Descendants of Meridith Collins Generation No. 1 1. MERIDITH1 COLLINS was born 1760 in Va., and died 1841 in Pike Co. KY. He married (1) UNNAMED in NC/VA. He married (2) MARGARET HOLLOWAY in NC/VA. He married (3) MILLY JOHNSON. Notes Meredith Collins appears to have married two times altho his first wife is yet unknown. The first wife was mother of first female and Bradley both born in NC. By the time they appear in Russell Co. Va. the family has added two more unknown sons to the family. While in Russell Co. Archibald, James, William and a daughter and a son are born. The family move to Shelby Creek south of What is today Pikeville,Ky.., then named Floyd Co. KY. After the death of "Polly" Meredith took a common law wife, believed to be of Indian bloodline,Milly Johnson. The last child was born of her.Meredith fought in the RevWar under Capt. James McDaniels in Fincastle-Montgomery Virginia. I have a record showing that Meredith, David,Lewis and George Collins all entered the RevWar on the same day and in the same district. ( Entry record Christianburg,VA) 1780's Montgomery Co. Va, these four Collins still together in Montgomery Militia under Captain Ozbourn. (Kegely Adventures on the Western Waters) All four also found in Wilkes Co. NC 1796 ( Wilkes Co. Tax list) Children of Meridith Collins and Unnamed are: i. COLLINS2.(female) ( possibly Amy Collins who appears in later HH ) ii. BRADLEY COLLINS.b. 1787 NC (probably Wilkes Co.) d. 1844 Iowa Children of Meridith Collins and Margaret Holloway are: iii.EDWARD COLLINS2, b. 1796. 2. iv. JOHN W. COLLINS, b. 1797, Va/Tenn; d. Aft 1870, McDowell Co. WV. v. ARCHIBALD COLLINS, b. 1800. Russell Co. Va. d.1886 Roan Co. WV. vi. JAMES COLLINS, b. 1804. Russell Co. VA. vii. WILLIAM COLLINS, b. 1806. Russell Co. Va. d. 1896 Craigsville,Nicholas Co. WV viii. COLLINS.( female ) ix.i COLLINS. ( male possibly Rubeon ) Child of Meridith Collins and Milly Johnson is: x. MERDY JOHNSON2 COLLINS, b. 1818. ( possibly Levi Collins b. same time period and living in Meredith's household ) Generation No. 2 2. JOHN W.2 COLLINS (MERIDITH1) was born 1797 in Va/Tenn, and died Aft 1870 in McDowell Co. WV. He married (2) MARY ROARK/O'ROARK. He married (1) UNKNOWN. ( possibly Lydia Toner marriage Grainger Co. TN1821) Notes John W. Collins was born between 1796-1800 according to census reports. He is thought to be the son of Meredith and Polly Holloway. He was married to an unknown first wife as the names of the children from first marriage was found in the family bible of his son Richard's (by second marriage)wife. According to census reports he resided at Dick's Creek ( we believe in KY) near the Tug Fork of Big Sandy River.( This is area William Collins operated Gristmill.) Children of John Collins and Mary Roark/O'Roark are: 3. i. RICHARD3 COLLINS, b. 1858, McDowell Co. WV; d. 1943, Nicholas Co. WVa.. mar Fidella D. Donellson ii. ALFRED COLLINS, b. 1853. Tazewell Co. Va. iii. ARNETTA COLLINS, b. 1855.Tazewell Co. WV Children of John Collins and Unknown are: iv. JOHN3 COLLINS. ( possibly mar Mary Riffe d/o William Riffe and Sarah Trent v. WILLIAM COLLINS. vi. CECIL COLLINS. vii. BENJAMIN COLLINS. viii. COLLINS. ( possibly Jacob ) viii COLLINS ( possibly Ira ) Generation No. 3 3. RICHARD3 COLLINS (JOHN W.2, MERIDITH1) was born 1858 in McDowell Co. WV, and died 1943 in Nicholas Co. WVa.. He married FIDELLA DOWNTAIN DONELLSON January 27, 1884 in Nicholas Co. WVa., daughter of Catherine Taylor. Notes Richard Collins my ggrandfather was born in 1858 McDowell Co. WV. He lived with his mother, father John W. and brother, Alfred,and sister Arnetta. at a place called Dick's Creek.It is possible they lived on the WV/KY border with land in both states. Dick's Fork is a steam close to Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River where William Collins s/o Meredith Collins , owned and operated a gristmill. William Collins married 1. Mary Mullins, and 2, MaryAnn Hatfield. William moved to Nicholas Co. WV and a few years later Richard went to live with his uncle.It was in Nicholas Co. Grandpa Richard meet and married Fidella Donnelson my ggrandmother. Children of Richard Collins and Fidella Donellson are: 4. i. ERVIN WALKER4 COLLINS, b. 1893, CherryBottoms,Nicholas Co. WVa.; d. 1964, Fenwick Mountain,Nicholas Co. WV. 5. ii. SHERMAN ARTHUR COLLINS, b. 1887, Beaver, Nicholas Co.; d. 1973, Tisedale,Canada. 6. iii. MELVIN CLARK COLLINS, b. 1889, Beaver, Nicholas Co. WV; d. 1922, Webster Co. WV. 7. iv. VERGIE MAY COLLINS, b. 1891, Beaver, Nicholas Co. WV; d. 1971, Fenwick,Nicholas Co. WV. 8. v. ALVIN LLOYD COLLINS, b. 1885, Cherry Bottoms, Nicholas Co. WV; d. 1987, Nicholas Co. WV. 9. vi. ALTA LEO COLLINS, b. 1897, Nicholas Co. WV. 10. vii. GOLDIE ENA COLLINS, b. 1899, Nicholas Co. WV; d. 1930, Logan Co. WV. 11. viii. EUVA ALICE COLLINS, b. 1902, Richwood, WV Nicholas Co.; d. 1994, Richwood, WV Nicholas Co.. 12. ix. ELMER HARLAN COLLINS, b. 1904, Fenwick WV, Nicholas Co.; d. 1978. 13. x. CLERANCE OSCAR COLLINS, b. 1907, Fenwick, WV. 14. xi. ORETTA COLLINS, b. 1909, Fenwick,WVNicholas Co.; d. 1985. Generation No. 4 4. ERVIN WALKER4 COLLINS (RICHARD3, JOHN W.2, MERIDITH1) was born 1893 in CherryBottoms,Nicholas Co. WVa., and died 1964 in Fenwick Mountain,Nicholas Co. WV. He married LOLA LAVERNIASPENCER 1913 in Nicholas Co. Wva.. Children of Ervin Collins and Lola LaverniaSpencer are: 15. i. ERVIN WALKER5 COLLINS, b. November 07, 1921, Saxman WVa. Nicholas Co.. 16. ii. PEARL GEMEVIEVE COLLINS, b. 1914, Saxman, WV,Nicholas Co.; d. 1986, Richwood, WV, Nicholas Co.. iii. HOWARD COLLINS. iv. VERSA DELORIA COLLINS, b. 1917. Nicholas Co. WV v. VELVA CATHERINE COLLINS, b. 1919. Nicholas Co. WV vi. NELMA COLLINS, b. 1923. Nicholas Co. WV vii. GENE DALE COLLINS, b. 1925. Nicholas Co. WV viii. LLOYD COLLINS, b. Nicholas Co. WVa.; d. France, WW2. ix. BETTY COLLINS, b. 1927. Nicholas Co. WV x. SHIRLEY COLLINS. Nicholas Co. WV xi. ELDON JERMONE COLLINS, b. 1938.