Hi! Am seeking info re my gggrandparents, JOHN COLLINS and MAHALA HOUSTON COLLINS. JOHN COLLINS ( b.? ;d ?, m1807) and MAHALA HOUSTON ( b.1793; d.1882, Milton, Fla.; m. 1807) settled first in Newberne, N.C., probably lived also in other areas of N.C. and later moved to Jefferson Co., Ga. They had six children: JAMES W. (b. 1812, no further info); NANCY A. ( b. 1817; d. 18380; MARY ELIZABETH ( b. 1820; d. 1838); JANE E. ( b.1821; d. 1838); WILLIAM D. J. ( b. 1823, N.C.; m. Permelia Dixon , 1847, Ala.; d. 1893, Milton, Fla.); SPENCER HOUSTON ( b. 1825, Jefferson Co., Ga.; d. 1907, Milton , Fla.) All three girls were said to have died in a flu epidemic in 1838. Mahala is listed as head of household in 1830 census in Jefferson Co., Ga. and then in 1840 a Mahala Collins is listed in the Baker Co. , Ga. census. At some point , she joined her sons, WDJ and Spencer in West Fla. I'd appreciate hearing from anyone with a possible link to this Collins family. Thanks! Beth in Texas