. History of Texas, together with a biographical history of Tarrant and Parker counties; containing a concise history of the state, with portraits and biographies of prominent citizens of the above named counties, and personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families. without opposition,and elected by a majority of 1,909. Mr. Collins is a son of Archibald , who was born in Kentucky in 1803,and in 1806 his parents moved to moved to Alabama in 1832, and was inthe Florida war. He raised a company togo into the last war, but was dissuaded fromgoing himself
. History of Texas, together with a biographical history of Tarrant and Parker counties; containing a concise history of the state, with portraits and biographies of prominent citizens of the above named counties, and personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families. without opposition,and elected by a majority of 1,909. Mr. Collins is a son of Archibald , who was born in Kentucky in 1803,and in 1806 his parents moved to moved to Alabama in 1832, and was inthe Florida war. He raised a company togo into the last war, but was dissuaded fromgoing himself. He was Magistrate of hisprecinct as long as he would serve. Hedied in 1882. His father, B. G. Collins,commanded a company of Tennessee volun-teers in the battle of New Orleans in was a native of Virginia and died in1842, aged sixty-four years. The father ofthe last mentioned was a Revolutionarysoldier from Virginia, in which State hisancesters settled from Ireland. Mr. Collinsmother, before marriage, was Malinda Reid,a daughter of J. B. Reid, and was the se-cond wife of Mr. Archibald W. Collins, hefirst having married Eliza Reid. On herdeath she left five sons: W. J.; R. W., ofTarrant county, Texas; M. R., County Com-missioner of Tarrant county; and two whoare @/©^ m/iman-.
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