Son of William Collins (1811-1851) and Elizabeth Wininger (1808-1859); siblings: William (1829-1886), John (1838-1914), Martha (b. 1840), Nathan (1843-1862), and Thomas (b. 1845); farmer; married Miss Mary M. Beatty (1837-1857) on Jan. 27, 1853 in Dubois Co., IN; children w/Mary: William W. (b. April 9, 1855), and Mary E. (b. Nov. 25, 1856); married Miss Nancy Kesterson (1844-1917) on Sept. 11, 1860 in Dubois Co., IN; child w/ Nancy: Emily V. (b. Aug. 31, 1861); enlisted in Co. I, 38th Indiana Infantry on Sept. 18, 1861; wounded at the Battle of Stones River, TN on Dec. 31, 1862; died of wounds at Nashville Gen'l. Hosp. No. 2 on Feb. 23, 1863.
Son of William Collins (1811-1851) and Elizabeth Wininger (1808-1859); siblings: William (1829-1886), John (1838-1914), Martha (b. 1840), Nathan (1843-1862), and Thomas (b. 1845); farmer; married Miss Mary M. Beatty (1837-1857) on Jan. 27, 1853 in Dubois Co., IN; children w/Mary: William W. (b. April 9, 1855), and Mary E. (b. Nov. 25, 1856); married Miss Nancy Kesterson (1844-1917) on Sept. 11, 1860 in Dubois Co., IN; child w/ Nancy: Emily V. (b. Aug. 31, 1861); enlisted in Co. I, 38th Indiana Infantry on Sept. 18, 1861; wounded at the Battle of Stones River, TN on Dec. 31, 1862; died of wounds at Nashville Gen'l. Hosp. No. 2 on Feb. 23, 1863.
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