ALLAN McCOLLOR b. 8/27/1847 at ? son of THOMAS KENNEDY McCOLLAR AND MARY (POOLER) McCOLLOR, d. Christmas Day 1912 in Duluth, MN and was buried there. Allan was a farmer by trade, in ND, and held a steam license in 1900. BIOGRAPHY Babe, as Margaret had been dubbed very early on, is said to have been her father Peter McCollor's favorite child, and was always at his size while she was growing up. Her mother died of pneumonia when Babe, the youngest, was but 2 years old. In 1889 her father married again, to Margaret Furman. BABE GROWS UP Babe would find her husband as the result of a family tragedy. When Babe was about 7 years old, her uncle Tom and Aunt Mary had both died in the harsh frontier of North Dakota, leaving 6 of their 8 children orphaned. Despite supporting their already very large family, Peter and his wife Maggie took all 6 in. The other 2 of the original 8 were the youngest of Tom and Mary's children and went to be cared for by another family.  Eventually Babe and her cousin Allan were drawn to each other, and married. Marrying a cousin, even a first cousin was not all that unusual amongst the Catholic settlers as the area was predominately protestant. While they were living at the iron ore fields of Naswauk, on Christmas day, Allan unexpectedly died, leaving Babe with four strapping young boys to support. Babe found herself in immediate need of work. Life was rough on the range, but Babe was able to draw upon her great cooking abilities, learned from her father and stepmother. Babe made the difficult decision to put the boys in a boarding school while she went off to the mines to earn money as a cook. The parting must have been agonizing.	MARGARET "BABE" McCOLLOR b. 2/26/1867 at Roseville Township, MN. d. 3/25/1961 at Hibbing, MN at the age of 94. Buried at Nashwauk, MN. m (1). 10/16/1902 at __? to first cousin ALLAN McCOLLOR.  b. 8/27/1947 at ___? ME, son of THOMAS KENNEDY McCOLLOR AND MARY (POOLER) McCOLLOR. d. Christmas Day, 1912, in Duluth, MN and was buried there. m (2). 5/19/1919 at Itasca County, MN to JAMES VINCENT b. ? at ? son of ? d. ? A TIME LINE (all dates given, unless clarifed elsewhere on this page are "about") 1867 Born in Roseville Township, MN 1884 Babe's mother, Margaret McGarrity McCollor dies. 1902 married to Allan McCollor. 1904 son Leonard born 1906 son Clifford born. 1907 son Eugene born. 1910 son Floyd born. 1912 Allan dies unexpectedly on Christmas day. 1914 Babe's beloved father, Peter, passes away.  1919 marries James Vincent. 1931 Babe's stepmother, Margaret Furman McCollor dies.  Date unknown James passes over. 1961 Babe passes over.	JAMES VINCENT b. ?? AT ? Son of ? During the summers when school was not in sessions, the boys would rejoin their mother at the mines.  A photo below shows Babe and her boys during one such visit.   The miners were a motley crew hailing from all parts of the world and from all sorts of circumstances. Some were great men, others were criminals hiding out from the law or attempting to begin a new life.  Not all miners were trustworthy.  When Babe was not one of a very small group of women working the mines, she was the ONLY woman working there. It was necessary for Babe to hold her own.  Babe was known by her family for carrying a small pistol under her skirt, and was not afraid to use it should circumstances ever require.  A SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE Eventually, one man stood out from the crowd, a gentle and kind man named Jim Vincent. They quickly fell in love, and were married.  The boys had reached their teen years and went to work in the mines, as their own sons would. When the boys has children of their own, out of respect for Jim, they named some of their sons after him. Babe's career as a cook in the mines lasted thirty-five years.  She and Jim worked hard for the American Dream, building a sweet little home in Nashwaulk, MN, with the assistance of her father, A.P. and other McCollors. Kevin McCollor, who supplied many of the photos on this page, writes: "It (the house) has been the home to a number of Babe's children, grandchildren, and boarders she took in." He and his brother, Kyle, were raised in it. The house has never left the McCollor/Vincent families, Kevin and Kyle are currently the caretakers. They use it several times a year, especially on the 4th of July when the town hosts a large annual celebration. To family, friends and neighbours, the home that Jim and Babe built is referred to simply as "The House".
