1819 Marriage recorded in Warren Co., OH, Edmund Collins and Hannah Collins married by Amos Tullis

1820 Census, Miami Twp., Clermont Co., Ohio
Edmond Collins 16-26; female 16-26*

*The 1820 census also has Jane Collins Stewart age 25-45 with her husband Hall Stewart, George Collins age 25-45, Peter Collins age 16-25 and Edmond Collins age16-25 and wife Hannah.  These were the four children who inherited land from Benjamin. Sally Collins, the widow, is also listed on the same page 50A.

1830 Census, Salem Twp., Warren Co., Ohio
Edmun Collins30-40; female under 5; female30-40 (Hannah Collins)

1840 Census, Wayne Twp., Clermont Co., Ohio
E. Collins 40-50; male 5-10; female 10-15; female 15-20, female 20-30 (2nd wife Nancy Randolph)

1850 Census, Wayne Twp., Clermont Co., Ohio
Edmond Collins 54 M Farmer $500 NH
Nancy Collins 35 F Ohio
Sarah Berry 50 F VA*

*Sarah (Little) Berry was the widow of Elijah Berry and was Nancy's sister-in-law.

1860 Census, Wayne Twp., Clermont Co., Ohio:
Edward [sic] Collins 65 M Farmer $1,500 (Real); $160 (Personal) New Hampshire
Nancy Collins 45 F Ohio
Sarah (Little) Berry 64 F Virginia
Mary Hunter 16 F Ohio

After moving from New Hampshire to Clermont County, Ohio after 1812 with his parents and siblings, Edmund inherited seventy-seven acres of land east of Milford, Ohio near Sugar Camp Run when his father died in 1818.  The following year Edmund wed Hannah Collins daughter of Jacob Collins of Harrison County, West Virginia. Edmund was listed with his wife and no children on the 1820 census in Miami Township, Clermont Co. Ohio.  By 1830 he had sold his land and was living in Salem Twp., Warren Co. OH near his in-laws.  Some time at or after the 1831 birth of his son Jacob, Hannah died.  By the 1840 census Edmund had established himself in Wayne Twp., Clermont Co. OH and remained on that farm until his death in 1863.  On the 1840 census he had a new wife, Nancy Randolph, two daughters who must have died young or were not his daughters, and a son under 10 who was nine year-old Jacob.  Daughter Mary Jane had just married Absalom Little at age 14 or 15.  Jacob and Mary Jane are the only children mentioned in his will. Mary Jane and her husband were to get the forty-six acre farm provided that they pay Jacob $500.  On the same day that he wrote his will, he sold to his grandson Monterville Little 4 acres of the fifty acre tract that he owned.

    February Term 1863    171
Pleas held before S.F. Dowdney Judge of the Probate Court in and for the County of Clermont and State of Ohio at Batavia on the 12th day of February A.D. 1863

Be it remembered that on the 12th day of February A.D. 1863 the following Entry was caused to be made upon the Journal of said Court.

Entry: To wit:
In the matter of Edmond Collins' Will, The last Will and Testament of Edmond Collins late of Clermont County Ohio deceased, was this day produced in open court, and H. Jordan and Theodore Little, the Subscribing witnesses to said will appeared in open court and on oath testified to the due execution of said will which testimony was reduced to writing and by them respectively subscribed and filed with said will, and it appearing to the Court by said testimony that said will was duly attested, and executed, and that the testator at the time of executing the same was of full age and of sound mind and memory and not under any restraint.  It is ordered by the court that said will and testimony be recorded.
(U.S. Stamp on proof of will.)
Thereupon came Nancy Collins widow of the said Edmond Collins deceased, and after hearing said will read and explained to her, and she being fully advised by the court of her rights under the Statute did elect to take under the provisions of said will.
      S.F. Dowdney Judge

172     February Term
Will: To wit:
In the name of the Benevolent Father of all I Edmond Collins of the County of Clermont and State of Ohio, being weak in body but of sound mind and memory do make and constitute this my last Will and Testament.
Item, I do will and bequeath to my beloved wife Nancy Collins, all my real estate as long as she remains my widow, the real estate being forty-six acres of land, left, having this day sold four acres of land to Monterville Little, which is not included in the forty-six acres, and after her death or marriage my real estate goes to A.P. Little and Jane Little, wife of A.P. Little, and in consideration thereof, the said A.P. Little shall pay Jacob Collins the son of Edmond Collins, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, to be paid as follows, one third in one year after the said A.P. Little gets possession of said land, in full of all writs and claims in his possession, and further the said A.P. Little shall pay as aforesaid one third in two years as aforesaid & one third in three years as aforesaid, making a total of five hundred dollars as above stated.
And further I appoint my wife Nancy Collins to be my Administratrix of my Estate both real and personal property or she may appoint some person in her stead, and further I do will that my wife Nancy pay all my just debts and funeral expenses, and further I do will and bequeath to Nancy my wife one Judgment of one hundred and forty dollars against Benjamin Raker and David Pearson said Judgment on the Docket of D.M. Barr J.P. deceased.  In testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this March 10th day of A.D. 1862.
                  his
     Edmond    X   Collins        Seal
      mark
Signed and acknowledged by said Edmond Collins, as his last will and Testament in our presence and signed by us in his presence Attest
 H. Jordon
 Theodore Little.
Proof: To wit:
The State of Ohio }
Clermont County   }        Clermont Probate Court Probate of the last will of Edmond Collins deceased Presented on the 12th day of Feby. A.D. 1863.  Personally appeared in open court, H. Jordan and Thomas Little the Subscribing witnesses of the last will and Testament of Edmond Collins deceased, who being duly sworn according to law to speak the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth in relation to the execution of said will depose and say that they were present at the making of said will, and at the request of the deceased subscribed their names to said will as witnesses in the presence of the deceased and of each other, that they saw, the said Edmond Collins dec. sign and seal said will and heard him acknowledge the same to be his last will and Testament that the said Edmond Collins was at the time of making signing and sealing said will of legal age and of sound and disposing mind and memory and not under any restraint.  Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of Feby. A.D. 1863                 H. Jordan
  S.F. Dowdney PJ  Theodore Little