This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McCollum Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.kenton/2983.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Col. J.J. McCollum you refer to was John Jefferson McCollum, also known as "Courthouse John". This John McCollum was married twice. The 1887 edition of Battle Perrin says he and Anna were married in 1863 and had one son Charles. However,some researchers believe this to be a misprint and the son actually was John Jarvis McCollum. But there was a first wife Eliza. I have no children of either of these. There was A John McCollum obituary in in KP (Kentucky Post 1903) 5/23/1903 that would be availble from teh Covington Library. My connection is from John Jefferson's father John and the father's first wife Elizabeth Stephens. John Jefferson is from the second wife Mary, the sister of the first wife.