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Submitted: 7/31/15 • Approved: 8/1/15 • Last Updated: 3/25/18 • R85159-G0-S3
Company D Second Regiment
Texas Mounted Volunteers
Mexican American War
PRIVATE Company I Edward Clarks's 14th Regiment
Texas Infantry
Civil War Confederate
February 9, 1825-August 16, 1900
Iverson Collier
Was born February 9, 1825 in Caswell Co. NC. The son of J. Thomas Collier and Susannah Elizabeth Pinson.
He married on Oct 4, 1853 in Upshur Co.TX , Elizabeth Dearmore, who died in 1868. They had one child, Selena, who died young.
He served in Co. D, 2nd Regt, Texas Mounted Volunteers under Lt. Col. John E. Myrick during the Mexican War.
In the Civil War, he was a private in Co. I, Edward Clark's 14th Reg't of Texas Infantry, enrolled by Capt.W. L. Coppedge on Mar 1, 1862 at Coffeeville, Upshur Co. TX along with his brother, John Thomas Collier and his cousin Bartlett Yancey Collier.
He was discharged on June 23, 1862 under the provisions of the Conscription Act.
He later removed to neighboring Franklin County, where in 1870 he married Margaret Jane Johnson Collier, the widow of his cousin Bartlett and they had seven children.
In abt 1880 he established the Collier's Chapel Methodist Church in Franklin Co. TX.
He died Aug 16, 1900 and is buried in the Chapel cemetery. There is a "Citizen of the Republic of Texas" marker at the foot of his grave.
Contributed on 7/31/15 by justplaincountryphotography
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