   Josiah M. Collins 1837 - 1920 Phebe Collins 1839 - 1935 Sherman Daily Democrat Thursday, November 11, 1920 pg. 1 J.M. (Si) Collins Died in Sherman Wednesday Night For Seventy Years a Citizen of Grayson County; Was Civil War Veteran J.M. (Si) Collins, for seventy years a resident of Grayson County, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ben F. Smith, 600 North Crockett Street, Wednesday evening at 9 o'clock, following an illness of about two months' duration. Mr. Collins had reached the advanced age of 83 years at the time of his death. Funeral services took place at 10 o'clock Saturday morning from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith, Rev. George F. Cuthrell, pastor of Central Christian Church, conducting the services. The deceased had been a member of the Christian Church for many years. Burial was in Hall Cemetery near Howe. Mr. Collins was a native of Kentucky, but came to Grayson County when thirteen years of age, and had made this county his home for the seventy years since that time. His old home was at Farmington, where he engaged in farming. During the four years of the Civil War, he served in the armies of the South, acquitting himself gallantly. After the war, he returned to Grayson County and resumed farming. Since retiring from active affairs on account of his advanced age, Mr. Collins and his wife have made their home in Sherman with their daughters, Mrs. W.M. Robertson and Mrs. Ben Smith, and with their daughter Mrs. C.C. Rhodes in Houston. Other children surviving are a daughter, Mrs. T.G. Bradley of Jacksonville, Florida; W.W. Collins of Howe; and J.S. Collins of Crowell, also survives. Mr. Collins was honored and respected by all who knew him, and his passing has been cause of much sorrow.  Sherman Democrat April 7, 1935 "Grayson Pioneer Dies at 95 years Had Resided in This County Continuously for 90 years Howe - Mrs. Phoebe Collins, 95, resident of Grayson county continuously for the past 90 years, died Friday at 9:15 p.m. at the home of her son, W.W. Collins, five miles southwest of Howe in the Farmington community. She had been in declining health for a long time. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. from the residence of the son, with interment in Hall cemetery. The Johnson funeral home of Howe is making arrangements. Mrs. Collins is survived by her sons and daughters, Mrs. W.M. Robertson of Sherman, Mrs. Tom G. Bradley of Virginia Beach, Va., Mrs. Charles Rhodes of Houston, J.S. Collins of Corpus Christi, and the son with whom she lived. Surviving also is her sister, Mrs. E.J. Davis of Sherman, 88, and her brother, C.E. Wheat of Howe, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. At her bedside when the end came were Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Collins, and her brother. Mrs. Bradley was to arrive Saturday morning from Virginia. Mrs. Collins was born Phoebe Wheat, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Wheat of Arkansas, Sept. 3, 1839. She came with her parents to Red River county, Texas in 1842, and they moved in 1845 to Grayson County. Mr. Wheat was a Grayson county commissioner for many years. On July 21, 1861, Miss Wheat married Josiah M. Collins and they made their home on the farm until his death in 1920. During the civil war, which followed soon after their marriage, Mr. Collins was a member of Fitzhugh's regiment. When he returned he saw for the first time his daughter, Alice (now Mrs. Bradley), then three years old. During that period, Mrs. Collins and other pioneer women in this section underwent the typical hardships of the time, spinning the yarn for the weaving of cloth for their garments, and doing all farm work." Sherman Public Library history files Mrs. Phoebe Collins, 91, last September; she is the widow of the late Josiah M. Collins, Civil war veteran who fought with Figthugh's regiment for three years. He sister is Mrs. E.J. Davis of Sherman. They were reared in Farmington where the family home is still maintained by Will Collins, a son of Mrs. Collins. Both attended Willow Springs school in a log house near Farmington. They are daughters of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Wheat, Grayson pioneers.  Hall Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |