Frances Adelaide (Denny) Collins (1855 - 1920)

Born May 1855 in Houston Co, Texas

Ancestors

Wife of James Vann Collins — married 4 Jan 1883 in Houston County, Texas

Descendants

Died 6 Oct 1920 at age 65 in Houston Co, Texas

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Biography

Frances Adelaide "Fanny" Denny Collins

Birth: May, 1855 Death: Oct. 6, 1920

~~Fanny~~

Daughter of Dr. William Henry Denny and Susan Amaranth Gayle, daughter of Richard Gayle. (I have not found a burial spot for Susan Amaranth Gayle Denny, her mother.) She was the fourth child born to this couple. She married James Vann Collins on 4 Jan 1883, Houston County, Texas, son of James P. and Amelia Vann Collins. They had five children; 1. Alfred Clarke Collins, (1883 - 1918) married Hallie Burton Ellis. He died during the 1918 Flu epidemic. 2. Mattie Collins, married William Isaac Kennedy. 3. William Collins (1885 - 1963) married Frances Powell. 4. Hattie Bell Collins, (1891 - 1891) died as an infant. 5. Evelyn "Brownie" Collins married J. Leslie Dickson. She died during the Flu epidemic also. Fanny is buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett, Texas with her family.

Family links: Parents: William Henry Denny (1822 - 1897)

Spouse: James Vann Collins (1850 - 1916)

Siblings: Martha Matilda Denny (____ - 1920)* Mary Susan Denny (____ - 1899)* Marion Denny (1849 - 1851)* Frances Adelaide Denny Collins (1855 - 1920) Samuel Alexander Denny (1856 - 1951)* William Henry Denny (1861 - 1926)* Anna Isabella Denny (1863 - 1950)* George Howell Denny (1875 - 1964)*

• Calculated relationship

Note: Information submitted by the Houston County Historical Commission, Crockett, TX

Burial: Glenwood Cemetery Crockett, Houston County, Texas, USA Maintained by: Paul Gunnels Originally Created by: Petty & Pickens Record added: Mar 27, 2010

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2671-CH4

• Find A Grave Memorial# 50292739
• Citing this Record:

"Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8T-65R6 : 22 December 2016), James V. Collins and Fannie Denny, 04 Jan 1883; citing Houston, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,020,082.

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNL-9YB : 15 July 2017), William Denny, Crockett, Houston, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 22, sheet 234B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1312; FHL microfilm 1,255,312.

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