Horatio was born about 1822. He passed away in 1895.
Research Notes
o No known birth records exist. Most census records indicate he was born in New York.
o Tombstone says date of birth is 12 Dec 1823, but for some reason marriage records indicate he was 26 years old on June 3, 1848. If the Tombstone was correct he would have been married at age 24, not 26.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8D-28W : 4 April 2020), Horatio Collins, Woodbridge, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States; citing family 59, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW39-4VZ : 14 August 2017), Hirathio Collins, Bushnell, Montcalm, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 228, sheet 53B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,596.
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF3Q-DN8 : 13 March 2018), Horatio Collins in entry for Mattie Moffett, 23 Dec 1928; citing Belding, Ionia, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,753.
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF3N-DBV : 13 March 2018), Horatio in entry for Eli W Collins, 09 Nov 1930; citing Lowell, Kent, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,812.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24100541/horatio_n-collins: accessed March 21, 2024), memorial page for Horatio N. Collins (12 Dec 1823–27 Jan 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24100541, citing Sheridan Cemetery, Sheridan, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by CSawdy (contributor 46618534).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Horace by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Horace: