Les Peine wrote: > > BillJdn wrote: > > > > Les: > > > > My gggrandfather was Harrison COLLINS b in 1818. He was married to Martha > > Cyrus and was living in Cabell Co WV during the 1850 census. He later moved > > to Gallia Co OHIO and was listed in the1880 census. Do you suppose that the > > Harrison listed as a child of Thomas and Elizbeth is my gggrandfather? Do you > > have any more information on Thomas that might help me make the connection? > > > > For your information, I checked FTM CD- 1870 Census for Cabell CO WV and > > found an Aaron COLLINS, age 21 listed living in Barboursville Township (Roll > > 1686-page 543). Also, CD 229-Marriages lists William COLLINS married to > > Zilphia CONNER on 6/18/1837. > > > > Harrison has been a brick wall for me...here's hoping you might have the door > > to that wall. > > > > Bill Jordan > > Bill, > > I think that there is a very good chance that we have a connection here. > I went through the entire 1870 Census microfilm at the local library. > You are right that Aaron Collins is there married to Susan, age 26, but > they are listed as family/house 60/60 and Aaron was 23 rather than 21, > but did indeed live in Barboursville Township, Cabell County and the > family/house 65/65 is William Collins, age 86 and wife Zilphia, age 61 > along with their youngest, Enoch, age 18. Those are the result of > checking the films themselves. > > Harrison is the child of William Collins and Elizabeth ? William was > born 1784 in Giles Co., VA and died March 20, 1876 in Cabell Co., WV. > He married Zilphia Cornell/Cornwell(maybe Conner?) -- this I need to > check out, since it was given to me but I haven't verified it, that is > Zilphia's last name and the date of marriage. I was told they were > married Jan 10, 1837, you have Jun 18, 1837, perhaps one correct and the > other is a misreading of the handwriting, therefore the confusion of the > exact month and day! But indeed the 1870 Census shows that they were > married and living together. > > William served in the War of 1812 and was given 160 acres of bounty > land, and also received his mother's share of his father's estate of 338 > acres on the Savage Land Grant. He received 160 acres of land on the > Pocatalico Creek and the Kanawha River. > > William was said to have been the son of Thomas C. Collins and Ruth > Buffington. I am still searching for information concerning them, to > verify the information that I have. > > I will check out the 1850 Census and also check Gallia Co., 1880 census > and see what I can find. But it looks really promising to me that your > Harrison in the same Harrison that I have listed, without dates, as a > child of William and Zilphia Collins, of Barboursville Township, Cabell > Co. WV. > > I will let you know if I find out anything more, and would appreciate > anything that you find out as well. > > Les