Hi! I recently made a stop at Dodgeville, Wis. in Iowa County. Only had a short time to look. This is what I found, although I am sure there are many more records, I am sending what I found. Renie MARRIAGES: Collins, Elenor and William Peck, Yellowstone, Mar. 4, 1849. Civil service #353. Collins, Mary A. and Hiram Moorman, Yellowstone, Feb.26, 1848. Civil. Collins, Stephen and Charlotte E. Sixbery or Sixbary, May 18, 1846. Civil. #171. Mix, Charity and James Anderson of Clyde, Nov.13, 1853. Civil. #203. Mixx, William and Charlotte Collins, Clyde, Feb.5, 1854. Civil. These are my gr-gr-grandparents. I am pretty sure that #171-Charity and William are related. Also think that #353-Mary A. Collins and Charlotte Collins are sisters, and Mary Ann Mix that married Joseph W. Razeg is a sister to William and Charity, because of census records and similarity of names. #313. Collings, John, son of William and Mary Collings, miner of Mineral Point, born in Devonshire, England and Cathering Opie, daughter of Samuel and Jane Opie, Mineral Point, Oct. 11, 1854. Religious ceremony. #359. James, son of Peter Collins and Mary Ford, farmer of Yellowstone, born in Ireland, and Catherine Corwin, daughter of Thomas Corwin and Margaret Kenney, Mineral Point, May 24, 1855. Religious. #660. Collins, Mary and John Hadfield, shoemaker of Mineral Point, born in England. Mineral Point, 10 Sept.1856. Religious. Collins, Ransom, son of Chester and Sarah Collins, farmer, of Arena, born in Berkshire Co. Mass. and Caroline Hurlbut, daughter of Alanson and Aliza Hurlbut, Arena, June 9, 1857. Religious. Collings, Sarah Jane, daughter of John and Mary Collings and John James, son of Thomas and Eliza James, cabinet maker, of Mineral Point, born in Cornwall, England. Mineral Point, 16 May 1861. Religious. Collins, Henry, son of Thomas and Sarah Collins, farmer of Dodgeville, born in England & Dinah Halverson, daughter of Hans and Matilda Halverson, Dodgeville, 24 Dec.1859.Civil. Collins, Warren Jasper, son of Madison and Catherine Collins, farmer of Clyde, born in Jasper Co. Ind. and Sarah Jane Power, daughter of Jeremiah and Sarah Power. Moscow, Jan.1, 1863. Civil. Mix, Mary Ann, daughter of Nathaniel and Rebecca Mix and Joseph W. Razeg, son of Assel and Polley Razeg, farmer of Clyde, born in New York. Pulaski, Sept.12,1866. Civil. BIRTHS: Mix, Amy Frances, b.June 17, 1892. Vol.053 page 202 Mix, bessie Jenkin, b.Sept. 25, 1894. Vol.058, page 360 Mix, Homer Samuel, b.June 29 1888. Vol. 053, page 195 Mix, John E. b.Nov. 10 1902. Vol.004 page 116 DEATH: Mix, John E. son of Homer P. and Agnes. died Nov.11, 1902, Highland, Iowa Co. Hopefully this might help someone, and if anyone sees a connection to my Mix and Collins, I would like to hear from you. I also realize that I have included some Collings (because of similarity of Collins and Collings) and Mix because of relationship with Mix and Collins. Maybe will help someone. As I said before I had less than an hour to look at records, so am sure there is more info there. Nice lady working there. Renie. email renie@the-bridge.net

Here is what I have on William. Who are his ancestors? Thanks Collins Cousins. Descendants of William Collins 1 William Collins b: 1800 in Montgomery Co Va . +Polly Furrow b: 1808 in Montgomery Co Va m: October 07, 1820 in Montgomery, Va, USA ..... 2 Isabell Collins b: 1828 in Montgomery Co Va ......... +Robert Walker b: 1829 in Montgomery Co Va m: September 15, 1848 in Montgomery Co Va Researching JEWELL, HATCHER, HOWARD, HALL, FARLEY, GRAHAM, BOOTHE, HICKLIN, GREEN, BAXTER, BISHOP, COLLINS, CUNNINGHAM, SMITH, BOYER, TYNAN, THRASHER , COX, OBENCHAIN AKERS, ALTIZER, VANOVER doreatr@rbnet.com rena@genealogy.org http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/3798/index.html

