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Collins, Martha

Female Abt 1849 - Bef 1887  (~ 37 years)


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  • Name Collins, Martha 
    Nickname Patsy 
    Birth Abt 1849  Hancock, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Hancock, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    white 
    Census 1860  Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    white 
    Address:
    Western District 
    Census 1880  Floyd Magisterial District, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    mulatto 
    Non-white/multiracial 1880  Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    census 
    Death Bef 1887 
    • Patsy died prior to Apr 1887, since Larkin applied for marriage license to Rebecca Gibson on 18 Apr 1887 in Wise County, VA, listing his prior status as "widowed".
    Person ID I23552  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2023 

    Father Collins, Perry,   b. 1828, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1893 (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Bolin, Anna,   b. Abt 1826   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F8397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gibson, Benjamin Larkin,   b. Dec 1855, Hancock, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1927, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Marriage 30 Sep 1869  Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • Lee County Marriage Bk. 1, p. 23 and 32.
    Census 1870  Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The household was recorded as follows:

      Gipson, Larkin, 19, M, W, works on farm, b. Hancock County, TN
      Gipson, Patsy, 21, F, W, housekeeping, b. Hancock County, TN
    Children 
     1. Gibson, Alabama,   b. 20 Dec 1870, Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1900, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
     2. Gibson, Alice Collins,   b. 1872, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +3. Gibson, Nerva,   b. 1873, Owsley, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Gibson, Rebecca,   b. 15 Jun 1874, Owsley, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Gibson, Martha Helen,   b. Apr 1875, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1943, Norton, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years)
    +6. Gibson, Sterling,   b. 16 Apr 1877, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1942, Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     7. Gibson, Ellen Collins,   b. 3 Dec 1878, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1943, Norton, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     8. Gibson, Charles Franklin,   b. 12 Jul 1881, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1968, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F9616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1849 - Hancock, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - white - 1850 - Hancock, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - white,Address:
    Western District - 1860 - Lee, Virginia, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 Sep 1869 - Lee, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Lee, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNon-white/multiracial - census - 1880 - Scott, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S179313] Patsy Gipson in household of Larkin Gipson, "United States Census, 1880".

    2. [S179311] Larkin Gibson and Patsy Collins, 1869, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".

    3. [S179312] Patsy Collins in entry for Larkin Gibson, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".