About the Author

Collins - Hambrick Family History

(now including Caddess, Bond and Rodgers information)

My name is Ron (Ronnie) Lee Collins. I was born December 31, 1954, in Vaiden, Mississippi, and lived there until I moved to Jackson, MS in 1981. Before moving to Jackson, I played drums in many local bands including The Livin’ End (Article), ColdFire, the John C. (“Bubba”) Calhoun Band, and Magnolia Blue. After relocating, I played with the Hi-Lites, the Earl Bishop Band, and Borderline. While The Livin’ End won local awards, the others offered opportunities to play with Nashville stars such as Helen Cornelius, Jim Ed Brown, Kenny Price, Dottie West, Percy Sledge, David Frizzell, and Dickie Lee. While I wasn’t playing in the bands, I was busy riding go-karts, motorcycles, camping out, building on my super-fortress (the Mighty Treehouse), or cruising in my 1972 Plymouth ‘Cuda with my favorite band of all time, Grand Funk Railroad, playing at ear-splitting levels. At the present, I ride a rocket, my Honda V65 Magna (1100cc). My most recent band was Lock-N-Load.

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If I Could Dance With My Father Again

Back when I was a child 
Before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high 
And dance with my mother and me and then
Spin me around 'till I fell asleep 
Then up the stairs he would carry me 
And I knew for sure, I was loved 
 
If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him 
I'd play a song that would never, ever end 
How I'd love, love, love, to dance with my father, again 
 
Oooooh 
 
When I and my mother would disagree 
To get my way I would run from her to him 
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me 
Yeah yeah, then finally make me do just what my mama said 
Later that night when I was asleep 
He left a dollar under my sheet 
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me 
 
If I could steal, one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him 
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
'Cause I'd love, love, love, to dance with my father, again 
 
Sometimes I’d listen outside her door
And I’d hear how my mother would cry for him
I prayed for her even more than me
I prayed for her even more than me
 
I know I’m praying for much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don’t do it usually
But dear Lord she’s dying to dance with my father again
 
Every night I fall asleep 
And this is all I ever dream

By Luther Vandross

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The Pictures

I am the only child of Alf Trotter Collins and Juanita Hambrick Collins Rhine, of Vaiden. My middle name “Lee” came from my Grandmother, Exyah Lee Bond Hambrick. I have two wonderful sons, Cody Ryan Collins (born 03/30/1993) and Sean Eric Collins (born 03/05/1996). I graduated from Vaiden Elementary School on 05/24/1968, from Vaiden High School on 05/21/1972, from Hinds Community College (Associate in Arts Degree) on 05/20/1990, and Mississippi College (Bachelor of Science in History, 05/16/1992, and Master of Social Sciences Degree, 05/10/1997). CLICK HERE for other certifications.

I currently live in Florence, Mississippi and work for Mississippi Farm Bureau. Previously, I worked for Pomeroy IT Solutions, a national computer service firm that provides IT support for businesses nationwide. I’m a Computer Technical Specialist and, among many other hobbies, spend my spare time with my boys and doing historical research and WEB page design. I am the author of 240⁺ web pages, including The History of Vaiden, Mississippi WEB Pages, and the Childhood Memories Page. I also wrote Capitol Murder: Tempers and Temperance – Truth and Consequences, which was accepted for publication by the Mississippi Journal of History, while I was completing my Masters Studies at Mississippi College. The Final Draft for this paper is still in progress and awaiting submission.

My father, Alf Trotter Collins (05/22/1913 – 01/24/1964), was one of the eight children of Major Robert “Bob” (01/15/1872 – 01/11/1945) and Erma Rodgers Collins (02/14/1878-10/04/1953) of Winona. Alf was killed in an automobile accident while enroute to work at the J.A. Olsen Company in Winona, MS. The Collins family included: Joe Marlow (12/31/1897 – 06/17/1966), Ladell Small (Dell) (10/05/1900 – 08/30/1949), Lottie Mae (02/05/1902 – 03/21/1997), Lattie Rodgers (“Doc”) (04/28/1905 – 08/07/1977), Lay Turner (10/20/1907 – 02/28/1985), Nick Pegues (06/13/1910 – 02/07/1999), Alf Trotter (05/22/1913 – 01/24/1964), and Susie Ellen (b. 11/27/1915 – 12/11/2007). Major Robert Collins married Erma Lou Rodgers on 01/21/1897. Erma was the daughter of William Rodgers and Ellen Jane Morgan – Marker Photo. Major Robert and Erma Rodgers Collins are buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS.

