I'm looking for information on my gggf Thomas COLLINS, his wife
Hanora McMAHON COLLINS, and assorted relatives. Most of my
information comes from Crawford County, IA, but I have reason to
believe they came through Clinton County, and probably even came
back to visit. Perhaps my ggf Martin COLLINS married Delia GREEN in
Clinton County? I haven't found their marriage record anywhere
else.
I pick up my gggf Thomas COLLINS trail in Toronto, Ontario, where
he married Honora McMAHON in 1855. The 1870 and later US Censuses
note he was born in Ireland but I dont know where, nor when he came
over. Many of the COLLINS and McMAHON people in 1850s Toronto are
found again in Crawford County, IA, in the 1880s (everyone listed
below was born in Crawford County unless otherwise noted.) There
are a number of marriages between the COLLINS and McMAHON families
and both lines are in Crawford County through the 1920s (and
presumably today), mostly in the Denison, Aspinwall, Vail and
Charter Oak areas.
Thanks,
Ron Collins
Kenmore, WA
ron.collins(a)amc.com
1. Thomas COLLINS (c1830-1880+) (born Ireland; moved to Toronto,
ON; then to Crawford Co, IA c1866)
+ Hanora (Nora) McMAHON (c1830-1880+) (born Ireland; moved to
Toronto, ON; married Thos. 1855)
2. Martin Joseph COLLINS (1856-1900+) (born Toronto, ON;
moved to Omaha, NE, 1880-1900)
+Delia GREEN (1864-c1900) (born Pittston, PA; married
Martin c1883)
3. Mary Clara COLLINS (1884-1965)
+John DOOMS (b. ?)
3. Thomas COLLINS (1885-1961)
3. Walter COLLINS (1886-1945)
3. Hanora "Nora" COLLINS (1889-1967)
+ Albert VANDENBROUCKE (b. ?)
3. Martin Joseph COLLINS (1890-1942) <<<< my
grandfather
+ Adeline Marie METZ (1890-1951; b. Fairmont, NE)
3. Margaret Florence COLLINS (1894-1975)
+ Roger KELLY (b. ?)
3. Agnes Irene COLLINS
+ William HOFFMAN (b. ?)
2. Patrick J COLLINS (1863-?) (born Toronto, ON)
+ Bridget RYAN (c1864-?; b. ?; m. 1890)
3. Nora Mary COLLINS (c1891-?)
2. Mary Ellen COLLINS (1865-?; b. Toronto, ON)
+ John James FINIGAN (b. ?; m. 1888)
1. James Collins (c1834-?) (Born Ireland; probably brother to
Thomas COLLINS above)
+Mary GALLAGHER (c1850-?; b. ?) (Mary may have been James
second wife)
2. Michael J COLLINS (c1859-?) (postmaster in Aspinwall, IA,
c1886)
+ Mary HICKEY (b. ?; m. July 1886)
3. Josephine COLLINS (c1886-?)
+ Charles E BREEN (b. ?; m. January 1911)
3. Margaret V COLLINS (1901-?)
2. Mary COLLINS (c1862-?)
2. Maggie (Margaret Ann?) COLLINS (1872-?)
+ Rodger McMAHON (son of the elder Dennis McMAHON, below)
2. Katie (Catherine?) COLLINS (c1874-?)
+ William HOOK (b. ?; m. August 1911)
2. James COLLINS (c1879-?)
1. Dennis McMAHON (c1838-?) (b. Ireland; moved to Toronto, OH; then
to Crawford Co., IA c1866; probably brother or cousin to Hanora
McMAHON COLLINS above)
+ Mary (COLLINS?) (b. ?; c1857-?)
2. Hanorah McMAHON (c1879-?)
2. John A McMAHON (ca1890-?)
+ Mary F CODY (b. ?; m. June 1911)
3. John Francis McMAHON (1912-?)
3. Vincent J McMAHON (1913-?)
1. Michael McMAHON (c. 1838-?) (b. Ireland; moved to Toronto, OH;
then to Crawford Co., IA c1866; probably brother or cousin to Hanora
McMAHON COLLINS above)
+ Mary ____ (b. ?; c1844-?)
2. Maggie McMAHON (c1865-?)
2. John McMAHON (c1868-?)
2. Dennis McMAHON (c1872-?)
+ Mary COLLINS (b. ?)
3. Irene McMAHON (1901-?)
2. Martin McMAHON (c1874-?)
1. Dennis McMAHON (c1830-?) (b. Ireland; moved to Toronto, OH; then
to Crawford Co., IA c1866; probably brother or cousin to Hanora
McMAHON COLLINS above)
+ Elizabeth ____ (c1840-?; b. ?)
2. John McMAHON (c1860-?; b. ?)
2. Mary McMAHON (c1862-?; b. ?)
2. Alexander McMAHON (c1868-?)
+ Mollie CAREY
3. Lucy Fern McMAHON (1901-?)
2. Thomas McMAHON (c1870-?)
2. Rodger McMAHON (c1872-?)
+ Margaret Ann COLLINS
3. James Thomas McMAHON (1898-?)
3. Lizzie McMAHON (1899-?)
3. Mary McMAHON (1900-?)
3. Dennis A McMAHON (1902-?)
3. Catherine Ellen McMAHON (1903-?)
3. Mary Helen McMAHON (1906-?)
3. Esther Gertrude McMAHON (1907-?)
3. Roger Joseph McMAHON (1909-?)
2. Jenny (?) McMAHON (c1877-?)
1. Michael Dennis McMAHON (c1835-?) (b. Ireland; moved to Toronto,
OH; then to Crawford Co., IA c1866; probably brother or cousin to
Hanora McMAHON COLLINS above)
+ Anne CLANCEY (c1845-?; b. ?)
2. Mary McMAHON (c1870-?)
2. John J McMAHON (c1872-?)
+ Martha I POWERS (m. May 1911)
3. Melvin Joseph McMAHON (1912-?)
2. William F McMAHON (1874-?)
2. Edward M McMAHON (c1877-?)
+ Agnes L POWERS (m. April 1910)
3. Cletus McMAHON (1911-?)
2. Anna McMAHON (c1879-?)