John COLLINS

1805 - 1873  (68 years)

• Name	John COLLINS
  Birth	31 May 1805  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jun 1873  [1, 2]
  Burial	Collins (aka Burnt House) Cemetery, jct Rt 74 & Co Rd 6, near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV   [3]
  Notes	A prominent citizen in the early days of Ritchie County, he represented the county for three terms at the Virginia state legislature in Richmond. He was an ardent advocate of the Confederate cause, though not a soldier.
  Person ID	I40294	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	20 May 2011

  
  

  Father	Jacob COLLINS,   b. CA 1777, Virginia d. 1 May 1847, Ritchie Co, (W)VA (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Phebe STUTHARD,   b. CA 1777, Virginia d. 24 Jul 1859 (Age ~ 82 years)
  Family ID	F16861	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phoebe BRICE,   b. 7 Nov 1809   d. 17 Aug 1865 (Age 55 years)  [4]
  Marriage	22 Aug 1833  [1]
  Children	> 1. Sarah B. COLLINS,   b. 1834   d. 1861 (Age 27 years)   2. Benjamin L. COLLINS,   b. 24 Oct 1834   d. 4 Mar 1935 (Age 100 years) > 3. Anne Marie COLLINS,   b. 13 Jul 1840   d. 2 Dec 1864 (Age 24 years)   4. Virginia COLLINS,   b. 20 Oct 1841   d. 16 May 1842 (Age 0 years) + 5. Creed COLLINS,   b. 14 Dec 1842   d. 23 Apr 1909, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 66 years) + 6. Angeline Brice COLLINS,   b. 5 Dec 1845, Ritchie Co, (W)VA d. 30 Mar 1920, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 74 years) + 7. William J. COLLINS,   b. 5 May 1847, Ritchie Co, (W)VA d. 11 May 1922 (Age 75 years) + 8. Jennie Lind COLLINS,   b. 8 Aug 1850   d. 21 Feb 1876 (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F16090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S283] Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 395. [S5] Headstone. [S123] Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995). [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.