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Collins

The following information is taken from Elsie Lilburn’s Family Treemaker listings.

JOE MARLOW COLLINS was married twice. His married his first wife, BESSIE JANE BLAYLOCK, on 09/11/1918 in Winona, MS. Bessie Jane Blaylock (Collins), after her divorce from Joe Marlow, later became the second wife of Leonard T. Caddess, the father to James Harvey Caddess and Wilson Monroe Caddess.

BESSIE JANE BLAYLOCK CADDESS (04/25/1899 – 06/25/1959) is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS.

Joe Marlow’s second wife was NETTIE CHANDLER (08/11/1905 – 03/23/1985). Nettie is also buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS. – Marker Photo 2

Joe and first wife, Bessie Jane Blaylock, had 3 children, as follows:

1. JOE NEVEL COLLINS, b. November 12, 1919, Winona, Montgomery County, Mississippi; d. March 21, 1987, Lake Cormorant, Mississippi.

2. JAMES LAMAR COLLINS, b. May 10, 1923.

3. MARY ELIZABETH COLLINS.

Joe Marlow and second wife, Nettie Chandler, had no children.

Joe Marlow worked for the Montgomery County, MS Roads Department.

Joe Marlow is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS. He was 68y, 5m, 17 days old at his death.

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DELL SMALL COLLINS married AMY DELL STEPHENS-BROOKSHIRE (01/12/1902 – 01/14/1983). They had 3 children, as follows:

1. STILLBORN DAUGHTER

2. ERMA “JOYCE” COLLINS (12/20/1929 - )

3. ROBERT LEE “BOB” COLLINS (06/19/1934 - )

Amy Dell is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS.

Dell was a taxi cab driver in Winona, MS.

Dell is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS. He was 48y, 10m, 25d old at his death.

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LOTTIE MAE COLLINS married (1) RUPERT (“JACK”) DALTON (Birth and death dates and burial location unknown – married Lottie on 01/04/1925 – divorced 05/06/1926); (2) JAMES ELLIS HAYES (05/01/1881 – 01/14/1968 – married Lottie on 07/18/1956 – buried in Paducah, KY); and (3) ELMER ELLSWORTH ROBINSON (02/25/1902 – 09/12/1996 – married Lottie on 09/05/1970) – buried in Illinois (cemetery name unknown) next to his first wife).

Lottie Mae Collins was nicknamed "Dolly" by her grandfather, William "Bill" Franklin Rodgers. Lottie was a young woman when she moved to Paducah, Kentucky and lived with her relatives. One of the first jobs that she had in Paducah was making cigars.

Lottie never had any children from any of her marriages.

Lottie is buried in Maplelawn Park Cemetery, McCracken County, Paducah, Kentucky, presumably buried next to or near to her 2^nd husband, James Ellis Hayes. Lottie was 95y, 1m, 16 d old at her death.

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LATTIE RODGERS “DOC” COLLINS married CORRINE ODOM (08/06/1917 – 08/03/1973). They had 2 children, as follows:

1. JIMMY RAY COLLINS

2. ANNIE RUTH COLLINS

Corrine Odom is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS. – Marker Photo 2

Doc was manager of a plantation called Glenwild, near Camp McCain, MS.

Doc is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS. He was 72y, 3m, 10d old at his death.

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LAY TURNER COLLINS married FLORA MAE KITE (05/06/1917 – 07/30/2009). Flora was 92y, 2m, 24d old at her death. Flora and Lay had 3 children, as follows:

1. PAUL TURNER COLLINS (10/19/1940 - )

2. MARTHA NELL COLLINS (10/15/1944 - )

3. MARY FRANCES (“FRAN”) COLLINS (08/19/1949 - )

Lay was a farmer, house painter, and was employed at the Recreation Pool Hall in Winona, MS, before moving from Mississippi to southern California in August, 1971. Lay Turner Collins at age 21.

He lived with his daughter Martha Nell Collins Stewart for several years before moving into a convalescent home in El Monte, California.

