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Levin	born: (about 1784) in Sussex County, DE married: Anna _?_ ( ) in GA? children: Isaac P., Elizabeth [W. S. Satterwhite], Nancy [J. M. Culpepper], Mary [J. A. D. Latham], Ann (Artemis) Ritty [S. W. Hallmark], John George, Seaborn Key, Henry Wilburn died: (April 15, 1855) in Coffeeville (?), Upshur County, TX buried: census: On the 1820 census, he may have been in Burke County, GA, or Sussex County, DE; on the 1830 census, in _?_ GA; on the 1840 and 1850 census, in Troup County, GA note: His obituary appeared in the Christian Index in 1855; his son John George Collins was named the administrator of his will. Anna died (April 29, 1860) in Upshur County, TX, and her estate was probated by Stephen Hallmark, husband of her daughter Ann (Artemis) Ritty. * * * *
Isaac P.	(children of Levin Collins and Anna _?_ ) born: (about 1810) in GA married: Martha _?_ ( ) in children: Nancy A., Jane C., Martha [Greer?], Isaac Levin, John F., S. (♂), Lucretia J. died: (after 1880) in buried: census: On the 1850 census, he was in Talledega County, AL; on the 1860 census, in Harrison County, TX; on the 1870 and 1880 census, in Bosque County, TX note:
Elizabeth	born: (about 1814) in GA married: William Stephen Satterwhite (November 2, 1834) in Troup County, GA children: Isaac Seaborn Collins [Louisa Harris Jackson], Nancy Ann R. [William A. Fuller], William H. [Sarah J. Ransom], J. W. C. (♂), Sarah J. [John R. Flournoy], Monroe G. [Lula H. Jeter] [ Martha E. (Mattie) _?_] died: (1890) in Russell County, AL buried: Crawford Cemetery, Russell County, AL census: On the 1840 census, she was with her husband in Troup County, GA; on the 1860 census, in Russell County, AL; on the 1900 census, her husband was in Russell County, AL note: Her husband died (1901) in Russell County, AL.
Nancy	born: (May 1, 1816) in GA married: James Monroe Culpepper (December 22, 1842) in Troup County, GA children: Elizabeth Ann Revels, William M., John H., Martha A. Ritta, Early Greathouse, Sarah Jane [Lankford], Samuel Bartley, and James C. died: (May 21, 1860) in Harris County, GA buried: census: On the 1850 census, she was in Harris County, GA; on the 1860 census, her husband and eight children were In Harris County, GA; note: Her husband married Mary Frances DeLoach (November 1, 1860), and they had nine additional children, according to a Culpepper family bible.
Mary	born: (about 1817) in GA married: James Anderson D. Latham (May 25, 1838) in Troup County, GA children: William Andrew (Andy), Mary Jane, James Riley, Nancy Ann (Kitty) died: (about 1853) in buried: census: note: When Mary died, her husband married Mary Susan Wilmouth Duke (January 23, 1853) in Russell County, AL, and had eight more children: Sarah Elizabeth, Frances Scoldin Nostic, Moses Hardy, Senia Manan, George Aaron, John Henry, Martha Josephine, and Ophelia Wilmouth Evelyn addendum: On the 1870 census, her son William (age 30) was in Hunt County, TX; on the 1880 census, William (age 39) was in Bell County, TX; on the 1880 census, Moses (age 22) and his sister Sarah M. (age 25) were in Johnson County, TX; on the 1900 census, Moses (age 42) was in Kaufman County, TX
Ann (Artemis) Ritty	born: (about 1818) in GA married: Stephen Wilburn Hallmark ( March 29, 1835) in Troup Couny, GA children: John Levin, Elijah Wilburn, Mary, Sarah R., Martha Jane [John Wesley Covin], Ann M., Cynthia B., and George W. died: (after 1880) in TX buried: census: On the 1840 census, she was with her husband in Troup County, GA; on the 1850 census, in Russell County, AL; on the 1860 census, in Harrison County, TX; on the 1870 census, in Upshur County, TX; on the 1880 census, in Hunt County, TX note: Her husband was the administrator of her mother's estate (1860) in Upshur County, TX. He died (June 8, 1894) In TX. addendum: On the 1880 census, her father's birthplace was listed as Delaware; her mother's, as Maryland.
John George	born: (about 1820) in GA married: Rebecca Satterwhite (August 5, 1843) in Harris County, GA children: William M. [_?_], James L. [Sarah Jane (Sally) Thornton], John T.G. [_?_] [Emaline M. _?_], Nancy E., Henry Wilburn [Susanna Elizabeth (Susan) Sumrall], Isaac Newton [Jemima Emaline (Emma) Butts] died: (1879) in Erath County, TX buried: census: On the 1850 census, he was somewhere in GA, based on the birthplace of his son John T.G. (age 10 in 1860); on the 1860 census, he was in Harrison County, TX. I have not found him on any census roll in 1870, but the tax roll of Bosque County, TX, has him listed in 1874 and 1875. He is listed on the Erath County, TX, tax roll from 1876 to 1879. note: His wife was the daughter of James Satterwhite and Elizabeth Manning; she appears on the tax record of Erath County, TX, in 1880, as Mrs. R. Collins.
