BIO: COLLIER, Harrison, s/o John & Cathandrew (Crook) Collier Submitted by: Diana Flynn COLLIER CROOK STEPHENSON "HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" GOODSPEED BROS.1884 VERNON TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY. PAGE 933 HARRISON COLLIER, an old pioneer and prominent farmer of Vernon Township, was born March 4, 1813, being the youngest of a family of ten children born to John and Cathandrew (Crook) Collier. The parents came from Kentucky to this State in about 1814, settling first in Clark County and afterward in Washington County. They were of English descent. Harrison did not have much advantage of schooling, but managed to secure a fair, practical education. He remained home with his parents until their deaths, the father's occurring in 1831, the mother's in 1844. On the 13th of September, 1832, his marriage with Nancy Stephenson was solemnized, and to their union have been born twelve children, eight of whom are now living: Lewis (deceased), Benjamin, Ephraim, Levi (deceased), Elmira, Nelson, Mary J. (deceased), Thomas (deceased), Druzinda, John, Catharine and Eli. He has belonged to the Christian Church since 1836, and contributes liberally to the support of all public enterprises. In politics Mr. Collier is a stanch Democrat, and takes a fair interest in the political questions of the day. By occupation he is a farmer and stock-raiser, in which pursuits he has made a decided success. ************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.