Melinda Luther was a second wife, very young, married to him when my father's great grandfather was very old and widowed (i had never heard her name in my life when i found her in records!) . . . . The mother of his children was Sarah/Sallie Hedgepeth.
Federal Census 1840 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. Listed living in the household was 1 male under age of 5 (Gaston); 2 males age 5 and under 10 (E.L. & William ; 2 males age 10 and under 15 (Isham & John W.); 1 male age 30 (Eaton) and under 40 years of age and 1 female age 5 and under 10;(Martha) and 1 female age 30 and under 40 (Sally).
-Federal Census 1850 Western Division of Wake County, North Carolina. Eaton age 49 and Sally age 45 gave their occupation as "farmers."
Children of EATON and SARAH/SALLY:
i. JOHN W. COLLINS, b. Aug 1825, Wake County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1900; m. CASSANDRA JANE WELCH, 03 Jun 1856, Wake County, North Carolina; James A. Moore, bondsman and Johnson Olive performing ceremony; b. Apr 1827, Wake County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1900.
Notes for JOHN W. COLLINS:
CENSUS RECORDS:
-Federal Census 1860 Southern Division, Wake County, North Carolina. John was age 34 and Cassandra age 30. John valued his personal and real estate property at $1,000. He gave farmer as his occupation. Living next door was John's brother Isham and his family.
-Federal Census 1870 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina with the post office being New Hill. John was age 44 and Cassandra age 42. John gave farmer as his occupation.
-Federal Census 1880 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. John age 54 and Cassandra age 50.
John gave farmer as his occupation.
-Federal Census 1900 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. John was age 74 and Cassandra age 70. John gave 'farmer' as his occupation. Cassandra stated she had borne no children.
6. ii. ISHAM HENRY COLLINS, b. 09 Jan 1829, Wake County, North Carolina; d. 22 Jan 1920, Holly Springs, Wake County, North Carolina; buried originally at the Old Edwards Cemetery; re-interment at Collins Grove Baptist Church, Holly Springs, Wake County, North Carolina.
7. iii. WILLIAM HENDERSON COLLINS, b. Jan 1831, Wake County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1910.
8. iv. MARTHA/CILVIA/SILVIA COLLINS, b. 23 Aug 1834, Wake County, North Carolina; d. North Carolina.
9. v. SIDNEY GREEN COLLINS, b. 15 Aug 1835, Wake County, North Carolina; d. 02 Jul 1906, Black River, Harnett County, North Carolina.
vi. E.SAUNDERS ("ES") COLLINS, b. Abt. 1838, Wake County, North Carolina; d. 24 May 1862, Kinston, North Carolina Hospital.
Notes for E.S. COLLINS:
CENSUS RECORDS:
-Federal Census 1860 Southern Division, Wake County, North Carolina. E.S. age 21 was single was living as a "day laborer" in the household of Archibald & Isabella Leslie in Holly Springs.
MILITARY RECORDS:
Name: E.S. Collins
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: North Carolina
Regiment Name: 26 North Carolina Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 26th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
Company: D
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M230 roll 8
Name: ES Collins
Enlistment Date: 29 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Wake County, NC
State Served: North Carolina
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, North Carolina 26th Infantry Regiment on 29 May 1861.
Promoted to full corporal on 15 May 1862.
Mustered out on 24 May 1862 at Kinston, NC Hospital.
Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
vii. GASTON COLLINS, b. Abt. 1840, Wake County, North Carolina; d. 18 Jan 1863, Richmond, Virginia, of disease in the hospital.
Notes for GASTON COLLINS:
CENSUS RECORDS:
-Federal Census 1860 Wake County, North Carolina. Gaston, single and age 19, was still living at home with his parents.
MILITARY RECORDS:
Name: G W Collins
Residence: Wake County, North Carolina
Age at Enlistment: 23
Enlistment Date: 15 Jul 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Wake County, NC
State Served: North Carolina
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, North Carolina 1st Infantry Regiment on 15 Jul 1862.
Mustered out on 18 Jan 1863 at Richmond, Virginia, Hospital.
Birth Date: abt 1839
Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
Name: G Collins
Residence: Wake County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 15 Jul 1862
Enlistment Place: Wake County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a private on 15 July, 1862, at the age of 23.
Enlisted in Company G, 1st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 15 Jul 1862.
Died of disease Company G, 1st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 18 Jan 1863 at Richmond, Virginia, Hospital
10. viii. THOMAS COLLINS, b. Dec 1841, Wake County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1900.
ix. DALLAS "DB" COLLINS, b. Abt. 1843, Wake County, North Carolina; d. 20 Jan 1865, Elmira, New York, as prisoner of war; buried in prison graveyard.
Notes for DALLAS "DB" COLLINS:
MILITARY RECORDS:
Name: Dallas Collins
Residence: Wake County, North Carolina
Age at Enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 15 Jul 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Wake County, NC
State Served: North Carolina
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, North Carolina 1st Infantry Regiment on 15 Jul 1862.
Captured at Wilderness, VA. on May 12, 1864.
Mustered out on 20 Jan 1865 at Elmira, NY.
Birth Date: abt 1844
Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
Research by R. Ross Houston
Name: Dallas Collins
Residence: Wake County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 15 Jul 1862
Enlistment Place: Wake County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a private on 15 July 1862 at the age of 18.
Enlisted in Company G, 1st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 15 Jul 1862.
Died Company G, 1st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 20 Jan 1865 at Elmira, NY.
More About DALLAS "DB" COLLINS:
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
x. BENJAMIN H. COLLINS, b. Jul 1849, Wake County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1910.
Notes for BENJAMIN H. COLLINS:
FEDERAL CENSUS RECORDS:
-1870 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. Ben, single, age 20, was still living at home with his parents.
-1900 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. Ben, single and age 50, was living next door to his brothers Thomas and William and their families.
-1910 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. Ben, single and age 62. Ben listed working in sawmill as occupation. Living next door were his brother William and his wife Isabel.
