This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YYB.2ACI/1551.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: You could send me some information. That way if I did happen to be able to hook into it I would have that much more information. My Collins line to this point has been a bit of a brick wall. I am hopeful with the lead about Mary Etta Collins possible mother. There is a Frances Collins a few doors down from Mary and John Cannon on the 1850 census for Knox County Illinois. This Frances is age 50 and listed with a daughter Sarah age 15 or 16. What makes this lead seem so promising is that Mary and John named one of there daughters Sarah Frances. Now considering that the names Sarah, Frances, and Collins are not uncommon it is possible that it could be a coincedince. But then again that would be an uncanny coincedince if it was one. The tough part is that I don't know about the father, and knowing who her father was is a major needed key. Until I know that I probably will have know way of knowing if our lines connect or not. So go ahead and send your info, but it may! be awhile before I can discover if our lines connect or not. Thank you. Sara