Ori Collier
and Sarah Witt
Ori Collier b 1 Jan 1810 NC d 7 Nov 1896 Wildcat Valley Lee Co VA; buried Collier Cemetery, Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA; s/o Shadrack Collier and Edney Bab "Edy" Hardy. Ori Collier m. 20 Apr 1834 VA to Sarah Witt b about 1814 Dickenson Co VA d 31 Jul 1878 Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA. (1860 Wise Co VA Census). Children of Ori Collier and Sarah Witt;
1. Nancy S. Collier b about 1835 Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA
2. Didema Collier b about 1837 Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA; m. Samuel W Dale b 1839 Russell Co VA d 2 Dept 1884 Wise Co VA of flux; s/o Hardin Dale and Anna Eliza Dotson.
3. John Collier b about 1838 Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA.
4. David Collier b about 1840 Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA d 1859
5. William Wilburn Collier b about 1842 Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA d about 1890; m. Regina Rejoice E Wells b 1850 Lee Co VA; d/o Andrew Wells and Lavinia Blair. Children of William Wilburn Collier and Regina Rejoice E Wells;
i. Nancy Diadema Collier b 15 May 1869 Wise Co VA
ii. William T. Collier b 1872 Wise Co VA
iii. Amanda L. Collier b 1872 Wise Co VA
iv. John A. Collier b 1874 Wise Co VA
v. Lavina A. Collier b 1877 Wise Co VA
vi. Andrew L. Collier b 1878 Wise Co VA
6. Elizabeth Collier b about 1844 Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA
7. Lafayette McMullen Collier b 14 Jan 1848 Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA d 18 Dec 1938 Lee Co VA; buried Collier Cemetery, Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA; m. 4 Nov 1869 James Graham's house, Lee Co VA to Silvania Wells b 1 May 1848 Lee Co VA d 19 Jan 1933 Flat Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA; buried Collier Cemetery, Flat Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA. Children of Lafayette McMullen Collier and Silvania Wells;
i. James Morrell Collier b 10 Dec 1874 Lee Co VA
ii. Nervesta Collier b 1870 Lee Co VA
iii. Sarah Jane Collier b 21 Oct 1872 Lee Co VA
iv. Mollie Collier b 2 May 1877 Lee Co VA
v. Letcher Slemp Collier b 6 Jan 1883 Lee Co VA
vi. Clintwood W. Collier b 20 Jan 1885 Lee Co VA
vii. Florence Maris Collier b 17 Sept 1887 Lee Co VA
viii. Owen Floyd Collier b 17 Sept 1887 Lee Co VA
ix. Callie Dona Collier b Aug 1879 VA
8. Mahala Ann Collier b MAR 1850 Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA; m. 5 Apr 1877 to Alfred Preston Wells b 1852; s/o Joseph C Wells and Elizabeth Unknown. Children of Alfred Preston Wells and Mahala Ann Collier;
i. Joseph C Wells b 1878
ii. Sarah E Wells b 1880
iii. Dora Belle Wells b 1883; m. Emerson Hyatt. Children of Emerson Hyatt and Dora Belle Wells; I. Ralph Hyatt II. Curtis Hyatt III. Bertha Hyatt IV. Kermit Hyatt V. Paul Hyatt VI. Daisy Hyatt VII. Charles Hyatt
9. Cynthia Collier b 1855 Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA; m. 2 Nov 1876 Lee Co VA to Henry M Collier b 1857 Letcher Co KY. Child of Henry M Collier and Cynthia Collier; i. Jonathan Collier b 1877 Letcher Co KY; m. Mary J Fraley b 1877
10. James B. Collier b 25 APR 1855 Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA
11. Ordelia Collier b about 1862 Rich Gap, Wallens Ridge, Lee Co VA; m. 7 Dec 1880 to O Floyd Blanton b 1861 Wise Co VA. Child of O Floyd Blanton and Ordelia Collier;
i. Creed Blanton b 1891 Lee Co VA; m. 1915 to Florence Maris Collier b 17 Sept 1887 Lee Co VA d 1951; d/o Lafayette McMullen Collier and Silvania Wells. Child of Creed Blanton and Florence Maris Collier; I. Clint Blanton b 1917
1860 Wise Co VA Census
527 Collier, Ori 53 M Farmer VA
527 Collier, Sarah 50 F Housekeeper VA
527 Collier, Didema 23 F Seamstress vA
527 Collier, David 20 M Farm Hand VA
527 Collier, Wilburn 16 M Farm Hand VA
527 Collier, Elizabeth 16 F VA
527 Collier, Lafayette 12 M VA
527 Collier, Mahala 8 F VA
527 Collier, Cynthia 6 F VA
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