George
Amos
Colyer
aka Collier
Born in Fayette Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mary (Collier) Dressler, Anna Mae (Collier) Weiand, Esther A (Colyer) Billow, Ruth E Colyer, William Smith Colyer, Albert Floyd Colyer, Althea Lillian Colyer, Norman Colyer, Mildred (Colyer) Dunn, [private brother (1930s - unknown)] and [private brother (1940s - unknown)]
Husband of
Ruth V. (McNemar) Colyer
— married
30 Aug 1950 in Fayette Township, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 96
in McAlisterville, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jun 2019
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Biography
George had a farm in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA
This profile is part of the Colyer Name Study.
Born on Aug. 30, 1920, in Fayette Township, Juniata County, he was the son of the late Cloyd Richard and Margaret L. (Smith) Colyer. On Dec. 30, 1950, he married his late wife, Ruth V. (McNemar) Colyer, with whom he shared more than 38 years of marriage, until she preceded him in death on Feb. 12, 1989.George Colyer was a lifelong farmer, who farmed the farm owned by his family since 1790. During WWII, he worked for the Pa. Railroad, Enola, and later, for H.P. McGinley, McAlisterville.
George was born in 1920. He was the son of Cloyd Colyer and Maggie Smith. He passed away in 2016.
Sources
Obituary: Brown Funeral Homes Inc.
- BURIAL
Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery Thompsontown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA Created by: Leaf Collector Added: 11 Feb 2015 Find A Grave: Memorial #142466365
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~25.00%
~25.00%
Teresa Dunn 
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch HN275857 [compare]
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~1.17%
Christopher Fisher :
23andMe, GEDmatch LS6045413 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DW4451212 [compare], Ancestry member Cfishermd
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~1.17%
Jan (Kauffman) Storey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PH4393377 [compare], yourDNAportal JANdd8c7ddf, Ancestry member roxigirl10
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PH4393377 [compare], yourDNAportal JANdd8c7ddf, Ancestry member roxigirl10, FTDNA kit #B312638
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Lawrence Bailey
Lawrence Bailey
Colyer-455 and Collier-4465 appear to represent the same person because: Same wife, birth and death dates and place of death
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on Collier-4465 (merged)
by Lawrence Bailey
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