Born in Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jared Jones Collins
and Matilda Emily (Witty) Collins
Sister of
Sarah Jane (Collins) Cochran, Julius W. Collins, Ausburn Collins, Bashford Irwin Collins [half], Octavia Janette Collins [half], Laura Ann Collins [half], Joshua Willoughby Collins [half], Calvin Alvin Collins [half], Jefferson Davis Collins [half], Minnie Clyde (Collins) Dobbins [half] and Marlin Jones Collins [half]
Wife of
Richard Smart Lawrence
— married
12 Dec 1866 in Shelby, Tennessee, United States
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Aug 2017
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Biography
Matilda was born in 1839. She is the daughter of Jared Collins and Rozinah Irvine.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LC-DVW : 22 December 2020), Matilda Collins in household of Jared Collins, DeSoto, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GZ-RVL : 18 February 2021), Matilda Collins in entry for Jared Collins, 1860.
- "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH9-N5CJ : 10 March 2021), R S Lawrence and Mattie E Collins, 12 Dec 1866; citing Shelby, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,784,641.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3H-S8F : 29 May 2021), Mattie E Laurence in entry for Richard Laurence, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWD-7SG : 15 January 2022), Mattie E. Lawrence, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
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Rejected matches › Matilda Springer (Lawrence) Kelley (abt.1839-1914)
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