James Shepard Collins b about 1784 Grayson Co VA; m. about 1813 Floyd Co KY to Elizabeth Lewis b about 1799 NC d 5 Feb 1853 Letcher Co KY. (1850 Letcher Co KY Census and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of James Shepard Collins and Elizabeth Lewis;

I. Eulalia "Uly" Collins (female) b 20 Apr 1811 VA d 5 Jun 1897 Letcher Co KY; m. 26 Nov 1850 Letcher Co KY to Stephen G Logan b about 1824 NC. (1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of Stephen G Logan and Eulalia "Uly" Collins;

1. Elizabeth Logan b 17 Jun 1853 Letcher Co KY m. 1870 KY to Shade Combs b 1 Jan 1844 Letcher Co KY; s/o Wesley Combs and Mary Polly Hogg. Children of Shade Combs and Elizabeth Logan; i. Blaine Combs b 1878 ii. Van Combs b about 1880 iii. Burnett Combs b about 1882 iv. Ella Combs b 10 May 1885 v. Henry Clay Combs b 1887 vi. Charlie Combs b about 1888 vii. Dora Combs b about 1889 viii. Wesley Combs b about 1890 ix. Child Combs b about 1891 x. Ida Combs b about 1892

2. James Logan b about 1855

II. Priscilla Collins b 29 Sep 1812 m. George Washington Calhoun b about 1820 KY. Children of George Washington Calhoun and Priscilla Collins;

1. William Calhoun b 1842 KY

2. Martha Calhoun b 1844 KY

3. Mary Calhoun b 1847 Letcher Co KY

4. Marion Calhoun b 1850 Letcher Co KY

5. Elizabeth Calhoun b 22 FEB 1851 Letcher Co KY

6. Unnamed Calhoun b 10 NOV 1852 Letcher Co KY

7. Robert Calhoun b about 1854 Letcher Co KY

8. Ferbia Phoebe Calhoun b 1855

III. Nathaniel Collins b 4 Oct 1814 Dickenson Co., VA d 30 Dec 1905 Knott Co KY m. 18 Oct 1838 to Nancy Branham Smith b 18 Oct 1820 Dickenson Co VA d 23 Apr 1903 Letcher Co KY; d/o William Branham Smith and Elizabeth Childers.

IV. Thomas Collins b 26 Jul 1817 VA d 9 Jun 1897 m. Thursa Calhoun b 1825 VA d 29 Mar 1888.

V. Mary Polly Collins b 10 Oct 1819 Letcher Co KY d 5 Jun 1885 Booneville, KY; m. about 1842 Letcher Co KY to Preston Breeding b 18 May 1820 Knott Co KY d 23 Aug 1887 s/o Elisha Breeding and Pauline Childress.

VI. William Collins b 20 Nov 1821 KY m. Eliza Breeding b 1823 KY d/o Elisha Breeding and Paulina Childress.

VII. Robert Collins b 12 Oct 1823 Cowan, Letcher Co, KY d 27 Nov 1883 m. Lydia Adams b 9 May 1832 Cowan, Fleming Co KY d 11 Oct 1909 Letcher Co KY; d/o Randolph Adams and Nancy Caudill.

VIII. John Wesley Collins b 2 Feb 1825 Rockhouse Creek, Perry Co, KY d 27 Aug 1907 Letcher Co KY; m. 10 Mar 1855 Letcher Co KY to Nancy Mullins b 6 Apr 1835 Perry Co KY d 24 Apr 1909 Letcher Co KY; buried Colson Cemetery, Colson, Letcher Co KY.

IX. James Madison Collins b 12 Dec 1827 Rockhouse, Perry Co, KY d 11 Dec 1915 Letcher Co KY; m. Ruth Hale b 1838 Russell Co VA d/o Arch Hale and Elizabeth Unknown.

X. Tivis Benjamin Collins b 13 Jun 1828 Rockhouse Creek, Perry Co, KY d 12 Mar 1863