Old Collier Farm Cemetery
Submitted by Jean Caddel
In 1999, this cemetery was located on the Walter Upchurch land, east
of Italy. Drive 2 miles east on Hwy 34 to a light brick home on the
left. You need to stop here and ask for permission to enter the cemetery.
Go across the road and down a trail which leads to the barns - the
cemetery is behind the barns.. You may drive all the way except in
wet weather. There is no fence and the cemetery is covered with brush
and weeds - no maintenance has been done for many years. At the time
of this reading, a large tree limb had fallen across a part of the cemetery
so only three stones were visible. The man who showed us the way stated
there were five additional stones and he was very interested in seeing the
cemetery restored.
The only stones found were those of J. W. and Sarah Collier and three
children .
J. W. Collier |
b. ? 18? d. Feb. 10, 1855 [stone
buried but inscribed Mason"] |
Sarah Collier |
Oct. 31, 1828 - Jan. 26, 1855 Our Mother [broken] |
Eliza J. Moor |
d. Aug. 15, 1868 aged 8 yrs & 2 nms |
.dau. of J. & E. H. |
[broken] |
Rachel Tenery |
Apr. 30, 1863 - Aug 12, 1868
under tree limb |
Infant Windham |
b. & d. Sept. 3, 1895 - son L. M. & s. G. |
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