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William Bent Collier 1865 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Oct 1865

Birth Location: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States or Wise, VA

Death Date: 30 May 1939

Death Location: Langlade, Langlade, Wisconsin, United States

Father: Pvt Sr,

Mother: Rebecca Roberts

Spouse(s): Nancy Creech\Watson

Children(s): Amanda (Nehls)

William Bent Collier was born in 1865 in Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States or Wise, VA, the child of Pvt John Beauregard Collier Sr, and Rebecca Roberts. William Bent Collier married Nancy Margaret Creech\Watson, and had children including Amanda Dorthy Collier (Nehls). William Bent Collier passed away in 1939 in Langlade, Langlade, Wisconsin, United States.

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Biography

  • William Bent Collier was born in 1865 in Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States or Wise, VA, the child of Pvt John Beauregard Collier Sr, and Rebecca Roberts.
  • William Bent Collier married Nancy Margaret Creech\Watson, and had children including Amanda Dorthy Collier (Nehls).
  • William Bent Collier passed away in 1939 in Langlade, Langlade, Wisconsin, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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William Collier's Ancestors

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William Collier
1865 – 1939
Birth Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States or Wise, VA
Parents
Pvt John Beauregard Collier Sr,
1834 – 1889
Lee County, Virginia
Rebecca Roberts
1836 – 1860
Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Dr (Aaron John Collier) Jr,
1801 – 1869
Turkey Cove, Lee, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Elizabeth) Berry
1807 – 1851
Turkey Cove, Lee, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Pvt Collier,
1750 – 1842
Frances Frankey
1780 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Collier
1707 – 1773
Ciseley Hall
1707 – 1753

William Collier's Descendants

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William (Bent) Collier (02 Oct 1865 – 30 May 1939) m. Nancy (Margaret) Creech\Watson (22 Dec 1866 – 29 Apr 1959)
  1. 1. Amanda (Dorthy Collier) (Nehls) (6 July 1904 – Feb 1973)

William Collier's Timeline

2 Records

1865
02 Oct 1865
Birth of William Bent Collier in Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States or Wise, VA
Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States or Wise, VA
1939
30 May 1939
Age 74
Death of William Bent Collier in Langlade, Langlade, Wisconsin, United States
Langlade, Langlade, Wisconsin, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Oct 1865
    Event Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States or Wise, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1939
    Event Place: Langlade, Langlade, Wisconsin, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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

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