Isaac Collier Cemetery as found by Joel Shattles, Sr. in 2000.
In 2000, the late Joel Shattles, Sr. located the burial place of his ancestor, Isaac Collier, son of Vines Collier. He found the cemetery, which had lain untended for many years, on the site of the Isaac Collier plantation on Sprewell Bluff Road in Upson County, Georgia. Later that same year, a group of Collier kin led by Joel and the late Ramon Collier reclaimed the cemetery from the Georgia briars and thickets.
Cemetery after cleanup.
Part of the cleanup crew. The late Joel Shattles, Sr. is second from the right. The cairn of stones is the grave of Isaac Collier, son of Vines and Elizabeth Collier.
The late Ramon Collier and Carol Collier were on hand.
Many of the graves are marked with field stones and most of those have no inscription.
The grave of Isaac Collier, with its large mound of stones, shown on the right, is the most noticeable of the graves.
At least two Confederate soldiers are buried in the small cemetery.
One Confederate soldier, Sgt. Isaac Peterson Collier, was a hero in the battle for Kennesaw Mountain outside Atlanta.
Since the cleanup, CHF and the Sons of Confederate Veterans have maintained the cemetery.
In 2012, CHF placed a marker at the cemetery with a brief description of the life of Isaac Collier.
Hello, My name is Marsha Lorene Collier. My great grand father is Isaac Dudley Collier born 1819 and was killed on Nov 6.1860 in Nah County, N.C. Vines Collier and Myhill are my ancestors. Do you recognize those names. My tree is on Ancestry Marsha Collier
Marsha,
Thanks for finding our website. Those names will definitely ring a bell with many who follow these pages. I’m hoping some of those who follow family lines closely will chime in with some information.
Sorry,my tree is The CollierTree on Ancestry.
Dear Marsha Lorene Collier, I am always glad to meet another cousin. My grandmother’s name was Lorena. I looked at your tree to how close we might be linked and I noticed that you don’t have your tree back to the Myhill generation. I think your family might connect at Charles Collier 1660-1735 in Virginia. To be clearer and surer, have you considered an ancestry DNA test? Do you have a male brother or father Collier who could take the DNA test? The data are confusing and sparse that far back and the DNA helps fill in the gaps and make us surer of our genealogical work. Warmest regards, Elaine Collier Neal in GA
Hi yes I have DNA test on Ancestry. My tree is Collier Tree and not Marsha.Sorry for mix up. I know Myhill is my ancestor, Got to run out now but will post connectios when I return. I will send you an invite.
Hi Elaine, My great grandfather is Isaac Dudley Collier his mother and father is James .His father is James and Fanny Conn Collier. His father is Myhill.
Hi my name is Hilary Collier but I am black.