When Marie Louise Adler and their twin sister Maria Louise Albertina were born on December 7, 1832, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, their father, Joachim, was 29 and their mother, Johanne, was 24. They married Joseph Ratcliffe Collier on December 2, 1856, in Champaign, Illinois. They had four children in 10 years. They died on January 7, 1907, in York, Nebraska, at the age of 74, and were buried there.
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Passenger List: "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957" Year: 1852; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 4; List Number: 954 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #373990 (accessed 8 September 2022) Name: Marie Louise Adler; Gender: Female; Age: 19; Birth Date: abt 1833; Place of Origin: Pomerania;Germany; Departure Port: Swinemunde, Germany; Destination: USA; Arrival Date: 15 Jul 1852; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Ship Name: Sidonia.
Marriage: "Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900" Jordan Dodd and Liahona Research, comp.. Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900. Index compiled from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah by Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059). Specific source information is listed with each entry Ancestry Record 7857 #3484 (accessed 8 September 2022) Mary L Adler marriage to Joseph Collier on 21 Dec 1856.
Marriage: "Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940" Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records Ancestry Record 61370 #900372061 (accessed 8 September 2022) Mary S Adler marriage to Joseph Collier in 1856 in Champaign, Illinois, USA.
Marriage: "Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920" Illinois State Marriage Records. Online index. Illinois State Public Record Offices Ancestry Record 60984 #1852150 (accessed 8 September 2022) Mary L Adler marriage to Joseph Collier on 2 Dec 1856 in Champaign, Illinois, USA.
1857 Census: "Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905" Line: 21; Roll: MN1857_5 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1058 #605842 (accessed 8 September 2022) Mary Collyer (24) in Winona, Winona.
1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census" Year: 1860; Census Place: Champaign, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: M653_160; Page: 649; Family History Library Film: 803160 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #36827046 (accessed 8 September 2022) Mary L Colier (28) in Champaign, Champaign, Illinois. Born in Prussia.
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Joseph Colier
M
28
Carpenter
England
Mary L Colier
F
28
Prussia
Sameul Colier
M
Minnesota
Joseph J Colier
M
2
Illinois
Harmon Adley
M
30
Farm Laborer
Prussia
1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census" Year: 1870; Census Place: Champaign, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: M593_193; Page: 42A Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #16543858 (accessed 8 September 2022) Mary Collier (37), Keeping House, in Champaign, Champaign, Illinois. Born in Prussia.
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Joseph Collier
M
38
House Carpenter
England
Mary Collier
F
37
Keeping House
Prussia
Joshua Collier
M
11
Illinois
Charles H Collier
M
9
Illinois
Frank F Collier
M
3
Illinois
1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: York, York, Nebraska; Roll: 757; Page: 481D; Enumeration District: 126 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #33271723 (accessed 8 September 2022) Mary Collier (47), wife, Keeping House, in household of Joseph Collier (47) in York, York, Nebraska, USA. Born in Germany.
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Joseph Collier
M
47
Married
Head
Carpenter
England
Mary Collier
F
47
Married
Wife
Keeping House
Germany
Charley Collier
M
19
Single
Son
Dry Goods Clerk
Illinois
Frank Collier
M
12
Single
Son
Illinois
1860-1885 Census: "Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885" National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; Series/Record Group: M352; County: York; Township: York; Page: 37 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1668 #1337561 (accessed 8 September 2022) Mary L Collier (52) in York, York, Nebraska. Born in Prussia.
1885 Census: "Nebraska, State Census, 1885" National Archives and Records Administration. Schedules of the Nebraska State Census of 1885. M352. RG 29. 56 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C; Page: 37 Ancestry Record 6585 #602947 (accessed 8 September 2022) Mary L Collier (52). Born in Prussia.
Marriage of son Charles H Collier: "Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908" State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska, Marriage Records Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61335 #1200247449 (accessed 8 September 2022) Mary J Collier's son Charles H Collier (31) marriage to Amelia Doerffel on 26 May 1892 in York, Nebraska, USA.
1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census" Year: 1900; Census Place: York, York, Nebraska; Roll: 942; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0184; FHL microfilm: 1240942 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #65409784 (accessed 8 September 2022) Mary Collier (67), wife, in household of Joseph Collier (67) in York, York, Nebraska. Born in Germany.
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Joseph Collier
M
67
Married
Head
Retired
England
Mary Collier
F
67
Married
Wife
Germany
John Collier
M
31
Single
Son
Nebraska, USA
Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current" URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #68392531 Ancestry Record 60525 #43807826 (accessed 8 September 2022) Marie Louise Collier burial (died on 7 Jan 1907) in Greenwood Cemetery, York, York County, Nebraska, United States of America.
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