Lay Turner Collins and Flora Mae [Kite] Collins are buried at the Oakdale Cemetery in Glendora, Los Angeles County, California. He was 77y, 4m, 8d old at his death. LAY’S MARKER

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NICK PEGUES COLLINS married ROSA CRANE BROOKSHIRE (12/02/1921 - ), daughter of J. Brookshire and Amy Dell Stephens-Brookshire (later Collins) on 03/15/1936. Nick was 25y, 8m, 21d old and Rosa was 14y, 3m, 3d at the time they were married. Nick and Rosa had 6 children, as follows:

1. DEANNA BROOKSHIRE COLLINS (02/26/1939 - )

2. LINDA CAROL COLLINS (09/18/1945 - )

3. DAVID WENDELL COLLINS (05/09/1947 - )

4. ROSEMARY COLLINS (02/22/1949 - )

5. ROBERT BRUCE COLLINS (02/24/1953 - )

6. AMYE JEANINE COLLINS (03/14/1957 - )

Nick retired from the Screw Conveyor Corporation in Winona, MS.

Nick is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS. He was 88y, 7m, 25d old at his death. Nick and Rosa had been married 62y, 11m, 2d at the time of Nick’s death.

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ALF TROTTER COLLINS married JUANITA ELIZABETH HAMBRICK (10/12/1920 – 07/01/2002) on 03/11/1953. Alf was 39y, 9m, 17d old and Juanita was 32y, 4m, 27d old when they married. They had 1 child, as follows:

RONNIE LEE COLLINS (12/31/1954 - )

Alf was 41y, 7m, 9d old and Juanita was 34y, 2m, 19d old when Ronnie was born.

Alf Trotter Collins served in the U. S. Army during World War II, He served in the Military Police and was classified as Marksman, M-1 Rifle. He received the Good Conduct Medal, Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal and the Honorable Service Lapel Button – WWII. He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1946. [Ed. Note: Due to the loss of the original medals, the ones depicted here are reissues from the Army’s National Personnel Records Center – Military Personnel Records; 9700 Page Avenue; St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 or by the web at: https://veteranmedals.army.mil/]. Completion of Service Letter from President Harry Truman

Alf died on January 24, 1964 as the result of an automobile accident, south of Winona, Mississippi, on January 23, 1964 -- in which he was riding on the front passenger seat -- while enroute to work at J.A. Olsen Picture Frame Factory. Also killed were Johnson Cooke (09/12/1921 or 1923 – 01/23/1964 (driver)) and James Stephens Downs (08/07/1913 – 01/23/1964 (rear left passenger)). Avery Peeler (right rear seat) was the only survivor. Juanita was 43y, 3m, 12 d old and Ronnie was 9y, 0m, 24 d old when Alf was killed.

Johnson Cooke is buried at Midway Church Cemetery, Vaiden, Carroll County MS.

James Stephens Downs is buried at Old Plank Cemetery, Carroll County, MS.

Avery Peeler is buried at Chapel Hill Cemetery (McCool), Attala County.

Alf is buried in Winona Garden of Memory, Montgomery County, Winona, Mississippi. He was 50y, 8m, 2d old at his death. Alf and Juanita had been married 10y, 10m, 13d at the time of Alf’s death. Juanita was 43y, 3m, 12d old at the time of Alf’s death. Ronnie was 9y, 0m, 24d old at the time of Alf’s death.

Juanita Collins married 2^nd husband ROY JULIUS RHINE on September 12, 1969. Juanita was 48y, 11m, 0d old and Roy was 55y, 2m, 13d old when they were married. Ronnie was 14y, 8m, 12d old when they married. They had no children from this marriage. Juanita married Roy 6y, 7m, 20d after Alf’s death.

Juanita is buried at the Winona Garden of Memory, Montgomery County, Winona, MS. She was 81y, 8m, 19d old at her death. Ronnie was 47y, 6m, 0 d old when Juanita died. Juanita’s grandsons (Ronnie’s sons) Cody and Sean were 9y, 3m, 1d and 6y, 3m, 26d old, respectively, when Juanita died.

Roy Julius Rhine (06/30/1914 – 02/04/1986) is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery County, Winona, MS. He was 71y, 7m, 5d old at his death. Juanita was 65y, 3m, 23d and Ronnie was 31y, 1m, 4d old when Roy died. Juanita was Roy’s 2^nd wife. Roy’s parents were Calvin Erwin Rhine (10/23/1854 – 01/24/1931) and Matilda Turner Rhine (10/20/1884 – 04/04/1929). Roy’s first wife was Lillian Essie Palmertree 12/19/1915 – 02/28/1974). Lillian and Roy had 4 children: Dewie Ladell “Buddy” Rhine (07/21/1933 – 11/16/1998); Franklin Lavelle Rhine (10/07/1935 – 09/25/1992); Reba Sue [Rhine] Carwile (08/08/1938 – 04/08/2006); and Martha “Marty” [Rhine] Holly (10/28/1942 - ). Lillian Essie Palmertree [Rhine] Orr is buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery County, Winona, MS.

