Martha M. Collins

Martha was the daughter of Jacob Bostian and Martha "Patsy" Sammons. She married James W. "Jim Collins. They say Martha Bostian Collins was a small woman of dutch heritage.

Children of Jim and Martha Collins were: Laila Collins, Joel Collins. Hannah Adeline (Collins) Smith, Jane (Collins) Nix Mims, Martha J. (Collins) Atkinson, Rima Jemima M. (Collins) Alexander, John L. Collins, Sarah Jane (Collins) Rider, Margarette M. (Collins) Caton, Mary Mahala "Haley"(Collins) Riggins, James W. "Jim" Collins, Celia Garner (Collins) Hayes and Alfred L. Collins.

Martha and Jim Collins also raised their granddaughter, Nancy E. "Mamie", a daughter of Sarah Jane Collins and Edgar A. Rider before they were married. Some say this is Sarah Jane and Edgar's child together, others say this was Sarah Jane's daughter long before she met Edgar Rider. However, this child is recognized as Edgar Rider's daughter in his estate when he died in 1926. She was raised under the last name of Collins. This daughter married Rufus W. Littlejohn.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 27 2022, 16:30:33 UTC