Jena Cuthbert Collier, merchant, planter, textile manufacturer, industrialist, city councilman, mayor, State Senator. His papers are extensive and will be the subject of several posts. I’ll make the introduction with the following note penned by his wife, Jessie Stephens Collier, upon his death, and the newspaper clipping of his obituary.
The Estate of Robert Marshall Collier was settled by his grandson, Jena Cuthbert (J C) Collier. At the estate sale, many of the items were purchased by Isaac Cuthbert (I C) Collier, son of the deceased.
Here is list of items sold. It appears the total purchased by I C were more than shown on the above receipt.
Home of Isaac Cuthbert and Sara Means Collier, Piedmont, Georgia
The back of this photo bears the following note:
“The home of Isaac Cuthbert Collier and Sara Means Collier back in the early 70’s” (meaning 1870’s) “where J. C. Collier resided until he was thirteen years old, the front porch being torn away, now used as cattle barn. Photo taken Dec. 12, 1943”
The home site was in the community of Piedmont, next to the dry goods store and cotton gin owned by IC Collier and within his 3000-acre farm. Over the years, all the land of the farm was sold away except one acre where the store and gin stood with the home site immediately adjacent. None of the buildings are there today.
In May 2015, the following letter was presented to the Lamar County Board of Commissioners.
In June 2015, the Commissioners voted to accept the donation. The site lies about four miles north of The Rock on Piedmont Road.
Dear Glen, I am delighted and impressed by the land donation and the Commissioners response. That’s great news. Good work.
Cousin Elaine Collier Neal
The final resting place of Isaac Cuthbert (I. C.) Collier, Greenwood Cemetery, Barnesville, GA, photo taken about 1909.
According to the entry in the family Bible, Isaac Cuthbert (I. C.) Collier was born June 24, 1844 to Robert M. and Amanda F. Greene Collier. As with most Southern men of his time, he served in the Confederate army. Returning from the war, he married Sarah Elizabeth Means December 21, 1865. The couple had one child, a son, Jena Cuthbert (J. C.) Collier. I. C. Collier died July 11, 1908 and was placed to rest in the pictured mausoleum built by his son, J. C. Collier. The following is the draft obituary of I. C. Collier, penned by J. C. in his own handwriting, and the subsequent article from the newspaper .
If Jena is an executor of the estate, he is paid by the estate some percentage (3 -6 percent), so he would have a credit of x dollars and the difference (overage) in the receipt might be his fee.