COLLINS, Isaac ✓

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: Abt 1835, Ohio, USA
• Residence: 1860, Manvaistene Township, Morgan County, Illinois, USA; Listed as a "Laborer" on the Robert TRACY farm. His whole family lived at the farm. Residence Post Office: Orleans
• Residence: 1870, Johnson, Christian County, Illinois, USA; Residence Post Office: Taylorville

Notes:

Isaac Milton Collins is *NOT* -- repeat -- **NOT** by 2nd great-grandfather although I had been told for years he was. Nor was the man (surname BRAY) his father -- it looks like Bray was never even IN Missouri.

Isaac Milton Collins was orphaned when he was a few weeks old (in my family story he was 3 weeks old). Both his parents died. The ROOKS brought him up. Through much research, I found the Rooks daughter was his mother. Thus his grandparents raised him. My grandparents (Coffman's) talked about the Rooks family all the time when I was a little girl. I always wondered why but as a child, little girls did *not* ask questions about an adult-only conversation.

More research showed that Isaac was a very popular name for this family. All of this was uncovered in the last few years (2019-).

Family/Spouse: BOLES, Mary ✓. Mary was born about 1835 in Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. COLLINS, Eliza Jane was born in Jan 1855 in Ohio, USA; died on 2 Mar 1931 in Grundy County, Missouri, USA; was buried in 1931 in Richardson Cemetery, Laredo, Grundy County, Missouri, USA.
2. COLLINS, Irwa was born about 1857 in Illinois, USA.
3. COLLINS, Francis ✓ was born on 15 Oct 1859 in Ohio, USA; died on 4 Apr 1947.
4. COLLINS, Maria was born about 1865 in Illinois, USA.
5. COLLINS, Sarah was born about 1869 in Illinois, USA.