Posted by ROBERT on 4/20/2009, 12:50 am, in reply to "Re: collins, conley"
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:
: My husband said to tell you that the reason
: that they drop off the face of the earth is
: cause people with the last name of collins
: are native american indians. His mother was
: oshie collins and she was cherokee. She was
: from flyod county ky.
: --Previous Message--
: Looking for the name of my
: great-grandparents
: on my grandfather's side. His name was
: Charles Lewis Collins and he was born on
: March 4, 1880 in Johnson County, KY. He
: died in September 1954 in Jackson County,
: Ohio.
:
: Grandpa Charlie had a 1/2 brother, Will
: Conley who was born 1879. Do not know the
: name of Will's father.
:
: Not sure, but think that Will was raised by
: his mother since Will & Charlie knew
: each other and were close.
:
: Also had a brother, Budd Collins 1890-1963.
: Budd died in Bartley, WV.
:
: Two sisters - Laura Collins 1891/92 who died
: when she was 22 (about 1913) and Cora
: Collins Jackson 1893-1933 (we think). Cora
: lived in Grayson, Carter County, KY and is
: buried there.
:
: Grandpa Charlie and his young family lived
: about 3 miles from Grayson in the early
: 30's. He was married to Bertha Mae Estep (b
: 1889 in Lawrence County, KY, died Jan 1948
: in Jackson County, OH) and they had 5
: children: Homer (1913), Howard (1915), Earl
: (1918), Lucille (1924) and Ruth (1926).
:
: The family is believed to have been in
: Johnson County, KY for many years. So far,
: we have run up against brick walls. Appears
: they were just dropped on the face of the
: earth.
:
: I NAME ROBERT SHORT MY G G MOTHER FALMEY IS COLLINS AND YES THERA native american indians
: START WITH Richard COLLINS MARRIAGE INDIAN
William COLLINS BORN ON Pasquotank/North/Carolina/USA EMAIL ME
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