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From: "Suzanne Matson" <>
Subject: William Tell Collins
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 11:53:29 -0500
References: <000d01c4f790$fe18b580$d588cbcf@jonestl>


Hi Billie,
As far as I have been able to ascertain through research in land records,
this Collins family never lived in Edgefield. Their land was located near
Coronaca and Loda so they would have been born in Abbeville
District/County-later Greenwood County.
John Wallace Collins was the father of William Tell Collins. John Wallace
Collins was married twice-first to Lucy Chaney and second to Ida Sheppard.
Lucy Chaney was the daughter of Robert Elmore Chaney and Agnes Cheatham.
She was born 19 May 1865 Abbeville County and died 26 Feb 1888 Abbeville
County. She is buried at Siloam Baptist Church near Ninety Six. Lucy was
William Tell Collins' mother.
John Wallace Collins and his second wife Ida Sheppard are buried at
Bethlehem Cemetery near Coronaca. John and Ida had the following children:
Irene, Eva and Wallace.
I've been to the cemeteries in question and interviewed William Tell
Collins' daughter, Sidney Wheeler.
As far A. C. Collins' first name-some parts of the family say Andrew and
some parts say Anderson. I have yet to discover a document that says
anything other than A. C.
I believe the Shiloh Baptist Church reference is incorrect. William Tell
Collins and his wife Alma Watts were members of Siloam Baptist Church. I
will double check the burial place. I know their daughter, Sidney Wheeler,
is still a member at Siloam.
The land transactions that I have indicate that John Wallace Collins was a
son of A. C. Collins and Julia Busby. Likewise, Robert Lee Collins (my great
grandfather) was a son of A. C. Collins and Julia Busby.
A. C. Collins' second wife, Maggie Taylor, was from Laurens County, SC. She
was born near Waterloo-not Edgefield County. Again this is based on land
deeds, tombstone inscriptions and census records.
Thanks for posting the death cert.

Suzanne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee and Billie Jones" <>
To: <>
> -----------------------------------------------
> 1950 Death Cert. #1657, Greenwood Co, SC
> William Tell Collins
> M W married Alma Watts, Farmer, lived Greenwood RFD
> b. April 20, 1886, Greenwood Co, SC **
> father: John Wallace Collins
> mother: Lucy Chaney
> d. Feb. 11, 1950, Greenwood Hospital, Greenwood, SC
> cause: cerebral artersclerosis; hypertension for 5 years.
> informant: no name given
> burial: Shiloh Baptist Church, 96, SC
> UT: Blyth's Services, Greenwood, SC
>
> *Greenwood Co. was formed from Edgefield and Abbeville Counties in 1895,
> after
> the birth of W. T. Collins.
>
> This MIGHT be this William Tell Collins' father and grandfather: *John
> Wallace
> living with parents, but I have no information that supports it other than
> the
> John W. of an age (19) who could be the father of William Tell Collins b.
> 1886.
>
> CENSUS: 1880 Greenwood, Abbeville, SC, p. 290B [Source: FHL Film 1255217
> National Archives Film T9-1217]
> Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
> 1. Caswell COLLINS Self M M W 47 SC Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC
> Julia COLLINS Wife F M W 44 SC Occ: Keeps House Fa: SC Mo: SC
> 2. John W COLLINS Son M S W 19 SC Occ: Wks On Farm Fa: SC Mo: SC
> 2. Robert COLLINS Son M S W 18 SC Occ: Wks On Farm Fa: SC Mo: SC
> 2. William COLLINS Son M S W 16 SC Occ: Wks On Farm Fa: SC Mo: SC
> 2. Ella COLLINS Dau F S W 10 SC Occ: Wks On Farm Fa: SC Mo: SC
> 2. Ida COLLINS Dau F S W 6 SC Occ: Wks On Farm Fa: SC Mo: SC
> 2. Mary COLLINS Dau F S W 1 SC Fa: SC Mo: SC
>
> HC OUzts in his Collins file, makes the same attachment to Andrew Caswell
> Collins (b. 5/1833 Edgefield SC, m.1. Julia Busby (b. 11/7/1835 Edgefield
> SC,
> d. 3/27/1888)[Fam ?])[1880](2. Maggie Taylor (b. 5/1848 Edgefield SC, d.
> 5/1915)[Fam ?]), d. 7/2/1904)[1900], but he may be using the same
> assumption as
> I am based on the census records.
>
> HC's information does not list a Lucy as the wife of John Wallace Collins:
> 2. John Wallace Collins (b. 9/20/1860 Edgefield SC, d. 11/6/1909)[1880](m.
> Ida
> E. (b. 4/1868 SC))[1900]
> 3. William T. Collins (b. 5/1886 SC)[1900]
> 3. Irene F. Collins (b. 1/1888 SC)[1900]
> 3. Eva E. Collins (b. 2/1891 SC)[1900]
> 3. Wallace Collins (b. 8/1893 SC)[1900]
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