John Collins aka Davidson  Carolyn Davidson Hicks I've been
researching my Collins line for 24 years but most of my facts
have been recent. I discovered that two of my relatives were
actually the same man! The strange twist happens later after
Amos Collins born 1784 migrated from Va. to Ky. One of his sons
was named John Gilbert Collins born 1812. John Gilbert Collins
had two sons, one named John Collins b:1843 and the other named
Solomon b:1852.  I am a descendant from both these man,
brothers, John and Solomon Collins. John Collins on my fathers
side, and Solomon Collins on my mothers side. The story goes
that when John Collins returned from the Civil War he changed
his last name to Davidson. Generations later, my parents marry.
This is what made completing my family tree difficult. On my
fathers side, John Davidson was actually born John Collins.
Where one's life seem to stop at around 1863, the others life
began and it all happened by a simple name change.  The moral of
this story is, when you start rese