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For your consideration I have two page letter on decorative stationary written by Judge Henry Collings to his wife Alice (Gibson) Collings from the legendary Crawford House in West Union, Ohio once located in Adams County. The letter dated February 2nd 1886 shows Mr. Collings serving as a judge in Adams Brown Clermont district in Ohio. I have included an obituary of Judge Collins in this listing for your inspection. The original newspaper clipping does not come with your listing... but a copy will be included.
I have provided images of the 8 x 10 inch letter for your reading.
This letter came from an archive associated with the Collings/Kirker family of Adams Co., Ohio, including: Archive of materials from the Kirker-Collings-Gibson family of Adams Co., Ohio, from just before statehood to the end of the 20th century. Two of the progenitors of this clan are James R. Gibson and his wife, Martha King Gibson.
The Gibsons had at least three children, J. King Gibson, Mary King Gibson and Alice Gibson. Mary married C.E. (Charles Evans) Kirker and they had George Gibson Kirker and Alice Kirker Charles. Alice Gibson married Henry Collings. Their offspring included Henry Davis Collings, George Gibson Collings (1888-1890) and Mary King Collings. George Collings (brother?) (1800-1862) married Jane Collings. Their offspring included George E. Collings (1839-1882), who married Harriet A. Collings. Their son was Ralph Collings. This archive appears to have been accumulated and come through Mary King Collings, who, it appears never married.
*PLEASE take a moment to examine my other artifacts presently in my E-Bay store from these famed families of Adams County, Ohio.
Attributions: Image of Crawford House is courtesy of the Scioto Historical Collection, Digital History Lab, Clark Memorial Library, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio. ( not included in your purchase)
ref: Collings/Kirker ephemera archival box
I have provided images of the 8 x 10 inch letter for your reading.
This letter came from an archive associated with the Collings/Kirker family of Adams Co., Ohio, including: Archive of materials from the Kirker-Collings-Gibson family of Adams Co., Ohio, from just before statehood to the end of the 20th century. Two of the progenitors of this clan are James R. Gibson and his wife, Martha King Gibson.
The Gibsons had at least three children, J. King Gibson, Mary King Gibson and Alice Gibson. Mary married C.E. (Charles Evans) Kirker and they had George Gibson Kirker and Alice Kirker Charles. Alice Gibson married Henry Collings. Their offspring included Henry Davis Collings, George Gibson Collings (1888-1890) and Mary King Collings. George Collings (brother?) (1800-1862) married Jane Collings. Their offspring included George E. Collings (1839-1882), who married Harriet A. Collings. Their son was Ralph Collings. This archive appears to have been accumulated and come through Mary King Collings, who, it appears never married.
*PLEASE take a moment to examine my other artifacts presently in my E-Bay store from these famed families of Adams County, Ohio.
Attributions: Image of Crawford House is courtesy of the Scioto Historical Collection, Digital History Lab, Clark Memorial Library, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio. ( not included in your purchase)
ref: Collings/Kirker ephemera archival box
