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Preston B. 'Bug" Collins 1850–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1850

Birth Location: Logan Co., (West) Virginia

Death Date: Aft. 1930

Death Location: Boone Co, West Virginia, USA

Father: Levi Collins

Mother: Nancy JOHNSON

Spouse(s): Margaret THOMPSON

Children(s): Alice COLLINS

In 1850, Preston B. 'Bug" Collins entered the world in Logan Co., (West) Virginia, born to Levi Meredith Collins And Nancy Johnson. Preston B. 'Bug" Collins married Margaret Thompson, and had children including Alice Collins. Preston B. 'Bug" Collins passed away in 1930 in Boone Co, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1850, Preston B. 'Bug" Collins entered the world in Logan Co., (West) Virginia, born to Levi Meredith Collins And Nancy Johnson.
  • Preston B. 'Bug" Collins married Margaret Thompson, and had children including Alice Collins.
  • Preston B. 'Bug" Collins passed away in 1930 in Boone Co, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Levi Collins
1816–1890
Birth Location: Kentucky
LC
Nancy JOHNSON
1818–1884
Birth Location: , Scott, Kentucky, USA
NJ

Spouses(s)

Margaret THOMPSON
1856–1921
Birth Location: , Logan, Virginia, USA
MT

Children(s)

Alice COLLINS
1876–1959
Birth Location: , Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
AC

Preston Collins's Ancestors

Self
Preston Collins
1850–1930
Birth Place: Logan Co., (West) Virginia
Parents
Levi Meredith Collins
1816–1890
Kentucky
Nancy JOHNSON
1818–1884
, Scott, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Meredith ("Meredy") Collins
1760–1841
Mongomery-Fincastle County, Virginia, USA
Milly Johnson
1780–
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Collins
1714–
Francis Jones
1730–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Preston Collins's Descendants

1.
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Preston (B. 'Bug") Collins (Dec 1850–Aft. 1930) m. Margaret THOMPSON (27 Jul 1856–1921)
  1. 1. Alice COLLINS 1876–1959 m. Charles (Elmer) BERRY 1882–1965
    1. 1. William (P) Berry 1906– m. Myrtle Berry 1907–
      1. 1. John (Edward "Johnnie") Berry 1928–2001 m. Mary (Helen) Turner 1927–2002
        1. 1. Darrell (Gene) Berry 1950–2019
      2. 2. Vinnie Berry 1925–

Preston Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1850
Dec 1850
Birth of Preston B. 'Bug" Collins in Logan Co., (West) Virginia
Logan Co., (West) Virginia
1930
Aft. 1930
Age 80
Death of Preston B. 'Bug" Collins in Boone Co, West Virginia, USA
Boone Co, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1850
    Event Place: Logan Co., (West) Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1930
    Event Place: Boone Co, West Virginia, USA
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