Robert Collins b 12 Oct 1823 Cowan, Letcher Co, KY d 27 Nov 1883; s/o James Shepard Collins and Elizabeth Lewis. Robert Collins m. Lydia Adams b 9 May 1832 Cowan, Fleming Co KY d 11 Oct 1909; d/o Randolph Adams and Nancy Caudill. (1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of Robert Collins and Lydia Adams;

1. William Sherman Collins b 21 Apr 1865 KY d 15 Dec 1937 Letcher Co KY; m. 3 Mar 1888 Letcher Co KY to Martha E Crase b 15 Oct 1870 d 14 Jun 1914.

2. Greenberry Collins b 26 Feb 1868 d 23 May 1924; m. 26 Jun 1890 Letcher Co KY to Frances Jane Proffitt b 1 Aug 1874 d 18 Feb 1945; d/o Hiram H Profitt and Christina Adams.

3. Lucinda Collins b about 1870 Letcher Co KY d 4 Sept 1875 Letcher Co KY

4. Dow Collins b 20 Jan 1875 Camp Branch, Letcher Co KY d 13 Jul 1949 m. Nancy Ann Caudill.