Memorials › SGT Joseph William Collier Sr
SGT Joseph William Collier Sr
11 Dec 1814 – 22 Mar 1871
| Birth | 11 Dec 1814 |
| Death | 22 Mar 1871 |
| Cemetery | Beech Creek Baptist Cemetery Spurger , Tyler County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Stacy Mills Gore on 02 Oct 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5468922 |
Bio
Son of Benjamin C. Collier & Margaret Lane. Joseph William Collier Sr.resided between December 11, 1814 and 1821 in Twiggs County, GA. He resided between 1821 and 1852 in Early County, GA. He was elected as Sheriff between 1844 and 1846 in Early County, GA. He was elected as Tax Receiver/Collector in January 1849 in Early County, GA. He was a Farmer in 1850 in Early County, GA. He resided between February 1853 and 1871 in Tyler County, TX. He was a Farmer between 1860 and 1870 in Tyler County, TX. He served in the military about 1863 as a Confederate Soldier?. He died on March 22, 1871 in Spurger, Tyler County, TX. He was buried in Beech Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Tyler County, TX. First married on 5-29-1834 in Early Co., GA to Dorcas Pearson. Joseph William Collier Sr. and Dorcas Pearson had the following children: Joseph William (Little Joe) Collier Jr. (Apr 6 1836 - Feb 13 1915) He married a second time on 5-30-1839 in Blakely, Early Co., GA to Harriett Jane Stewart. Children of Joseph & Harriett: Elizabeth Jackson Collier (1848 - Sep 22 1853); John Benjamin Collier (Mar 24 1851 - Jun 22 1920); Laura Lenora "Nora" Collier (1854 - 1943); Louvenia Jane Collier (Dec 23 1857 - Mar 22 1936); T.S. Collier (1859 - ); and Adelia Collier (Born about 1862 - ).
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Siblings
- Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Collier Freeman 1805–1880
- Jesse Collier 1807–1863
- CPT James Gautney "Jeems" Collier 1812–1896
- Benjamin Columbus "Ben" Collier 1817–1866
- Thomas John "Tom" Collier 1820–1900
- Martha "Ma" Collier Hooks 1822–1898
- Sarah Ann "Samy" Collier Hooks 1825–1897
- PVT William Durdon "Billy D." Collier 1826–1869
- PVT Sylvester Jefferson Collier 1828–1883
- Mary Frances Ann Collier Jordan 1836–1921
- Henry Morrison Collier 1836–1926
- Rebecca Ivey "Becky" Collier Jordan 1837–1917
- PVT Henry Mitchell Collier 1839–1926
- PVT William Granberry Collier 1840–1919
Children
- Sgt Joseph William "Little Joe" Collier Jr 1836–1915 FaG
- Elizabeth Jackson Collier 1848–1853 FaG
- John Benjamin "Ben" Collier 1851–1920 FaG
- Lenora Ann "Nora" Collier Cowart 1854–1943 FaG
- Louvenia Jane Collier Cowart 1857–1936 FaG
- T S Collier 1859–1870 FaG
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