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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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RICHARD D. COLLINS was born in Grant County, Ky., July 13, 1865, and is the eldest of five sons born to Richard L. and Elizabeth (Durbin) Collins of Grant County, Ky., and Indiana. The grandfather of our subject, John Collins, settled in Grant County with his father nearly one hundred years ago. Richard L. Collins was born in 1838, and for twenty years has run a flouring mill, called the “Crittenden Flouring Mill.” His son, Ed T., now runs the mill. Hosier Durbin, Mrs. Collins father, a native of Bourbon County, was a Methodist preacher, and was killed by lightning, between North Vernon and Greensburg, Ind., in 1852. Richard D. Collins received the appointment to West Point, passed the examination, but through sickness was granted a sick leave for eight months; when he returned, was again sick and resigned. In 1885 he started in the drug business, and carries about $1,600 worth of stock. Mr. Collins is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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This family biography is one of 67 biographies included in the Grant County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company. For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7
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