More on the Children of James and Temperance Collins

Jones Collins

JONES was born 28 Jun 1797. Jones served in the War of 1812. He was involved in the Seminole war in Florida.

 He received two land bounties and settled in Marshall County, Tennessee.

 He married Sophronia Wright in Greene County, Georgia on 3 May 1819. They had six children.

 (Mary Frances, Sarah, John, Isaac,David and Martha.)

Here is the 1850 Census for Jones and Sophia. Notice it states that Jones was born in NC and Sophia was born in Va. In 1850 they have all the children living with them. Lucinda is also listed in other documents as Martha.

 His probate was in Apr of 1889 so we can assume that he passed away around 1888 in Tennessee.

The following information is from:  Goodspeed Biographical Appendix- Marshall County (may contain errors)

The Goodspeed History of Maury, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson, Bedford, Marshall Counties of Tennessee. The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886.

DAVID COLLINS is a son of Jones Collins, who was born in 1791 in North Carolina.  The mother, Sophia (Wright) Collins, was born in 1798, in Georgia.  The father participated in the war of 1812, and in 1832 came to Marshall County, Tenn.  He is a Jacksonian Democrat, and at the breaking out of the late war led some fourteen of his children and grandchildren to the front.  He has always followed farming, and at one time was one of the most extensive land owners in the county.  In 1875 the mother died.  The father is now (1886) ninety-four years old and enjoys good health.  The Collins family were among the earliest settlers of the county and are of Scotch-Irish descent.  David Collins was born March 16, 1827, in Georgia.  He had good educational advantages but did not improve them, which fact he has always regretted.  At the age of seventeen he enlisted to serve in the Mexican war, and after a short service had his leg shattered by an ounce ball at Monterey, disabling him for further service.  After he returned home he clerked, farmed, and at the age of twenty-two began operating the Allen Leper Mills.  In 1853 he wedded Margaret Glenn, and to them were born five sons.  Mr. Collins is a Democrat and the owner of 175 acres of land.  His son, John C. Collins, was born September 15, 1858, in Marshall County.  His rudimentary education was obtained in the common schools, and later he finished his education at Culleoka.  After his return he kept several fine horses for about three years.  In 1883 he came to Gill’s Chapel and opened a grocery store in an old log house, his capital being $300.  By good management he has built a new store-room, a nice frame residence and has increased his stock of goods many fold.  He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and is a Republican in politics.

David, son of Jones, is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee. He died 8 Aug 1906.

David and Margaret's children:

• James Jones - (1855-1917)
• John Calvin - (1858 - 1929)
• William David - (1862 - 1954)
• David M. (1863 - 1939)
• Alexander Holmes (1867 - 1934)

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Tomorrow will be more of the children of James and Temperance Collins.

Pattie