George Perceville Collins (1832 - 1913)

Born 18 Jul 1832 in Moorefield, Harrison, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Minerva Sina (Dunn) Collins — married 27 Oct 1852 in Belmont, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1913 at age 80 in Moorefield, Harrison, Ohio, United States

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Biography

George P Collins was born in Morefield, Harrison Co., Ohio, about the year 1833; having acquired a good education, he was married when twenty years of age. After his marriage he lived on a farm and operated a saw-mill in connection with his farming, continuing this for some time; he then moved with his family to Belmont county, locating at Belmont Ridge.

In February, 1865, he offered his services to his country by enlisting in Company H, One Hundred and Eighty-fifth regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, under Capt. Bell; he served until the following September, when he received his honorable discharge.

He was one of fourteen children born to George and Eliza C. Collins. His grandmother was born in 1803, and died March 23, 1890. Minerva (Dunn) Collins was a daughter of James and Harriet (Long) Dunn, of Irish descent. Mr. and Mrs. Collins were members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Mr. Collins is also a member of Post No. 15, G. A. R. He is a resident of Harrison County, where he is operating a farm with much success, although now well along in years.^[1]

Marriage

Minerva, age 17, and George P Collins, age 20, married 27 October 1852 in Belmont, Ohio.^[2]

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Sources

1. ↑ "History of the Upper Ohio Valley" Vol. II, 1890.
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZVB-ZQR : 26 August 2019), George P. Collins and Minerva S. Dunn, 27 Oct 1852; citing Marriage, Belmont, Ohio, United States, 205, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

Acknowledgments

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