(To listen to the audio of this blog, use the purple play button.) Charles Collins: First Reno County Sheriff September 1, 2022 Sheriff Campbell, I’m sending you two photo files. Both are of Charles Collins who was the first sheriff of Reno County, KS. One is a scan from the original photo. The second is a restored image due to some photo damage. This photo of Collins took me 40 years to locate. Jody Johnson Buck, Kit Carson, Colorado, shared some family photos … [Read more...] about Charles Collins: First Reno County Sheriff
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In Search of “Grandfather” Collins: Kilkenny to New Orleans
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) In Search of "Grandfather" Collins: Kilkenny to New Orleans Charles C. Collins, also known as “Charlie,” (1845-1906) was of Irish ancestry, his grandfather having immigrated from Ireland to Louisiana before the War of 1812.[1] Jody Johnson Buck on horseback pdf Jody Johnson Buck, great-great-granddaughter of Charlie, has identified the county of Kilkenny, Ireland, as the birthplace of her Collins … [Read more...] about In Search of “Grandfather” Collins: Kilkenny to New Orleans
