My Genealogy Hound

MOSES COLLINS, farmer, post office Bridgeville, was born in South Fayette township in 1828, a son of Samuel Collins, and grandson of Daniel Collins, who came to America at an early date. Daniel married a Craton, and became the father of five sons and four daughters. He was a farmer, and for a number of years resided in Washington, but later moved to Allegheny county, where he died. Of his children, Samuel, the second son, married, in 1821, Ann Coulter, daughter of Moses Coulter, and eight children were born to their union, Moses, the subject of this sketch, being now the only survivor. Samuel purchased the property, containing ninety-four acres, now owned by our subject, in 1845. He died in 1884, aged eighty-seven years; his wife died in 1840, aged thirty-seven years. Moses Collins, our subject, has always followed farming. He married, in 1856, Miss Mary Jordon, daughter of Jacob and Ann (Hickman) Jordon, of this county, and five children, four living, have blessed their union: John, Jacob, Howard and Harry, all of whom are at home. Mr. Collins is a republican, and has served his township officially.