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SUSIE ELLEN COLLINS married WILLIAM THOMAS RICHARDS (02/12/1905 – 01/03/2004). They had 1 child, as follows:

JUDITH (“JUDY”) MAXINE RICHARDS (10/20/1939 – 04/01/1993) – 1966 PHOTO

Susie Ellen Collins Richards is buried in the Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery, Huntington County, Huntington, IN. William Thomas Richards’ burial location is unknown at this time.

Judith Maxine Richards married her first husband, Daniel “Dan” Schock, on February 14, 1970. He was born November 22, 1920 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and died June 07, 1983 in Fort Wayne Indiana. They had had 2 children together, which are, as follows: RICHARD DALE SCHOCK, b. April 27, 1971, Paducah, Kentucky, and JOHN WILLIAM SCHOCK, b. December 13, 1975, Marion, Indiana. She married second husband, FRANK GOTSCHALL July 15, 1989.

Judith Maxine Richards Schock Gotschall is buried in the Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, with her first husband, Dan Schock. It is not known as of October 17, 2009 if Judith’s 2^nd husband, Frank Gotschall, is deceased and, if so, the location of his burial. According to Judith's obituary, Frank Gotschall was from Sikeston, MO, or living there at the time of Judith's death. Judith and Frank Gotschall had no known children.

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Major Robert Collins Family Age Comparisons

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THE COLLINS FAMILY (as listed above)

The Collins Homeplace – Winona, MS

Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6

More Photos of the Collins Clan

Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5

Photo 6 Photo 7 Photo 8

Photo 9 Photo 10

Still More Photos of The Collins Clan

Photo 1 – Photo 2 – Photo 3 – Photo 4 – Photo 5

Photo 6 – Photo 7 – Photo 8 – Photo 9

Rosa and Nick Collins’ 50^th Anniversary Napkin

(March 5, 1936 to March 5, 1986)

Visit With the Collinses – November 1979

The J.A. Olsen Employees of Winona, MS -- 1955 (541kb .jpg file)

Winona Times Article With Listing of Employees in the Above Photo (490kb.jpg file)

Bob and Erma Collins were a farming family that lived in Montgomery County all their lives. After receiving the Good Conduct Medal, the American Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal, my father (Alf Trotter) was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in 1946, where he served in the Military Police and was classified as Marksman, M-1 Rifle. He was employed by the J.A. Olsen Company in Winona for many years and was one of three involved in an automobile accident en-route to work on January 23, 1964. He died the next day. He was a devoted father and loved his family.

Bob and Erma Collins are buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona. Bob’s father (my Great-Grandfather) was named James Polk Collins. His (James Polk Collins’) wife, Mariah Jane Collins (12/29/1850 – 11/30/1887), was also James Polk Collins’ 1^st cousin (Mariah’s father was Major Crume Collins, the brother of James Simpson Collins, father of James Polk Collins (Mariah’s husband)).

Bob also had three sisters, Lallie Otee (“Sis”) (11/30/1874 – 10/29/1937) (I believe this is correct) and Rosa Paralee (07/25/1881 – 03/03/1951), and Rachael Elizabeth (“Lizzie”)(b. 09/10/1879, d. ?) and two brothers, James Thomas (“Tom”)(05/10/1875 – d. ?) and Rube (William Wade (“Rube”) (08/24/1883 – 12/29/1969).

Major Crume Collins, James Simpson Collins, James Polk Collins, Mariah Jane Collins, Lallie Otee (“Sis”) Collins, Rosa Paralee Collins and William Wade (“Rube”) Collins, are buried at Mission Cemetery in Winona. Lallie (“Sis”) and Rosa Paralee Collins never married. Rube married Mrs. Myrtle McCarty. Information about Myrtle McCarty Collins (Rube’s wife) and Rachael Elizabeth (“Lizzie”) Collins is currently unknown.

James Thomas (“Tom”) is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Winona -- MARKER CLOSE-UP – with his wife Lila (04/26/1891 – 12/25/1968). Lila’s maiden name and other information is currently unknown.

Our Cousin, Elsie Lilburn, has traced the Collins Family History to England in 1569 (14 generations), beginning with John Collins I, Keeper of the Gael in the Court of King Charles I.

To go to Elsie’s Family TreeMaker site, CLICK HERE.

