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James Henry Collins 1810 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1810

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 27 Sep 1879

Death Location: Lawrence County, Ohio

Father: Nathaniel Collins

Mother: Nancy Collins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brookbank, Elizabeth Pullen, Grace Red, Mary (Collins), Hannah None, Ann Mather

Children(s): Prudence Collins, Nathaniel Collins, Augusta Collins, Nancy Collins, James Collins, Eliza Collins, Amanda Collins, William Collins, Eli Collins, Alfred Collins, George Collins, Jeanette Collins, Prudence Collins, Nathaniel Collins, Nancy Collins, Samuel Collins, Thomas Collins, Martha West, Sarah Collins, Mary Collins, Henry Collins, Newton Collins

In 1810, James Henry Collins entered the world in Virginia, born to Nathaniel Collins and Nancy Wilson Collins. In 1850, James Henry Collins resided in Ripley, Brown, Ohio, USA. In 1860, James Henry Collins resided in Ottawa, Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, USA. James Henry Collins married Elizabeth Brookbank, Elizabeth F Pullen, Grace Red, Mary (Collins), Hannah, Ann Mather, and had children including Prudence Collins, Nathaniel Collins, Augusta Collins, Nancy Collins, James B. Collins, Eliza M Collins, Amanda Collins, William Collins, Eli Collins, Alfred Collins, George Collins, Jeanette Collins, Prudence Collins, Nathaniel Collins, Nancy Collins, Samuel Collins, Thomas Collins, Martha M Collins West, Sarah A Collins, Mary Melissa Collins, Henry E Collins, Newton Collins. James Henry Collins passed away in 1879 in Lawrence County, Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1810, James Henry Collins entered the world in Virginia, born to Nathaniel Collins and Nancy Wilson Collins.
  • In 1850, James Henry Collins resided in Ripley, Brown, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1860, James Henry Collins resided in Ottawa, Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, USA.
  • James Henry Collins married Elizabeth Brookbank, Elizabeth F Pullen, Grace Red, Mary (Collins), Hannah, Ann Mather, and had children including Prudence Collins, Nathaniel Collins, Augusta Collins, Nancy Collins, James B. Collins, Eliza M Collins, Amanda Collins, William Collins, Eli Collins, Alfred Collins, George Collins, Jeanette Collins, Prudence Collins, Nathaniel Collins, Nancy Collins, Samuel Collins, Thomas Collins, Martha M Collins West, Sarah A Collins, Mary Melissa Collins, Henry E Collins, Newton Collins.
  • James Henry Collins passed away in 1879 in Lawrence County, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Collins
1776 – 1831
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Nancy Collins
1783 – 1856
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
NC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Brookbank
1810 – 1860
Birth Location: Ohio
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Elizabeth Pullen
1830 – 1920
Birth Location: Virginia
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Grace Red
1818 – 1880
Birth Location: Scotland
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Mary (Collins)
1807 – 1832
Birth Location: Ohio
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Hannah None
1808 – 1832
Birth Location: –
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Ann Mather
1830 – 1860
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Prudence Collins
1826 – 1872
Birth Location: Ohio
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Nathaniel Collins
1832 – 1910
Birth Location: Ripley, Brown, Ohio, United States
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Augusta Collins
1834 – 1835
Birth Location: Ohio
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Nancy Collins
1835 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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James Collins
1838 – 1862
Birth Location: OH
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Eliza Collins
1842 – 1901
Birth Location: Ripley, Brown County, Ohio, USA
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Amanda Collins
1843 – 1845
Birth Location: Ohio
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William Collins
1846 – 1846
Birth Location: Ohio
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Eli Collins
1847 – 1847
Birth Location: Ohio
EC
Alfred Collins
1849 – 1860
Birth Location: OH
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George Collins
1868 – 1940
Birth Location: Illinois
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Jeanette Collins
1873 – 1959
Birth Location: Aledo, Mercer, Illinois, USA
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Prudence Collins
1831 – 1877
Birth Location: Ripley, Brown, Ohio, United States
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Nathaniel Collins
1832 – 1910
Birth Location: Ripley, Brown, Ohio, United States
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Nancy Collins
1835 – 1854
Birth Location: Ohio
NC
Samuel Collins
1847 – 1919
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Thomas Collins
1848 – 1923
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Martha West
1851 – 1889
Birth Location: Illinois
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Sarah Collins
1852 – 1928
Birth Location: Cameron, Warren, Illinois, USA
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Mary Collins
1854 – 1928
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Henry Collins
1858 – 1932
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Newton Collins
1862 – 1925
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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James Collins's Ancestors