Looking for descendants of any of the Collins family that went from Limerick, Ireland to Ontario (abt 1846) , settled in the Peel/York area. My ancestor is Maurice Collins, son of Bridget and ?Collins...Bridget remarried Patrick McAuliffe( 1849) and they had a large family: Ellen, John, Bridget (otr Theresa) Mary Ann, Michael Elizabeth (Lillie or Lizzie) . I am hoping to find a descendant of Patrick and Bridget McAuliffe or ? Collins and Bridget (formerly Enright) whose family later settled in Oakland Co. Michigan. Barbara Lewis lewisb@vitrex.net

Looking for any information on the following family from Ga NEWTON COLLINS B 1837 MARRIED NANCY UNKNOWN CHILDREN HENRY M COLLINS B 1862 D 1930 TATTNALL COUNTY GA JENCEY COLLINS B 1866 JOSEPH COLLINS B 1873 THOMAS COLLINS B 1877 HENRY M COLLINS MARRIED FRONA CHILDREN ROBERT COLLINS B 1887 D 1940 TATTNALL COUNTY MARRIED MARY ETTER HENLEY ONNIE COLLINS B 1892 SALLY COLLINS B 1892 EMMA COLLINS B 1883 ANY INFORMATION ON THESE FAMILIES PLEASE EMAIL ME

In a message dated 98-08-30 12:49:17 EDT, you write: << Here is what I have on William. Who are his ancestors? Thanks Collins Cousins. Descendants of William Collins 1 William Collins b: 1800 in Montgomery Co Va . +Polly Furrow b: 1808 in Montgomery Co Va m: October 07, 1820 in Montgomery, Va, USA ..... 2 Isabell Collins b: 1828 in Montgomery Co Va ......... +Robert Walker b: 1829 in Montgomery Co Va m: September 15, 1848 in Montgomery Co Va >> I'm looking for info on a William Collins, but I'm afraid this one isn't the one. Mine was in Rockingham Co., NC in early 1800s, say around 1818, until at least after 1838. Ida

Found this while searching and thought to send it on. It is not connected to any of my family lines that I know of. Nancy S Montgomery County, VA Marriage Bonds, 1818-1825 Reel 42 William Collins and Polly Furrow Surety, Charles Furrow Oct. 7, 1820

Please don't spread this *mis-information* any further. As someone else pointed out it is a [longstanding] hoax-- These 'records' were found a few years ago, BTW, & the erroneous news of their contents has persisted in lots of places that ought to know better. from the FAQ at; http://www.nara.gov/regional/mprfaq.html 2. What about the "10 million medical records" that were found? Are these duplicates of the records that were burned? No, they are not duplicate records. This source of records contains approximately 7.8 million summaries for admissions to medical treatment facilities. They contain limited medical information which may be sufficient to support certain claims for veterans' benefits. Alternate sources used to reconstruct service and medical information lost in the 1973 fire at NPRC(MPR) http://www.nara.gov/regional/mprfire.html contains a more detailed explanation of these records. ****** > From: "Disabled American Veterans Bulletin", newsletter April/March > 1998. If this was really in DAV-- then shame on them. If this person that miled it to you was misquoting them-- then double shame on them. jim -- elbrecht@mindspring.com and jjelbrec@aol.com >From beautiful, upstate NY. Near Schenectady, the city that used to 'Light and haul the world'.

Cousins, A friend who was not raised by her parents and knows nothing about her ancestors is trying desperately to begin finding them. She only knows the names of her parents, Edward Gene EDMUND (b. ca 1892, MO), and Nora/Nona Louise COLLINS EDMUND (b. ca 1905-6, AR). Her mother, Nora/Nona, said she was born in Little Rock. Edward and Nora/Nona married around 1922, and it is thought they married in Arkansas, but I have no idea where, and apparently there is no state index. We have narrowed her mother's family down to a family in Carroll county (1920 census info below) - if you can shed any light, it would be very much appreciated!!!! This COLLINS family moved from NC to AR in or around 1905. In 1910 and 1920, they were living in Carroll county: 1920 Arkansas Census, Carroll County, Volume 6, ED 62, Sheet 5, Line 88 Colllins, William J., 45, born in NC Dora E., 33, wife,born in NC Jettie A., 15, daughter, born in NC Nora L., 13, daughter, born in AR Walter G. 10, son, born in AR John W., 8, son, born in AR William A., 5, son, born in AR Jesse A., 3 6/12, daughter, born in AR THANK YOU for assistance, thoughts, connections, or anything!!! Carol Carwile-Head <cch@netdoor.com>

