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Virginia Collins 1846–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Sep 1846

Birth Location: Saratoga, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 14 February 1937

Death Location: Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Joshua Collins

Mother: Harriet Kreider

Spouse(s): Story Matteson

Children(s): Cora Mckeen, William Matteson, Storey Matteson, Grace Matteson, Cryder Matteson, Hattie Matteson, Jennie Matteson

Virginia Collins was born in 1846 in Saratoga, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Joshua Collins And Harriet Kreider. Virginia Collins married Story Hibbard Matteson, and had children including Cora V Mckeen, Cryder Collins Matteson, Grace Matteson, Hattie B Matteson, Jennie Matteson, Storey J Matteson, William Edward Matteson. Virginia Collins passed away in 1937 in Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Virginia Collins was born in 1846 in Saratoga, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Joshua Collins And Harriet Kreider.
  • Virginia Collins married Story Hibbard Matteson, and had children including Cora V Mckeen, Cryder Collins Matteson, Grace Matteson, Hattie B Matteson, Jennie Matteson, Storey J Matteson, William Edward Matteson.
  • Virginia Collins passed away in 1937 in Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Virginia Collins's Ancestors

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Virginia Collins
1846–1937
Birth Place: Saratoga, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Joshua Collins
1820–1879
Coeymans, Albany, New York, USA
Harriet Kreider
1822–1903
, Concord Township, Delaware County, Ohio
Grandparents
Henry (Elisha) Kreider
1780–1847
Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Ann "Polly") Hess
1784–1857
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Michael Cryder
1741–1816
Salome Carpenter
1753–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Virginia Collins's Descendants

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Virginia Collins (3 Sep 1846–14 February 1937) m. Story (Hibbard) Matteson (15 Feb 1838–08 April 1913)
  1. 1. Cora (V) Mckeen 1876–1938 m. James (Derly) McKeen 1874–1951
    1. 1. Gerald (Laverne) McKeen 1896–1969 m. Mildred (Eloise) George 1906–1928 m. Priscilla (Janet Bucholtz) McKeen 1895–1984
      1. 1. George (Douglas) McKeen 1927–1999 m. Ethel McKeen 1925–2006
        1. 1. Heather (Gae) McKeen 1947–2014
        2. 2. Kirk (Charles) McKeen 1951–1951
    2. 2. Meta Carr 1898–1985 m. Michael (Joseph) Carr 1898–1939 m. Samuel (Joseph) Kidd 1887–
      1. 1. Michael (M.) Carr 1931–2017
  2. 2. William (Edward) Matteson 1868–1937
  3. 3. Storey (J.) Matteson 1871–1954
  4. 4. Grace Matteson 1874–
  5. 5. Cryder (Collins) Matteson 1877–1954
  6. 6. Hattie (B.) Matteson 1880–1969
  7. 7. Jennie Matteson 1886–

Virginia Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1846
3 Sep 1846
Birth of Virginia Collins in Saratoga, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America
Saratoga, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America
1937
14 February 1937
Age 91
Death of Virginia Collins in Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America
Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1846
    Event Place: Saratoga, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 February 1937
    Event Place: Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America

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