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James Harrison Collier 1889–1963 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1889
Birth Location: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Death Date: 4 Apr 1963
Death Location: Thornton, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Father: Willis Collier
Mother: Mary Adams
Spouse(s): Calla Bowens, Pearl Back
Children(s): Inez Collier
The story of James Harrison Collier began in 1889 in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. In 1900, James Harrison Collier resided in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. In 1910, James Harrison Collier resided in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. James Harrison Collier married Calla Callie Bowens, Pearl Pearley Back, and had children including Inez Collier. James Harrison Collier passed away in 1963 in Thornton, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.
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Biography
- The story of James Harrison Collier began in 1889 in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
- In 1900, James Harrison Collier resided in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
- In 1910, James Harrison Collier resided in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
- James Harrison Collier married Calla Callie Bowens, Pearl Pearley Back, and had children including Inez Collier.
- James Harrison Collier passed away in 1963 in Thornton, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.
Immediate Family
Parents
Willis Collier
1859–1944
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Mary Adams
1861–1889
Birth Location: Baker, Deane, Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
MA
Spouses(s)
Calla Bowens
1896–1981
Birth Location: Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
CB
Pearl Back
1905–1993
Birth Location: Knott, Kentucky, USA
PB
Children(s)
Inez Collier
1915–1992
Birth Location: Campbranch, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
IC
James Collier's Ancestors
Self
James Collier
1889–1963
Birth Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Willis Kirk Collier
1859–1944
Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mary (Ellen) Adams
1861–1889
Baker, Deane, Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (D Collier) Sr
1835–1913
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Rebecca Meade
1837–1871
Big John Hollow, Deane, Rockhouse, Letcher, Perry, Kentucky, USA
William (Green Adams) Jr
1820–1862
Jellico River, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Mary (Polly Webb) Adams
1818–1899
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Collier
1797–1871
Mary Caudill
1801–1870
Thomas Meade
1804–1876
Mary Hall
1804–1875
William ADAMS
1789–1870
Mary ADAMS*
1792–1845
Benjamin Webb
1775–1869
SARAH ADAMS
1789–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Collier
1764–1835
Elizabeth Prather
1769–1835
Matthew Caudill
1760–1837
Sarah Webb
1778–1860
Samuel Mead
1769–1828
Katherine Goodbread
1772–1849
Reuben Hall
1778–1862
Nancy Smith
1780–1861
Jesse Adams
1735–1781
Jane Green
1742–1804
John Jr.
1747–1815
Lettie Simpson
1771–1845
James Webb
1737–1825
Elizabeth Nelson
1745–1790
John Jr.
1747–1815
Lettie Simpson
1771–1845
James Collier's Descendants
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James (Harrison) Collier
(28 Sep 1889–4 Apr 1963)
m. Calla ("Callie") Bowens (16 Aug 1896–28 Apr 1981)
m. Pearl ("Pearley") Back (5 Jul 1905–01 Jan 1993)
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1. Inez Collier 1915–1992 m. Ted ((John Harlan)) Adams 1906–1958
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1. Ted (Adams) Junior 1932–2011 m. Clara (Lou) Adams 1937–2023
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2. Rex (Landon) Adams 1936–2021
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3. Johnie (Lyn) Adams 1944–2025
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James Collier's Timeline
11 Records
1889
28 Sep 1889
Birth of James Harrison Collier in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
James Harrison Collier resided here in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
James Harrison Collier resided here in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1914
9 May 1914
Age 25
James Harrison Collier resided here in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
1918
Abt 1918
Age 29
James Harrison Collier resided here
None
1930
1930
Age 41
James Harrison Collier resided here in Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
James Harrison Collier resided here in Rural
Rural
1940
1940
Age 51
James Harrison Collier resided here in Mag Dist 5, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist 5, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1942
1942
Age 53
James Harrison Collier resided here in Whitesburg, Kentucky, USA
Whitesburg, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
James Harrison Collier resided here in Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1963
4 Apr 1963
Age 74
Death of James Harrison Collier in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1889
28 Sep 1889
Birth of James Harrison Collier in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
James Harrison Collier resided here in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
James Harrison Collier resided here in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1914
9 May 1914
Age 25
James Harrison Collier resided here in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
1918
Abt 1918
Age 29
James Harrison Collier resided here
None
1930
1930
Age 41
James Harrison Collier resided here in Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
James Harrison Collier resided here in Rural
Rural
1940
1940
Age 51
James Harrison Collier resided here in Mag Dist 5, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist 5, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1942
1942
Age 53
James Harrison Collier resided here in Whitesburg, Kentucky, USA
Whitesburg, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
James Harrison Collier resided here in Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1963
4 Apr 1963
Age 74
Death of James Harrison Collier in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 28 Sep 1889
Event Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 045
[2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
[3] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
[4] 1940 United States Federal Census
[5] Kentucky, Death Index
[6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2340501
[7] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Letcher; Roll: 1653500
[8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1240538
[9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T624_491; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1374504
[10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Paducah Sun; Publication Date: 22 Aug 1963; Publication Place: Paducah, Kentucky, United States of America; ,0.71400124,0.84044707,0.79059935
[12] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
[13] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1240538
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T624_491; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1374504
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 9 May 1914
Event Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: Abt 1918
Record Source: U.S., Lists of Men Ordered to Report to Local Board for Military Duty, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Lists of Men Ordered to Report to Local Board for Military Duty in the District of Columbia; NAI Number: 1159403; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System (World
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2340501
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Rural
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Mag Dist 5, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Whitesburg, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 045
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 3718; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 67-43
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Letcher
Record Source: Kentucky, Death Index
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Letcher; Roll: 1653500
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 4 Apr 1963
Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source:
[1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
[2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
[3] Kentucky, Death Index
[4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Paducah Sun; Publication Date: 22 Aug 1963; Publication Place: Paducah, Kentucky, United States of America; ,0.71400124,0.84044707,0.79059935
[6] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
[7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Thornton, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
[2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 28 Sep 1889
Event Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 045
[2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
[3] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
[4] 1940 United States Federal Census
[5] Kentucky, Death Index
[6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2340501
[7] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Letcher; Roll: 1653500
[8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1240538
[9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T624_491; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1374504
[10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Paducah Sun; Publication Date: 22 Aug 1963; Publication Place: Paducah, Kentucky, United States of America; ,0.71400124,0.84044707,0.79059935
[12] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
[13] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1240538
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T624_491; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1374504
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 9 May 1914
Event Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: Abt 1918
Record Source: U.S., Lists of Men Ordered to Report to Local Board for Military Duty, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Lists of Men Ordered to Report to Local Board for Military Duty in the District of Columbia; NAI Number: 1159403; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System (World
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2340501
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Rural
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Mag Dist 5, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Whitesburg, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 045
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 3718; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 67-43
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Letcher
Record Source: Kentucky, Death Index
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Letcher; Roll: 1653500
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 4 Apr 1963
Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Record Source:
[1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
[2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
[3] Kentucky, Death Index
[4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Paducah Sun; Publication Date: 22 Aug 1963; Publication Place: Paducah, Kentucky, United States of America; ,0.71400124,0.84044707,0.79059935
[6] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
[7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Thornton, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
[2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current