Every year the Knott County Historical & Genealogical Society & Library, Inc., in conjunction with the Knott County Gingerbread Festival honors a particular family. For 1999 the Collins family will be honored, usually with a collection of information, most often, in book form, to be exhibited in a Collins' museum at the Society. Here's one Collins line. The Society tries to research all Collinses in a 15 county radius. The following was submitted to our electronic Surname files by a member of the LDS for Clay County, Ky. 1-- James COLLINS Born: About 1814 Tennessee sp-Martha Ann Cotton COLLINS Born: About 1821 Harrison County, Kentucky 2-- Darcus F. Collins BROWN Born: About 1835 <Clay County, Kentucky> sp- BROWN Born: <1831> <Richmond, Kentucky> 2-- Jane Collins GIBBS Born: About 1840 <Clay County, Kentucky> sp-Abraham GIBBS Born: <1836> <London, Kentucky> 2-- Harriet COLLINS Born: About 1841 <Clay County, Kentucky> 2-- Spical COLLINS Born: About 1842 <Clay County, Kentucky> 2-- Jason COLLINS Born: About 1846 <Clay County, Kentucky> sp-Arena Greffin COLLINS Born: <1848> <Clay County, Kentucky> 2-- Nathan COLLINS Born: About 1848 Clay County, Kentucky sp-Lovis Bowlin COLLINS Born: 25 Jul 1839 <Clay County, Kentucky> 3-- Sarah Alabama (Bammer) Collins DASH Born: About 1871 Clay County, Kentucky sp-John DASH Born: <1867> <Clay County, Kentucky> 4-- John DASH Born: <1893> <Clay County, Kentucky> 4-- Gladys DASH Born: <1895> <Clay County, Kentucky> 4-- Ulyssis DASH Born: <1897> <Clay County, Kentucky> 4-- Estel DASH Born: <1899> <Clay County, Kentucky> 3-- Charles Jesse COLLINS Born: 18 Apr 1872 Clay County, Kentucky sp-Barbara Norton COLLINS Born: 5 May 1888 Union County, Tennessee 4-- Bertha Lucinda Collins MORRIS Born: 8 Apr 1914 Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee sp-Olin W. MORRIS Born: 3 May 1905 Wythe County, Virginia 4-- Charles Howard COLLINS Born: 28 Sep 1915 Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee sp-Leada Taylor COLLINS Born: 11 Apr 1918 Claiborne County, Tennessee 4-- Hazle Edwina Collins Chapman FEDOCK Born: 22 Jun 1918 Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee sp-Letcher CHAPMAN Born: 23 Jan 1904 <Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee> 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- Lowell Franklin CHAPMAN Born: 11 Apr 1941 La Follette, Campbell County, Tennessee 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- Jill Ann Chapman Mister Weinwreight GRASMICK Born: 10 Sep 1947 Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 4-- Susan Ocelia Collins CHADWELL Born: 29 Aug 1919 Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee sp-Henry Bert CHADWELL Born: 17 Jun 1915 <Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee> 5-- Joe Franklin CHADWELL Born: 15 Jun 1938 Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- Michael Bert CHADWELL Born: 17 May 1940 Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee 4-- Ollie Marie COLLINS Born: 26 Sep 1921 Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee 4-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-Leamon BOWLING Born: <1919> <Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee> 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 4-- William Coolidge COLLINS Born: 14 May 1924 Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee 4-- John Colston COLLINS Born: 8 Feb 1926 Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee 4-- Paul David COLLINS Born: 14 Dec 1927 Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee 4-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-Nathanial Charles WASSER Born: 30 Dec 1920 York, Pennsylvania sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 4-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 4-- Lewis Vestal COLLINS Born: 6 Jul 1937 Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee sp-Stella Searcy COLLINS Born: <1881> <Campbell County, Tennessee> 4-- Roy Armor COLLINS Born: 3 Apr 1903 Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING 4-- Nathan Lester COLLINS Born: 28 May 1905 <Duff, Campbell County, Tennessee> 4-- LIVING Born: LIVING 4-- Calvin Leo COLLINS Born: 27 Oct 1911 Westbourne, Campbell County, Tennessee sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- Lawrence Eddy COLLINS Born: 11 Apr 1937 Marion, Tennessee sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- Lena Fay Collins WILLIAMSON Born: 20 Jun 1941 Marion, Tennessee sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- Eva Sue Collins Holman RUSSELL Born: 2 Jul 1944 Anthras, Tennessee sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- Shirley Ann COLLINS Born: 14 Aug 1947 Eagan, Tennessee 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- LIVING Born: LIVING sp-LIVING Born: LIVING 5-- Donald COLLINS Born: 29 Sep 1960 Sidney, Ohio 4-- Alberta COLLINS Born: 1 Oct 1912 <Westbourne, Campbell County, Tennessee> sp-Mattie Bowling COLLINS Born: <1876> <Clay County, Kentucky> 4-- Rulie COLLINS Born: 1 Nov 1898 <Clay County, Kentucky> 3-- Mary Jane (Molly) Collins CARNES Born: 19 Apr 1877 Clay County, Kentucky sp-Joseph CARNES Born: <1873> <Clay County, Kentucky> 4-- Cora CARNES Born: <1899> <Clay County, Kentucky> 4-- LIVING Born: LIVING 4-- LIVING Born: LIVING 4-- LIVING Born: LIVING 4-- Paul CARNES Born: <1907> <Clay County, Kentucky> 4-- Lotte CARNES Born: <1909> <Clay County, Kentucky> 2-- Nancy Collins GIBSON Born: About 1849 <Clay County, Kentucky> sp-William GIBSON Born: <1845> <Clay County, Kentucky> 2-- James COLLINS Born: 16 Oct 1852 <Clay County, Kentucky> sp-Arrena COLLINS Born: <1856> 2-- Morgan COLLINS Born: About 1855 <Clay County, Kentucky> sp-Sarah Day COLLINS Born: <1860> <Clay County, Kentucky> 2-- Alice COLLINS Born: About 1858 <Clay County, Kentucky> 2-- Silas COLLINS Born: 16 Feb 1858 <Clay County, Kentucky> 2-- Mary I. COLLINS Born: About 1861 <Clay County, Kentucky> 2-- Mintie Collins FARLEY Born: About 1863 <Clay County, Kentucky> sp-Richard Amos FARLEY Born: <1859> <Harlan County, Kentucky> 2-- Armilda E. Collins HOLLIN Born: About 1867 <Clay County, Kentucky> sp-Johnnie HOLLIN Born: <1863> <Clay County, Kentucky> Sincerely yours, David R. Smith, President Knott County Historical Society.