In a message dated 8/29/98 9:10:30 AM Central Daylight Time, kcollin@mci2000.com writes: > Howard Beryl's parents were: > Absolam Paul COLLINS, b. 8/3/1878 (unknown where), died in Idaho. > Don't know what town or date of death, and Olive Myrtle FISHER, b. > 4/21/1887 at Gutherie Center, IA, d. 10/24/1969 at Goodland, Sherman > Co., KS. I am just starting to study my COLLINS line who came to Kansas City about 1912ish.... and have discovered his, and a whole bunch of other COLLINS', were from Newburgh, Warrick County INDIANA. There were at least two brothers, (Probably MANY more) born in the early-mid 1800's - Slaughter J. COLLINS and Salvin COLLINS. They both served in the Union Army in INDIANA, and both had farms along the Ohio River near Newburgh, Warrick Co IN. They both were born here and died in this same area. I dont have access to census records that would list the names of their children, and they both had ALOT of kids. I have only knicknames and only know the true name of one Slaughter's sons who came to Kansas City, MO and then Oklahoma: Louis Springer COLLINS b 1892 IN This might help locate Absolam's birthplace? You might also try Rush Co and Crawford Co INDIANA too. There were several Kentucky COLLINS' who came here in the 1830-40's. Valerie