Hi,,,I did some looking for you and found a little,,,but will keep looking. I found on a website that The Village of Port Colden is located an the eastern edge of Washington Township in NJ. Noting this, I looked in the 1870 Census of NJ and found this for Washington Township: John Collins 39 M Railroad Laborer b. PA Elizabeth 24 b. NJ Geo. 7 b. PA Ida 5 b. NJ Oliver 2 b. NJ Wm. 10/12 b. NJ This could possibly be your Collins Family due to the ages and the fact that if Howard was b. abt 1870, he probably would not be on this census. Although not proven, it looks strikingly like your family. I have not found anything else yet, but will keep looking. I did note that Geo. in this census was b. PA. That raises the question, did they marry in PA or NJ, and possibly shows when they may have moved to NJ. Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "eric & mildred nelson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 1:42 PM Subject: [COLLINS-L] NJ/PA Collins > Hello, > > I have been watching the most recent postings and envy those of you who have accomplished so much in your Collins family research. My Collins line has been so difficult. My grandfather, Howard Collins, was born abt 1870 in Port Colden, NJ and died in Broadway, NJ in 1918. His father, John Collins was born in Pa but I have no idea where or who John's parents were. His death certificate states parents unknown. He died in 1905 in NJ. Perhaps they originated in the South but I have no way of knowing that yet. > Is anyone working on NJ or Pa Collins? > > Good luck to all & thanks. > > Millie > > > ==== COLLINS Mailing List ==== > Need list assistance? Please contact: Barbara V. Byrd at: [email protected] > List Admin for COLLINS-L and COLLINS-D > >