To view an Adobe .pdf document of only the Collins Descendents, CLICK HERE.

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Hambrick

Juanita Hambrick Collins Rhine (10/12/1920 – 07/01/2002), was one four children of John Cleveland (04/23/1886 – 02/02/1951) and Exyah Bond Hambrick (04/02/1884 – 01/07/1955), who were originally from Attala County, married on April 20, 1906, and moved to Vaiden shortly thereafter. [Ed Note: The marriage license of John C. and Exyah Bond Hambrick shows 04/20/1906 as the wedding date. Other accounts show the date as 04/22/1906, but this is the date the license was filed .] The Hambrick children included: Harvey O. (07/04/1907 – 08/06/1928), Claude (10/15/1908 – 07/20/1915), Louise (03/02/1915 – 12/18/1979), and Juanita. Grandfather owned Hambrick’s Blacksmith Shop in Vaiden for many years and Grandmother was a homemaker. Grandfather Hambrick developed an improved version of a plow and applied for a patent on it, but the application was stolen from the mail, supposedly from a competitor. It is unclear if his design was used. He is seen here with a miniature version of the plow. My mother (Juanita) worked at the Chenille Plant in Winona, the Vaiden Bank, Vaiden Manufacturing Company, North Vaiden Public Schools and Winona Manor Nursing Home. She was also self-employed for several years in child-care.

Jim Hambrick (brother to John Cleveland Hambrick) Photo

John Cleveland Hambrick Obituary

Exyah Lee Bond Hambrick Obituary

Claude B. Hambrick Obituary

Harvey O’Neal Hambrick Obituary

Read “The Forge of the Blacksmith”

Louise married Wilson Monroe Caddess (06/18/1917 – 11/18/1997), who was originally from Doddsville, MS, but moved to Winona at an early age. Louise (Aunt “E”) also worked at the Chenille Plant, was a homemaker, active in community organizations, and kept children in her home in Vaiden throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Louise was the “second mother” to many of the children in the area, and loved to visit with family and relatives, cook, and spend hours researching family history. [Louise was 64y, 9m, 16d when she died. Wilson was 62y, 6m, 0d old when Louise died. Ronnie was 24y, 11m, 17d old when Louise died and 42y, 10m, 18d old when Wilson died. Juanita was 59y, 2m, 6d old when Louise died and 77y, 1m, 6d old when Wilson died. Cody was 4y, 7m, 19d old when Wilson died. Sean was 1y, 8m, 3d old when Wilson died.]

After graduating from Winona High School in Winona, MS on May 24, 1937 (Commencement Cover; Commencement Program), Wilson Caddess served in the United States Army Civilian Conservation Corps and 840^th Aviation Engineers. After receiving his Honorable Discharge from the Army, Wilson (Uncle “Oogie”) owned Caddess’ Radio and TV Repair Shop in Vaiden, and was the Fire Chief and Water Superintendent of Vaiden for over 40 years. He retired on January 31, 1990. Wilson was always there to help someone in need, and was valued throughout Vaiden for his knowledge of the water department and his ability to tell someone (without the aid of maps or blueprints) the location of a water main or coupling, its size, how deep it was buried, and when it was last repaired. He also loved visiting with family and friends whenever possible. 1937 Winona High School Graduating Class Article

John and Exyah Hambrick, Harvey and Claude are buried in the Vaiden Cemetery. John Cleveland’s father (my Great-Grandfather) was named John Buchanan Hambrick (November 13, 1856 – February 5, 1904). John Buchanan’s father (my Great-Great-Grandfather) was named Andrew Jackson Hambrick (June 28, 1832 – March 18, 1897).

John Buchanan Hambrick, his 2^nd wife Lula Angeline Canon Hambrick, and Andrew Jackson Hambrick are buried in Springdale Cemetery between Kosciusko, Mississippi and McAdams, Mississippi.

The burial location of John Buchanan Hambrick’s 1^st wife, Bettie Miller Hambrick (d. 03/02/1884), is unknown.

It is believed that my Great-Great-Great-Grandfather was named Joseph or Benjamin Hambrick, but that information is unclear at this time. Also, family history is scarce prior to my immediate Grandmothers.

NOTE: The name “Hanbrick,” is one of the older versions of “Hambrick.” “Hanrick” is another. Andrew Jackson Hambrick’s marker at Springdale is spelled “Hanbrick.” This was either a typographical error by the makers of the marker, or this spelling was used at that time. It is believed, however, that it is an error, since the 1870 Census spells it as “Hambrick.”

