Hi Betty, Today I was told some new info on the COLLINS that I have. See if anything rings a bell to you. Remember this is just ( hear say ) I have not looked yet. ( Read all the way down ) Jesse COLLINS b. maybe 1830? from N.C. married Julie Ann COLLINS ( yes, that's what I was told ) they were married in Catoosa County, Georgia in 1860 There children I was told are........... Whitson Sara John C. Mary N. Dennie ( female ) James Monroe Squire P. Martha Amilia(sp?) b. TN married John William ACUP 1876 in Graves Co, KY. George Robert Huston I have seen a Whitson COLLINS and I posted about it on the message boards. Now this 1880 census for Bollinger Co,MO. shows as this....... ( see memo below it to ) > Fillmore, Bollinger, Missouri > > Whitson COLLINS Self M Male W 50 TN Farm Laborer NC NC > Mary E. COLLINS Wife M Female W 56 NC Keeping House NC NC > Frances MORRIS Dau W Female W 21 TN TN NC > Louvenia MORRIS GDau S Female W 5 KY KY TN > Mary N. MORRIS GDau S Female W 2M MO KY TN The above Frances is Frances Ardilia " Mary " COLLINS who married Franklin Alexander MORRIS. Now the above that show as daughters of Frances is Frances Ardilia " Mary " COLLINS both married PUGH's. Louvenia also shown as Luvina and Luley married Wm. T. PUGH Mary N. who's name is Mary Navada Elizabeth married William Washington PUGH Now the above shows her as a widow and father Whitson COLLINS, but below shows her with her husband. So did the census taker make a mistake when told he wasn't there and thought he was dead??? who knows. ( see 1900 census below ) * 1900 Census, Filmore Township, Bollinger County, Missouri # 90-90 June 9th MORRIS, Franklin A. head w m Feb 1859 41 m 23 TN. N.C. GA. farmer, pleek____(sp?) can read and write , Ardelia A. wife w f Jan 1858 42 m 23 4 children 2 living TN. TN. N.C. PUGH , Birdie A. daughter w f Oct 1888 11 s MO. KY. KY. Seen a Lower Grassy ( Joe Rea ) Cemetery and found these people in it. ROCK ROW 2 (From Fence to Creek) ROCK 6 PLOTS VACANT JOHN WILLIAM ACUP b. January 1852 - d. 1928 ELBERT ACUP b. April 1897 - d. November 1926 MARTHA ACUP b. May 1865 - d. August 1912 ROW 3 (From Creek to Fence) ROW 7 (From Creek to Fence) 3 VACANT PLOTS GRAVE NO ROCK TRION WHITSON COLLINS b.April 2, 1830 - d.March 30,1910 Husband of Enelyan Collins ENELYAN COLLINS b. September 18, 1876 - d. July 1, 1940 Wife of Trion Whitson Collins ALVIN MONROE COLLINS b. February 22, 1908 d.June 3,1908 WILLIAM FRANKLIN COLLINS b. April 1895 - d. September 24, 1900 ROCK SARA VIANA COLLINS b. January 22, 1900 - d. February 20, 1920 MARY ARDENA COLLINS b. January 23, 1897 - d. February 2, 1897 2 ROCKS ROW 15 (From Creek to Fence) 2 ROCKS PINKNEY COLLINS Company A 79th MO. Infantry You can see the full cemetery listing on the Bollonger Co,MO. web site, I think that's where I found it. I have tid bits and I'm trying to piece a puzzle together. Maybe with others posting we can all find our lines. I have also seen a GREEN living with a household I posted about, but I can't remember where right now. Hope you can understand what I mean on the above. Theresa