Lee & Doug, The Jacob Collins mentioned in your post was the son of my John W. Collins by first wife Lydia Toner Collins . Jacob was born in TN but when young moved with his parents to Tazewell Co. VA, the part that later became McDowell Co. WV.Children of John W. & Lydia Toner Collins included: iv. JOHN3 COLLINS. v. WILLIAM COLLINS. vi. CECIL COLLINS. vii. BENJAMIN COLLINS. viii. JACOB COLLINS. ix. MARGARET COLLINS. x. IRA COLLINS. John W. took second wife Mary ROARK and their children were Alfred Collins b. 1853 Arnetta Emoretta Edison Ames Collins b. 1855 Richard Collins b. 1858 Brenda Douglas A. Bishop wrote: > Hi Lee, > > The Wyo. Co. Marriage Records list the following marriage; > WALKER, William - age 73, Widow, bn. Caswell Co. NC, mar. Nancy COLLINS, > age 45, Widow, on 25 Nov 1873. > > William Walker does not appear in the 1870 Wyo. Census. > There are a couple of canidates in the 1860 McDowell Co. WV Census. > Jacob Collins , age 37, bn. TN > Nancy " , age 27, bn. VA > Hannah Rife , age 60, bn. VA > Elizabeth Rife, age 95, bn. KY > Footnote; Jacob Collins mar. Nancy Rife 23 Jul 1843 in Pike Co. KY > > William Collins, age 30, bn. KY > Nancy " , age 27, bn. VA > 4 children, 11 months to 7 yrs. > Footnote; William Collins mar. Nancy Lambert Jun 1851 in Tazewell Co. > VA. > > Hope this helps, Doug Bishop > > LeeHash@aol.com wrote: > > > > Does anyone have anything on the Nancy Collins who married Rev. William > > Walker in his old age ? Who was she and where did she come from. > > Rev. Walker wa my gt-gt-gt grandfather. > > Lee Hash