In recap, the Hambrick line is as follows:

Joseph (or Benjamin) Hambrick

Andrew Jackson Hambrick – married Nancy Little (daughter of Samuel and Sarah Little) – The Mississippi Attala County Census of 1870 lists the following: Andrew Jackson Hambrick (head of household), 37; Nancy (wife), 28; and children, as follows: Sarah B., 15; John B., 13; ? Mary A., 11 ?; ? Samuel L., 3 ?; and ? Thad, 1 ?.

John Buchanan Hambrick – married (1^st wife) Bettie Miller (d. 03/02/1884 – burial location unknown) on 11/02/1877 -- Together they had 2 children: Minnie Mitchell (b. 02/21/1880) and Willie Charlie Hambrick (b. 05/17/1882 -- d. 11/12/1883).

John Buchanan Hambrick married (2^nd) wife Lula Angeline Canon (06/06/1866 – 02/14/1904 -- married on 05/29/1884). They had the following children: John Cleveland (04/23/1886 – 02/02/1951), James W. (“Jim) (04/22/1901 – 02/13/1971), Beulah New (05/15/1893 – 11/25/1945), Lillie Need (05/14/1889 -?), Nannie Jane (02/07/1891 – 01/29/1940), Kate Maggie (08/20/1887 – 06/12/1889), Claudie Belle (02/11/1900 – 06/22/1901), Gordie David (10/20/1902 – 06/12/1904), Ida Allie (05/30/1897 – 02/22/1903) and Andrew Jackson Hambrick (02/04/1895 – 07/16/1898).

Beulah Hambrick (05/15/1893 – 11/25/1945) married Oscar Oakes (10/02/1880 – 04/28/1953). They are buried in the Brister Cemetery, Rocky Point, Attala County, MS.

John Buchanan Hambrick and Lula Canon Hambrick are buried at Springdale Cemetery, Attala County, MS.

Lillie N. Hambrick married Lonnie Bowles.

Nannie Jane married Weaver Gilbert. Nannie Hambrick Gilbert and Weaver Gilbert are buried in the Coleman Cemetery, McAdams, Attala County, MS.

James W. “Jim” married Mildred Fullilove

John Cleveland Hambrick – married Exyah Bond, daughter of Augustus O’Neal Bond and Sara Catherine Ellis, and granddaughter of Robert A. Bond and Maria Jane Palmer Bond – Together they had 4 children, which are, as follows: Claude, Harvey, Louise and Juanita Hambrick. PHOTO

Caddess

Wilson was the son of Leonard Taylor Caddess and Dora Alice Townsend Caddess. Leonard Caddess later married Bessie Blaylock Collins after her divorce from Joe Marlow Collins. Leonard T. Caddess owned and operated Caddess’ Grocery, across from the Winona Country Club, on Highway 407 in Winona, MS. Wilson Caddess had one brother, James Harvey Caddess (04/04/1911 – 11/19/2003).

James Harvey married Patti Orlie Minkert (11/26/1913 – 11/12/1998) – 02/15/1992 PHOTO. They had one child, Hugh (“Hoopy”) Caddess. James Harvey Caddess was a mechanical engineering professor for many years at Texas A&M. He and wife Patti are buried in the Bryan City Cemetery, in Bryan (Brazos County) Texas.

Leonard T. Caddess, Alice Caddess, and Bessie Blaylock Caddess are buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS.

Wilson Monroe and Louise Hambrick Caddess are buried in the Winona Garden of Memory in Winona, MS. They had no children. Wilson was 80y, 5m, 0d old at his death. Louise was 64y, 8m, 23d old at her death. Louise’s sister, Juanita, was 77y, 1m, 6d old at Wilson’s death and 59y, 2m, 6d old at Louise’s death. Wilson and Louise’s nephew Ronnie Collins, was 42y, 10m, 18d old at Wilson’s death and 24y, 11m, 17d old at Louise’s death. Ronnie’s sons, Cody and Sean, were 4y, 7m, 19d and 1y, 8m, 13d old, respectively, at Wilson’s death.

Leonard Taylor Caddess Obituary

CADDESS PHOTO 1

CADDESS PHOTO 2

CADDESS PHOTO 3

Caddess Family Photo 4

Alice Townsend Caddess Obituary

Wilson Monroe Caddess Service Article

James Harvey Caddess Service Article

On September 13, 1971, Wilson Monroe Caddess was responsible for helping to save the life of Robert McCurdy, a crop-dusting pilot, when the pilot’s plane caught fire. CLICK HERE for the newspaper accounts of the accident. CLICK HERE for the story that Mr. McCurdy wrote for Ag Pilot International concerning the crash.

