Husband Thomas Collins
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: Common Father Collins ( - )
Mother:
Marriage:
Wife Nancy
Born: Abt 1804 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died: After 1860
Buried:
Children
1 F Sarah Collins
Born: Abt 1821 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: George Minick (Abt 1827- )
Marr: 23 Feb 1848 - Rhea Co, Tennessee 1
2 M Andrew J. Collins
Born: Abt 1822 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Barbary H. (Abt 1830- )
3 M Joshua Collins
Born: 12 May 1825 - North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 21 Nov 1913 - Pomona, Los Angeles Co., Ca
Buried:
Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsy" Mirah Essex (1830-Bef 1900)
Marr: 12 Nov 1846 - Rhea Co., Tennessee 1 2 3
4 M Kimbro Collins
Born: Abt 1828 - Tennessee
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Rebecca A. (Abt 1830- )
5 F Rachel E. Collins
Born: Abt 1830 - Tennessee
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Levi Ferguson (Abt 1827- )
Marr: 25 Jan 1848 - Rhea Co, Tennessee 1
6 M William C. Collins
Born: Abt 1833 - Tennessee
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Ann Furgusson (Abt 1835- )
Marr: 21 Dec 1850 - Rhea Co, Tennessee 1
7 F Malinda Collins
Born: Abt 1835 - Tennessee
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Jackson Thompson (Abt 1825- )
Marr: 4 Apr 1859 - Rhea Co, Tennessee 1
8 F Margaret Elizabeth Collins
Born: 19 Apr 1836 - Tennessee
Christened:
Died: 19 Aug 1882 4
Buried: - DeVaney Cem., Rhea Co., Tennessee
Spouse: Andrew J. Wyrick (1822-1912)
Marr: 1 Mar 1855 - Rhea Co, Tennessee 1
9 M Bluford M. Collins
Born: Dec 1837 - Tennessee
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Eliza A. Miller (1842- )
Marr: 19 Aug 1863 - Rhea Co, Tennessee 1
General Notes: Husband - Thomas Collins
BROTHERS?
The evidence that William, Martin and Thomas Collins are brothers is not particularly strong. See notes under Thomas' son Joshua for the argument.
General Notes: Wife - Nancy
CENSUS:
<pre>1840 Rhea Co., Tennessee
Nancy Collins 122101 -- 120101; 3 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
1 < 5 1
2 5-10 2
2 10-15
1 15-20 1
20-30
1 30-40 1 </pre>
<pre>1850 Rhea Co., Tennessee, 4th District; Oct 1; pg 581
295/295
Nancy Collins 42 FW NC $--
William C. " 17 MW Tn Farmer
Malinda " 15 FW Tn
Elizabeth " 13 FW Tn
Bluford M. " 11 MW Tn
Leuallen " 7 MM Tn </pre>
She is not in the Slave Schedule. Kimbro Collins lives at 296/296, Joshua Collins lives at 269/269 and Andrew J. Collins lives at 277/277. William Collins lives at 247/247 in the 3rd District and two of his sons live very close to him.
<pre>1860 Rhea Co., Tennessee, District No. 4, p.o. Washington; July 9; pg 41
278/278
Nancy Collins 60 FW Tn --/$25 Farmer
Bluford " 22 MW Tn
John T. " 14 MW Tn
Bluford Tulaldo " 9 MW Tn
Margaret " 4 FW Tn </pre>
She is not in the Slave Schedule. Her son William lives at 280/280. John T. Collins is the John T. Collins (3, Tn) who is in the 1850 census as the son of Kimbro and Rebecca A. Collins. Bluford Tulaldo and Margaret are probably their children also. Two widows Mary Essex and Louisa Essex live at 291/291 and 277/277, respectively.
In 1870 Nancy Collins (66, NC, housekeeping) is living in Rhea Co., Tennessee in the household of her son-in-law John Thompson and his wife Malinda.
CENSUS COMPARISON:
<pre>
1840 1850 1860 1870
<5 (2) Bluford M. 12 Bluford 22
5-10 (7) William C. 17 William 28
5-10
10-15 (12) Kimbro 22
10-15 (15) Joshua 25 Joshua 35 Joshua 45
15-20 (18) Andrew J. 28 Andrew 32
30-40
<5 (3) Elizabeth 13 Margaret E. 25 Elizabeth 34
5-10 (5) Malinda 15 Malenda 25 Malenda 38
5-10 (10) Rachel 20
15-20 (19) Sarah 29 Sarah 40
30-40 (36) Nancy 42 Nancy 60 Nancy 66 </pre>
The number after a person's name indicates his age in the indicated census year. The parenthsized numbers in previous columns represent real ages to be compared with the age categories that appear in the census.
