Gary and I have been in communication several times as our lines are so close but we can't find the "needle" in the haystack. My John W. Collins born 1797 VA/TN s/o Meredith Collins & Polly Holloway left his father's home about 1820 and while visiting relatives married Lydia Toner 1821 Grainger Co. TN( marriage bond is signed by Griffin Collins) John W. & wife Lydia had at least two children in TN before moving to the area of Tazewell Co. Virginia(later to become McDowell Co.) Children include:John W. Jr, William, Benjamin, Jacob, Ira and possibly Margaret Collins. I am not sure when Lydia died but last find her on 1860 census of Tazewell Co.( later to become McDowell) however on the same census John W. is also found in the household with a new spouce, mary Polly Roark. ( records in Clay Co. KY have them there together in 1852 )1860&70 census of McDowell Co. list this family as John W. ,Polly his wife, son Alfred, daughter Arnetta, and son Richard ( my ggrandfather) Richard moved to Nicholas Co. to live with uncle after parents died (need death records believed to be in McDowell Co.) Richard then married Fidella ,d/o Catherine Taylor. They had 11 children one my grandfather Ervin Walker Collins. When ask where the Walker come from I am told 1) it is a family name and 2) it is Native American meaning "walker of the tribe". I still am not sure what the "W" stands for in John W. Collins. So as you can see we both have Richard, both connect to Grainger Co. TN and both have Walker in the line but no connection. Any help appreciated. Brenda LeeHash@aol.com wrote: > --part1_0.121afa3c.257a7849_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Gary gave permission to send this for all. Thanks Gary. > Gary my Rozetta was not related to Collins. > Lee > > --part1_0.121afa3c.257a7849_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-path: GColl51288@aol.com > From: GColl51288@aol.com > Full-name: GColl51288 > Message-ID: <0.eac866db.25780ed4@aol.com> > Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 13:05:08 EST > Subject: Collins/Walker > To: LeeHash@aol.com > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 44 > > Lee, > Hi, my name is Gary Collins, I have been watching some of your postings > to the Wyo. Co. WV lists. It sounds like you are researching some of the same > area that I am. Huff creek, Clear fork township, any in Oceana. I too am > looking for Collins family and Walker. My grgrandfather was Richard Collins, > his wife Nancy (Blair) moved to Wyo. Co. between 1850 and 1860. They moved > from Grainger Co. Tenn with other members of the Collins family. Richard and > Nancy appear on the 1860 Census. Richard 26, Nancy 29, John 10 (my > grandfather) Scott 5, Mary 3, Viney and Emily 2, Pearis 7/12. (456-403) > Things get cloudly after civil war, cannt find Richard. Nancy and some kids > on 1880 census Clear fork area, 65-65 Nancy 50, Emily and Melvina 22, Lane > 17, sarah 15, William 10, I think this is the Nancy Collins who married > William Walker Sr. > My Walker line is also from Wyo. Co. My Grandwmother was Rosie Walker > said to be a lot younger then my grandfather John Collins. He was to have had > another family before marriage to Rosie. Grandma's father's name was either > John or James. I think she was born around 1870-7. > Does any of this sound familiar with your work? > Gary > gcoll51288@aol.com > > --part1_0.121afa3c.257a7849_boundary--