Self
James Collins
1810 – 1879
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Nathaniel Collins
1776 – 1831
Maryland, United States
Nancy (Wilson) Collins
1783 – 1856
Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Eli Collins
1759 – 1844
Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Mary Durbin
1755 – 1844
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Rev. (Matthew) Wilson
1731 – 1790
East Nottingham Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth (Craighead Douglass) Wilson
1729 – 1813
White Clay Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS COLLINS
1710 – 1760
MARGARET COLLINS
1712 – 1766
James Wilson
1709 – 1747
Jane Blackwood
1712 – 1749
Thomas Craghead
1702 – 1735
Margaret Brown
1702 – 1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Collins's Descendants

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James (Henry) Collins (Abt. 1810 – 27 Sep 1879) m. Elizabeth Brookbank (1810 – 1860) m. Elizabeth (F) Pullen (Abt 1830 – 08 Oct 1920) m. Grace Red (1818 – 15 May 1880) m. Mary (Collins) (abt 1807 – 1832) m. Hannah (1808 – 1832) m. Ann Mather (abt 1830 – Abt. 1860)
  1. 1. Prudence Collins (17 October 1826 – 25 Oct 1872)
  2. 2. Nathaniel Collins (4 Sep 1832 – 9 Jan 1910) m. Mary (Jane) (Collins) m. Elizabeth ('Libbie' May) Smith (16 May 1844 – 28 May 1921)
    1. 1. Caroline ('Carrie' Collins) Salmond (24 Nov 1881 – 21 May 1973) m. Frank (S.) Salmond (27 Oct 1868 – 11 Aug 1942)
      1. 1. Tacie (Elizabeth) Salmond (22 Sep 1905 – 19 Nov 1963) m. Angus (Donald Ferdinand) Mcgillis (3 Jun 1883 – 16 Jan 1947) m. John Friend (1886 – 16 Jan 1947) m. James (Irving) Burch (19 August 1905 – 27 April 1986) m. Angus (Donald Ferdinand) McGillis (3 Jun 1893 – 16 Jan 1947) m. Daniel McGillis (1895 – 24 Jul 1965)
        1. 1. Johnetta ((Jeanette) Elizabeth) Friend (7 Jan 1924 – 26 Jun 2003) m. Lyle (Eugene) Moore (21 Mar 1924 – 14 Nov 2002)
        2. 2. Helen (Marie) McGillis (1 Aug 1927 – 17 aug 2012) m. Alva (Rollin) Sherman (8 Mar 1922 – 25 Jan 1976)
        3. 3. Madelyn (Jane McGillis) Blankenship (1 August 1927 – 3 July 1994) m. Guy (Wilfred) Blankenship (13 Aug 1919 – 31 May 1986) m. Carl (Edmond) Rennaker (28 Jan 1926 – 27 Sep 2006) m. William (Jens) Randall (abt 1923 – )
        4. 4. Bernard (A.) McGillis (28 January 1929 – 13 March 2012)
        5. 5. Kathleen (Maureen) McGillis (16 January 1930 – 21 August 1933)
        6. 6. Angus (Donald) McGillis (19 May 1932 – 19 January 2018) m. Patricia (Rahr Hamilton McGillis) Steele (31 October 1934 – 26 May 2015)
        7. 7. Johnetta ((Jeanette) Elizabeth) Friend (7 Jan 1924 – 26 Jun 2003) m. Lyle (Eugene) Moore (21 Mar 1924 – 14 Nov 2002)
        8. 8. Madelyn (Jane McGillis) Blankenship (1 Aug 1927 – 3 Jul 1994) m. Guy (Wilfred) Blankenship (13 Aug 1919 – 31 May 1986) m. Carl (Edmond) Rennaker (28 Jan 1926 – 27 Sep 2006) m. William (Jens) Randall (abt 1923 – )
        9. 9. Helen (M.) Sherman (1 August 1927 – 17 August 2012) m. Alva (Rollin) Sherman (8 Mar 1922 – 25 January 1976)
        10. 10. Bernard (A.) McGillis (28 January 1929 – 13 March 2012)
        11. 11. Kathleen (M) McGillis (16 January 1930 – 21 August 1933)
        12. 12. Jeanette (Elizabeth Friend McGillis) Moore (7 Jan 1924 – 26 Jun 2003) m. Lyle (Eugene) Moore (21 Mar 1924 – 14 November 2002)
