Samuel Edmund Collins of Georgia

The family emigrated for the American colonies, probably from Dublin, Ireland. At age 14, Zachariah joined the Continental Army. His father, who went by Edmund, got a Cherokee land grant in Georgia.

The tester falls into R-U152, which has a strong presence among Collinses around West Cork, Ireland.

Samuel Edmund Collins
bc. 1718 Ireland, d. 1796 Elbert Co, GA, USA m. Frances (Fanny) Beckham, also sons Robert (1745), William (1747), Abraham (1750), Henry (1754)
- Zachariah Collins
  bc. 1762 Albermarle Co, VA, USA d. 03 Mar 1824 Jackson City, GA, m. Sarah (Sally) Palmer, also daughters Edith Collins Wallace (1788 - 1850), Rhoda Collins Wright (1792 - 1856), Sarah (1795), Elizabeth Collins Fletcher and Jackson (1799 - 1873), Henrietta Collins Jackson (1801)
  - John Palmer Collins
    b. 1791 Elbert, GA d. 05 Feb 1873 Pleasant Grove, Lawrence Co, MS m. firstly Cynthia Zackery d. 1835
    - Henry Dodson Collins
      b. 1823 MS d. 1904 LOCATION NOT GIVEN m. Mary Anne Turner, had daughters Clarinda Collins Tinsley (1847), Francis Collins McAllen (1852), Mary Collins Yerby (1860), Cynthia Collins Chitty (1864), Martha Collins Morrison (1872), sons John (1850; m. Mary Obanion), William (1856; m. Mary Brister), Thomas (1858; m. Mary Watson), Samuel (1862; m. Dicey Anderson)
      - Henry Dodson Collins Jr
        b. 1852 LA d. 1934 LOCATION NOT GIVEN m. Laura O'Bannon
        
        Joseph Henry Collins
        b. 1877 d. 1963 LOCATIONS NOT GIVEN m. Lulu Askew
        
        Henry Weichsel Collins
        b. 1907 d. 1991 LOCATIONS NOT GIVEN married and had a son
    - John Collins
      b. 1824 Covington, LA, USA d. DATE NOT GIVEN m. Eglantius ___ ? had daughters Sarah (1854), Mary (1861), Susan (1863), sons Robert (1856), Frank (1866)
    m. secondly Mary Stringfield, had daughters Mary Collins Smith (1841), Adline Collins Conn and Douglas (1842 - 1909), Sarah Collins Winborne (1844 - 1915)
    - Alexander Palmer Collins
      b. 23 May 1847 Franklinton, LA, USA d. 18 Dec 1931 Old Union Cemetery, Winfield, LA m. Sicey Beard m. Eugenia Dunn, had daughters Fannie Collins Jones (1875 - 1918), Clara Collins McMurry (1877), Mary Collins Smith (1882), Rosa Collins Adams (1886), Maude Collins Smith (1887 - 1924), Pearl Collins Montgomery (1900), Annie Collins Hinton (1903)
      - Samuel D. Collins
        b. 11 Apr 1897 d. 15 Apr 1941 LOCATIONS NOT GIVEN m. Lula Smith, had children possibly still living
      - Sodus A. Collins
        b. 02 Dec 1894 LOCATION NOT GIVEN d. INFO NOT GIVEN m. Weta Pullen, had children possibly still living
      - James Wallace Collins
        b. 11 Mar 1891 LOCATION NOT GIVEN d. 22 Jan 1983 Old Union Cemetery, Winfield, LA m. Lanier Patton, had children possibly still living
      - Grady M. Collins
        b. 15 May 1889 LOCATION NOT GIVEN d. INFO NOT GIVEN m. Lucy Porter, had daughters Worth Collins Allen (1914 - 1957), sons Grady Jr (1926 - 1945), other children possibly still living
        
        John Porter Collins
        b. 05 Oct 1911 LOCATION NOT GIVEN d. INFO NOT GIVEN m. Juanita Musselwhite, had several children possibly living
  - Henry Collins
    b. 20 Feb 1798 Jackson, GA d. 05 Jun 1860 LOCATION NOT GIVEN m. Lucinda Smith, also son Jesse (1834)
    - William Collins
    - b. 11 Nov 1832 Henry Co, GA d. 22 Feb 1913 Tennessee Colony, Anderson, TX, USA m. Matilda Peden, also had daughters Ada, Elia, Katherine (1853), Eva (1859), Lois Collins Reeder (1861), Luta Collins Moorhouse (1877), sons Alexander, William (1855 - 1911 m. Sarah Hudson), Claud, Frank
    - - Charles Marion Collins
        b. 02 Oct 1868 GA d. 02 Apr 1922 Tennessee Colony, TX m. Lura McKinzie
        
