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George Augustus Collier, Sr.

Male 1896 - 1936  (40 years)


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  • Name George Augustus Collier  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 4 Jan 1896  Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Nov 1936  Harrison County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • From FindAGrave:

      He was born in Louisiana, the son of William Theodore and Louiza Dexter West Collier. He married Gladys Mavor Winn on July 29, 1919.

      He served as a naval fireman in World War I on the patrol boat Alcedo, the first American vessel sunk during the war.

      He was on watch in the engine room under instructions as machinist mate. When the Alcedo, patroling off the coast of France, was torpedoed by a German submarine, he stopped the main engine and then raised the safety valve on the main engine by the hand gear, despite the fact that he was, by that time, standing in knee-deep water. The ship sank four minutes after being struck and George ended up in the water for 18 hours before he was rescued. He contracted tuburculosis, which ultimately lead to his death on November 8, 1936.

      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3H2-JQM
      name: George A Collier
      event: Death
      event date: 08 Nov 1936
      event place: Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States
      gender: Male
      marital status: Married
      birth date: 04 Jan 1896
      birthplace: Mony, Louisiana
      father's name: W T Collier
      mother's name: Louisa D West
      certificate number: 55165
      film number: 2117027
      digital folder number: 005145550
      image number: 02767
      Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," George A Collier, 1936
    Person ID I5426  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father William Theodore Collier,   b. 27 Nov 1857, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1928 (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Louisa Dexter West,   b. 27 Jul 1857, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1930, Many Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 11 Dec 1877  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Family ID F862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gladys Mavor Winn,   b. 11 Dec 1897, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1993, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jul 1919  Marshall, Harrison County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Dorothy Bryle Collier,   b. 16 Apr 1920, Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 2007, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     2. Reba Nell Collier,   b. 28 Sep 1921, Harrison County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1986, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     3. George Augustus "Jake" Collier, Jr.,   b. 20 Jun 1924, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 2001, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F2830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Jan 1896 - Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Jul 1919 - Marshall, Harrison County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Nov 1936 - Harrison County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.).

    2. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    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 (Reliability: 3).