Hopkins Co. TX - Theodore Collins

Submitted by: June E. Tuck <1224be@neto.com>

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Past History and Present Stage of Development of Texas

Published by The Forrister History Company

Regan Printing House, Chicago, Ill.

I. G. Forrister, Publisher

(No date given.)

THEODORE COLLINS was born at Indian Creek, Bullock County, Alabama,
December 7, 1858, his grandparents being native of South Carolina and
coming to this neighborhood during the pioneer days of the Indians. His
father, William Collins, was there born, matured to young manhood, and
was a veteran merchant when he died in 1858, at he age of 45 years. His
mother, before marriage, was Miss Adna Coleman, native to South Carolina.
After the death of her husband she moved to a farm - during the civil war
period - near Indian Creek, and lived (there) for ten years. In 1868,
with her children, two daughters and two sons, came to Texas and settled
in the Como neighborhood, where she lived to see her offspring ripen to
maturity and usefulness, and died in 1880, at the age of sixty years.
When the family located in Como, Mr. Theo Collins was ten years of age.
He grew up a farmer boy and continued to follow pastoral pursuits until
1887 when he engaged in the mercantile business. On December 4, 1894, Mr.
Collins was married to Miss Mattie Harlow of Como, and six children have
born to them, of which one son and four daughters are now living. Mr. and
Mrs. Collins are consistent Christians and are active workers in the
Baptist Church., Mr. Collins being clerk of same, and for a period of
fifteen years was superintendent of the Sunday school. He is also a
member in good standing of the W. O.W., secret fraternity. Personally,
Mr. Collins is one of the most influential business men of the charming,
prosperous and growing town of Como, which has largely gained its 1,500
population during the past two years from the local coal mining, fruit,
vegetable and farming development. He began business on a small scale,
and today his furniture and undertaking establishment is noticeably
large, well stocked and well equipped, being situated in a handsome brick
building. Mr. Collins believes in high ideals, clean statesmanship and
has many warm friends. No man in Hopkins county stand higher.