The Rev Ogilvie N. Collins (b. Dec 5, 1830 - d. Oct 28, 1913), son of Elizabeth Johnson (b 1803 in Pendleton Co., KY) and John W. Collins, married Mary Ann Cheatham (b. May 5, 1831 - d. June 28. 1916) daughter of Archibald Cheatham b. 1794 VA - d. 1854 Lewis Co., MO) and Ester Hare (b. 1800 TN or VA - d. 1855 Lewis Co., MO). Ogilvie served in Co "D" of the 69th Enrolled Missouri Militia 1862-1864. He had a blacksmith shop in Knox City from about 1875 to 1900 with his younger brother Henry P. Collins, who died in 1906. Ogilvie and Mary Ann's children were:
Oliver W. Collins b. 1853
William F. Collins b. 1855
John W. Collins b. 1859
Francis M. Collins b. 1862
G. Grant Collins b. 1863
Ella M. Collins b. 1866
Henry G. Collins b. 1869
He was pastor at the following churches that I have found:
- 1870 O.N. Collins, Pastor: Mt. Pleasant Church (or Pleasant Ridge Church), Knox Co., MO (1870 Wyaconda Assn. Annual Mtg. Minutes)
- 1875 O.N. Collins, Pastor: Highland Baptist Church, Lewis Co., MO (1875 Wyaconda Assn. Annual Mtg. Minutes)1880 Listed as Pastor with Assoc. but no church listed (Wyaconda)
- 1891 O.N. Collins, Pastor: Shiloh Church, Shelby Co., MO (Mt. Salem Assn Min) A Baptist Church in Bethel Township, eight miles north and two east of Shelbyville, at Elgin; established in 1869. The church house was built in 1870. The church was still active. Cf. above.
- 1894 O.N. Collins, Pastor: Mt. Pisgah Church, Shelby Co., MO (Mt. Salem Assn Min) A Baptist Church located seven miles north and west of Shelbyville; organized in the Applegate Schoolhouse (q.v.) in 1886. The church was still active. Source: Elliott, Katherine. "Place Names of Six Northeast Counties of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1938.
- 1895 O.N. Collins, Pastor: Knox City Baptist Church, Knox Co., MO (1895 Wyaconda....) O.N. Collins, Pastor: Hedge City Church, Knox Co., MO (Mt. Salem Assn Min)
- 1895-97 O.N. Collins, Pastor: Mt. Pisgah Church, Shelby Co., MO (Mt. Salem Assn Min)
- 1900 O.N. and M.A. Collins, Deligates from Knox City Baptist Church to Wyaconda Annual. (1900 Wyaconda Minutes)
A. P. Porter was Superintendant of the Sunday School for Lewistown Baptist Church1905 Ed. W. Porter was Clerk for the Lewistown Baptist Church, Lewis Co., MO (Wyaconda Assn Min)
A. P. Porter was Superintendant of the Sunday School for Lewistown Baptist Church1910 Mrs. Ella Porter [O.N's daughter) was Clerk for the Lewistown Baptist Church, Lewis Co., MO (Wyaconda Min)
A. P. Porter (her husband) was Superintendant of the Sunday School for Lewistown Baptist Church1914 Eulogy & printed Obit for O.N. Collins in Wyaconda Min.
Obituary:
Rev. O. N. Collins was born in Kentucky December 5, 1930, and died in Lewistown, Missouri, October 28, 1913, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ed Porter, age 82 years, 10 months and 23 days.
His early childhood was spent with his parents on the frontier among the early settlers and Indians, his father being a government Indian interpreter. Those hardships doubtless prepared him, to some extent at least, for the trials of a pioneer minister, which he endured so manfully later in life. About the age of 10 years he came to Missouri with his parents, where he spent his long and useful life.
On August 22, 1849, he was married to Mary Ann Cheatum. This happy union was broken only by his death over sixty years afterward. Nine children were born to them, six sons and three daughters, four of whom preceded him in death. The faithful wife, four sons and one daughter survive him. He was converted in August 1867, under the preaching of Rev. I. H. Denton, and united with the Baptist church. Conscious of a call from God to preach the Gospel of Christ, he was ordained to the full work of the ministry one year later.
The labors of this aged saint and minister of the gospel were confined mostly to three associations: Wyaconda, Pleasant Grove and Mt. Salem.
He was pastor of a number of churches, some which he organized and for which he built houses of worship. Brother Collins was always held in high esteem by those who knew him and were blessed by his ministry. He was zealous, earnest and a true follower or [sic] Jesus Christ. He believed the Bible to be God's inspired message to men, and preached it as such. He found great comfort in resting securely upon its promises in his declining years, and when the end came, went to be with Jesus.
Submitted by Crystal Dingler