Jul-28-2018
Husband: William J. Collins
Born: May- 5-1847 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: May-11-1922 1 Father: John Collins (1805 - 1873) Mother: Phoebe Brice (1809 - 1865)
Wife: Sarah L. Cunningham 1,3 Married: Oct- -1869 in Ritchie Co, WV 4
Born: ca 1851 in Marion Co, (W)VA 2 Resided: 1869 in Ritchie Co, WV 2 Father: Joseph Cunningham Mother: Lavina McCray
M Child 1: Grover Collins Born: Sep-29-1884 in Ritchie Co, WV 5,6,2 Died: May-17-1954 near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5,6 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 5,7 Resided: near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5,2 Census: 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 5 Wife: Vada R. Taylor b. Nov- 6-1894 d. Nov-30-1957 Married: Mar-20-1915 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 395. (2) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (3) Death record of son. (4) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as William Collins, 22, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, son of John & Phebe; and Sarah L. Cunningham, 18, b. Marion Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Joseph & Lavina. Married Oct 1869 (exact date not specified). (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Headstone (year only) (7) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995.Name Index