Subject: RE: Floyd Collins: Cave Explorer; Genealogy Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 12:48:03 -0500 From: "Short, Dennis R." To: "'Jon Hagee'" Jon, My working Collins genealogy up to this point. Working on the Collins family prior to Lee. Dennis First Generation -------------------- 1. Leonidas (Lee) COLLINS. Born May 1858 in Franklin, KY. Died 15 Mar 1936 in Hart Co., KY. Occupation Farmer. Religion Baptist Fundamentalist. CEN: 1900 - Hart Co., KY - as head of hh (Hardyville; 52-52) as Leonidas b. May 1848. Research: KYDI Vol. 022 Cert. 10636 Death Vol. 36 He married Martha J. BURNETT, 1881. Born Feb 1863 in Barren Co., KY. Died 1915. CEN: 1900 - Hart Co., KY - in hh of Leonidas Collins [husband] as Martha J. b. Feb 1863. Medical: Died of Tuberculosis They had the following children: 2 i. Elizabeth COLLINS (Died in Childhood) 3 ii. James M. "Jim" COLLINS 4 iii. William Floyd COLLINS (Died Unmarried) 5 iv. Annie B. COLLINS 6 v. Andy Lee COLLINS 7 vi. Marshall E. COLLINS 8 vii. Nellie COLLINS 9 viii. Homer COLLINS Second Generation -------------------- 2. Elizabeth COLLINS. Born 1883 in Hart Co., KY. Died 1883 in Hart Co., KY. 3. James M. "Jim" COLLINS. Born May 1884. Died 1922. Religion Baptist. CEN: 1900 - Hart Co., KY - in hh of Leonidas Collins [father] as James M. b. May 1884. Medical: Died of Typhoid Fever 4. William Floyd COLLINS. Born 20 Jul 1887 in Flint Ridge. Edmonson Co.., KY. Died 17 Feb 1925 in Barren Co., KY. Buried 26 Apr 1925. Occupation Caver and guide. Education Some Elementary. Religion Baptist. CEN: 1900 - Hart Co., KY - in hh of Leonidas Collins [father] as William F. b. Jul 1887. Research: KYDI Vol. 011 Cert. 05370 Death Vol. 25 5. Annie B. COLLINS. Born Mar 1890 in Hart Co., KY. Religion Baptist. CEN: 1900 - Hart Co., KY - in hh of Leonidas Collins [father] as Annie B. b. Mar 1890. Research: Moved to Ill with new husband before 1924. 6. Andy Lee COLLINS. Born Feb 1895 in Hart Co., KY. Died 14 Mar 1941 in Barren Co., KY. Religion Baptist. CEN: 1900 - Hart Co., KY - in hh of Leonidas Collins [father] as Andy L. b. Feb 1895. Research: KYDI Vol. 013 Cert 06191 Death Vol. 41 ?? Moved to ILL by 1924. 7. Marshall E. COLLINS. Born Jan 1897 in Hart Co., KY. Religion Baptist. CEN: 1900 - Hart Co., KY - in hh of Leonidas Collins [father] as Marshall E. b. Jan 1897. 8. Nellie COLLINS. Born 1900 in Hart Co., KY. Religion Baptist. 9. Homer COLLINS. Born 1903 in Hart Co., KY. Died 16 Sep 1969 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY. Religion Baptist. Research: KYDI Vol. 045 Cert. 22440 Death Vol. 69 Index -------------------- BURNETT, Martha J., spouse of 1 COLLINS, Andy Lee 6 COLLINS, Annie B. 5 COLLINS, Elizabeth 2 COLLINS, Homer 9 COLLINS, James M. "Jim" 3 COLLINS, Leonidas (Lee) 1 COLLINS, Marshall E. 7 COLLINS, Nellie 8 COLLINS, William Floyd 4 Please report corrections or additions to... Dennis R. Short 3349 Peppermill Dr. W. Lafayette, IN 47906 (317) 497-3135