Louisa Dexter West

1857 - 1930  (72 years)

• Name	Louisa Dexter West  [1, 2]
  Born	27 Jul 1857	Burkeville, Newton County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Apr 1930	Many Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Buried	Many Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Notes	From FindAGrave: 2 Apr 1935 - Mrs. W. T. Collier, widow of the late W. T. Collier, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. O. Daily, April 4, after several months illness, being confined to her bed about two weeks. She was 76 years, nine months and eight days of age. Mrs. Collier was Miss Lula West of Milam, Texas, before her marriage to W. T. Collier, later moving to Many, where they made their home and reared a very large family, all of whom survive with the exception of one child that died in infancy. She affiliated herself with the Methodist church soon after moving to Many and has been a very devoted Christian mother, training her children in the principles of right living and also being the very best of neighbors, exemplifying the saying " Let me live by the side of the road and be a friend to man." The surviving children: W. P. Collier, Marshall, Texas; W. T. Collier, Mooringsport, La.; G. A. Collier, Hemphill, Texas; Mrs. E. O. Daily, Many, La.; Mrs. C. W. Johnson, Robeline, La.; and T. J. Collier, Oklahoma, all of whom were present except T. J. Collier. The active pallbearers were Boyd Harris, Elden Dees, Edd Curtis, Henry Lee Hester, Jimmie Hays and Edwin Fraser. Interment was made in the Many cemetery.
  Person ID	I1253	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Plympton West, M. D.,   b. 1818, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Amanda Melvina Evans,   b. 1824, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1840	Illinois   [4]
  	They were said to be married in Rochester, Illinois.
  Family ID	F867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Theodore Collier,   b. 27 Nov 1857, Mississippi ,   d. 8 Apr 1928  (Age 70 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1877	Sabine County, Texas
  	They are shown on the 1900 census as having 7 children, six still living at that time. The seventh child may have been a daughter names Nina/Nina Pearl, born ca 1879-1880. Not verified.
  Children	1. Nathan Plympton Collier,   b. 6 Jun 1882, Milam, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 2 Jun 1960, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas  (Age 77 years)   2. Alice Marion Collier,   b. 22 Jul 1885, Milam, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 26 Aug 1973, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana  (Age 88 years)   3. Sarah Melvina "Mellie" Collier,   b. 2 Mar 1890, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 3 Sep 1943, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana  (Age 53 years)   4. William Theodore Collier, Jr.,   b. 12 May 1893, Louisiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. George Augustus Collier, Sr.,   b. 4 Jan 1896, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 8 Nov 1936, Harrison County, Texas  (Age 40 years)   6. Thomas Jefferson Collier,   b. 15 Aug 1899, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 7 Nov 1941  (Age 42 years)
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Jul 1857 - Burkeville, Newton County, Texas Married - 11 Dec 1877 - Sabine County, Texas Died - 4 Apr 1930 - Many Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Buried - - Many Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.). [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Ward 4, Many Enumerated 4 Jun 1900 SD 4 Ed 91 Sheet 24B Dillon Ave 63-64 (Reliability: 3). [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Ward 4, Many Enumerated 4 Jun 1900 SD 4 Ed 91 Sheet 24B Dillon Ave 63-64 Instead has DOB as July 1859, age 40 (Reliability: 3). [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972.