I am researching JAMES HENRY COLLINS b:abt 1879 in AR. He married EVA MATTIE RUNION (b:Abt 1884) Abt:1900. They had the following children:Edna m:George McAnnelly, William Henry, Edgar Arvin (Aka:Dutch, twin)b:abt 1907,James Marvin (Aka:Shorty, twin) b: abt 1907, Fay U. b:1912 (twin)and Ray b:abt 1912 (twin), Ernest b:abt 1919, Osie b:abt 1915 m: Sid Price, and Buford b:abt 1918. On the 1920 Census they Lived in Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR. James Henry went by the name Henry. He was living with his daughter and her family (Osie & Sid Price) in Stillwell, Adair Co, OK when he died. Mattie died in Stillwell, too. Fay U. Collins m:Voysie Rose Walker in Sallisaw, OK in 1931. They lived in Stillwell, Adair Co, OK. They had three children in Stillwell: Ruby, Russell and Bernard. Fay and his family eventually moved to CA. I married Russell Collins. I have been doing genealogy about a year now. Any help on the above names would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in adavance. Lee Ann Collins Lee Ann

> From: Bantie1@aol.com > To: WILLETT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Genealogy > Date: Saturday, August 29, 1998 3:27 PM > > The Veteran's Administration has discovered some 10 million duplicates of > 20th century military records thought to have been destroyed in their 1973 > fire. If you have been told the records you need were burned in that fire, you > may want to write again: > > National Personnel Records > GSA, 9700 Page Blvd. > St. Louis, MO 63132 > > Advise them -- Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines -- and they will send you > forms to obtain all copies of your active duty records. > > From: "Disabled American Veterans Bulletin", newsletter April/March 1998.

I am looking for anyone else who is researching Minerva Collins. She married George Washington Ward in 1838 in Rockingham Co., NC. A later census shows that she was born in Rockingham Co. Bless that census taker, he not only recorded the state, but also the county. Must have been a genealogist at heart! Anyway I would like to correspond with anyone who might have information on this couple or the Collins family in Rockingham during this time period. From the 1830 federal census, I know there was a John, a Charles and a William. I think William is the most likely candidate for fatherhood of Minerva. Her first child was named William and the ages of his kids fit with Minerva. She has been one of my brick walls for years, and with the just found marriage information, I am on her trail again. Will appreciate any help. Thanks, Ida

Try: http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/hoax.html I always look here before sending anything like this - It was this same hoax that started me doing that. I sent it to someone who wrote back and suggested that I check and sure enough it is a hoax. Nancy S