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The Hambrick and Bond sides of my family are being researched at the present. As of Saturday, October 17, 2009, the Bond information is as follows:

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Bond

Robert A. Bond (born in South Carolina on 05/14/1828 ?) and sister Mary Elizabeth Bond (born in 1826) are the first of the Bond Family on record at the present time.

Mary Elizabeth Bond married W.M. (William Martin) Guest and traveled from Abbeville
South Carolina to Mississippi in the mid 1800's. The 1860 Mississippi Census (Lafayette County – town of Paris, MS), P. 49, is the first Mississippi Census in which W.M. Guest or Mary E. Guest appears. It lists, as follows: Martin Guest, age 48, Physician, birthplace as Georgia; and Mary Guest, age 30, birthplace as South Carolina, no mention of her as wife. One note to remember: before Mississippi became the 20th state on 12/10/1817, it was part of the Mississippi Territory, which was organized on April 7, 1798 from territory ceded by Georgia and South Carolina. The Mississippi Territory included Alabama and Georgia. Prior to 12/10/1817, W.M. Guest could have been using Georgia as the place of birth, when, in reality, it was part of Georgia’s holdings (GA, AL, MS, etc.).

However . . . in the 1870 Mississippi Census (Yalobusha County – town of Coffeeville, MS), P. 33, there is no mention of Mary E. Guest or the word “wife” for that matter. It lists, as follows: W.M. Guest, age 55 (this age is erroneous – possibly a guess by the enumerator – in 1870, W.M. would have been 58), Physician, birthplace of Georgia; Julia A. (or S.) Guest, age 60, keeping house (possibly an older sister), birthplace of North Carolina; A. Guest (cannot read), age 23, at home, birthplace of MS; Joseph Guest, age 16, no designation as son or ward); Buster Moore, age 47 (or 41), black, farm hand, Birthplace of North Carolina.

Once again, the 1880 Mississippi Census (Yalobusha County – town of Coffeeville, MS), Supervisor’s District # 3, P. 18, Enumeration District # 208, shows W.M. Guest, age 68, Physician; Mary E. Guest, age 54, Wife; and Henry C. Guest, age 8, Ward. W.M. Guest is listed as being born in Georgia, and Mary E. is listed as being born in South Carolina. The reason Mary E. wasn’t mentioned in the 1870 Mississippi Census is unknown at this time. There is no listings for W.M. Guest or Mary E. Guest in the 1890 Mississippi Census or later, indicating that both may have died between 1880 and 1990, or they simply may have moved to another state.

Robert A. Bond married 1^st wife Maria Jane Palmer (01/11/1834 – 02/16/1859) on 02/16/1854. They had two children: Champion Palmer Bond (born 10 or 11/06/1855) and Augustus O’Neal Bond (09/04/1858 – 11/25/1950).

When Maria Jane Palmer died on 02/16/1859, Robert married 2^nd wife, Rebecca E. Towers (birth date n/a) on 09/06/1860. Robert and Rebecca had two children: Alexander Reed Bond (born 10 or 11/26/1861) and William Payden Bond (born 12/11/1863).

Robert A. Bond is thought to be buried at the Hebron Cemetery, Montgomery County, MS.

Further information for all the children of Robert A. Bond is currently unavailable, except for Augustus O. Bond (from Robert’s marriage to 1^st wife Maria Jane Palmer), which is, as follows:

Augustus O’Neal Bond – OBIT 1 OBIT 2 -- married 1^st wife, Sara Catherine Ellis (05/19/1856 – 05/09/1897) on 11/29/1876. They had 10 children, as follows: Cooper Ernest Bond (05/19/1878 – 11/19/1904); James Clifton Bond (07/12/1880 – 11/29/1956); Myrah Elizabeth Bond (Montague) (05/02/1882 – 01/24/1967); Exyah Bond (Hambrick) (04/02/1884 – 01/07/1955); Myrtie Maria Bond (King) (04/09/1886 -- ?/?/1936); Maudie Ann Bond (Barrett) (08/09/1888 – 11/07/1978); William Payden Bond (09/19/1890 -- ?); Otis Elijah Bond (01/16/1893 – 04/23/1907); Barney O’Neal Bond (04/23/1895 – 02/25/1987); and Callie Catherine Bond (03/28/1897 - ?) (PHOTO). Maudie Ann Bond married (1) Dr. B.L. Williams (1885-1929) and (2) Walter Barrett (d.o.b. and d.o.d. unknown). Maudie and Dr. B.L. Williams had at least 1 child, Bennett O’Neal Williams (1917-1943). Maudie, B.L., and Bennett Williams are buried at Macon Cemetery, Macon, Fayette County, TN. The location of Walter Barrett’s burial is unknown.

