1840 Coles Co, IL. At census time he and his wife were 20-30 yearsol d and had 2 sons under the age of 5.
9/24/1850 Greesy Creek Twp, Coles Co, IL. As Zachariah "Collans", hew as living next door to brother Solomon at census time, withoutproperty o r occupation. (Was he preparing to move west?) He was 41,Mahala was 2 3. They had children: Moses F, 10; Marietta, 8; Martha,7; William, 5; a nd Amanda S, 3.
1851 Webster Co, IA, near Ft Dodge. Daughter Marietta at age 82remem bered:
Her mother died when she was 5 years old.
She moved with her father and step-mother when they left IL in 1851and h eaded west, landing near Ft Dodge, IA in 1852. Both of herbrothers fo ught in the Civil War, enlisting at Ft Dodge but only onesurvived, nam e unspecified.
"After the War my folks were moving to a new location in the Southwher e they were killed by a band of outlaws who were terrorizing theSouth a fter the War."
