Jane COLLINS nee SMITH 1849 ,Hillersland prior thread (General)

by jevans , USA, Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 02:35 (4396 days ago) @ slowhands

Thank you Slowhands, for all that great information. Some of it I have, but much of it is new. I appreciate it!

I believe John Collins was in the FOD neighborhood because the family story is that he emigrated to the U.S. first(which he did in 1869), and Jane followed in 1870. They were married in 1870 in Illinois. So they had some prior connection. I found what I believe is a record of the ship on which Jane sailed. She did not have any Collins or Smiths with her. However, I can't believe she would have made the trip alone.

So I am trying to figure out how he happened to meet Jane and from that, who his parents or siblings were. Someone else on the forum posted some information about some Collins' from Devon. Perhaps there were relatives around FOD and they is why John ended up there. Anyway I have some good leads to follow.

Thanks again for your help!

-Janet