Hi, I have been trying to trace my gg grandfather, Francis Lee Collins, b. Nov 24, 1832, near Birmingham, AL, for 10 years. I'm beginning to wonder if he changed his name, was born elsewhere, or some such thing, because I can't find a thing on him in Jefferson Co., AL. Either I haven't been looking in the right places, or the family left no record of their stay near Birmingham. Maybe they died elsewhere. Both d. bef 1850, names unknown Please, can anyone help me find this man in Alabama? If you are related, please contact me. I have his wife (Mary Jane Peyton) ancestry, and lots on their descendants, too. Please help. I'm at the end of my wits. I have scads of California info., but it gives only crumbs of info on his Alabama history, and after posting about 50 queries over the years in various places, with nary a response, I don't know what to do. Thanks in advance. Cornelia Warner