GenealogyBank is your best source for documenting your Revolutionary War ancestors.
For example, when Marjorie Cathleen (East) Goodenough (1926-2015) died her obituary noted that:
Marjorie also enjoyed her family heritage. She shared many family stories, and is descended from Revolutionary War soldier James Potter Collins who was also an early Texas pioneer.
![An obituary for Marjorie Goodenough, Corpus Christi Caller-Times newspaper article 16 January 2015](https://blog.genealogybank.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/corpus-christi-caller-times-newspaper-0116-2015-marjorie-goodenough-obituary.png)
I wanted to learn more about who James Potter Collins was – so I looked deeper into GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives.
It was easy to find more articles about him, like this long article that describes his experiences in the war – and the personal journal that he wrote in 1836 “to write the story of his experiences as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.”
![An article about the journal of Revolutionary War veteran James Collins, State Times Advocate newspaper article 12 July 1961](https://blog.genealogybank.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/state-times-advocate-newspaper-0712-1961-james-collins-journal.png)
Several other descendants mentioned him in their obituaries – like Charles Mitchell Carpenter (1874-1954), a great-grandson of the patriot ancestor.
![An obituary for Charles Carpenter, State Times Advocate newspaper article 5 April 1954](https://blog.genealogybank.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/state-times-advocate-newspaper-0405-1954-charles-carpenter-obituary.png)
Another descendant, Mrs. Leroy T. Corkern, gave a presentation at a local Daughters of the American Revolution club meeting, about Collins’s journal and other artifacts passed down in the family.
![An article about Mrs. Corkern's presentation about her Revolutionary War veteran ancestor James Collins, State Times Advocate newspaper article 13 February 1980](https://blog.genealogybank.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/state-times-advocate-newspaper-0213-1980-corkern-presentation.png)
These are great clues to find other cousins, as well as actual documents and artifacts that have been preserved and passed down in the family.
What a find!
You want to mine GenealogyBank for every article about your Revolutionary War ancestors.
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