George Washington Collier

1803 - Bef 1880  (76 years)

• Name	George Washington Collier  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	24 Jun 1803	Virginia   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 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
  Person ID	I698	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth Tatum,   b. 4 Jul 1819, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	31 Oct 1839	Copiah County, Mississippi   [1]
  Children	1. Julie Ann Collier,   b. Abt 1840, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lucinda Selina Collier,   b. 24 Dec 1843, Mississippi d. 9 Jan 1927, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas (Age 83 years)   3. Sylvanus "Sill" Edward Collier,   b. 15 May 1844, Mississippi d. 21 Nov 1929, Woodville, Tyler County, Texas (Age 85 years)   4. Gabriella E. Collier,   b. 22 Dec 1845, Claiborne County, Mississippi d. 4 Mar 1939, Orange, Orange County, Texas (Age 93 years)   5. George Washington Collier, Jr,   b. Abt 1846, Mississippi d. Aft 1850, Mississippi (Age ~ 5 years)   6. Mary "Mollie" Cassandra Collier,   b. 9 Jun 1847, Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi d. 24 Feb 1934, Milam, Sabine County, Texas (Age 86 years)   7. Cyrenthia Collier,   b. 1 Sep 1848, Mississippi d. 19 Jan 1914, Sabine County, Texas (Age 65 years)   8. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Katherine Collier,   b. Abt 1854, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   9. George Washington Collier, Jr.,   b. Abt 1856, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   10. William Theodore Collier,   b. 27 Nov 1857, Mississippi d. 8 Apr 1928 (Age 70 years)   11. Thomas Jefferson Collier,   b. Abt 1859, Mississippi d. Bef 1900 (Age ~ 40 years)   12. Sarah M. "Sallie" Collier,   b. 18 Feb 1863, Mississippi d. 7 Sep 1925 (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Jun 1803 - Virginia Marriage - 31 Oct 1839 - Copiah County, Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S349] Schluter & Toole, "1850 Sabine County, Texas Census with Added Family Information and Corrections" c. 1979, p 42 (Reliability: 3). [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Beat No. 1, PO Hemphill Enumerated 38 Jun 1870 Page 19 54-54 (Reliability: 3). [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Mississippi, Claiborne County, District 5 Enumerated 26 Oct 1850 639-639 (Reliability: 3). [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 81 (Reliability: 3).