Marty and Karla Grant

!CENSUS:1830;

!COURT:Mar 1834 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1833-1836 pg 11 Eli COLLINS Surrendered;

!COURT:Jul 1835 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1833-1836 pg 86 Eli COLLINS gives bond for Constable and security: J. M. WATERS, James D. FOUTS, Alfred HALL, N. HILL, David ALLA, Lemuel MAR & Ward HILL;

!COURT:Feb 1836 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1833-1836 pg 124 Eli COLLINS sworn as Officer of Grand Jury;

!CENSUS:1840 Macon Co, NC pg 153 Eli COLLINS age 30-39 (1800/10) "211001-011001";

!COURT:Jan 1841 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1838-1856 pg 116 John SLAGEL & Eli COLLINS took oaths as Justices of the Peace;

!COURT:Jan 1841 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1838-1856 pg 116 Jury ... J.M. BRYSON ... M.B. STRAIN ... Thomas J. ROANE ... Eli COLLINS;

!COURT:Jan 1841 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1838-1856 pg 119 Jury ... J.M. WATERS, Eli COLLINS ...;

!COURT:Jan 1842 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1838-1855 pg 169 Ordered by Court that Eli COLLINS have a reasonable allowance for keeping of Mary STUART till next court and also ordered that whoever take paupers of this county shall give bond and security for their faithful performance.
* Mary Stuart was Eli's wife Lydia's grandmother, though this record doesn't say that;

!COURT:Jan 1842 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1838-1855 pg 170 Jury ... Eli COLLINS ... Z. EVANS ...;

!COURT:Jun 1845 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1838-1855 pg 305 Eli COLLINS applies for license to retail spurious liquers by small measure for 12 months at the Wikle House in Franklin which was granted;

!COURT:Mar 1848 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1838-1855 pg 377 ... Eli COLLINS ... Thomas MASHBURN ... T.J. ROANE Justices;

!CENSUS:1850 Macon Co., NC Tennessee Valley # 148/151
Eli Collins 43 Miller $150 SC
Lydia 43 Mecklinburg
Ruth 21 Macon
Wm B. 19 Farmer
Michael 17 Farmer
Margaret 15
James 13
Nancy 9
Welborne 7
John 4;

!CENSUS:1860 Macon Co., NC Tennessee Valley # 366/377
Eli Collins 52 Miller $100/166 SC
Lydda 52 Mecklenburg
Margaret T. 23 Macon
Nancy E. 18
Welburn A. 16
John S. 13;

!CENSUS:1870 Macon Co., NC Alarka # 30/30
Eli Collins 62 Farmer $75/0 SC
Nancy 43 NC
Margaret 35
William T. 6
Jno Jenkins 16 Laborer
Mary 14
Martha 15
William H. 11
Jerome 9
Jno A. Collins 22 Agriculture;

!DEED:29 Jan 1876 Swain Co, NC Deeds 1-383 Eli COLLINS to John GRANT for $100, 50 acres on Tennessee River. Attest. J.J. CONSTANT, A.G. MASHBURN, S: Eli Collins, Nancy M. Collins;

!CENSUS:1880 Swain Co., NC Nantahala # 134/134
Eli Collins 72 Farming SC- SC
Nancy 52 wife NC-NC-NC;

!NAMED:Judson Cemetery, Swain Co, NC moved to Lauada Cemetery. # 58 Ely COLLINS, d 1895, age 76 (1818/19), J.E. COLLINS, Grandson, Judson, NC;

!TOMBSTONE:Swain Co, NC Lauada Cem "Ely COLLINS 1819-1895";

!NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Aunt.;

!NOTES:Maiden name Waters per D/C of daughter Margaret. Also proven (indirectly) by her husband taking care of her grandmother as proven by Macon County Court Minutes;

!CENSUS:1810 Mecklenburg Co, NC pg 498 w/Michael WATERS age 0-9 (1800/10);

!CENSUS:1820 Haywood Co, NC pg 218 w/Michael WATTERS age 10-15 (1805/10);

!CENSUS:1830;

!CENSUS:1840 Macon Co, NC pg 153 w/Eli COLLINS age 30-39 (1800/10);

!CENSUS:1850 Macon Co., NC Tennessee Valley # 148/151
Eli Collins 43 Miller $150 SC
Lydia 43 Mecklinburg
Ruth 21 Macon
Wm B. 19 Farmer
Michael 17 Farmer
Margaret 15
James 13
Nancy 9
Welborne 7
John 4;

!CENSUS:1860 Macon Co., NC Tennessee Valley # 366/377
Eli Collins 52 Miller $100/166 SC
Lydda 52 Mecklenburg
Margaret T. 23 Macon
Nancy E. 18
Welburn A. 16
John S. 13;

!CENSUS:1850 Macon Co., NC Tennessee Valley # 148/151
Eli Collins 43 Miller $150 SC
Lydia 43 Mecklinburg
Ruth 21 Macon
Wm B. 19 Farmer
Michael 17 Farmer
Margaret 15
James 13
Nancy 9
Welborne 7
John 4;

!CENSUS:1860 Macon Co., NC Tennessee Valley # 366/377
Eli Collins 52 Miller $100/166 SC
Lydda 52 Mecklenburg
Margaret T. 23 Macon
Nancy E. 18
Welburn A. 16
John S. 13;