BillJdn@aol.com wrote: > > Les, > > This is the family listing that I have for Harrsion: > > Harrison Collins b: 1818 > Martha Ann Cyrus m: 1844-1845 > Allen Collins b: 1848 in Cabell Co. WV > John Collins b: 1849 in Cabell Co. WV > James Collins b: 1852 in Lawrence Co. OH > Romaine Collins (Female) b: 1859 in Lawrence Co. OH > Effie Collins b: 1862 in Lawrence Co. OH > Eugene Collins b: 1/29/1859 in Lawrence Co. OH d: 1/29/1930 > Nancy Jane Kinder b: 10/20/1865 d: 11/12/1928 > Erby Collins (Male) b: 1868 in Lawrence Co. OH d: 4/15/1890 in Cabell Co. > WV > > As you can see, I didn't have the oldest chidlren, Amanda and William. Your > list didn't have James and Romaine. Eliza Lyrus could have been Eliza Cyrus, > a sister or relative of Martha Ann. The source for this line was done by a > Cyrus researcher named John Mahey. His list has an Eliza Cyrus listed as > being born in 1834. > > The last child listed, Eria, was named Erby on the Mahey list. He also notes > that James was the first child listed in the 1870 Lawrence Co Oh census as > being born in Ohio. > > Other than census listings, I don't have any other verification of Harrisons > move to Ohio. The comment by Mahey about the Lawrence Co census leads me to > believe that Harrison may have moved to that county first. Gallla and > Lawrence counties have a common border and both are on the Ohio river across > from Cabell Co WV. The Gallia county township, Guyan, in which Harrison is > listed in 1880 is on the Lawrence Co. border. Further, the city limits of the > village of Crown City is the county line. My ggrandfather Eugene and several > of his children are buried in the Crown City cemetary. My mother believes > that Harrison and Martha are buried in another cemetary just outside of the > Village. Other members of my mother's family have moved back and forth > between the two counties in past years so it would not be unusual for Harrison > to have done the same. > > The names you've found in the census do generally correspond with my > information. Maybe a look at the 1870 Lawrence Co Oh census will add another > piece the the puzzle. > > Thanks for you efforts in chasing down this line for me. > > Bill Bill, I will check the 1870 Lawrence and Gallia Co. Census records to see if I can find any thing else. This certainly seems to the the Harrison Collins who is an older brother of my great grandfather Aaron Collins born to William Collins and his second wife Zilphia Cornell/Cornwell/Connel/Connor. Her last name is listed several different ways in different records. William's first wife, as I have it listed was named Elizabeth ? Her is the aggregate listing that I have, which includes the information which I believe I got from you, as well as, my own research, and looks like this: Descendants of Thomas C. Collins 1 Thomas C. Collins .. +Ruth Buffington ......... 2 [1] William Collins 1784 - 1876 ............. +Elizabeth ? .................... 3 Susan Collins .................... 3 Harrison Collins 1818 - ........................ +Martha A. Cyrus ............................... 4 Amanda Collins 1842 - ............................... 4 William Collins 1843 - ............................... 4 Allen W. Collins 1848 - .................... 3 America Collins .................... 3 Madison Collins 1828 - .................... 3 Daniel Collins .................... 3 Mary Jane Collins .................... 3 Nathaniel Collins 1832 - ......... *2nd Wife of [1] William Collins: ............. +Zilphia (Cornwell) Cornell 1809 - 1881 .................... 3 Mahala Collins 1837 - .................... 3 Nathan Collins 1838 - 1898 .................... 3 Patience Collins 1843 - .................... 3 Ruth Collins 1845 - .................... 3 Aaron Collins 1847 - 1919 ........................ +Susan Cremeans 1844 - 1937 ............................... 4 Archable (Art) Snedeker Collins 1871 - 1944 ............................... 4 Mahala (Sis) C. Collins 1874 - 1902 ............................... 4 John Henry Collins 1876 - 1969 ................................... +Rosa Belle DeWitt 1880 - 1963 ............................... 4 Alonzo (Lon) Keeter Collins 1877 - 1947 ............................... 4 Martha (Mirttie) Collins 1882 - ................................... +William Thompson .................... 3 Christopher Collins 1850 - .................... 3 Lafayette Collins 1851 - .................... 3 Enoch Collins 1852 - Aaron Collins and Susan Cremeans are my maternal great-grandparents. So it looks like we are cousins. I could send you my larger list, if you are interested. I live in Canton, OH and have access to OH, WV, PA, KY census records in the main library in Canton. So if there is anything else you would like me to check on here, I would be willing to do so. Thanks, Les