Mary Susan (Allen) Collins was born on 5 Jun 1873 in Allen Precinct, Hamilton, Illinois, United States, daughter of Jeremiah James Allen (1832 - 1906) and Nancy (Barker) Allen (~1838 - ~1884).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJL-7VH : 13 January 2022), Mary S. Allen in household of Jery J. Allen, Allen Precinct, Hamilton, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK56-F5S : accessed 8 March 2023), Mary Collins in household of Eward Collins, Lynn, Posey, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 55, sheet 5A, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 375; FHL microfilm 1,374,388.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4BW-NTM : accessed 8 March 2023), Mary S Collins in household of Edward Collins, New Harmony, Posey, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 7B, line 97, family 230, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 623; FHL microfilm 2,340,358.
"United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:V1YP-4L1 : Mon Jan 02 03:52:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward M Collins and Mary F Collins, 1940.
"United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CT8-4BT6 : 14 September 2021), Mary Collins in entry for Edward M Collins, 1955.
"United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPB9-WM42 : 14 September 2021), Mary in entry for Edward M Collins, 1955.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPXR-SJN : 26 November 2014), Allen in entry for Ruth Maxine Baker, 21 Sep 1992; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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