QUESTION OF THE DAY: Who were the parents of Herbert C. Collins?
Welcome! My name is Cheryl Stephens Athey and I am the great-great-great granddaughter of Herbert C. Collins. I have been researching the Collins family as a hobby for almost nine years now. As of today, I have nearly 1,000 individuals (10 geneartions) and 258 different surnames in my family database. However, in all the information I have gathered, there is one piece of data that continues to elude me: Who were the parents of my great-great-great Grandfather? Conflicting census records show NC and SC as places of birth so it is possible that he was born close to the NC/SC border, maybe in Polk, Anson or Rutherford County, NC or Greenville or Spartanburg County, SC. I do know that he lived his entire adult life in Spartanburg County, SC.
My hope is that I can share the details of our family here for visitors like you to review and maybe, just maybe, I can get the lead I need to move my research forward. Please take a moment to review the data and contact me should you have any information you think may be helpful.
Wishing you much success in your family research...
Herbert C. Collins (my great-great-great Grandfather) b. abt 1802 in the SC/NC area d. August 1882 in Spartanburg, SC. Married Keziah Wilson b. abt 1803. d. August 18, 1880. Together they had 10 children, all born in the Spartanburg County, SC area:
1. Memory Collins, b. abt 1925 and d. July 3, 1866. Married Francis [-?-]. They had one child: James L. Collins b. abt 1866.
2. Martin S. Collins, b. abt 1827. Married Eliza LOFTIS. They had four children:
Memory Collins b. abt 1856
Rufus Leander Collins b. abt 1860
Margaret Ann Collins b. September 27, 1861
Albert M. Collins b. February 3, 1863
It is possible that Martin moved to Arkansas sometime after 1850. It is believed that his children were all born in Arkansas and were still living there in 1879.
3. Lorenzo Collins b. abt 1830
4. Rosanna Collins b. abt 1830. Married [-?-] KELLER. The family called her Rosa.
5. William Spencer Collins b. abt 1833 and d. August 8, 1863. Married Mary E. [-?-]. They had one child:
William Martin Collins b. September 2, 1862
William Spencer was a Civil War soldier and was killed in the Battle of Adam's Run when William Martin was but a baby. It is believed that Mary remarried [-?-] FARMER.
6. Mary Collins b. abt 1835. Married [-?-] WALDIN. They had one child: Cassandra/Casseyann WALDIN
7. Eliza Collins b. abt 1840
8. Mima Collins b. abt 1844
9. William Pinckney Collins (my great-great Grandfather) b. August 7, 1845 d. February 11, 1912. He married Elizabeth HEMPLEY b. December 25, 1842 d. September 11, 1912. They had seven children:
Mamie Collins
William Edward Collins b. abt 1890 d. November 30, 1957. He married Teresa Collins of Charleston. (Yes they were cousins.) Ed and Teresa moved to Brownsville, Texas where they raised their family.
Joseph Lee Collins b. April 11, 1871 d. September 18, 1949.
Samuel Egbert Collins b. September 22, 1874 d. January 20, 1955
Nancy Ellen Collins b. abt 1875
Lula J. Collins b. November 1878
Effie Lillian Collins b. February 1, 1886 d. May 7, 1961
10. Margaret Collins b. abt 1847. Married Isaac CLAYTON b. abt 1847. They had four children:
Renetta A. Clayton b. abt 1872
May Clayton b. abt 1875
John Clayton b. abt 1877
Martha M. Clayton b. abt 1880
Hope to hear from you soon!
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