Jim died, and heartbroken, Babe began to spend more time with her sister Tina, a hardy frontier woman in her own right. In many ways Tina's life had played out quite similarly to Babe's: she too had lost a young husband early on. Carl Ouse had died before he and Tina had been blessed with children. After his death, Tina, too, took to cooking, and ran a bakery in St. Paul for thirty years.   Together, the two sisters traveled, returning home whenever the wind blew them in that direction, where they were always welcomed with much fan-fair. While home, they would make the rounds, visiting the entire family. It was a good life, and the two women certainly deserved it. Babe died in 1961, leaving behind a legacy of spirit, strength, and love. She was a true frontierswoman, and a true survivor. Babe as a young woman. Babe with her young sons and an unidentified woman - Tina perhaps? Babe and second husband Jim. A photo of Babe's gun, possibly the one she carried while working in the mines. Jim and Babe's marriage certificate. An accounting record for the boy's stay at boarding school. "The House" Babe and Tom
CHILDREN OF ALLAN AND MARGARET

LEONARD JAMES McCOLLOR  b. 3/15/1904 at Hannah, ND. Stock picker at GM. d. 1/4/1990 at Lansing, MI at the age of 85. m. 1/10/1930 at lansing, to VIOLET ETHEL GRANDY, dau. of ANDREW and LULU BELLE (CHAMBERLAIN) GRANDY.  Housewife. b. 1/3/1911 at LeRoy, MI. d. 5/17/1977 at Lansing, and buried there.  A TIME LINE (all dates given, unless clarifed elsewhere on this page are "about") 1904 Born in Hannah, Roseville Township, North Dakota, son of Allan McCollor & Margaret "Babe" McCollor. 1906 Brother, Clifford, is born. 1907 Brother, Eugene, is born. 1910 Brother, Floyd, is born.   1912 Father unexpectedly passes away. 1912?? Is cared for at at a boarding school along with his brothers, until 1919 1919 His mother remarries. 1920 Federal census shows Leonard as head of household in a rented home, where his brothers also reside. 1930 Marries Violet Grandy. 1931 First son, Arthur, is born. 1933 First daughter, Colleen, is born. 1941 Daughter, Shirley, is born. 1944 Daughter, Sharon, is born 1948 Daughter, Kathleen, is born. 1931 Son, Kenneth, is born.  1961 His mother passes away. 1977 Wife Violet passes away in Lansing, MI. 1979 His brother, Eugene, passes away. 1984 Brother, Floyd, passes away. 1990 Leonard passes away in Lansing, MI, buried in Lansing, at the age of 85.

ARTHUR EUGENE McCOLLAR b. 4/13/1931 at Lansing, MI. Served in Marine Corps in Korea as a Corporal 11/30/1951 to 11/3/1953. Bartender by trade. d. 2/23/1990 in MI. Buried at Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI.  m. 1/5/1956 at Cook County IL. MARIANNE JOAN CARBER (aka JOAN MARIE CARBERRY and other combinations of her name). b. __/__/ 1934 at ? dau. of ?  d. ? (They divorced in Florida in 5/1963 and she remarried 2/26/1975. As of 2012, family sources say she resides in Pheonix, Arizona.)    RESEARCH NOTES: Different documents give different variations of Marriane's name, I'm not sure I have the correct one listed above. The marriage record gives a marriage date for her of 1/5/1956, which contradicts some family records. I do not have family records of her parentage, but found a 1930 census of Portland Maine that listed a Joan Carberry as 3 year old daughter of Peter J. and Helen T. Carberry, sister to Helen Carberry aged seven. I know from years of research not to trust the spelling of surnames on census records!   