wow, not sure, i looked at her in my file and didn't have any parents..HOWEVER...I did notice that William Harley Collins born 1854 married Mary Catherine Messenger both of Gilmer Co....could this possibly be the connection....I will try to check other records and see if I can find anything else but wanted to get back with you.... just got back from 2 weeks vacation and swamped.....catching up... joannie bneal1337@earthlink.net wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IEC.2ACE/119.124.1.1.2 > > Message Board Post: > > Joann, my husband is related to the Charles Messenger that you are talking to. We are trying to find out who Malinda Collins parents were? Would appreciate hearing from you. Email me at bneal1337@earthlink.net. Thanks > > ==== WVPRESTO Mailing List ==== > Preston County West Virginia Genealogy Junction > http://rootsweb.com/~wvpresto/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237