family stories state Physician by occupation
resided in Kansas City, MO. in the 1920's-or is this a later generation as Louis would be i n his 90's
twin of Francis Lee Collins
born 2 days after Francis Lee Collins

1855 Madison Co. District 4 School census
L. D. Collins
William M. (McDonnell/McDonald)
James M. (McDonnell/McDonald)
John B. (Boyakin)
Frances B. (Boyakin)

Madison Co., Postal servers
Collins, Louis __., 30 Apr 1858

1860 Madisonville, Madison Co., TX
L. D. Collins 28 District Clerk Alabama
Sarah J. 24 Mississippi
Frances 7 Texas
M. A. 4 Texas
Louisa 1 Texas
Catherine 86 N. Carolina (I believe the enumerator transposed the numbers of her age, a s well as wrote her name down wrong-or is this her middle name?)
William McDonald 20 Alabama
James W. McDonald 18 Texas
Eliza Moore 14 Texas

1870 Madison Co., TX
Collins, L. Davis 39 M.D. AL
Sarah 34 keeps house AL
M. Ann 14 TX
Jas M 6 TX
Charlie 4 TX
Bettie 9/12 TX March
Collins, Alfred 42 Farmer AL (this is James A.)
William 11 TX
Cynthia J 9 TX
Lee 5 TX
May E 1 TX
Paulson?, Jane 27 TX
, Laurah 5 TX
Smith, Walter? 10 TX

1880 District 16 Brazos Co., TX
Luis D. COLLINS Self M Male W 49 AL Physician SC AL
Sarah J. COLLINS Wife M Female W 43 MS Keeping House SC LA
James M. COLLINS Son S Male W 16 TX Farm Hand AL MS
Charlie COLLINS Son S Male W 13 TX Farm Hand AL MS
Bettie COLLINS Dau S Female W 11 TX AL MS
Willie COLLINS Son S Male W 5 TX AL MS
Katie COLLINS Dau S Female W 1 TX AL MS
Nathan D. BULLOCK SonL M Male W 23 LA Farming LA LA
Margaret A. BULLOCK Dau M Female W 23 TX Keeping House AL MS
Vincy HAYS Other S Female B 20 TX Servant --- ---
Nora BELL Other S Female MU 1 TX --- TX

Brazos Co., TX
who is this?
Wheat cemetery
COLLINS, Margaret J. - 21 Oct 1867 (b. abt 1822)
Age 45 -- w/o DR. D. J. Collins

BRAZOS CO. POLITICAL NOTES FROM TEXAS NEWSPAPERS, 1839-1889
(town of) Bryan
Delegates to the state convention....
L.D. COLLINS
The delegates to the congressional convention ...
L.D. COLLINS

could this be him? people joined this company from Madisonville
Lewis J. Collins (First_Last)
Regiment Name 13 Texas Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M227 roll 7

who are these?
WEST END MEMORIAL CEMETERY
Madison Co., Texas
COLLINS, Bettie 1 Dec 1889-2 Nov 1979 Vol.7 p.493
COLLINS, Charlie 15 May 1887-15 Jan 1957 Vol.5 p.320
COLLINS, Charles J. 10 Oct 1915-5 Jun 1984 Vol.8 p.234


There is a story about William Davis McDonald in the first Madison County History book. Th e first paragraph says: William Davis McDonald, born in 1840, died in 1916, was born in Laude rdale County, Alabama and came to the Palestine, Texas area about 1841 with his parents, Jame s M. McDonald and Mary Collins, daughter of Wm. J. and Cynthia Collins. A brother and siste r born in Texas were: James Martin McDonald, born 1842, died 1930, and Matilda J. McDonald, b orn in 1844. Their father died and their mother married a man named Boykin and had twin boys , Francis M. and John D., born 1846. Mary Collins McDonald Boykin died and these five youn g children were brought to Madison County before 1850 by their grandmother, Cynthia Collins , and their uncle, Louis Davis Collins, who reared the children. Louis Davis Collins serve d for a time as County Clerk of Madison County and then went to Jackson, Mississippi for hi s medical education.& nbsp; He returned to Madisonville and practiced medicine for a number o f years before moving to Burnet County, Texas with his wife, Sara J. (Sally) and their family .
This story was submitted by Katherine Webb Smith, a granddaughter of W. D. McDonald. I don' t know her and suspect that she has died. The book was published in 1986. That's all I coul d find on your Collins family, although there is more about the McDonald and Boykin children . There isn't anything in the second history book.

1. Frances COLLINS b: 1853 in Texas
2. Margaret Ann COLLINS b: 24 Dec 1856 in ,Madison,Texas
3. Louisa COLLINS b: 1859 in Texas
4. James M COLLINS b: 1864 in Texas
5. Charlie COLLINS b: 1867 in Texas
6. Bettie Alma COLLINS b: 26 Mar 1870 in Madisonville, Madison, Texas
7. Will Thomas COLLINS b: 14 Apr 1875 in Texas
8. Katie M COLLINS b: 10 Aug 1878 in Texas