Hello fellow researchers... I just rec'd this on another mailing list and it makes me wonder What are My State's laws and guidelines for cemetery removals!! This is rather lenghty however it Should be of interest to ALL of us!! Carolyn Here it is: If you are interested in the outrageous (and legal) removal and destruction of old cemeteries, please read the newspaper article from Indiana (shown below the addresses). If you are compelled, as I was, to write I have provided the addresses. I spent quite a bit of time looking up all the folks mentioned in the news article. I will be writing and sending cc:'s to all the addresses below. Maybe letters to the editor of the Star & News would also help. Cindy Palmer <palmerv@earthlink.net> NEWSPAPER ARTICLE Margy Miles wrote: > The Death of a Cemetery > Wayne Township graveyard destroyed for warehouse shows final resting > places aren't so final under state law. > > By Bill Shaw > Indianapolis Star/News > INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 22, 1998) -- Sometime in 1844, James Rhoads, a > prominent Wayne Township farmer, died. He was 70. His family members > and friends buried him in a grove of walnut trees on a hill > overlooking a little creek. > > It was the first burial in what would become Rhoads Cemetery. During > the next half-century, 43 members of the Rhoads, Foltz, Shute and Rude > families would be sent to eternity in the walnut grove. > > The tiny cemetery was the scene of extraordinary grief over the years > as members of the four families repeatedly journeyed in horse-drawn > wagons across the sweeping fields and up the lonesome hill to bury > their children. > > Thomas B. Rhoads was 7 months old in August 1849 when he died of an > inflamed brain. Elmer Shute was 2 when he died of a bowel infection in > August 1859. Hiram Foltz was an infant. George Foltz was 1. Lillian > Rhoads was 2 and died of whooping cough on Aug. 13, 1878. Casey Rhoads > died of an inflamed brain when he was 2. Emma Rude died at 18 months. > > On and on they died until there were 35 children buried in the > peaceful cemetery on the hill. > > By the dawn of the 20th century, the burying ceased as the four > families either died out or drifted away from southern Wayne Township. > Nobody paid much attention to the old cemetery anymore. > > The cemetery and surrounding farmland changed owners several times. > Each new owner farmed the fields and tended the old cemetery out of > respect for earlier generations of Hoosier families. The farmers could > have knocked down the trees, plowed under the tombstones, planted corn > on the graves and made a few more dollars at harvest. > > But they didn't. > > The pace of change in Wayne Township picked up dramatically in 1931 > when the Indianapolis airport opened on 900 acres, gobbling up > farmland and triggering a development explosion in western Marion > County. > > Still, the land around the old cemetery remained untouched, save for > the annual spring plowing. The burying ground remained unmolested, > decade after decade, hidden on the hill in a 60-foot-wide opening in > the walnut grove > > Danny J. White grew up in the Lafayette Heights neighborhood, just > south of the cemetery. In the 1970s, the field around the cemetery > served as a dirt bike track for White and his teen-age buddies. He > crossed it many times walking to Ben Davis High School. The old > dead-end dirt road served as a teen-age lovers' lane. Neighborhood > families held picnics beneath a massive, gnarled oak tree just east of > the cemetery. > > White, 41, is a tool and die maker and an Indy Racing League mechanic. > He helped fabricate the car Eddie Cheever drove to victory in the 1998 > Indianapolis 500. > > Every day driving to work along I-465 near the airport, he'd glance to > the east through the sprawl of hotels, office buildings, warehouses, > parking lots, gas stations and fast food joints, and take comfort that > the solitary hill and the dark grove of trees remained in this mass of > concrete and asphalt. > > "Even when I was a kid the cemetery and the area surrounding it was > breathtaking," he recalled. > > In the name of development > > By 1995, the fields that stretched to the horizon when James Rhoads > was buried so long ago had shrunk to 21.2 acres. > > Now jet planes scream overhead, and the rumble of nearby I-70 and > I-465 is constant. Cement trucks and construction equipment line the > old lovers' lane, and new buildings seem to appear daily, landscaped > with skinny stick trees, surrounded by acres of asphalt. > > One day about 18 months ago, Danny J. White was driving to work and > glanced toward the familiar hill and the concealed cemetery. He was > startled to see it surrounded by yellow trucks, graders, backhoes and > dirt scrapers. > > He raced immediately to the cemetery and felt his stomach heave. The > tombstones were gone. There were ugly gashes in the earth. The big > yellow machines had pulled the graves from the earth. > > "It was sickening," he recalled. He was furious. He made dozens of > phone calls and fired off angry letters to an assortment of government > officials seeking an explanation. > > He got one. > > It was all quite legal, according to state officials. Now go away and > quit bothering us, Danny J. White. > > He wondered how such an abomination could occur in conservative, > family-values Indiana where, he, like most Hoosiers, was raised to > respect the dead and revere