Seaborn Key	born: (about 1830) in GA married: Elizabeth R. Satterwhite (Septermber 8, 1852) in Troup County, GA children: James, Rebecca Florence [Morrow], Adeline, Martha, Alzoda, Willie, Fannie, Lena, Lee Nora [William Wesley Wheeler], Joseph died: (May 12, 1911) in Elk City, Beckham County, OK buried: Fairlawn Cemetery, Elk City, Beckham County, OK census: On the 1850 census, he was with his parents in Troup County, GA; on the 1860 census, in Upshur County, TX; on the 1870 census, in Marion County, TX; on the 1880 census, in Hunt County, TX; on the 1900 census, in Baylor County, TX; on the 1910 census, he was with his daughter Nora in Beckham County, OK note: His wife was the daughter of Elijah Satterwhite and Rebecca Manning.
Henry Wilburn	born: (January 29, 1833) in La Grange, Troup County, GA married: Lorena Edna Sturdivant (December 13, 1853) in children: Littleton Everett [Cora Payton], Henry Wilburn Jr [Minnie D. _?_], Ella Lavonis [Andrew Lafayette Laird], Edna C. [Louis A. Marcoot] died: (June 29, 1893) in Coleman County, TX buried: census: On the 1850 census, he was with his parents in Troup County, GA; on the 1860, 1870, and 1880 census, in Upshur County, TX note: On the 1900 and 1910 census, his widow was with her daughter Edna in Coleman County, TX. * * *
William M.	(children of John George Collins and Rebecca Satterwhite) born: (June, 1843) in GA married: _?_ ( ) in children: died: ( ) in TX buried: census: On the 1860 census, he was with his parents in Harrison County, TX; on the 1880 census, he was with his mother Rebecca and his brother Newton in Erath County, TX; on the 1900 census, he was widowed and with his mother in Wood County, TX note:
James L.	born: (June,1846) in FL married: Sarah Jane (Sally) Thornton (about 1863) in Upshur County, TX (?) children: Martha M., Charles, Dorah, Mary, Frances, Lula Alameda [Wilson Ambrose Bradley], Joseph M., Julia A., Cind E. died: ( ) in buried: census: On the 1860 census, he was with his parents in Harrison County, TX; on the 1870 census, in TX; on the 1880 and 1900 census, in Erath County, TX; on the 1910 census, in Eastland County, TX note: His wife was the daughter of Harrison Thornton and Matilda _?_.
John T. G. (Jack)	born: (about 1850) in GA married: (a) _?_ ( ) in                  (b) Emaline M. _?_ (about 1871) in children: (a) Thomas M.                  (b) July A., Jennie A., John L., Follie E., M. F. (♀), Walter J., Nettie, Joe, Thomas J. died: (after 1920) in TX buried: census: On the 1860 census, he was with his parents in Harrison County, TX; on the 1880 census; on the 1900, 1910, and 1920 census, he was in Wood County, TX note: On the 1930 census, his sons Follie E. and Walter J. were in Wood County, TX.
Nancy E.	born: (about 1852) in AL married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: census: On the 1860 census, she was with her parents in Harrison County, TX; note:
Henry Wilburn	born: (about 1856) in Upshur County, TX (?) married: Susanna Elizabeth (Susan) Sumrall (1875) in TX children: James P. (Jim) [Lela S. _?_], Joseph Melvin [Blanche Langford], Ellis M. [Martha A. _?_], Ella F., Minnie Belle, Cora Leona, Earl Wiburn [Kate Jane Yocum], Willie, John E. died: ( ) in buried: census: On the 1860 census, he was with his parents in Harrison County, TX; on the 1900 census, in Eastland County, TX; on the 1910 and 1920 census, in Stephens County, TX; on the 1930 census, in Eastland County, TX. note:
Isaac Newton (Newton)	born: (about 1859) in Harrison County, TX (?) married: Jemima Emaline (Emma) Butts (August 24, 1885) in Taylor County, TX children: Arthur Elmo, Viola Bell, Nancy Ann (Nina), John Thomas died: (November 27, 1894) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX (?) buried: It is alleged that he is buried in City Cemetery No. 3, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX, but the city sexton's records do not support the notion. census: On the 1860 census, he was with his parents in Harrison County, TX; on the 1880 census, in Erath County, TX; He is listed on the tax rolls of Taylor County, TX, as early as 1884 and as late as 1892; in 1893 he appears on the tax roll of Mason County, TX, and for the last time in 1894. note: * *
Arthur Elmo	(children of Isaac Newton Collins and Jemimah Emeline Butts) born: (March 28, 1888) in Cedar Gap, Taylor County, TX married: (a) Elizabeth Evaline (Evelyn) Lewis (between 1910-1914) in Texas                  (b) Clara Cravey Robison (May 5, 1917) in Kendall County, TX children: (a) Willa Mae (Billie)                  (b) Clara Belle, Faye Lorraine, Eunice Thelma Pearl died: (April 28, 1967) in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX buried: San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX census: On the 1900 census, he was in San Saba County, TX with his siblings, his mother Emma, and his stepfather George Ake; on the 1910 census, in McCulloch County, TX; on the 1920 and 1930 census, in Bexar County, TX note: Evelyn or Evaline Lewis was the daughter of George W. Lewis and Leona Robison. On the the 1900 census, she was in Medina County, TX; in 1910, Concho County, TX; by 1920, she was deceased, but her daughter Willa Mae (Billie) was in Medina County, TX, with her maternal grandparents. She may have had two more children, boys named Melvin (?) and (?)
