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John Benton Collier 1875 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1875

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 16 Mar 1938

Death Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA

Father: James Collier

Mother: Abigail Gilley

Spouse(s): Anna Collier

Children(s): Elbert Collier, Abigail Collier, Anna (Morris)

Born in 1875 in Lee County, Virginia, United States of America, John Benton Collier was the child of James Henderson Collier and Abigail Gilley. In time, John Benton Collier married Anna Lee Collier, and they raised a family that included Elbert L. Collier, Abigail Rebecca Collier and Anna Barron Collier (Morris). John Benton Collier died in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA in 1938.

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Parents

James Collier
1856 – 1929
Birth Location: Turkey Cove, Lee, Virginia, USA
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Abigail Gilley
– 1885
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Collier
1880 – 1909
Birth Location: Turkey Cove, Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elbert Collier
1899 – 1901
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
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Abigail Collier
1903 – 1926
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
AC
Anna (Morris)
1906 – 1997
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Sep 1875
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Mar 1938
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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