their hallowed, final resting place. > > "How did this happen?" he asked. "You don't mess with graves." > > Well, here's what happened, Danny. They do mess with graves. > > James Rhoads, Thomas, Henry, Casey, Elmer and the other children and > eight adults who rested more than 150 years in the safety of the > walnut grove became the property of Duke Realty Investments Inc. > > Duke, which owns or manages 60 million square feet of real estate in > eight states, bought the 21.2 acres and the 360-square-foot cemetery > in 1995. > > "We purchased the land for development purposes," explained Donna > Coppinger, the helpful vice president of marketing for Duke. "We > couldn't develop a site with a cemetery on it." > > Why? > > "It wasn't what we wanted to do," she said. > > Duke will soon level the hill and build a 458,000-square-foot bulk > distribution warehouse on the 21.2 acres, obliterating the > one-tenth-acre Rhoads Cemetery. > > It's legal > > Nearly two years ago, after they bought the land Duke hired an > archaeology company called NES Inc. in Blue Ash, Ohio, and together > they filed the necessary forms with the Indiana Department of Natural > Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology to dig up > the Rhoads, Foltz, Shute and Rude families. > > State laws, which are made by the 150 members of the Indiana General > Assembly with extensive guidance from corporate lobbyists, allow > property owners to demolish old cemeteries they find on their land. > Throw away the tombstones, plant corn or build a warehouse on the > graves. It's legal. > > DNR's chief archaeologist Rick Jones is monitoring the Duke > demolition. He said his agency issues about 10 cemetery relocation > permits a year. How many cemeteries simply are destroyed, he doesn't > know. "We have no way of knowing," he said. > > But throwing away tombstones and paving over graves doesn't require a > permit. Just do it. It's legal. In fact, old tombstones often end up > in flea markets. > > "Most people think cemeteries are forever," Jones explained slowly and > uncomfortably. This is not a topic most state officials enjoy > discussing. "In Indiana, cemeteries are not forever. If you own the > property, you can bulldoze them down. Basically, in Indiana, nothing > is sacred." > > Digging into graves and moving them does require some paperwork, > except for farmers who are exempt from even that minor inconvenience. > > "Farmers can just throw away the tombstones and plow up the graves," > said Jones. "And they do. The Indiana Farm Bureau got the legislature > to exempt farmers." > > A couple years ago, DNR proposed a bill to offer some mild protection > for old pioneer cemeteries. Corporate lobbyists smothered the bill in > committee, and it never received even token consideration. > > The end of Rhoads > > Anyway, Duke's cemetery demolition project proceeded under DNR Digging > Permit 960062. > > NES Inc. archaeologist Jeannine Kreinbrink directed the removal of > "remains," once known in another life as James Rhoads, Elmer, Thomas, > Casey and others. > > Kreinbrink, who now works for Natural and Ethical Environmental > Solutions Inc. of Liberty Township, Ohio, did not return phone calls. > > She did submit a preliminary report, as required, to the DNR's Rick > Jones. > > It's a haunting document, complete with photographs of the "remains." > In many cases, much remains of the remains, like the perfectly > preserved bones of little children, their arms crossed, lying in tiny > hexagonal coffins. Pieces of shoes and clothing remain. > > The report also contains a diagram of each grave's location, the shape > of the coffin and what was in it. Each former person is identified by > a letter and a number. > > For example, C-2 was the "well-preserved remains of an adult. Sex > unknown. Head to west. Arms at side." > > B-10 contained the "well-preserved remains of an adult. Arms folded > with hands over waist." > > Mr. D-1 was obviously a wheat farmer because he was buried with a > wheat scythe and a small plate. > > Infant D-6 was buried beneath 2.8 feet of dirt in a decorative metal > coffin called a sarcophagus with a glass viewing window. > > E-7 was an older adult male with an engraved tulip on his coffin and > the words "Rest In Peace." > > A-1 was the "poorly preserved remains of an infant, sex unknown. Few > scattered post cranial remains." > > B-1 was an "adult female 20-35 years. Well-preserved remains." > > And on it went in graphic detail. Most people were buried under only 2 > feet of dirt, symbolically facing the setting sun, the western > horizon. > > "I feel a connection with these people," Rick Jones said quietly, > flipping through the depressing document. "You feel something looking > into a child's grave after 150 years. These are people that used to > live, walk around and breathe. We're literally looking into the past > and I feel a profound sense of respect." > > He paused, blinked a couple times. > > "This is a serious thing." > > Once Elmer and the others were dug up, labeled with numbers and > letters, they were shipped to anthropologist Stephen Nawrocki at the > University of Indianapolis on the Southside. > > He was hired by Duke under terms of digging permit 960062, which > required an "osteological" investigation by an anthropologist. That is > a study of the bones and "artifacts" for historical significance. > > "I haven't been cleared by Duke to discuss this with reporters. I'm > just a sub, sub contractor," said Nawrocki. Jeannine Kreinbrink called > and told him not to talk, he said. Her firm is paying his fees. > > When will your report be done, doctor? > > "I don't know." > > Once his report is complete, DNR will either order Duke to rebury the > "remains" somewhere else or they will "be kept in a lab for future > study," said Jones. > > Last December, Blair D. Carmosino, Development Services Director, Duke > Construction Inc., fired off a stern letter to DNR officials. > > "Duke's schedule for construction start-up in this project area is > rapidly approaching, so it is imperative that the (DNR) properly issue > a clearance letter for this project area." > > Part of the reason for delay was DNR's displeasure with Jeannine > Kreinbrink's preliminary report. Jon C. Smith, director of DNR's > Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, found about 40 > points in her report he wanted explained, corrected or expanded upon > -- like what did Duke plan to do with the "unwanted" headstones they > dug up? > > On July 22, DNR issued a conditional permit to begin "ground > disturbing activities" but demanded an archaeologist be present in > case additional "human remains" are uncovered. > > "We'll probably start drainage work and soil things soon," said Donna > Coppinger, the Duke marketing person. "Site preparation before winter > means if we can get the site ready, we construct our industrial > warehouse product this winter. The building will be 1,032 feet long > and 440 feet wide." > > This is good news? "It is good news. We're good corporate neighbors," > she said. > > Property of Duke > > The other day Danny J. White visited the old cemetery one last time > before the ancient walnuts and solitary oak are bulldozed, the hill > flattened and the "final" resting place for 35 kids and eight adults > is erased from the face of the earth. > > He hiked through the alfalfa field, brimming with buzzing bees, > butterflies and summer wildflowers and up the hill. He rummaged around > through the dense brush at the edge of the cemetery. Day lilies > planted 150 years ago around the graves still flourish. > > "Look what I found," he said suddenly, emerging from the brush with > the broken top half of a tombstone bearing the words "WIFE OF JAMES > RHOADS. DIED." He found it in a bulldozed pile of dirt between two old > tires, beer cans and soda pop bottles. > > What to do? Surely the DNR would want Mrs. Rhoads' broken tombstone. > It couldn't be left in the pile of tires and broken glass. Somebody > might steal it. It might be demolished in "site preparation." It could > be lost forever, a historic treasure, the last poignant symbol of a > person's life, sacrificed on the altar of economic development and > corporate neighborliness. > > A quick phone call to DNR research archaeologist Amy L. Johnson > provided the answer. > > "Put it back," she said firmly. > > What? > > "Put it back," she said again. > > Why? > > "It belongs to Duke. It is their property." > > James Rhoads' wife's name was believed to be Hannah, and she died on > July 24, 1849, at age 85. Her husband, remember, was the first person > buried in the cemetery in August 1844. > > Her broken tombstone, which was carefully placed in the Hoosier soil > during solemn, no doubt tearful, ceremonies 149 long summers ago, was > returned to the pile of bulldozed dirt, tires, broken glass, beer and > pop bottles. > > It belonged to Duke. > > It's the law. ************************************************************** I received the following through one of my Rootsweb lists and thought it would be of interest to others....... I can hardly bear to think how common this story might be. It profoundly saddens me. ......Nancy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDRESSES for People involved with the cemetery removal story: Bill Shaw, Writer Indianapolis Star & News 307 N Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1811 (765) 457-6712 Department of Natural Resources (3 individuals were mentioned in news) Jon C. Smith, Director of Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology Rick Jones, Chief Archaeologist Amy L. Johnson, Research Archaeologist Indiana Department of Natural Resources 402 W Washington St # W256, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739 (317) 232-4020 Duke Realty Investments Inc. (2 individuals were mentioned in news) Blair D. Carmosino, Development Services Director Donna Coppinger, Vice President of Marketing Duke Realty Investments Inc. 8888 Keystone Xing #1200 Indianapolis, IN 46240-4621 (317) 846-4700 NES Inc. 11400 Grooms Road Cincinnati, OH 45242-1417 (513) 247-800 Stephen Nawrocki, Anthropologist University of Indianapolis 1400 E Hanna Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46227-3697 (317) 788-3368 Central Indiana Farm Bureau 1530 W Epler Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46217-9681 (317) 783-2311 Central Indiana Farm Bureau 229 Muessing Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46229-2807 (317) 894-3311 Indiana Farm Bureau Incorporated 225 S East St, Indianapolis, IN 46202-4058 (317) 692-7851 Indiana Farm Bureau Svc 225 S East St, Indianapolis, IN 46202-4058 (317) 692-7838 I could not find addresses for the following: 1) Jeannine Kreinbrink, archaeologist now works for Natural and Ethical Environmental Solutions Inc., Liberty Township, Ohio. 2) Indiana General Assembly 3) Danny J. White

