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- !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. However, I am interested in all Collins families in Marion Co., SC area.;
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/collins/
!NOTES:Might be same person as Robert Charles Collins (c1857) s/o Sheriff Robert Collins of Marion Dist. SC.;
!NOTES:B/D & D/D from Find-A-Grave:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=collins&GSfn=robert&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScnty=1728&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=96391075&df=all&
!NOTES:The following is what I sent to Beverly Collins-Hall on 12-24-2012. Needs to be properly formatted:
Marriage Record: Robeson County Marriage Register
Robert Collins 22, Negro, of Robeson Co., NC & Ruth Dial, 18 Negro of Robeson*
License 24 Sep 1885, married 26 Sep 1885 by J. C. McEachin, JP.
Witnesses: John Harriss, Marks Dial
* It wasn’t unusual for Indians or Mixed race to be listed as Negro or Mulatto on public records.
1900 Census Robeson Co., NC Special Census for Indians, Smith Township House # 51, Family # 51
Robert Collins, Head, Indian, born --- 1862, age 38, Married 14 years, born NC, Father born NC, mother born NC, Farmer
Ruth wife --- 1867 33 M 14, 6 children born, 6 living
Sallie J. dau --- 1891 9
Silvester son --- 1895 5
Alonza son --- 1897 3
* Listed at end of page, but next page is missing, so I don’t know if family continues or not.
1910 Census (regular census) Robeson Co., NC Red Springs Township # 274/290
Robert Collins, Head, Mulatto, 49 Married once, 23 years NC-NC-NC Farmer
Ruthe wife 43 M1 23, 9 children born, 8 living
Sylvester son 16
Loza son 14
Bob W. son 12
Willie son 9
Marcus son 6
Bricey son 4
* Everyone listed as Mulatto.
1920 Census Robeson Co., NC Howellsville Township # 364/390
Robert C. Collins head, Indian 60, married, NC-NC-NC Farmer
Ruthe wife 51 M
Marcus son 14
Bice son 12
Ruthie J. dau 8
Henry son 6
* All listed as Indian.
1930 census Robeson Co., NC Howellsville Township, Elizabeth Road, # 111/111
Robert C. Collins head Indian 60 Married at age 20, NC-32 Mixed Blood-Cherokee, Farmer
Josephine wife 35 Married at age 31
Ruth J. dau 20
Henry son 18
Sallie M. dau 8/12
* All listed as Indian.
Robeson County Birth Records record two of Robert’s children:
8-29-1913 Mary Thelma Collins, d/o Robert C. Collins, born Lumberton, NC.
3-21-1914 Henry Collins, Indian, born Red Springs, s/o Robert Collins and Ruth Dial.
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1857 - 1934 (77 years)