Viola Bell	born: (March 14, 1890) in Brady, McCulloch County, TX married: Oscar Friedrich Heinrich Durst (September 10, 1902) in Brady, McCulloch County, TX (bk 4 pg 173) children: Lois Mae, Minnie Bell [Volz], Nadine Emmaline, Lola Esther [Rose], Virgil Oscar, Bernice Marie died: (April 21, 1986) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX census: On the 1900 census, she was in San Saba County, TX with her siblings, her mother Emma, and her stepfather George Ake; on the 1910 census, in McCulloch County, TX; on the 1920 census, in Gillespie County, TX, with her husband Oscar Durst; buried: San Antonio, Bexar County, TX? census: note:
Nancy Ann (Nina)	born: (December 16, 1891) in Brady, McCulloch County, TX married: Robert Lee Shipman (February 28, 1909) in Brady, McCulloch County, TX (bk C pg 197) children: Elbert, Leola M. (Zola), Robert Lee Jr (Bud), James S. (Jim), John L. died: (February 6, 1983) in Hobbs, Lea County, NM buried: Stacy Cemetery, Stacy, McCulloch County, TX (near Brady, TX) census: On the 1900 census, she was in San Saba County, TX with her siblings, her mother Emma, and her stepfather George Ake; on the 1910 census, in Coleman County, TX, with her husband Lee Shipman; on the 1920 and 1930 census, in McCulloch County, TX note: When Jim accidentally shot and killed John, their grandmother, Emma Ake, died of a heart attack.
John Thomas	born: (November 25, 1893) in Pontotoc, Mason County, TX married: Nancy Bell (Nellie) McCLane (July 21, 1915) in Brady, McCulloch County, TX (bk E pg 101) children: Opal L. [Rabke], J. B., Newton William died: (August 5, 1971) in Tom Green County, TX buried: Rest Haven cemetery, Brady, McCulloch County, TX census: On the 1900 census, he was in San Saba County, TX with his siblings, his mother Emma, and his stepfather George Ake; on the 1910-1930 census, in McCulloch County, TX note: *
Willa Mae (Billie)	(child of Arthur Elmo Collins and Evelyn Lewis) born: (August 15, 1915) in Comfort, Kendall County, Texas married: (a) Raymond Adolph Deres (March 31, 1934) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX                  (b) Milton Cornelius Alexander (April 28, 1947) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX                  (c) Raymond Adolph Deres (April 2, 1977) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX children: (a) none                  (b) none                  (c) none died: (July 29, 1981) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX buried: Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX census: On the 1930 census, she may be listed as a maid, age 16, with the Ernest Kusener family in Bexar County, TX. note: Billie was divorced from Raymond A. Deres (November 1, 1937), but they remarried years later, when he was 64 and she was 61.
Clara Belle	(children of Arthur Elmo Collins and Clara Cravey Robison) born: (August 16, 1920) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX married: James Howard Cave (August 17, 1939) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX children: Howard Lee and Michael James died: (July 6, 1979) in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX buried: Memory Gardens cemetery, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX census: On the 1930 census, she was listed with her parents in Bexar County, TX. note:
Faye Lorraine	born: (August 26, 1927) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX married: Ivan Allen Gordon, Jr, (March 27, 1948) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX children: Linda Faye [Reeder] and Allen Dale died: (September 11, 1988) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX buried: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX census: On the 1930 census, she was listed with her parents in Bexar County, TX. note:
Eunice Thelma Pearl	born: (June 14, 1929) in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX married: William Troy (Bud) O'Neal ( ) in TX children: William Troy Jr (Spud) and Melodye Ann [Reeves] died: (August 27, 1992) in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX buried: Memory Gardens cemetery, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX census: On the 1930 census, she was listed with her parents in Bexar County, TX. note: