Biographical Sketch of James W. McCollah, Greene County, Missouri
Springfield

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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Mr. McCollah is a son of John W. and Nelcenia (Short) McCollah, and
was born at Kingston, Tenn., January 25th, 1845.  His parents came to
Greene county, and settled about ten miles southwest of Springfield.
In 1852 his parents removed to Stone county, Mo., and remained there
until 1866.  Upon the 13th of January, 1865, James enlisted in Company
A, 1st Missouri regiment.  At the close of the war he came to Spring-
field, and from 1866 until 1878 he was deputy postmaster of the city.
In 1880 he was elected city treasurer upon the Republican ticket,
which office he still holds, dischargin the duties of that responsible
office in a most acceptable manner.  Since 1878 he has been connected
with the government mail service.  He was married in November, 1869, 
to Miss Anna Stevens.  That union was blest with three sons and one
daughter.  His first wife died March 14th, 1880, and he was married
the second time to Miss Catherine H. Greene, of St. Louis, Mo.  Mr.
and Mrs. McCollah are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  His
mother died in November, 1860 and his father died October 13th, 1864,
and he had been in the State service for two years, and was a strong
Union man during the war.  They had six children, four sons and two
daughters.  Mr. James W. McCollah is the second child.

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