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Elijah Simmons Collard

Birth: 9 Nov 1778
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Death: 13 Mar 1846 (aged 67)
New Waverly, Walker County, Texas, USA
Burial: Gourd Creek Cemetery

New Waverly, Walker County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 47122184 View Source

Texas pioneer to the then-Mexican territory north of present-day Houston. He founded Montgomery County and settled in adjacent Walker County. He surveyed much of the area. Further biographical details are included in the Texas State Historical Association publications, including an on-line handbook.

Texas pioneer to the then-Mexican territory north of present-day Houston. He founded Montgomery County and settled in adjacent Walker County. He surveyed much of the area. Further biographical details are included in the Texas State Historical Association publications, including an on-line handbook.

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Parents

Joseph Collard

1750–1812

Spouse

Mary Ball Stark Collard

1782–1862 (m. 1802)

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Created by: Dan Jones
Added: Jan 25, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47122184/elijah_simmons-collard: accessed ), memorial page for Elijah Simmons Collard (9 Nov 1778–13 Mar 1846), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47122184, citing Gourd Creek Cemetery, New Waverly, Walker County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Dan Jones (contributor 47226805).

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