIAGE:  B-11, P-110.

Notes for Eli Collins:

!SOURCE:

BIRTH:  Father's Pension Papers.

DEATH:  From Letter written by dau. Millie to her cousin; according to Archie Collins, he is buried on Colley Creek.

MARRIAGE:  #1, Vol 5-P-174 to Mandy Niece; #2, to Josie Gibson, B-5, P-210; #3, B-13, P-336, at Silas Collins, Wit: Benton and Monroe Collins, brothers.

Eli Collins, white male, murder, life, Court Term Nov. 1886, committed 8 Dec. 1886, Commital #443, age 26, 5' 8" height, 17 lbs., eyes blue, hair black, education common, native of KY, occupation laborer, intemperate, married, former convictions, 1.

CENSUS:  1900, Franklin Co., KY; Frankfurt, Ky. State Pen., E. A. Collins, Born

Jan. 61, age 39, Born Ky, Par. Born Ky., Shoe Cutter.  Others enumerated with

him were:  James Combs b. Mar 1869, age 31, Common Laborer; Wm. Banks, b. Oct.

1878, age 21, KKK, Farm Hand; Grant Collins b. Dec 1872, age 27; Goodeve? Combs

b. Jan. 1870, age 30; Howard Collins b. Mar. 1872, age 28; Frank Collins,

b. Mar. 1870, age 30.  Film #T623-0521.

CENSUS:  1910, Letcher Co., KY:  Eli Collins, married twice, 56; Victoria, mar. twice, wife, 23, mar. 5 yrs, 4 born, 4 living; Rosco, stepson, 16 b. 1894; Maggie 4, b. 1906; Calib P., 2; Maggie 6/12, all b. KKK

CENSUS:  1920, Letcher Co., KY, Colby Dist., ED 61, Fam. 9/9:

Eli, 59; Victoria 34, Maggie 13, Caleb  12, Madge 9, Findley 7, Renava 3 6/12, Kirk 2 2/12, Opal 0/12

CENSUS:  1930, Letcher Co., KY, Rockhouse, ED 202/202, ED 14

Eli, 69, Victoria 45, Finley 18, Reneva 16, Kirk 14, Opal 11

Living next door is Caleb with wife and child.

According to Archie Collins, when Eli was dying he confessed that he hadkilled his wife's lover.  Clarence Collins and wife, Virginia, stated they found Eli's tombstone in Letcher Co. about 1985.

Clermont Co. Court of Common Pleas, division of Probate and Juvenile Courts, Batavia, OH 45103, Estate Tax checked for Eli for 1895 to 1972, no estate listed; 6/8/1983.

Note which gives following info:  Eli married Mandy A. Niece 11/23/1878.

Eli was sent to prison for life but according to Garland, half brother of Sanders (son of Stephen) he spent 99 months.

Joan Collins said Eli had a bad gambling habit, got into a fight and was killed.

Letter from Lonnie Frazier in May 1994 states she was told by one person that it was a Gibson that Eli killed and he had also killed one of his step son's while carrying the mail.

Letter dated July 25, 1939, Amilia, Ohio:  Dear Cousin:    Will answer your letter jsut received was glad to hear from you was sorry you were not feeling so well.  Fannie this letter is from your Uncle Eli's oldest daughter if you want to see dad alive come within the next week if possible.

  He has been down for five weeks all he talks about is wanting to see you.  So if you can try and come to see him, you will be meet with welcome come to Cincinnati 1614 Hughes St.  My brother will bring you to my house.  I live out in the country and dad is with me Or you can come to Amelia Ohio and inquire for Locust Lake Road and it will be the sixth houe on Locust Lake Road off the Route 125 inquire for Millers.  dad is not feeling so well this morning so this is about all I know to write So hopeing to see you soon.

  Your cousin, Mrs Maggie Miller  p.s.  If you answer this letter send to Amelia Ohio Route 1.

This was written to Fannie Collins, d/o Hiram.

Letter of Nov 27, 1939, Amelia Ohio:

Mrs. Fannie Hodge

Dear Cousin

  I am sorry I have not wrote to you soon and told you the  news  dad died Sunday the 5th of Nov and was laid to rest the 8 of Nov.

  I have been so sad and heart broken  I didn't know hardly what I was doing and just kept putting off writing to you everyday.  I was so sorry you didn't get to come to see dad he wanted to see you so.  We want you to come and see us when you can  We would e glad to hae you and you will find a welcome any time you can come and I want you to write me often.  I can't promise to answere your letters regular but will answer when I can get time.  I don't know when I will ever get to come and see you.  I don't know much else to write so Ill close with love  come and see me when  you can.  Your cousin, Maggie Miller, Amila, Ohio Route 1, Locust Lake Road.