Ophelia Collier (1847-1917)

Ophelia Collier was born March 19, 1847 in Graves County, Kentucky.  She was the daughter of Charles Claiborne Collier and Nancy A. Benney (or Stokes).  She was raised on the family farm in Graves County, Kentucky.

On May 18, 1865, Ophelia married Adam Atkinson Albritton in McCracken County, Kentucky.  She was 18 years old and he was 25 years.  Adam was born around 1840 in Kentucky, the son of Luke Albritton and Elizabeth Atkinson.

Adam and Ophelia had four children:

Charles                        born 1866

Edwin                          born 1867

Mary E.                       born 1869

Alberta Josephine       born November 1872

In 1870, the couple and their children were living and working on a farm in Haynes, Graves County, Kentucky.

Adam Atkinson Albritton died on April 7, 1874 in Graves County, Kentucky.  The cause of death was consumption.  He was 34 years old at his death.

Ophelia married Allen S. Heflin in late 1874 or early 1875.  Allen was born April 4, 1848 in Graves County, Kentucky, the son of James W. Heflin and Minerva G. Dupree.  This was Allen’s second marriage as well.

After their marriage, Allen and Ophelia settled their family in Housemans, Graves County, Kentucky, where he was employed as a merchant.

Allen and Ophelia had three children:

Daisy Dean     born 1875

Wilbur A.         born 1879

Alta B.             born 1885

Allen S. Heflin died on September 10, 1897 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.  He was 51 years old at his death.

In 1900, Ophelia was renting a home on Harrison Street in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.  Her two youngest children, Wilbur and Alta, were living with her. In that census, Ophelia was listed as the mother of 8 children, with 5 still living.

By 1910, Ophelia was living in a rented home on North 3^rd Street in Paducah.

Ophelia Collier Albittron Heflin died on December 12, 1917 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.  She was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.  She was 70 years old at her death.

Notes for Ophelia Collier

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Residence in 1850:  Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: M432_201; Page: 397A; Image: 392.  Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Residence in 1860:  Year: 1860; Census Place: Graves, Kentucky; Roll: M653_369; Page: 225; Image: 225; Family History Library Film: 803369.  Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Marriage to Adam Atkinson Albritton:  Dodd, Jordan, comp. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.

Residence in 1870:  Year: 1870; Census Place: Haynes, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: M593_464; Page: 130B; Image: 266; Family History Library Film: 545963.  Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Marriage to Allen S. Heflin:  Year: 1880; Census Place: Housemans, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: 415; Family History Film: 1254415; Page: 249C; Enumeration District: 089; Image: 0706.  Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

Residence in 1900:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Paducah Ward 1, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: 540; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1240540.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Residence in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Paducah Ward 2, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: T624_493; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374506.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Notes for Adam Atkinson Albritton

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Residence in 1850:  Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: M432_201; Page: 369B; Image: 337.  Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Residence in 1860:  Year: 1860; Census Place: Graves, Kentucky; Roll: M653_369; Page: 5; Image: 5; Family History Library Film: 803369.  Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Notes for Allen S. Heflin

Birth, Death, & Military:  Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84129205&ref=acom; accessed 2 February 2015)

Residence in 1850:  Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: M432_201; Page: 386B; Image: 371.  Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Residence in 1860:  Year: 1860; Census Place: Graves, Kentucky; Roll: M653_369; Page: 152; Image: 152; Family History Library Film: 803369.  Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Residence in 1870:  Year: 1870; Census Place: Housemans Precinct, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: M593_464; Page: 143B; Image: 292; Family History Library Film: 545963.  Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Residence in 1880:  Year: 1880; Census Place: Housemans, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: 415; Family History Film: 1254415; Page: 249C; Enumeration District: 089; Image: 0706.  Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

Pension:  National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.  Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls.