Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 
1887, Jessamine Co.

AMBROSE D. COLLINS was born near where he now resides, June 14, 1823,
and was the eldest son of Lewis and Sallie (Cleveland) Collins, who were
born respectively in Virginia and Jessamine County, Ky.  Lewis Collins 
was a farmer, born in 1780, and died in 1852.  On coming to the State he
engaged in farming, and subsequently engaged with John Cleveland in the
gunpowder business, which they carried on successfully for several
years.  Mr. A. D. Collins has spent his life on the farm, receiving a 
good practical education.  He has been twice married, first on October 
5, 1848, to Francis A. Sandusky, a granddaughter of Ephraim Sandusky, 
who was a son of one of the old surveyors and pioneers, and was almost 
as noted in the history of Kentucky as Daniel Boone; her death occurred 
in July, 1851. His second marriage was October 8, 1857, to Sallie W. 
Burgess of Harrison County, Ky.  To this union are living eight 
children: Bettie J., John B., George L., Ella, Fannie, James B., Hettie 
and Ambrose D.  Mr. Collins was lieutenant of one division of the old 
State militia from about 1840 to 1845.  Mr. Collins is pleasantly 
located on a farm of about 500 acres, and has reared an intelligent 
family.  From 1874 to 1880 he was president of the Versailles and 
Nicholasville Turnpike; is one of the directors of the First National 
Bank of Nicholasville, and owns ten shares of stock in said bank.  He 
owns sixteen shares of the turnpike at present, and is treasurer of the 
road.  Mr. Collins is a member of the Particular Baptist Church.

Collins Cleveland Sandusky Burgess
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Harrison-KY VA

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