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William Granberry Collier 1840 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 July 1840

Birth Location: Blakely, Early County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 5 April 1919

Death Location: Spurger, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Collier

Mother: Margaret Lane

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William Granberry Collier was born in 1840 in Blakely, Early County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Columbus Collier and Margaret "Peggy" Lane. William Granberry Collier passed away in 1919 in Spurger, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Granberry Collier was born in 1840 in Blakely, Early County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Columbus Collier and Margaret "Peggy" Lane.
  • William Granberry Collier passed away in 1919 in Spurger, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America.

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William Collier's Ancestors

Self
William Collier
1840 – 1919
Birth Place: Blakely, Early County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Columbus Collier
1774 – 1845
Charlotte County Virginia
Margaret ("Peggy") Lane
1796 – 1830
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (Columbas) Collier
1760 – 1791
Charlotte, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Gaines) Collier
1766 – 1804
Charlotte, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Collier
1740 – 1787
Mary Dabney
1744 – 1815
Major Collier
1743 – 1820
Hannah Hamlett
1753 – 1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Collier
1707 – 1759
Cecelia Hall
1724 – 1753
John Dabney
1723 – 1773
Hannah Harris
1724 – 1775
john collier
1707 – 1759
William Vaughn
1722 – 1794
Sarah Person
1715 – 1787

William Collier's Timeline

2 Records

1840
1 July 1840
Birth of William Granberry Collier in Blakely, Early County, Georgia, United States of America
Blakely, Early County, Georgia, United States of America
1919
5 April 1919
Age 79
Death of William Granberry Collier in Spurger, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America
Spurger, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 July 1840
    Event Place: Blakely, Early County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 April 1919
    Event Place: Spurger, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spurger, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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