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Margaret Jane Collins 1844–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1880

Death Location: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

Father: Joseph Collins

Mother: Nancy Looney

Spouse(s): Edgar Hitt

Children(s): Robert Hitt, Melissa Hitt, Morrison\Marion Hitt, Columbia Hitt, Joseph Hitt, Manuel Hitt, Amedee Hitt, Milton Hitt

Margaret Jane Collins was born in 1844 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA, the child of Joseph Collins And Nancy Ann Looney. In 1850, Margaret Jane Collins resided in District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. In 1860, Margaret Jane Collins resided in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. Margaret Jane Collins married Edgar Mason Hitt, and had children including Amedee Hitt, Columbia Jane Hitt, Joseph M Hitt, Manuel Walter Hitt, Melissa Emaline Hitt, Milton Albert Hitt, Morrison Marion Clark Hitt, Robert Henry Hitt. Margaret Jane Collins passed away in 1880 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Jane Collins was born in 1844 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA, the child of Joseph Collins And Nancy Ann Looney.
  • In 1850, Margaret Jane Collins resided in District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1860, Margaret Jane Collins resided in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.
  • Margaret Jane Collins married Edgar Mason Hitt, and had children including Amedee Hitt, Columbia Jane Hitt, Joseph M Hitt, Manuel Walter Hitt, Melissa Emaline Hitt, Milton Albert Hitt, Morrison Marion Clark Hitt, Robert Henry Hitt.
  • Margaret Jane Collins passed away in 1880 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.

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Children(s)

Margaret Collins's Ancestors

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Margaret Collins
1844–1880
Birth Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Parents
Joseph Collins
1817–1860
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Ann) Looney
1821–1885
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Nathan (Carroll) COLLINS
1784–1865
Carteret County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Nancy) Wells
1787–1867
Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Robert (Looney) Jr
1789–1833
York, York, South Carolina, USA
Nora (Althea) West
1794–1853
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Collins
1746–1835
Martha Nowel
1762–1850
John Wells
1741–1819
Sarah Holloway
1748–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Jr.
1720–1793
Mary McEntire
1735–1794
John Nowell
1736–1793
Mara\Mary Philips
1732–1822

Margaret Collins's Descendants

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Margaret (Jane) Collins (1844–Aft. 1880) m. Edgar (Mason) Hitt (Abt 1841–Aft. 1880)
  1. 1. Robert (Henry) Hitt 1864–1908
  2. 2. Melissa (Emaline) Hitt 1866–
  3. 3. Morrison\Marion (Clark) Hitt 1869–1891
  4. 4. Columbia (Jane) Hitt 1870–1888
  5. 5. Joseph (M) Hitt 1872–1904
  6. 6. Manuel (Walter) Hitt 1874–
  7. 7. Amedee Hitt 1876–
  8. 8. Milton (Albert) Hitt 1880–

Margaret Collins's Timeline

6 Records

1844
1844
Birth of Margaret Jane Collins in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
1850
1850
Age 6
Margaret Jane Collins resided here in District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 16
Margaret Jane Collins resided here in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 26
Margaret Jane Collins resided here in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 36
Margaret Jane Collins resided here in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
1880
Aft. 1880
Age 36
Death of Margaret Jane Collins in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Roll: 678; Page: 315B; Enumeration District: 035
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Roll: M593_765; Page: 74A; Family History Library Film: 552264
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Page: 195; Family History Library Film: 803611
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Roll: 394; Page: 379b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 14, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Roll: 394; Page: 379b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Page: 195; Family History Library Film: 803611

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Roll: M593_765; Page: 74A; Family History Library Film: 552264

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Roll: 678; Page: 315B; Enumeration District: 035

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1880
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

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