Descendants of William Collins

 

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM1 COLLINS1 was born Abt. 1818 in Ohio. He married NANCY WADDLE August 10, 1838 in Ripley County, Indiana2. She was born June 14, 1822 in Kentucky, and died February 10, 1876 in Ripley County, Indiana3.

Children of WILLIAM COLLINS and NANCY WADDLE are:

2. i. JOHN W.2 COLLINS, b. Abt. 1840, Indiania.

ii. MARY J. COLLINS, b. Abt. 1841, Indiania.

3. iii. ELIJAH COLLINS, b. Abt. 1843, Indiania.

iv. WILLIAM B. COLLINS, b. Abt. 1845.

v. CATHERINE ELIZA COLLINS, b. November 04, 1847, Ripley County, Indiania; d. August 07, 1849, Ripley County, Indiania3.

More About CATHERINE ELIZA COLLINS:

Cause of Death: Cholera

Medical Information: she lived for one week. found in the 1850 Mortality Schedule Indiana Rippley County page 11.

vi. ELIZABETH A. COLLINS, b. October 07, 1849, Ripley County, Indiania3; d. April 19, 1874, Ripley County, Indiania3.

vii. MEGGIE COLLINS4, b. Abt. 1852.

viii. HENRY COLLINS4, b. Abt. 1855.

ix. GEORGE W. COLLINS, b. February 18, 1856, Ripley County, Indiania5; d. January 24, 1874, Ripley County, Indiania5.

x. MARTHA COLLINS6, b. Abt. 1858.

xi. NANCY COLLINS, b. April 18, 1861, Ripley County, Indiania7; d. May 03, 1876, Ripley County, Indiania7.

xii. WARREN COLLINS8, b. Abt. 1862.

xiii. EMMA COLLINS, b. February 14, 1866, Ripley County, Indiania; d. October 04, 1870, Ripley County, Indiania9.

 

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN W.2 COLLINS (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1840 in Indiania. He married MARY REBECCA VASSAR BURTON10 August 31, 1860 in Ripley County, Indiana11, daughter of HIRAM BURTON and ELIZABETH ???. She was born Abt. 1843 in Indiania.

Children of JOHN COLLINS and MARY BURTON are:

i. ALTA3 COLLINS, m. JOHN BENNETT, Wateska Ill.

ii. EMM COLLINS, m. CHARLES PETERSON.

4. iii. JIM COLLINS.

iv. WILLIAM COLLINS, b. Abt. 1861.

v. ISADORA (DORA) COLLINS, b. Abt. 1863; m. HARRY HEMPSTEAD.

vi. NANCY COLLINS, b. 1867.

vii. HIRAM COLLINS, b. 1868.

viii. ELIZABETH (LIZZIE) COLLINS, b. 1869; m. CHARLES VAN DORN.

5. ix. MATTIE B. COLLINS, b. August 02, 1870, Ripley County, Indiania; d. April 06, 1957, Wheatfield, Indiana.

3. ELIJAH2 COLLINS (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1843 in Indiania. He married MARY J. MCGUIRE December 14, 1865 in Ripley County, Indiania11.

Notes for ELIJAH COLLINS:

Elijah Collins served as a Private with the 90th Indiana Infantry Co. H during the Civil War. He was mustered out 8-19-1862. Source was the Indiana Ripley County GenWeb page Civil War Vets.

Children of ELIJAH COLLINS and MARY MCGUIRE are:

i. JESSIE3 COLLINS12, b. 1866.

ii. JOHN B. COLLINS12, b. 1868.

 

Generation No. 3

4. JIM3 COLLINS (JOHN W.2, WILLIAM1) He married MARY BENNETT.

Children of JIM COLLINS and MARY BENNETT are:

i. FOREST4 COLLINS, b. July 10, 1910.

ii. FLORENCE COLLINS, b. 1914.

iii. DORIS COLLINS, b. 1921.

iv. ELMER, b. 1924.

v. DOROTHY.

5. MATTIE B.3 COLLINS (JOHN W.2, WILLIAM1) was born August 02, 1870 in Ripley County, Indiania, and died April 06, 1957 in Wheatfield, Indiana. She married OLIVER PERRY WALLACE December 24, 1889 in Hoopeston, Illinois, son of JOHN WALLACE and EMILY LONGFELLOW. He was born January 29, 1862 in Vermillion Co., Illinois, and died September 16, 1946 in Wheatfield, Indiana.

Children of MATTIE COLLINS and OLIVER WALLACE are:

i. MYRTLE ANN4 WALLACE, b. July 23, 1891; d. December 05, 1956, La Porte Ind; m. (1) RAYMOND SNOW; m. (2) ORA DUFF; d. September 02, 1960.

6. ii. JOHN HARRISON WALLACE, b. December 18, 1892, Vermillion Co., Illinois; d. January 23, 1926, Chicago, Illinois.

7. iii. EDNA RUTH WALLACE, b. April 19, 1894, Hoopeston, Illinois; d. February 14, 1974, Hoopeston, Illinois.

8. iv. STEPHEN LONGFELLOW WALLACE, b. January 29, 1897, Hoopeston, Illinois; d. April 24, 1976.

9. v. WILLIAM PERRY WALLACE, b. May 07, 1899, Hoopeston, Illinois; d. January 10, 1972.

vi. GRACIE WALLACE, b. 1901; d. 1902.

10. vii. GUY OTIS WALLACE, b. June 20, 1903; d. June 19, 1966.

11. viii. MABEL ELLEN WALLACE, b. June 19, 1905; d. February 1998.

12. ix. LILLIE MARIE WALLACE, b. August 07, 1907, Hoopeston, Illinois; d. July 14, 1986, Rensselear, Ind..

13. x. FLORENCE OLIVE WALLACE, b. September 16, 1910.

14. xi. CHARLES OLIVER WALLACE, b. May 14, 1913, San Pierre Ind.; d. October 18, 1988, LaPorte Ind.