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Ruth Virginia <I>Prather</I> Collins

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Ruth Virginia Prather Collins

Birth
Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Death
26 Aug 1861 (aged 70)
Huey, Clinton County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Huey, Clinton County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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"Beneath this marble Rests the Dust of Ruth, Consort of Daniel Collins, born in Allegany Co., Md., Sep. 8 A.D. 1790; Came to Clinton Co., Ills May 4, 1829. Lost her Husband June 3, 1832 after which she struggled in this a new Country far away from friend or kindred with a large family; raised them up to man and woman and saw them all settled around her with full assurance she had finished the work assigned her with a Christians faith. She died Aug. 26, A.D. 1861, aged 70 Yrs 11 Mos & 18 Ds. A perfect woman nobly planed To warn to council or command."





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