Thomas Collins

1818 - 1888  (70 years)

• Name	Thomas Collins  [1]
  Birth	27 Jul 1818	Georgia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Oct 1888	Marshall County, Tennessee
  Burial	Collins Cemetery, Spring Place Road, near Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee   [1]
  Person ID	I6197	Carl
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

  Family	Sarah Chiles,   b. 8 Apr 1816, Tennessee d. 23 Apr 1884, Marshall County, Tennessee (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1837	Giles County, Tennessee   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Phebe Ann Collins,   b. 20 Jul 1842   d. 18 Feb 1879, Marshall County, Tennessee (Age 36 years)   2. William H. Collins,   b. Abt 1843   3. Willis P. Collins,   b. 11 Nov 1845, Giles County, Tennessee   4. Lucinda F. Collins,   b. Abt 1849   5. Sarah T. Collins,   b. Abt 1852
  Family ID	F2202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

• Notes

  "Thomas Collins, farmer, of Marshall County, Tennessee, and son of Willis and Phoebe (Martin) Collins, is one of nine children and was born in the state of Georgia July 27, 1818. He was reared on a farm, and his early education was wholly and needlessly neglected. He was married at an early age, being only nineteen when he and Sarah Childs were united in marriage. Of the six children born to them only two are living: W. P. and Fannie. Since his marriage he has followed agricultural pursuits, and at one time was the owner of nearly 800 acres of land, the greater part of which he has given to his children. In 1884 his wife died, and after living with his children a year, he was married to Mrs. Nancy E. (Clark) Judia. Previous to the war Mr. Collins was a Whig; since that time he has not cast a party vote. He has been a resident of Marshall County some thirty years, and has the confidence and respect of all who know him. Our subject's father and mother were born in North Carolina and Virginia, respectively, and were married in Georgia. The father was an overseer in the latter State, and came to Tennessee in 1826, where he became the possessor of nearly 1000 acres of land. He was a soldier under Jackson, and in politics was an old-line Whig. He died in 1854. The mother lived to be about eighty-four years of age." (THE GOODSPEED HISTORIES of MAURY, WILLIAMSON, RUTHERFORD, WILSON, BEDFORD & MARSHALL COUNTIES OF TENNESSEE, 1886, page 1197.) http://www.rootsweb.com/pub/usgen/tn/marshall/bios/collins04.txt

  
  

• Sources

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