John Benjamin Collier1,2
M, #10981, b. 24 March 1851, d. 22 June 1920
- Relationship
- 1st cousin 3 times removed of Joseph Wayne Peery
John Benjamin Collier was born on 24 March 1851 at Early County, Georgia
.2,1 He was the son of Joseph William Collier Sr. and Harriet Jane Stewart.1,2 He appeared as a son on the census of 1 June 1860 in the household of Joseph William Collier Sr. and Harriet Jane Collier at Woodville, Tyler County, Texas
.1 He married Eugenia C. Ferguson circa 1872.3 He became a widower upon the death of his wife, Eugenia C. Collier, on 26 May 1904 at Texas
.3 He married Cini M. Cunningham, daughter of Wiley Cunningham and Mary A. P. Phelps, on 19 January 1909 at Tyler County, Texas
.4,2 He died on 22 June 1920 at Tyler County, Texas
, at age 69 years, 2 months and 29 days.2 He was buried at Beech Creek Baptist Cemetery, CR 4540, Spurger, Tyler County, Texas
.2
.2,1 He was the son of Joseph William Collier Sr. and Harriet Jane Stewart.1,2 He appeared as a son on the census of 1 June 1860 in the household of Joseph William Collier Sr. and Harriet Jane Collier at Woodville, Tyler County, Texas
.1 He married Eugenia C. Ferguson circa 1872.3 He became a widower upon the death of his wife, Eugenia C. Collier, on 26 May 1904 at Texas
.3 He married Cini M. Cunningham, daughter of Wiley Cunningham and Mary A. P. Phelps, on 19 January 1909 at Tyler County, Texas
.4,2 He died on 22 June 1920 at Tyler County, Texas
, at age 69 years, 2 months and 29 days.2 He was buried at Beech Creek Baptist Cemetery, CR 4540, Spurger, Tyler County, Texas
.2Children of John Benjamin Collier and Eugenia C. Ferguson
- Viola Collier2 b. 1873, d. 1965
- Bruce Benjamin Collier2 b. 1877, d. 1951
- Altya Marlou Collier2 b. 1880, d. 1952
- Thorpe C. Collier2 b. 1883, d. 1906
- Maud Ruth Velira Collier2 b. 1886, d. 1951
- Harriet Collier2 b. 1890, d. 1965
- Joseph Burton Collier2 b. 1893, d. 1967
- Lela Wakedale Collier2 b. 1896, d. 1983
- Ruby Collier2 b. 1898, d. 1955
Children of John Benjamin Collier and Ceineigh Merranda Cunningham
- Jessie Mae Collier+5 b. 31 Oct 1910, d. Jun 1993
- Cordell Collier5 b. 4 Dec 1911, d. Sep 1990
Citations
- [S1308] 1860 United States Federal Census, [database on-line], Provo, Utah County, Utah.
- [S806] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 15734156 - John Benjamin "Ben" Collier.
- [S806] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 29546601 - Eugenia C. "Jennie" Ferguson Collier.
- [S948] Jim & Ann Crews Laird, Tyler County Marriage Records, P. 25.
- [S1340] Deb Nowlin, "E-Mail Message from Deb Nowlin to Joe Peery," e-mail to Joe Peery, 04 Aug 2012.