James Clifton Bond and his wife, Angeline E. Garner Bond (12/11/1882 – 03/20/1968) are buried at Pine Bluff Cemetery, Poplar Creek, Montgomery County, MS.

Exyah Bond married John Cleveland Hambrick (04/23/1886 – 02/02/1951). They are buried at the Vaiden Cemetery in Vaiden, Carroll County, MS.

Barney O’Neal Bond is buried at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Greenwood, Leflore County, MS.

Myrah Elizabeth Bond married Thomas J. Montague (03/01/1870 – 04/29/1934). Myrah and Thomas are buried at Old Plank Cemetery in Carroll County, MS. For more on the Thomas J. Montague Family, CLICK HERE.

Otis Elijah Bond is buried at Hebron Baptist Cemetery, Montgomery County, MS.

Augustus’ 1^st wife, Sara Catherine Ellis, died on 05/09/1897. Augustus married his 2^nd wife, Martha Etta Tyler (10/24/1868 -- ?) on 04/27/1898. They had 5 children, as follows: Clyde Hines Bond (06/04/1899 – 12/16/1985); Ruth Dell Bond (03/26/1901 -- ?); Steve Augustus Bond (07/03/1902 – 12/05/1965); Etta Pearl Bond (01/02/1905 -- ?); and Van Hazel Bond (03/28/1908 – 03/06/2005).

Augustus O. Bond and Sara Catherine Ellis Bond are buried at the Hebron Cemetery in Montgomery County, MS. The burial location of Augustus’ 2^nd wife, Martha Etta Tyler Bond, is unknown at this time.

Clyde Hines Bond married Marguerite E. Bonner (B. 04/06/1918 - ). Clyde is buried at the Pine Crest Cemetery in Tchula, Holmes County, MS.

Steve Augustus Bond is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, Montgomery County, MS.

Van Hazel Bond married Rev. Percy V. Moore (10/05/1904 – 11/20/1982). They are buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, Montgomery County, MS. In October 2004, the first annual Bond Reunion was held at the Hebron Church in Montgomery County, MS. Aunt Hazel Bond Moore was the Guest of Honor. She passed away 5 months later. This author and his sons were honored to have their picture taken with her and hear her wonderful stories for the last time before her death on 03/06/2005.

BOND SIBLINGS PHOTO (date unknown)

1971 Bond Reunion at Hebron Church

Mr. & Mrs. Augustus O’Neal Bond (not sure if this is 1^st or 2^nd wife)

More Bonds & Family

James and Ouida Taylor

Jack & Emma Burrows

Other Bond Family information is forthcoming.

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Rodgers

To begin with the complete Rodgers Genealogy online, START HERE.

To trace the Rodgers Genealogy to ERMA LOU RODGERS (COLLINS), START HERE.

[NOTE: Information from both of the above links, courtesy of Nick M. Gombash]

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. . . And Now For A Little Fun . . .

Included in the Collins family’s genealogical research, is the following . . . . . . .

Collins / Presley Lineage

Yes, we’re related to Elvis. Through two of the sons of James Collins “Elder,” the relationship to Elvis was created.

13. Cody Ryan and Sean Eric Collins

12. Ronnie Lee “Ron” Collins

11. Alf Trotter Collins

10. Major Robert “Bob” Collins

9. James Polk Collins

8. James Simpson Collins

7. William Winwright Collins

6. James Collins “Elder”

5. John Collins III

4. Thomas Collins

3. William Collins

2. John Collins

1. John Collins

14. Lisa Marie Presley

13. Elvis Aron Presley

12. Vernon Elvis Presley

11. Jessie D. McClowell

10. Nancy Louise Hurst

9. Mary Elizabeth “Polly” Steinwinder

8. Susannah Amelia “Susan” Collins

7. James Collins, Sr.

6. James Collins “Elder”

5. John Collins III

4. Thomas Collins

3. William Collins

2. John Collins

1. John Collins

You figure it out ! Have Fun !

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