Collins Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Collins Family

27,755 Collins records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

27,755Records in our database

1818Earliest birth

2Documented families

9Biographies

See the Collins family trees →1,284 Collins families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

27,755 Collins records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (6,734 of 27,755)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Judson Dwight Collins, born 1823, Michigan
Earliest in the county histories: E. T. Collins, born 1818

Most common first names

John756 James749 Mary675 William657 Robert532 Charles484 George340 Thomas304 Helen266 Edward260 Margaret245 Dorothy244

Documented families

Collins families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (2)

The Collins family of Berrien CountyMichiganStarts: Thomas Collins and Sophia (Kennedy) Collins (b. 1785)Most recent: M. O. Collins (b. 1873)The Collins family of Scott CountyIowaStarts: David Collins and Jerusha (Wright) Collins (b. 1806)Most recent: Edward Collins (b. 1864)

The earliest Collinss in the county histories

Sanford Lang Worthy CollinsBorn 1805Child of John W. Collins and Mercy (Langworthy) CollinsLucas County, Ohio Andrew CollinsBorn 1815, Madison countyCooper County, Missouri Charles A. CollinsBorn 1816Summit County, Ohio Elias CollinsBorn 1817, Salisbury TownshipChild of John Collins and Sarah (Gilbert) CollinsHardin County, Ohio Samuel S. CollinsBorn 1819Darke County, Ohio Burrell S. CollinsBorn 1820Logan County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

1,284 Collins families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

76 Collins death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

65 Collins people in 51 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (9)

E. T. CollinsBorn 1818 · Clark County, Ohio Samuel CollinsBorn 1824 · Allen County, Ohio Miles Augustus CollinsBorn 1832 · Scott County, Iowa Thomas CollinsBorn 1837 · Clark County, Ohio William CollinsBorn 1838 · Berrien County, Michigan John CollinsBorn 1849 · Montgomery County, Ohio Eben D. CollinsBorn 1852 · Berrien County, Michigan M. H. CollinsBorn 1853 · Clark County, Ohio Edward CollinsBorn 1864 · Scott County, Iowa

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Common questions

Collins genealogy: FAQ

Where were Collins ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 27,755 Collins records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (6,734), then Ohio (4,862) and Illinois (3,775).

How far back does the Collins family tree go?

The earliest Collins birth in our database is 1823: Judson Dwight Collins, Michigan. The old county histories name E. T. Collins, born 1818. We have pieced together 1,284 Collins family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Collins family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Collins family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.