My grandfather‘s paternal grandmother, Donnie Sauls, was born in Webberville, Texas on June 19, 1869 to Clem Sauls Alexander. Her husband Dee Gabriel Collins was also born in Central Texas on August 22, 1863 to Newton & Sarah Collins.

Donnie Sauls and D. Gabriel Collins were married on September 27, 1882, in Travis, Texas. They had 17 children between 1883 and 1915. The children were:

1. Silas Collins 1883-1883

2. Maude Esther Eason
1 October 1885-13 July 1967

3. Lizzie Mae Robinson 17 Apr 1887 – 8 Jul 1961

4. Bertha Velma Rucker 27 July 1889 – 15 Jul 1957

5. Talferd Dee Collins 6 Oct 1891 – 23 Oct 1906

6. Walter Gabriel Collins 20 Aug 1893 – 8 Dec 1975

7. Ada Pumphrey Rucker 3 Sep 1895 – 2 Mar 1978

8. John Beal Collins 2 Aug 1897 – 21 Nov 1978

9. Alge Morris Collins 12 Jun 1899 – 28 Jul 1962

10. Charles Emery Collins 24 Sep 1901 – 19 Jul 1981

11. Theodore Roosevelt Collins 15 Dec 1902 – 23 Apr 1979

12. Lura Thelma Isaacs 15 Dec 1904 – 2 Dec 1978

13. Donnie Gladys Hutson 23 Oct 1906 – 26 Apr 1986

14. Gertrude Hortense Winn 29 Nov 1908 – 11 Jun 1998

15. James Kuykendall Collins 20 Oct 1910 – 8 Sep 1977

16. Virgie Clemmie Johnson 10 Sep 1912 – 21 Feb 1988

17. Myrtle Viola Brooks 7 Jan 1915 – 25 Feb 1984

Dee Gabriel died 24 Dec 1926 and Donnie died on 7 December 1933. Both are buried in the Collins Cemetery. Dee Gabriel Collins Road in Austin, Texas was named in his honor.