Glynn Virden Collier, 1922 – 2020

Written by collierheritage on April 18, 2020. Posted in Genealogy, General History.

Glynn Virden Collier, of Goldthwaite, Texas died March 11, 2020 at the age of 97. He was descended from Efford Cobb Collier (a grandson of Vines Collier) and Elizabeth Singleton Harris. In 1857, Efford Cobb left Upson County, Georgia and relocated his family to Texas.

Glynn Virden Collier’s line from Vines is as follows:

Vines Collier and Sarah Elizabeth Williamson

Robert Collier and Martha Marshall Booker

Efford Cobb Collier and Elizabeth Singleton Harris

Isaac Groves Collier and Elizabeth Ann Phillips

Thomas Jefferson Collier and Martha Bell Virden

Glynn Virden Collier

Here is his obituary (courtesy of Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home).

Obit

In 2017, Kendel Hopper, a high school student, was awarded a scholarship by the Mills County Historical Commission for a essay that resulted from his interview with Glynn Collier (see below).

scholarship-hopper-on-collier-5

For more information about this line see the following posts

Efford Cobb Collier’s Bible and the Isaac Groves Collier Reunion in Goldthwaite , July 2018.

Searching for the Family of Efford Cobb Collier, December 2015

Collier Family History, by Elmer Roy Collier, January 2016

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