The home of J. C. Collier located in the community of Piedmont, Georgia. The site of Piedmont is located in a portion of Lamar County that was carved from Pike County.
Notes on the photograph made by Durward Cuthbert (D. C.) Collier, son of Jena Cuthbert, identify the house as purchased by J. C. Collier prior to 1890. Since D. C. was born in 1890, this suggests it was D. C.’s childhood home. J. C. and Jessie Stephens Collier were married in 1888, so it was their home early in their marriage.
J. C. Collier and son, Durward, on the porch of the house at Piedmont. The date of the photo is probably around 1900.
J. C. and Durward in the yard.
A picture of the house at a later time than that of the first photo. The small girl is most likely one of the two daughters (Jessie or Evelyn) of J. C. and Jessie Stephens Collier. The Piedmont store and gin were located just behind the photographer.
Girls playing in the yard.
Durward and his sister, Evelyn, on the porch.
In March 2015, I visited the site of the Piedmont store prior to arranging the donation of the one-acre tract to Lamar County as a park (see the related post). I was surprised to see the Piedmont home of J. C. Collier still standing and in remarkable condition. The house lies across the road from the site of the store and gin.
Have you surveyed the entire cemetery and do you have the names of all who are buried here?
From Elaine Collier Neal:
This is one list.
Collier, Sidney 6 Nov 1909 21 Dec 1910
Collier, Ralph Sidney 5 Dec 1883 21 Nov 1973
Collier, Woodie Williamson, 6 Mar 1887 1 Sep 1946
Collier, John E 7 Nov 1852 27 Apr 1920
, Sarah M 25 Oct 1856 20 Oct 1923
Collier, L W 2 Sep 1839 25 Jul 1922
Collier, Lousidney 19 May 1843 13 May 1907
Wife of LW Collier
Collier, John V 24 Feb 1809 27 Jan 1889
Collier, Mrs. Elizabeth 25 Jun 1814 1 Apr 1868
Wife of John Collier
Bush, William Wade, 31 Mar 1842 26 Oct 1861
He died in Yorktown, VA …
pp. 20-21 in Cemeteries of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, 3rd ed., Historic Oglethorpe County, Inc. , 2005.
Great job on the cemetary….I am the grandson of Ralph and Woodie Collier and son of Virginia, mother is in the Carlton Cemetary. I am in Virginia and wondering how the cemetary looks today? Feeling nostalgic for family! I’m named for my grandfather. Can you provide an address for the old home place and cemetary? Glad I found you! RDK
Ralph,
Thank you for connecting with CHF. I personally haven’t been to the cemetery since 2013. We enlisted the help of a worker at the farm to clean it up and offered to pay for continued upkeep. He said he would keep it up but would not accept any money.
I don’t know what old home place you reference. Is it on the farm where the cemetery is located? We are interested to know.
Also, where is Carlton Cemetery?
Thanks,
Glen