I am new to the Collins list. I am helping my daughter track down her dad's genealogy. Her father is Howard L. (Skip) COLLINS, b. 8/23/1945. His parents were: Howard Beryl Collins, b. 1/16/1909 in Sharon Springs, Wallace Co., KS, d. 1/15/1974 at Hays, KS, buried at Weskan, Wallace Co., KS--and Alta Lucy CAMBRIDGE, b. 10/26/1914 at Weskan, Wallace Co., KS, d. 6/23/1994, at Colorado Springs, CO, buried at Weskan, KS. Howard Beryl's parents were: Absolam Paul COLLINS, b. 8/3/1878 (unknown where), died in Idaho. Don't know what town or date of death, and Olive Myrtle FISHER, b. 4/21/1887 at Gutherie Center, IA, d. 10/24/1969 at Goodland, Sherman Co., KS. Would like to learn who Howard Beryl COLLINS's parents and/or siblings were and where he might have been born. Does anybody connect anywhere? Thanks, Karen (McCann) Collins kcollin@mci2000.com

Hi guys! I have just been diagnosed as having Familial Mediterrean Fever. This disease is an inherited one. I have had it since I was around 8 yrs old. I KNOW that my friends, family and drs have thought that I was a hypochondriac for most of my adult life. When I happened upon the Collins group connected to the Melungeons and learned of the Mediterrean connection, and then the hereditary diseases, I knew I had found the cause of my problems, that drs had labeled as FIBROMYALGIA. I am taking a medicine called colchicine (0.06mg once a day), which is made from a plant that grows in the Mediterrean, and is used for FMF and gout. It will not cure this disease, but will control it. I now believe that fibromyalgia IS FMF. I am sending a diagram of the two physical features of Melungeons that can best identify a connection with them. I am also sending the list of other common surnames of the group. If you would like a full report on this group, then just e-mail me privately and I will send it via e-mail and FREE. This report will be published in Nov and Dec. on the following URL: <A HREF="http://www.iigs.org/">International Internet Genealogical Society </A> MLGN PHYSICAL FEATURES (not every descendant carries these ethnic markers) "To find a ridge, place your hand at the base of your neck where it joins your shoulders, and on the center line of your spine. Run your fingers straight up your neck toward your head. If you have a ridge, it will stop your fingers from going on up and across your head. ONLY people who live/d in the Anatolian region of Turkey or Central Asia also have this �bump/ridge.� See the following diagram for the site of both the ridge and bump. Back of Head ears ( ___x___ ) ears x marks the bump�s location \valley / the ridge is the line __ shown \ / neck / \____shoulders There is also a ridge on the back of the first four teeth - two front teeth and the ones on either side (upper and lower) of some descendants. If you place your fingernail at the gum line and gently draw (up or down) you can feel it and it makes a slight clicking sound. The back of the teeth also curve outward rather than straight as the descendants of anglo-saxon parentage do. Teeth like these are called Asian Shovel Teeth. Many Indian descendants also have this type of teeth. The back of the first four teeth of Northern European descendants are straight and flat. An example of northern European teeth would be similar to this diagram: \l Shovel teeth look like this diagram. Back of teeth )/ front of teeth, straight. (not necessarily slanted backwards) SOME Melungeon descendants have what is called an Asian eyefold. This is rather difficult to describe. At the inner corner of the eye, the upper lid attaches slightly lower than the lower lid. That is to say that, it overlaps the bottom lid. If you place your finger just under the inner corner of the eye and gently pull down, a wrinkle will form which makes the fold more visible. Some people call these eyes, �sleepy eyes, dreamy eyes, bedroom eyes.� Many Indian descendants also have these kinds of eyes. Common Melungeon Surname List North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia ADAMS ADKINS ALLEN ALLMOND ASHWORTH * BARKER BARNES BASS BECKLER BELCHER BEDGOOD BELL BENNETT BERRY BEVERLY BIGGS BOLEN BOLLING BOLTON BOONE BOWLIN BOWLING BOWMAN BRADBY BRANHAM BRAVBOY BRIGER/BRIDGER BROGAN BROOKS BROWN BUNCH BULLION BURTON BUTLER BUTTERS BUXTON BYRD * CAMPBELL CARRICO CARTER CASTEEL CAUDILL CHAPMAN CHAVIS CLARK CLOUD COAL COFFEY COLE COLEMAN COLES COLLEY COLLIER COLLINS COLLINSWORTH COLYER COOPER CORMAN COUNTS COX COXE CRIEL CROSTON CROW CUMBA CUMBO CUMBOW CURRY CUSTALOW * DALTON DARE DAVIS DENHAM DENNIS DIAL DOOLEY DORTON DOYLE DRIGGERS DULA DYE DYESS * ELY EPPS EVANS * FIELDS FREEMAN FRENCH * GALLAGHER GANN GARLAND GIBSON GIPSON GOINS GOINGS GORVENS GOWAN GOWEN GRAHAM GREEN(E) GWINN * HALL HAMMON(D) HARMON HARRIS HARVIE HARVEY HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE HYATT * JACKSON JAMES JOHNSON JONES * KEITH(E) KENNEDY KISER * LANGSTON LASIE LAWSON LOCKLEAR LOPES LOWRY LUCAS * MADDOX MAGGARD MAJOR MALE MALONE(Y) MARSH MARTIN MAYLE MINARD MINER MINOR MIZER MOORE MORLEY MOSELY MOZINGO MULLINS * NASH NELSON NEWMAN NICCANS NICHOLS NOEL NORRIS * ORR OSBORN OSBORNE OXENDINE * PAGE PAINE PATTERSON PERKINS PERRY PHELPS PHIPPS PRINDER POLLY POWELL POWERS PRITCHARD PRUITT * RAMEY RASNICK REAVES REVELS REEVES RICE RICHARDSON RIDDLE RIVERS ROBERSON ROBERTSON ROBINSON RUSSELL * SAMMONS SAMPSON SAWYER SCOTT SEXTON SHAVIS SHEPHARD SHEPHERD SHORT SHORTT SIZEMORE SMILING SMITH STALLARD STANLEY STEEL STEVENS STEWART STROTHER SWEATT SWETT SWINDALL * TALLY TACKETT TAYLOR THOMPSON TIPTON TOLLIVER TUPPANCE TURNER * VANOVER VICARS VICCARS VICKERS * WARE WATTS WEAVER WHITE WHITED WILKINS WILLIAMS WILLIAMSON WILLIS WILSON WISBY WISE WOOD WRIGHT WYATT WYNN

