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Collier, John Bell

Male 1832 - 1863  (31 years)


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  • Name Collier, John Bell 
    Birth 1832 
    Gender Male 
    Military From 25 Sep 1862 to 1863 
    in the 19th Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Caudill's Army), CSA 
    • He was captured by Union forces at the Battle of Buffington Island on 19 Jul 1863. He was riding as a member of Company A of John Hunt Morgan's 13th Kentucky Cavalry (CSA), following the dissolution/merger of remnants of Caudill's Army (10th Kentucky Mounted Infantry). He was sent as a prisoner of war to Camp Douglas.
    Death 1863  Camp Douglas, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: of measles while held prisoner of the Union Army 
    • He was with the 13th Kentucky Calvary (Caudill's Army)and died at Camp Douglas after being captured by the Union Army while riding with General John Hunt Morgan.
    Person ID I7397  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2023 

    Father Collier, William Randolph,   b. 31 Jul 1797, Lee, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1878 (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Harrison, Frances,   b. 4 May 1797, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1872 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1818 
    Family ID F2783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Blair, Susannah,   b. 3 Aug 1836, Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 16 Dec 1850  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Collier, John J. Crittenden,   b. 13 Nov 1853, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1905, Martha, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    +2. Collier, Sarah Frances,   b. 28 Feb 1854, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1922, Norton, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +3. Collier, Henry Marion,   b. 1857, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1937, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +4. Collier, Charles,   b. 20 Feb 1859, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1900 (Age < 40 years)
    +5. Collier, Martha E.,   b. 1 May 1862, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1938, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +6. Collier, William M.,   b. Nov 1863, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1924, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years)
    Family ID F3319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Dec 1850 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Letcher County, KY Marriage Index, Marriage Book 1, p.44.