Stansbury was born the 1st child and 1st son of Twiford and Margaret (_____) Collison.
He married Mary Ann Hitch on January 4, 1850.
Father of William H., Sarah Ann, George S., Twiford, Thomas E., Mary Emma, Margaret and John Clark Collison.
Stansbury served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
He was a member of the "1st Battalion Delaware Cavalry Vol., Company C" from January 20, 1863 to June 30, 1865.
He was injured in March, 1864 when a horse fell on his leg at Port Tobacco, MD.
He was promoted to Corporal on April 5, 1864. In October, 1864 he "contracted a severe cold producing discharge of a serious character from right ear resulting in deafness" while serving in Westminster.
Stansbury (189) received a pension for this of $25.00 a month.
They lived at 707 North Jackson Street, Wilmington, De.
Family Members
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Mary Ann Hitch Collison
1833–1913
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William H. Collison
1851–1911
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Sarah Ann Collison Riemer
1853–1936
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George S. Collison
1856–1931
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Thomas E Collison
1859–1940
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Mary Emma Collison Neal
1862–1926
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John Clark Collison
1869–1951
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Records on Ancestry
Stansbury J Collison
1880 United States Federal Census
Stansbury J Collison
1870 United States Federal Census
Stansbury J Collison
1910 United States Federal Census
Stansbury J Collison
1900 United States Federal Census
Stansbury J Collison
Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1744-1912
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