        13. 13. Angus (Donald "Donnie" Mc) Gillis (19 May 1932 – 19 Jan 2018) m. Patricia (Rahr Hamilton McGillis) Steele (31 October 1934 – 26 May 2015)
      2. 2. John (Collins (J.C.)) Salmond (abt 1908 – 6 May 1990) m. Alice (B) Johnson (abt 1915 – 19 November 2005) m. Rena Salmond (abt 1913 – )
      3. 3. Rena (Ester) Salmond (26 Mar 1913 – 20 Sep 2005) m. FREEMAN (FRANCIS) PAGE (30 Mar 1898 – 18 Dec 1946)
    2. 2. Caroline (M.) Salmond (24 November 1881 – 21 May 1973)
  3. 3. Augusta Collins (Nov 10 1834 – June 21 1835)
  4. 4. Nancy Collins (1835 – )
  5. 5. James (B.) Collins (Abt 1838 – 30 June 1862)
  6. 6. Eliza (M) Collins (abt 1842 – 5 April 1901)
  7. 7. Amanda Collins (Oct 4 1843 – Aug 21 1845)
  8. 8. William Collins (July 22 1846 – Aug 13 1846)
  9. 9. Eli Collins (Jul 9 1847 – July 21 1847)
  10. 10. Alfred Collins (Abt 1849 – May 1860)
  11. 11. George Collins (Abt 1868 – 1940)
  12. 12. Jeanette Collins (24 Aug 1873 – 23 Oct 1959)
  13. 13. Prudence Collins (17 Oct 1831 – 25 Oct 1877)
  14. 14. Nancy Collins (abt 1835 – 1854)
  15. 15. Samuel Collins (24 Mar 1847 – 1919)
  16. 16. Thomas Collins (Nov 1848 – 4 Nov 1923)
  17. 17. Martha (M Collins) West (abt 1851 – 04 Oct 1889)
  18. 18. Sarah (A) Collins (16 Dec 1852 – 18 Aug 1928)
  19. 19. Mary (Melissa) Collins (13 Dec 1854 – 2 Sep 1928)
  20. 20. Henry (E) Collins (1858 – 1932)
  21. 21. Newton Collins (May 1862 – 1 Mar 1925)

James Collins's Timeline

6 Records

1810
Abt. 1810
Birth of James Henry Collins in Virginia
Virginia
1850
1850
Age 40
James Henry Collins resided here in Ripley, Brown, Ohio, USA
Ripley, Brown, Ohio, USA
1860
1860
Age 50
James Henry Collins resided here in Ottawa, Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Ottawa, Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 60
James Henry Collins resided here in Ottawa, Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Ottawa, Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, USA
1879
27 Sep 1879
Age 69
Death of James Henry Collins in Lawrence County, Ohio
Lawrence County, Ohio
1880
1880
Age 70
James Henry Collins resided here in Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1810
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Perryton, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: 236; Page: 408b; Enumeration District: 183
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_244; Page: 535B
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: M653_196; Page: 524; Family History Library Film
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Ripley, Brown, Ohio; Roll: 662; Page: 33a
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Ripley, Brown, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Ripley, Brown, Ohio; Roll: 662; Page: 33a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Ottawa, Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: M653_196; Page: 524; Family History Library Film

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ottawa, Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_244; Page: 535B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Perryton, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Perryton, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: 236; Page: 408b; Enumeration District: 183

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1972, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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