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Welcome To Sullivan County, Indiana
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THOMAS H. COLLIERTHOMAS H. COLLIER, the eldest son of two children of Thomas and Siphia (Auble) Collier, natives of New York and of German descent, was born in Monroe County, that State, and lived with his parents until about the age of seventeen, receiving a fair education, and went then to Ohio for a year, but returned home, and again went to Ohio the following spring, and in the next August came to Turman Township. After about a year, he enlisted in Company I, Seventy-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry, under Capt. Weir, and remained with it for about six months, and then for about one year was placed on detached duty. He was then sent to the field a member of Company B, Second Battalion Eighteenth United States Infantry. In this connection he served as Quartemaster Sergeant of the Second Brigade. In September, 1865, he became Clerk at the headquarters of Maj. Gen. Palmer, remaining until November, when he was ordered to rejoin his company, but was relieved of this and sent first to Louisville, Ky., and then to Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., where in various capacities he served until February 14, 1866, and was then mustered out. After the war, he returned to Sullivan County, where he now owns a fine farm of 280 acres. He is an influential citizen, has served two terms as Township Trustee. He and wife are Universalists. This lady, whose maiden name was Martha Turman, daughter of Thomas and Lavina (White) Turman, married our subject April 30, 1867, and has borne him the following children: Otho T., born April 20, 1869; Theron L., July 28, 1871; and an infant son deceased. Mr. Collier's sister was Ursula, who was born May 4, 1840. His father died in 1869, but the mother, who was born about the year 1779, still lives.SULLIVAN TWP. PAGE 798 FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC. ILLUSTRATED. 1884, CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. |
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