In a message dated 8/29/98 9:10:30 AM Central Daylight Time, kcollin@mci2000.com writes: > Howard Beryl's parents were: > Absolam Paul COLLINS, b. 8/3/1878 (unknown where), died in Idaho. > Don't know what town or date of death, and Olive Myrtle FISHER, b. > 4/21/1887 at Gutherie Center, IA, d. 10/24/1969 at Goodland, Sherman > Co., KS. I am just starting to study my COLLINS line who came to Kansas City about 1912ish.... and have discovered his, and a whole bunch of other COLLINS', were from Newburgh, Warrick County INDIANA. There were at least two brothers, (Probably MANY more) born in the early-mid 1800's - Slaughter J. COLLINS and Salvin COLLINS. They both served in the Union Army in INDIANA, and both had farms along the Ohio River near Newburgh, Warrick Co IN. They both were born here and died in this same area. I dont have access to census records that would list the names of their children, and they both had ALOT of kids. I have only knicknames and only know the true name of one Slaughter's sons who came to Kansas City, MO and then Oklahoma: Louis Springer COLLINS b 1892 IN This might help locate Absolam's birthplace? You might also try Rush Co and Crawford Co INDIANA too. There were several Kentucky COLLINS' who came here in the 1830-40's. Valerie

CUZZINS, I need help on my COLLINS family search, The location is Barnwell Co. South Carolina. Maybe BambergCo. Caroline Collins 1852 - 1934 (m) Charles Henry Kennedy 1850-1892, daughter of John Collins 1809-? (m) (?) Harriet Hutto 1813-? son of (?) John Collins ?-? (m) (?) Mary or May ? (That's as far as I go) If you have any information or you need what I have, Please send to CuzzinGary@juno.com _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Arminda Collins Trent,; was born Eastern Kentucky in 1854,; and died in Wyoming County, West Virginia in 1926.; Arminda's husband,; Humphrey Trent, was a descendant of English Gypsies who had been forced to leave England during the rein of Oliver Cromwell's Puritians; in the 1650's. He was born in 1854 in Russell County, and died in 1927, a year after Arminda, supposedly of heartbreak; Arminda was the daughter of William Collins Jr. and Nancy Lambert Children this couple .Laura Jane Trent, Sampson Trent, John Melvin Trent, Howard Ancel Trent, Leona Trent, Arminda Victoria Trent, Viola Trent, Anna Trent, Samanta Trent, Euorkia Trent, Romanza Madge Trent, and William Sherman "Shake" Trent If anybody connects with this family I would love tohear from you.

GENEALOGY PERSONAL HOME PAGES Hi! I just added a page which is dedicated to all researchers who have a genealogy site on the WEB plus for those looking for a certain surname. This site lists surnames & genealogy personal home page links of those who are providing online information for their ancestors. I am hoping this page will let people searching for a particular surname find web pages with a matching surname without going through multiple search engines or webrings. You don't have to join anything or mess with passwords - just fill out a form. Right now this page is in the beginning stages but I hope it will grow in time and serve as a very useful genealogy resource to all that are interested. We've got 230 links already! I encourage you to check out my page and if interested in contributing your information, complete my form. Then your web page address and surnames will be added to this page after review (within a week unless I am overwhelmed). If your web page and surnames are not on the page within a week, please email me to find out why. All that I ask for this service is that on your page you provide a link back to: Genealogy Personal Home Pages. The address is: http://members.aol.com/Indianbrav/surnames.html Here's a direct link: <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Indianbrav/surnames.html">Genealogy Personal Home Pages</A> Thanks, Danielle Thompson http://hometown.aol.com/DThomp3907/index.html (main page) While you are visiting, please stop by my main page and check it out!

The url that is listed for the Collins page has an extra / in it. Delete one of the /'s that are together and it works. http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/l/i/l/Elsie-S-Lilburn/index.html ^ Jim Drueppel