Generation 1 Jacob COLLINS b. 1772 probably Shenandoah Co., VA m. Phebe STUTHARD/SOUTHARD b. 1777. 13 children. Jacob had brother named Joseph and both were in Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA during 1810 census. Joseph there until 1840 census then disappears. Jacob went to Wood Co., now Ritchie Co., WV by the 1820 census. Jacob d. 1 May 1847 Wood/Ritchie Co., WV. Phebe d. 24 Jul 1859 Wood/Ritchie Co., WV Generation 2 Elizabeth COLLINS b. 1803 PA had illegitimate child, Josiah COLLINS 1821 in Wood Co., WV. Elizabeth later m. James R. JONES and had 8 children. She d. 7 Dec 1885 Ritchie Co., WV Generation 3 Josiah COLLINS b. 1821 Wood Co., WV m. Jane HICKMAN b. 4 Jan 1830 probably Wood Co., WV. 12 children Generation 4 John Marshall COLLINS b. 12 Dec 1849 Ritchie co., WV m. Eveline BOND b. 15 Oct 1849 Doddridge Co., WV. John d. 29 May 1912 Chicago. IL. Eveline d. 18 Jul 1940 Doddridge Co., WV. 9 children. Generation 5 John Marshall COLLINS, Jr. (later changed his name to John C. COLLINS) b. 17 Apr 1882 W.Union, Doddridge Co., WV m. Ethel Ruth LAWSON b. 16 Oct 1884 Abbott, Upshur Co., WV. John in the Spanish American War. 2 children John d. 28 Jan 1956 Clarksburg, Harrison Co., WV Generation 6 Howard Marshall COLLINS b. 30 Jan 1907 Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV m. Margaret Sue HOILMAN b. 23 May 1912 Wilco, Mercer Co., WV. Howard in WWII. He d. 23 Dec 1993 Winter Park, Orange Co., FL. 1 child - ME! Melinda Collins Larson