John Collins

Brief Life History of John

When John Collins was born on 6 March 1844, in Logan, Ohio, United States, his father, Charles Brice Collins, was 27 and his mother, Hannah Predmore, was 23. He married Elizabeth A Knapp about 1871, in Union, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Liberty Township, Licking, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Liberty Township, Union, Ohio, United States in 1900. He died on 5 March 1922, in Marion, Marion, Ohio, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Broadway Cemetery, Broadway, Union, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Collins
1844–1922
Elizabeth A Knapp
1838–1901
Marriage: about 1871
Elma Collins
1873–1895
Charles Brice Collins
1874–1936
Edward L Collins
1876–
William Guy Collins
1877–1948

Sources (17)

  • John Collins, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Jack Collins, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • John Collins, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Colin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish and Manx: shortened Anglicized from Ó Coileáin, compare Cullen , or in Man or west Ulster shortened from Mac Coileáin, compare McQuillan and McCallion . The genitival -s is a local addition to Collin and variants after the surname was Anglicized.

Americanized form of French Colin or Collin and also Collette .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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