GEOFFREY M. McCOLLOR  b. 1957, no other data made available to me. DAVID EUGENE McCOLLOR  b. 1959, no other data made available to me. COLLEEN RAE McCOLLAR b. 9/3/1933 at Lansing, MI. Waitress. d. 4/1/2008 in Oklahoma. m. (1). ?? 1951 at Lansing, MI to ROSS FLECK, JR. son of ROSS FLECK SR. Ross served in the army.    m (2).  8/?/1953 at Lansing to LARRY WESLEY MARKHAM son of ___? and CLARE MARKHAM. Served in the U.S. Air Force. b. ? at ?, d. ? at ? buried at Mesick, MI.    m (3). 2/20/1960 at Lansing, MI to RICHARD B. WEATHERBY, son of EARL and KATHERINE (ROSIER) WEATHERBY. b. 1/10/1935 at Lansing, MI. served in the Air Force. Painter by trade. d. ?   m (4). ?/?/?? at ? to JAMES SEARS, son of ___? SEARS. b. ??? at ??? d. 2/27/2007 in OK. His obituary is availbable by emailing oklaobits@gmail.com, please add his date of death in your email.   SON ---? FLECK no information, dates and places provided to me as of yet. SHIRLEY ANN McCOLLAR b. 8/27/1941 at Lansing, MI.  m. 5/6/1961 at Lansing to ALBERT GEORGE EVANS, b. 10/20/1937 at Lansing, son of DELBERT RINN and MARION (BLISS) EVANS. Served in the National Guard, data processing manager.    RESEARCH NOTES: Shirley graduated 1959 from St. Mary Cathedral High School in Lansing. As of 2009 she was retired from Waverly Community Schools and enjoys going to theatre and her grandchildren's sports events. In 2009 she was living in Lansing with her husband.  * A second source gives the 24th of the month as her birthdate, I believe the 29th as more reliable as it was provided by a family member.    RINN EVANS  b. __?/?/ 1962 at Lansing, MI. graduated Waverly High School, Lansing. m. __? at __? to DONNA LEE, b. ? at ?, dau. of ___?   STACEY JANE EVANS  b. 1983 at Greenville, MI. m.  ?? at ?? to __?. Graduated Greenville High School, 2001.  Daughter b. 2011 RYAN JAMES EVANS  b. 1985 at Greenville, MI. m. ? JACOB EVANS  b. 1995 at ?  SCOTT ALLEN EVANS  b. ?/?/1964 at ? . m. ?/?/?? at ? to CYNTHIA "CINDY" ANN HAGLE, b. 12/28/1962 (another source provides a conflicting date for Cindy's birth of 11/1/1964) dau. of ? of ?    KATELYN EVANS  b. 1991 at Lansing, MI.  Graduated Grand Ledge High School, 2009. LACEY  EVANS  b. 1994 at Lansing, MI CAM EVANS  b. 1995 at Lansing, MI (daughter or son? Name could be used for boy or girl?) SHARON KAY McCOLLAR b. 10/18/1944 at Lansing, MI. Telephone operator by trade. m. 12/30/1966 at Lansing to SANFORD PRESTON AMES, b. 6/12/1945 at Lansing, son of ERWIN and BETTY (SANFORD) AMES. Engineer.   JEFF AMES (?)  b. __?/?/ 19? KATHLEEN DIANE McCOLLAR b. 2/28/1948 at Lansing, MI. Telephone company clerk. See her school graduation photo opposite.    m (1). 1/11/1969 at Lansing to MICHAEL DEAN BOWLIN, b. 7/5/1948 at Lansing, son of DEAN and JESSE (McGEE) BOWLEN. Served in Army, Vietnam vet. Divorced. d. ?/?/1976 at Lansing and buried there.   m (2). 9/28/1970 at Lansing to ROBERT DEAN GROW. b. 4/23/1949 at Lansing, son of GEORGE and WINNIFRED (KRAMER) GROW. Served in the Army, a carpenter by trade.      PHOTO OF KATHLEEN'S GRADUATING CLASS. CLICK TO ENLARGE.    ASHLEY BOWLIN  b.? at ? dau. of Kathleen and Michael Bowlin. m. ? at ? to ? Divorced.    CHILD OF ASHLEY BOWLIN  b.?  sex ?  School Photo KENNETH EARL McCOLLOR   b. 7/10/1951 at Lansing, MI. Carpenter, attended J.W. Sexton High School, Lansing. d. (abt??) 6/28/2006 at Lansing. m. (1). 