Thomas Jefferson Collier, Jr.: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Thomas Jefferson Collier, Jr. was born on 28 Aug 1899 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas (son of Thomas Jefferson Collier and Annie Mae Lord); died on 30 Jul 1962 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

He had a military marker "S1 USNR WW II"

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDLQ-PR4
name: Thomas Jefferson Collier
death date: 30 Jul 1962
death place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 62 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 28 Aug 1899
birthplace: Milam, Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name:
father's birthplace:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Barber
place of residence: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
cemetery: New Hope
burial place: Hemphill, Texas
burial date: 01 Aug 1962
additional relatives: X
film number: 2117023
digital film number: 4028433
image number: 1884
reference number: cn43638
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Thomas Jefferson Collier, 1962

Generation: 2

Thomas Jefferson Collier was born about 1859 in Mississippi (son of George Washington Collier and Sarah Elizabeth Tatum); died before 1900.

Thomas married Annie Mae Lord on 17 Oct 1888 in Sabine County, Texas. Annie was born on 15 Mar 1875 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Feb 1952 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Annie Mae Lord was born on 15 Mar 1875 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Feb 1952 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Her tomb is inscribed Annie Mae Lord Chambers, so it is assumed she remarried.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3Z3-D3X
name: Annie Mae Chambers
event: Death
event date: 12 Feb 1952
event place: Milam, Sabine, Texas, United States
gender: Female
marital status: Widowed
birth date: 15 Mar 1875
birthplace: Sabine, Texas
father's name: S M Lord
mother's name: D. K.
Informant: Mrs. Ira Berryman
certificate number: 14644
film number: 2075021
digital folder number: 005145640
image number: 01111
Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Annie Mae Chambers, 1952

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 5
Enumerated 12 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 13B
175-175
Collier, Anna M Head W F Mar 1875 25 Wd 4/4 Tx Ga Ga
Collier, Daisey Dtr W F Apr 1893 7 S Tx Miss Tx
Collier, Ida Dtr W F Oct 1896 3 S Tx Miss Tx
Collier, Abbie Dtr W F Oct 1896 2 S Tx Miss Tx
Collier, Thomas J. Son W M Aug 1899 9/12 S Tx Miss Tx
Lord, William J Brother W M Jun 1877 23 S Tx Ga Ga Farmer

Children:

Daisy Lee Collier was born on 1 Apr 1893 in Texas; died on 24 Dec 1966 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Hancock Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas.
Abbie Collier was born in Oct 1896 in Texas; and died.
Ida Mae Collier was born in Oct 1896 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
1. Thomas Jefferson Collier, Jr. was born on 28 Aug 1899 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Jul 1962 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Generation: 3

George Washington Collier was born on 24 Jun 1803 in Virginia; died before 1880.

Notes:

Virgie Speights wrote, in a birthday sketch of granddaughter Daisy Florence Harris Wilson, that "George Washington and Sarah Elizabeth Tatom Collier came from Mississippi in a covered wagon and settled in Milam where they owned a sawmill, gristmill, store and hundreds of acres of land. Collier also was a political and civic leader, serving as tax collector among other offices." (Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas, p. 81).

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Claiborne County, District 5
Enumerated 26 Oct 1850
639-639
George W. Collier 47 M Planter 1800 Va
Sarah E. Collier 31 F Miss
Julian Collier 11 M Miss
Lucinda Collier 7 F Miss
Sylvanus C Collier 6 M Miss
Gabrella E Collier 4 F Miss
Mary C Collier 3 F Miss
Carintha Collier 2 F Miss
George W Collier 4 M Miss

1860 Census
not located

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Beat No. 1, PO Hemphill
Enumerated 38 Jun 1870
Page 19
54-54
Collier, G. W. 67 M W Merchant 2000 6000 Va
Collier, Sarah E. 50 F W Keeping House Miss
Collier, Sylvanus E 25 M W Clerk in Store Miss
Collier, George W 15 M W Miss
Collier, William 13 M W Miss
Collier, Thomas J 11 M W Miss
Collier, Sallie E 9 F W Miss
Samuel 14 M B Servant Tx

George married Sarah Elizabeth Tatum on 31 Oct 1839 in Copiah County, Mississippi. Sarah was born on 4 Jul 1819 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Elizabeth Tatum was born on 4 Jul 1819 in Mississippi; and died.

Notes:

Virgie Speights shows her as a daughter of John and Sarah Tatom of Mississippi.

Children:

Julie Ann Collier was born about 1840 in Mississippi; and died.
Lucinda Selina Collier was born on 24 Dec 1843 in Mississippi; died on 9 Jan 1927 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas.
Sylvanus "Sill" Edward Collier was born on 15 May 1844 in Mississippi; died on 21 Nov 1929 in Woodville, Tyler County, Texas; was buried in Colmesneil Cemetery, Colmesneil, Tyler County, Texas.
Gabriella E. Collier was born on 22 Dec 1845 in Claiborne County, Mississippi; died on 4 Mar 1939 in Orange, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
George Washington Collier, Jr was born about 1846 in Mississippi; died after 1850 in Mississippi.
Mary "Mollie" Cassandra Collier was born on 9 Jun 1847 in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 24 Feb 1934 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
Cyrenthia Collier was born on 1 Sep 1848 in Mississippi; died on 19 Jan 1914 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Cooper-Harris Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Katherine Collier was born about 1854 in Mississippi; and died.
George Washington Collier, Jr. was born about 1856 in Mississippi; and died.
William Theodore Collier was born on 27 Nov 1857 in Mississippi; died on 8 Apr 1928; was buried in Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
2. Thomas Jefferson Collier was born about 1859 in Mississippi; died before 1900.
Sarah M. "Sallie" Collier was born on 18 Feb 1863 in Mississippi; died on 7 Sep 1925.