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Charles Benjamin Collier 1853–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1853

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 28 May 1892

Death Location: Chester, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: William Collier

Mother: Nancy Ellison

Spouse(s): -Mary Wiltcher

Children(s): Jesse Collier, Luther Collier, Benjamin Collier, Conner Collier, Maggie Collier, John Collier, Charles Collier, Cicero Collier

Charles Benjamin Collier was born in 1853 in Mississippi, the child of William Green Collier And Nancy Ellison. Charles Benjamin Collier married Mary Etta Red Grandma Wiltcher, and had children including Benjamin Lee Collier, Charles Leonard Collier, Cicero Green Collier, Conner Benford Collier, Jesse L Collier, John Francis Collier, Luther Andrew Collier, Maggie Eveline Collier. Charles Benjamin Collier passed away in 1892 in Chester, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Charles Benjamin Collier was born in 1853 in Mississippi, the child of William Green Collier And Nancy Ellison.
  • Charles Benjamin Collier married Mary Etta Red Grandma Wiltcher, and had children including Benjamin Lee Collier, Charles Leonard Collier, Cicero Green Collier, Conner Benford Collier, Jesse L Collier, John Francis Collier, Luther Andrew Collier, Maggie Eveline Collier.
  • Charles Benjamin Collier passed away in 1892 in Chester, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Collier
1812–1884
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (or Perry County?)
WC
Nancy Ellison
1823–1859
Birth Location: Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA (not Prarie City, Arkansas?)
NE

Spouses(s)

-Mary Wiltcher
1855–1925
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
-W

Children(s)

Jesse Collier
1878–1955
Birth Location: Mississippi
JC
Luther Collier
1885–1907
Birth Location: Mississippi
LC
Benjamin Collier
1876–1947
Birth Location: Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA
BC
Conner Collier
1889–1927
Birth Location: Winona, Montgomery, Mississippi
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Maggie Collier
1892–1923
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
MC
John Collier
1890–1936
Birth Location: Blackhawk Mississippi, USA
JC
Charles Collier
1883–1972
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Cicero Collier
1880–1944
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Charles Collier's Ancestors

Self
Charles Collier
1853–1892
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
William Green # Collier
1812–1884
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (or Perry County?)
Nancy (#) Ellison
1823–1859
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA (not Prarie City, Arkansas?)
Grandparents
George (GW JW WS) Collier
1787–1837
Greensville County, Virginia, USA
Sarah ("Sally") Cooper
1782–1831
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
CHARLES ELLISON
1790–1834
France
Elizabeth Adams
1787–1841
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Collier
1767–1854
Mary Shelton
1767–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1732–1806
Mary Peebles
1739–1810
Thomas II
1740–1802
Catherine Munday
1744–1802

Charles Collier's Descendants

1.
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Charles (Benjamin) Collier (11 Sep 1853–28 May 1892) m. -Mary (Etta "Red Grandma") Wiltcher (22 Oct 1855–24 Mar 1925)
  1. 1. Jesse (L) Collier 1878–1955
  2. 2. Luther (Andrew) Collier 1885–1907
  3. 3. Benjamin (Lee) Collier 1876–1947 m. Josephine ("Willie" "Pheenie") Crowder 1879–1972
    1. 1. John (Cicero) Collier 1899–1931 m. Frances (Willard) Buck 1899–1975
      1. 1. Mary (Frances) Collier 1921–2007 m. Earl (Crawford Smith JR, Army Air Corps,) WWII 1918–2007
        1. 1. Earl (Crawford ^ Smith) III 1946–1946
      2. 2. Lee (Daniel) Collier 1928–2015 m. Betty (Sue) Bowie 1930–2020
        1. 1. Kenneth (Bowie) Collier 1950–2007
      3. 3. Johnnie (Wilna) Collier 1923–2008 m. Norman (Leroy "Roy") McCarty 1918–1992 m. Thomas (Carl Sinn) Jr 1921–1988
        1. 1. David (Alan) Sinn 1944–2004
      4. 4. John (Charles "JC" Collier) Sr 1924–2013
      5. 5. Margaret (Lillian) Collier 1926–1998 m. Homer (Donaldson Thompson) Jr –1974
    2. 2. Lesley (Lee) Collier 1901–1987
    3. 3. George (Hester) Collier 1904–1995
    4. 4. Benjamin (Strong "Ben") Collier 1906–1988
    5. 5. Burnice (Ellison "Bunk") Collier 1908–2000 m. Minnie Ray 1909–1985
      1. 1. Josephine (W) Collier 1931–1995
      2. 2. Erma (Jean Collier) Tedford 1933–2021
      3. 3. Burnice (Ephram) Collier 1938–2012
      4. 4. Eva (Mae) Collier 1941–2011
    6. 6. Maggie (Lee) Collier 1913–2002
    7. 7. Calvin (Lumas) Collier 1914–2000
    8. 8. Hestor Collier 1908–
  4. 4. Conner ("Benford") Collier 1889–1927 m. Luvenia (" Vinnie") Upchurch 1898–1968
    1. 1. Mary (Gladys) Collier 1920–1999 m. William (David) Richardson 1925–1974
    2. 2. Elvie (Benford "Jimmye") Collier 1927–2008
    3. 3. Doyle (Lee) Collier 1923–2002
  5. 5. Maggie (Eveline) Collier 1892–1923 m. Jesse (Lester) Collier 1892–1962
    1. 1. Gatha (Inez) Collier 1917–2012
  6. 6. John (Francis) Collier 1890–1936 m. Myrtle (Eva) Best 1891–1961 m. Ollie *Gray 1896–1945
    1. 1. Mary (Violet) Collier 1913–1989 m. Leonard (William) Lewis 1916–2001
    2. 2. John (Alvin) Collier 1914–1991 m. Manilla (Pearl) Evans 1913–1999
      1. 1. Walter (Francis) Collier 1936–2011
  7. 7. Charles ("Leonard") Collier 1883–1972
  8. 8. Cicero (Green) Collier 1880–1944 m. Mattie (Rachel) Wells 1880–1960
    1. 1. Plezie (Foucher) Collier 1903–1950

Charles Collier's Timeline

2 Records

1853
11 Sep 1853
Birth of Charles Benjamin Collier in Mississippi
Mississippi
1892
28 May 1892
Age 39
Death of Charles Benjamin Collier in Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi
Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1853
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1892
    Event Place: Chester, Choctaw, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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