1.1.2.3.3.4.3.1.ELISHA E. POUNDS #3316 b. C1835, GEORGIA, m. ELIZABETH ADAMS #3317. ELISHA died GAUSE MILAM COUNTY TEXAS, buried: PINOAK CEMETARY GAUSE MILAM CO.,TEXAS. Served in Civil War Company F, 22 Texas Infantry Branch, (Waul's Brigade, Walker's Division). His rank was Private, and Company F, Timmons Regiment Texas Infantry Branch. His rank was Private. Elisha lived in 1860 Polk Co.,Tx 1869 AND 1870 Brazos Co.,Tx, 1873 Milam Co.,Tx. http://www.google.com/search?q=brazos+county,+texas,+1870+census%2Bdodd&hl=en& lr=&ie=UTF-8&start=30&sa=N ------------------ THIS WE KNOW: (believe?) 1. Eliza Jane POUNDS wed Meshack Collins, both born about 1815. 2. Most probably married in Mississippi as oldest son born there. 3. Meshack's brother william collins married : Margaret (louise+Ellison) POUNDS 4. We believe Eliza Jane Pounds Collins to be Margaret's natural sister. 5. Meshack collins and eliza jane pounds collins were in st tammys parish in LA 1850. 6. Meshack COllins and eliza Janr Pounds collins were in Montgomery co tx in 1860. 7. Two children born in texas: victoria asenath collins dodd and a brother Henry Collins. WAR--Meshack signed up with his son, Johnson collins and son, Isham COllins and went to war with his twin brother shadrack collins jr. and his son, jasper collins. Meshack returned home after only 3 months ill and did not return. MOST of the COLLINS people lived in POLK co. tx at one time or another. 8. Meshack COllins and eliza jane pounds were in Grimes co. tx in 1870 working at the sawmill, and their oldest son and his new wife, sarah jane coursey collins were holding down the farm in montgomery co. in 1870. 9. By 1880 Meshack COllins and eliza jane pounds were living in williamson co. tx with their son johnson collins next door and had grand daughters visiting on census day. 10. Burials and death dates unknown. Marriage place and date unknown. Names in Milam co. that link to these people? GREEN, Kellar, Keller, POUNDS, Williams, Coursey, Alvis, Whitmire, DODD, and all that bunch. (grinjudy)