Thank you so much for providing all this interesting family history on Harrison Taylor Collins! And I’m delighted to learn that you in turn are telling others of the family about the Collins’s fascinating Civil War history.

Vikki

Permelia A. Whiteside: Married 1878 Died 1881
(she was his next door neighbor)
Francis “Fannie” Richardson: Married 1882 Died 1894
Hulda Bailey Moore: Married 1895 Died 1918
Martha Tullos: Married 1923 (at some point Harrison’s family sent her back
to her family because “they couldn’t take care of both of them”)

Harrison had 18 children and he was my husband’s GG Grandfather. His G Grandfather was Eli……Grandmother was Ebbie Sophira Collins and, of course her daughter is my mother-in-law.
I would also like to thank Vikki for telling us the story of the Collins in Mississippi and Texas………my mother-in-law was really surprised to learn
about the Unionist ties in Mississippi and Texas. She had never heard a word about it!! (She’s 85 yrs. old, grew up in Hardin Co. and lives in Liberty now). I have educated some of the Collins clan in my generation, but there are quite a few Collins in Liberty, Hardin and Polk Co. that need to hear the story!

Carolyn Cauthorn

Currently, I have no presentations scheduled near Baton Rouge. I just spoke on the Free State of Jones in Laurel, Mississippi, last July, 2011. Wish you could have been there!

Vikki

I enjoy “Renagade South” magazine so much! I save the copies in a special folder on my computer and go back and read and study the articles at my leasure.
My mother was a Watkins from Jones County and I remember her saying how she was teased at school in Ellisville because of her ‘roots’. The kids would taunt herby saying “Yea, you’re from the free state of Jones.” Her reply was “Yea, and I’m proud of it!”
I would dearly love to attend your lecture on Jones County,etc. Where is the nearest loction to Baton Rouge, La. where your next program will be?
Thanks for letting others enjoy your hard work
Kathleen

I appreciate the comments. Vikki Bynum and I discussed our awareness of Unionist connections in the James Richard Walters family–she having included the Welch line among her “selected descendants” trees in the appendices to “Free State of Jones.” But reading Prentice Bynum’s list of heirs, including the daughters and their husbands, added another dimension. As noted, Randall Kervin’s inquiry about Mary Elizabeth Welch Eulin prompted this search. And wherever you dig in Civil War era Jones County, it seems you invariably come up with something interesting.

There are, of course, other threads: William Welch’s wife Amanda was a sister of Merida Morgan Coats and Adam Coats. M.M. Coats was listed on the Knight Band roster and both Merida and Adam were among the captives at Kennesaw Mtn.

Janice: do you have the Joel & Tabitha Walters pension file? I had a researcher locate the file at the NARA and scan the contents. It consists of 105 documents and I could burn a set for you. If you don’t have my email, contact Vikki Bynum and she will provide it.

Ed Payne

Love reading all postings on Renegade South.

Cheers to you and to Vikki,

The other Vikky (Wilburn) Anders…in San Diego

As per usual, your research is terrific! Okay, I checked my database. Here’s what I found. (Note I have NO documents to back up anything in my database. NADA!)

I show a William Welborn m Rachel Payne on Nov 7 1807 in Rowan Co NC. Now I also show that Wm Welborn shares a consanguineous relationship with the other Welborn families in Jones Co MS. And surrounding areas.

It’s good to see you on Renegade South after a long while!

Vikki