John Collier (1811 - 1879)

Born 1 Dec 1811 in Chemung Co., New York, USA

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1879 at age 67 in Ogle County, Illinois, USA

Biography

COLLIER JOHN, Res. Bartholomew St.; born in Chemung Co., N. Y., Dec. 1. 1811; came to Ogle Co. in 1836, and taught school about two years, then returned to Chemung Co., N. Y., and continued teaching; returned in 1842 to Ogle Co., and bought a claim in Jefferson Grove, and lived there; has been Justice of the Peace and Township Treasurer for a number of years; married Eleanor Rowley, Jam. 1, 1840; she was born in Chemung Co., N. Y., March 17, 1818, and died April 19, 1873; have had eight children --- three now living: Mary E. (now Mrs. L. D. Rees), Aletta J. (now Mrs. C. M. Denslow), and Frances R.

Sources

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 654.

• Find A Grave memorial page for John Collier (1 Dec 1811–24 Jan 1879), Find A Grave: Memorial #52496111, citing Lawnridge Cemetery, Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by whf (contributor 48133883) .