Alfred Collins 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1823 - North Carolina
    Christening: 
          Death: 1903 - (Washington Co., Ark) 2
         Burial: in Shumate Cemetery, Washington Co., Arkansas
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: William Collins (Abt 1790-1860) 3
         Mother: Mary Endsley (Abt 1787-After 1870)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Patsey Ann Snodgrass (1832 - 1855) 3 
       Marriage: 23 Aug 1849 - Rhea Co., Tennessee 3 4
       Children:
                1. Ira "Tobe" Collins (1852-1956)
                2. Mary Collins (1855-1956)

2. Amanda Henry (1836 - 1899) 1 3 
       Marriage: 11 Oct 1855 - Rhea Co., Tennessee 3 5
       Children:
                1. John Collins (Abt 1859-1941)
                2. Addison Collins (Abt 1861-1935)
                3. Martin Collins (Abt 1865-1947)
                4. Adelia Collins (Abt 1866-1936)
                5. Susan Collins (Abt 1869-1940)
                6. Ida Collins (Abt 1872-1952)
                7. James Collins (Abt 1876-      )
                8. Alfred Collins (1876-1951)
                9. Antha Collins (1879-Abt 1880)
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1850 Rhea Co., Tennessee, 3rd Dist.; Sept 24; pg 576
248/248
Alfred Collins 22 MW NC $-- Farmer
Patsey A. " 18 FW Tn </pre>

They were married within the year. His father William Collins lives at 247/247, and his brother Pincney Collins lives at 251/251. None of them are in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1860 Rhea Co., Tn, District No. 4, p.o. Sulphur Springs; July 16; pg 49
332/332
Alfred Collins 34 MW NC ---/$300 Farmer
Amanda " 23 FW Tn
Ira " 9 MW Tn
John " 1 MW Tn </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1870 Washington Co., Ar, White River Tsp, p.o. McGuires Store; June; pg 34
227/251
Alfred Collins 48 MW NC Farmer
Amanda " 34 FW Tn K H
Ira " 19 MW Tn At home
Mary " 15 FW Tn At home
John " 11 MW Tn At home
Addison " 7 MW Tn At home
Martin " 5 MW Tn At home
Delia " 4 FW Tn At home
Susan " 1 FW Tn At home </pre>

<pre>1870 Washington Co., Ar, White River Tsp, p.o. Tranquilla; June; pg 27
179/204
Alfred Collins 46 MW NC Farmer
Amanda " 36 FW Tn K H
Ira " 18 MW Tn At home
Mary " 15 FW Tn At home
John " 10 MW Tn At home
Adison " 9 MW Tn At home
Martin " 6 MW Tn At home
Adelia " 4 FW Tn At home
Susan " 1 FW Tn At home </pre>

Presumably they were moving at census time and for that reason were counted twice. Note the age discrepancies.

<pre>1880 Washington Co., Ar, White River Township, ED 208; June 4; pg 7
63/67
Alford Callins 58 NC NC NC Farming
Amanda " 43 wife Tn Tn Ga Keeping House
John " 18 son Tn NC Tn works on Farm
Adison " 16 son Tn NC Tn works on Farm
Martin " 14 son Tn NC Tn works on Farm
Delia " 12 dau Tn NC Tn At Home
Susan " 10 dau Tn NC Tn At Home
Ida " 8 dau Ar NC Tn At School
Alford " 6 son Ar NC Tn At Home
James " 4 son Ar NC Tn At Home </pre>

<pre>1900 Washington Co., Arkansas, Durham Township, ED 103; June 19; sheet 12B
233/234
Alford Collins 76 Nov 1823 Wd NC NC NC Farmer RF
Alfred Collins 24 Feb 1876 S Ar NC Tn </pre>

TENNESSEE to ARKANSAS:

In a biographical sketch of her great-grandfather Alfred Collins, Wanda Collins Richardson says on page 933 of Washington County History, published in 1989, the following:

"Alfred's second marriage, 11 October 1855, was to Amanda Henry (1836-1899, daughter of Hyram, born 1804 and Delila Harwood Henry, born 1800). They lived on a farm next to his father and his brother, Pinkney, on the west side of the Tennessee River near Washington, Tennessee. It was on this farm that seven children were born to Alfred and Amanda, two died while very young. During this period of time Alfred served with the Confederate Cavalry, Carter's Tennessee Volunteers, later drawing a pension while living in Arkansas.
In 1869 the "fever" was raging along the Tennessee River and the family decided to move to Arkansas. Amanda had been ill, was so weak that she had to be carried aboard the boat on a stretcher for the start of their journey. They traveled up the river, then west and over the mountain, staying the first winter in Madison County, Arkansas. In the spring of 1870 the family moved on to Washington County, settling on Trace Branch in the Middle Fork Valley . . ."

DEATH:

His dates at Find-a-Grave are 8 Nov 1823 -- 1903. "1823 - 1892" is on his tombstone. He is in the 1900 census.
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Sources

1 Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, "Cemeteries of Washington County, Arkansas," 1980, vol 1, pg 33.

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 34839651 8 Nov 1823 -- 1903.

3 Washington County History, 1989, pg 933. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

4 WPA project # 165-44-6999, "Rhea Co. Tennessee Marriages 1808 -- 1890," 1937; LDS microfilm 24791, Repository: LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

5 Rhea Co., Tennessee Marriage Records (Sep 1808--Aug 1890), LDS Family History Library microfilm no. 589468, Vol 1.

6 Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, "Cemeteries of Washington County, Arkansas," 1980.

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