Hello Virginia, Could not make any connection with your Collins. My Collins was a Irish Catholic immigrant who migrated straight to Peoria co., Illinois and died there. I am sending you a short paragraph about her family.....below. I would guess from your Collins first name that he was a Protestant....am I correct? Irish Protestants were rare, so that should make it easier for you to find out more about him. Good Luck, Marie in Illinois Descendants of Adelia/Della (T63) Collins Generation No. 1 1. ADELIA/DELLA (T63)2 COLLINS (UNKNOWN (T126)1) was born 1843 in Ireland, and died Bet. 1875 - 1880 in Peoria, Peoria co., Illinois. She married JOHN (T62) GOURAN November 20, 1864 in Peoria, Peoria co., Illinois, son of THOMAS GOURAN and MARGARET GAVIGAN/GARIGAN/CARIGAN. He was born April 1, 1844 in Ireland, and died May 31, 1916 in Peoria, Peoria co., Illinois Children of ADELIA/DELLA COLLINS and JOHN GOURAN are: i. THOMAS3 GOURAN, b. 1865, Peoria, Peoria co., Illinois; d. June 24, 1919, Limestone twnshp., Peoria co., Illinois. ii. MARY/MARIA J. GOURAN, b. 1867, Peoria, Peoria co., Illinois; d. December 11, 1948, Peoria, Peoria co., Illinois. iii. MARGARET (T31) (MAGGIE) GOURAN, b. February 18, 1869, Peoria, Peoria co., Illinois; d. 1952, Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois; m. OTTO (T30) FREDERICK WESTPHAL, 1892, Peoria co., Illinois; b. March 21, 1869, Loganport, Cass co., Indiana; d. June 17, 1940, Peoria , Peoria co., Illinois. iv. JAMES STEPHEN GOURAN, b. May 1873, Peoria, Peoria co., Illinois; d. January 5, 1935, Peoria, Peoria co., Illinois; m. MATHILDA BELLE TILLER, Aft. June 5, 1900, Peoria, Peoria co., Illinois; b. 1882, Missouri; d. April 8, 1950, Bartonville, Peoria co., Illinois. v. ADELIA/DELIA GOURAN, b. July 2, 1875, Peoria, Peoria co., Illinois; d. December 28, 1958, Peoria, Peoria co., Illinois; m. EVERETT HINES, August 11, 1900, Pontiac, Livinston co., Illinois; b. July 25, 1873, Richwood Twnshp., Peoria co., Illinois; d. Abt. 1960, Peoria, Peoria co., Illinois ----- Original Message ----- From: Virginia L. Aldridge Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:11 AM To: ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILPEORIA-L] Collins in IL Hi Marie, I have an Edson Bonaparte Collins who married into the Bishop family from the general area. These families were in several counties. Do you have a connection for him? Here is some identifying data on him: NANNIE E. BISHOP daughter of Lemuel Newton Bishop and Elsa Anna Bradford Born: 25 October 1864 IL Died: 26 October 1941 Florence, Pinal Co., AZ Burial: Florence Cemetery Florence, Pinal Co., AZ Married: 1) 22 September 1892 Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Bk. 1, p.169 EDSON BONAPARTE COLLINS son of Lorenzo D. Collins and Catherine Smith Born: February 1864 IL Died: 29 September 1903 Chicago, Cook Co., IL Burial: Saybrook, IL Regards, Virginia ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== Visit the Peoria County ILGenWeb Home Page! http://www.usgennet.org/~ilpeoria/index.html