William Randolph Collier b 31 Jul 1797 Grayson Co VA d 26 Sept 1878 (or 1873) Colliers Creek, Letcher Co KY s/o William Randolph Collier and Catherine Roberts. William Randolph Collier m. 1819 to Frances Harrison b 14 May 1797 VA d 27 Nov 1872; d/o John Tobias Harrison and Mary Ann Fields. (Frances Harrison was 2nd cousin of President William H. Harrison - according to Bob Lewis bgky@bellsouth.net). (1850 Letcher Co KY Census and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of William Randolph "Randall" Collier and Frances Harrison;

1. Preston Hamilton Collier b 6 FEB 1818 VA d 29 May 1864 St Louis MO buried Collier Cemetery, Jakes Prairie, Crawford Co MO m. 28 Feb 1839 Big Stone Gap VA to Rebecca Sherill Richmond b 28 Oct 1822 Winchester, Franklin Co TN d 31 Jan 1907 Bridgeport, Wise Co TX; d/o Isaac Richmond and Esther Louise Osborne.

2. Dianah Collier b 22 Sept 1820 Scott Co VA d 14 Sept 1890 Letcher Co KY m. 7 Jul 1837 to Joseph E Day b 14 Feb 1817 d 6 Oct 1884 Letcher Co KY s/o John Nathan Day and Letitia Blair.

3. James Collier b about 1823 d 3 Mar 1865 St Louis MO of typhoid fever, m. 4 Nov 1844 Perry Co KY to Elizabeth Cornett b 1827 Perry Co KY d Apr 1875 MO d/o Archibald Cornett and Judy "Juda" McDaniel. According to Janet Hendrickson (in a message dated 5 Feb 2004): "James (Collier) died in the Marine General Hospital March 3 1865 of typhoid in St. Louis , Mo. He was in the Union army at the time and he is buried at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo." (With other members of his Collier family he moved 1851/52 to Missouri).

3. Susannah Susan Collier b 10 Feb 1825 KY d 23/25 May 1911 Letcher Co KY m. 6 Jun 1844 to John Blair Day b 29 Nov 1822 Scott Co VA d 14 May 1911 Letcher Co KY, s/o John Nathan Day and Letitia Blair.

4. William Randolph Collier b 23 May 1827 KY d 27 May 1875 Cuba MO; m. 26 Oct 1848 Letcher Co KY to Arminta Bunton b 12 Feb 1828 TN d 12 Feb 1917 Cuba, Gasconade Co MO; d/o James Bunton and Elizabeth Potter (Elizabeth Potter d/o John Potter and Molly Stout).

5. Catherine "Katie" Collier b 29 Sept 1829 Partridge, Letcher Co KY d 7 Nov 1884 m. 29 May 1847 to Wilson Lewis b 20 Feb 1826 d 1892 Letcher Co KY buried Maggard Cemetery, Letcher Co KY, s/o John Jarrett Lewis and Mary Elizabeth Betsy Morgan. Wilson Lewis m. 3 Mar 1890 to Lear Reynolds d CA

6. John B Collier b 1832 KY d 1863 in Confederate prison m. 16 Dec 1850 Letcher Co KY to Susannah Blair d/o Charles Blair and Sarah Sally Creech. Susannah Blair b 3 Aug 1836 KY m. C T Ingram; Susannah Blair m. 22 Jun 1895 Wise Co VA to James Monroe Hill b 9 Jun 1825 VA d 21 May 1908 Wise Co VA s/o Daniel Yancy Gordon Hill and Lucy Harris. James Monroe Hill m. Elizabeth Jones 14 Apr 1827 Lee Co VA d 28 Sept 1894 Wise Co VA of dropsy.

7. Martin Douglas Collier b 27 MAR 1834 KY d 12 Mar 1901 Eolia, Letcher Co KY; military service, Private, Co. F, Three Forks Battalion, Mar 1865 to Jul 1865; m. 1 DEC 1855 Letcher Co, KY to Easter Adams b 11 MAR 1837 Rockhouse, Perry (now Letcher) Co, KY. Children of Martin Douglas Collier and Easter Adams;

I. Joseph D. Collier b 12 APR 1857 Letcher Co KY

II. William Riley Collier b 27 SEP 1858 Letcher Co KY

III. Moses Collier b 1860

III. Isom Collier b 1861

IV. Mary Elizabeth Collier b 12 JUL 1864 Letcher Co KY

V. Gilbert Collier b 1868

VI. Green Collier b 1870

VII. James Preston Collier b 22 MAR 1871

VIII. Dianah Collier b 1874

IX. David M. Collier b 26 APR 1875

8. David M Collier b 18 Jul 1838 (or 1836) KY m. 23 Feb 1859 Harlan Co KY (or 29 Jan 1860) to Martha Ann Bagwell b about 1834 KY d 26 Dec 1871 d/o Willis Bagwell and Ada Privett.

9. Isom W Collier b 1839 KY

10. Elizabeth Collier b 1841 KY m. 17 Oct 1857 to Gilbert Adams b 7 JAN 1835 Perry (now Letcher) County, KY s/o Moses "Smoot" Adams and Rebecca Roberts.