        Frederick Lender Collins
        b. DATE NOT GIVEN Austin, Travis Co, TX d. 08 Sep 2000 Pineville, LA USA
  - James Collins
    bc. 1789 Wilkes Co, GA d. DATE NOT GIVEN Carthage, Leake Co, MS, USA m. Tabitha Esther Sexton
    - Cicero H. Collins
      b. 25 Oct 1825 Hall Co, GA d. DATE NOT GIVEN Leake Co, MS m. Sarah Williams, also had daughters Sarah Collins Sivils (1862), Margrett (1866)
      - John Henry Collins
        b. 01 Jun 1868 MS d. 1910 Winston? MS m. Permelia Coalson, also had daughters Georgia (1892), Zelma (1897), sons Vines Allen (1895)
        
        James Elonzo Collins
        b. 21 Jan 1890 MS d. 11 Nov 1941 County Cemetery, Leake Co, MS m. Belle _____, had sons Allen (1909), Braxton (1911), Barnhill (1913), daughters Beatrice (1915), Mollie (1917), Lennie (1918)
        
        Braxton Collins
        b. 27 Oct 1891 LOCATION NOT GIVEN d. 01 Aug 1975 Hinds, MS m. Alice Hyde
        
        Charles William Collins
        b. 1918 LOCATION NOT GIVEN d. 1994 MS m. Ellie Goolwin
      - William C. Collins
        b. 01 Aug 1865 MS d. DATE NOT GIVEN m. Nancy Burrogh, also had sons Alvey, Henry Clay, Freddie, Marshall (1898), daughters Urdey (1895)
        
        David Lee Collins
        b. 01 Jul 1892 MS d. DATE NOT GIVEN m. Lillie Menchew, also had daughters Lois Jean Collins Farrar, Claudie Lee, Mildred Alice Collins White (1917), sons Billy, Lloyd Vance
      - Thomas J. Collins
        b. 26 Oct 1860 Leake Co, MS d. 15 Oct 1929 Leake Co m. Annie V. Hathorn, also had daughters Hattie (1898)
        
        Lonnie Collins
        b. 1890 MS d. DATE NOT GIVEN m. Ophelia ___, had sons Milton (1916), Audree (1918)
        
        Ernest Collins
        b. 01 Jul 1886 d. DATE NOT GIVEN County Line Cemetery, Leake Co, MS m. Mary S, had sons James (1911)
      - James R. Collins
        b. 26 Apr 1858 d. 31 Jul 1941 County Line Cemetery m. Ellen Robinson, also had sons Robert (1881 - 1946), daughters Viola (1885), Roxanna (1887), Ellen (1896)
        
        Roland Lee Collins
        b. 05 Mar 1883 Leake Co, MS d. 10 Jan 1960 Corinthe Cemetery, Leake Co, MS m. Sue Effie, had daughters Josie (1911), Lillie (1914), Alice (1916), Myrites (1918), sons Jeff (1906), Homer (1908), Curly (1918)
      - Calvin A. Collins
        b. 29 Jan 1857 d. 08 Feb 1927 County Line Cemetery, Leake Co, MS m. Mary (Mollie) Robinson, also had daughters Lena (1884), sons Lewiston (1888)
        
        Peter Ray Collins
        b. 02 May 1882 Leake Co, MS d. 19 Apr 1944 County Line Cemetery m. Lola Belle Roberts, had sons Chester (1910), Sheridan (1916), daughters Marthern (1911), other children who could still be living
        
        Arthur F. Collins
        b. 09 Oct 1880 Leake Co, MS d. 03 Mar 1956 bur. County Line Cemetery m. Neva Rawson also had daughters Dalphine (1907), Gertha (1909), Bertha (1911), Lois (1913), Edith (1916), sons Arthur (1903 - died in infancy)
    - Thornton Richard Collins
      bc. 1818 Hall Co, GA d. 01 Dec 1875 Leake Co, MS m. Margaret Morgan Hall, also had daughters Sarah Collins Jares and Burnett (1845; married twice) Susan (1868), Martha Collins Venters (1873 - 1942), Margaret Collins Carroll and Lovett (1869; married twice), sons Charles (1866)
      - John Collins
        b. 09 Sep 1876 Leake Co, MS d. 02 Nov 1957 Promise Land, Ashley Co, AR m. Coy Emory
        
        Thornton Wesley Collins
        b. 31 Aug 1897 Ashley Co, AR d. 12 May 1963 bur. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA USA m. Madelyn Madely no issue
      - Thornton Richard Collins Junr
        b. 24 Apr 1874 Carthage, Leake Co, MS d. 25 May 1944 Little Rock, Pulaski Co, AR, USA m. Harriet (Hattie) Mayo Stell, also daughters Minnie Jane Collins Morgan (1902 - 1982), Ruby Collins Hicks (1909), Lillian Estell Collins Chapman (1914 - 1997), Beulah Collins Bass (1917 - 1989), Ella Maude Collins Chiles (1919 - 1999), sons Stell Zimmery (1900 - 1927), Charley Wesley Collins ( 1905 - 1985)
        
        Carl Richard Collins
        b. 15 Nov 1911 Ashley Co, AR d. 1982 MS m. Gladys Johnson
        
        Clarence Thornton Collins
        b. 07 Oct 1907 Hamburg, Ashley Co, AR d. 06 Dec 1983 bur. Greenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, MS m. Evelyn Louise Wood

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