9/11/1977 at Lansing, MI to BECKY SUSAN FEIGHNER  b. 3/11/1957 dau. of ROBERT and PHYLLIS (BARRETT) FEIGHNER. Secretary.    m (2). 12/22/1983 at Lansing to THERESA ANNE BEERS WELLS dau. of  LARRY and TERRILYN (ALDRICH) BEERS. Postal clerk. Divorced 2000.   m (3). __?/?/2001 at ?? to RENAE LOMBARD, dau. of ?? b.?   Research notes: Public records give a birthdate of 7/1 for Kenneth, a family member reported his birthday was always celebrated on the 10th. It is reputed that Ken and his siblings may have been of, in small part, Blackfoot and Orapah (sp?) ancestry.   REBEKAH LYNN WRIGHT McCOLLOR  b. 12/16/1974 at Lansing, MI.  Eldest daughter of Teresa, adopted by Ken. m. 6/?/2000 at Wisconsin Rapids, WI, GREGORY WILLIAM DREWISKE of Wisconsin Rapids. b. ?? at ?? to ____? DREWISKE.     JULIA LYNN DREWISKE  b. 7/28/2003 at ? KARA GRACE DREWISKE  b. 9/4/2006 at ? ISAAC WILLIAM DREWISKE  b. 3/28/2011 at ?   KENNETH JOHN McCOLLOR  b. 4/24/1984 at Lansing, MI., as yet unmarried in 2012.   HANNAH LEAH McCOLLOR  b. 8/4/1985 at Lansing, MI. m. ?/?/19?? at ?? JOEY MAHER son of ??? b. ?? at ??

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CLIFFORD PETER McCOLLOR  b. 8/26/1906 at Calvin, ND. Iron miner, crane operator, drill helper.  d. 1/?/1992 at ? at the age of 85. m. 7/15/1027 at Grand Rapids, MN, to VIOLETTE PEARLE KROUSEY, b. 1/21/1905 at Burtrum, MN, dau. of GEORGE HENRY and LEONA PEARLE (HOSFORD) KROUSEY. d. 4/5/1991 at St. Louis (?).  Housewife.

LARRY VINCENT McCOLLAR b. 3/21/1928 at Nashwauk, MN. Corporal in Military, heavy equipment operator in the iron mines.  d. 9/21/1989, at the age 61 last residence Nashwauk, MN m. 6/17/1968 at Coleraine, MN to SUSAN ELIZABETH COX  b. 9/2/1945 (?) at ____ California? dau. of EUCLID W. and IRENE (LIND) COX.  teacher. d. ? (They divorced 3/12/1982 in MN.)    RESEARCH NOTES: Larry enliste4d in the army at Fort Snelling, MN as a private on 4/17/1946. He enlisted for the "Panama Canel Dept." Upon his enlistment, he is reported as "single, without dependants" and had completed four years of high school.   KYLE DEVLIN COX McCOLLOR  b. 3/9/1972 at St. Louis, MO A TIME LINE (all dates given, unless clarifed elsewhere on this page are "about") 1906 Born in Calvin, ND, son of Allan McCollor & Margaret "Babe" McCollor. 1907 Brother, Eugene, is born. 1910 Brother, Floyd, is born. 1912 Father unexpectedly passes away. 1912?? Is cared for at at a boarding school along with his brothers, until 1919 1919 His mother remarries. 1920 Federal census shows all the brothers living together with Leonard as head of household in a rented home. 1927 Marries Violette Krousey. 1931 Only child, a son Larry is born. 1961 His mother passes away. 1979 His brother, Eugene, passes away. 1984 His brother, Floyd, passes away. 1989 Son, Larry, passes away. 1990 His brother, Leonard, passes away. 1991 Wife Violette, passes away. 1992 Leonard passes away in __?, at the age of 85.

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EUGENE PARNELL McCOLLOR b. 8/14/1907 in Calvin, ND. Miner. d. 8/13/1979 at Cloquet, MN, buried in Nashwauk, MN. m. 8/21/1936 at Nashwauk, to OLIVE MARIE HOSFORD, dau. of ROBERT and ANN(A) (HARDY) HOSFORD.  Sales clerk. b. 8/14/1917 at Burtrum, MN. d. 8/3/1976 at Hibbing, MN, and buried in Nashwauk.  A TIME LINE (all dates given, unless clarifed elsewhere on this page are "about") 1907 Born in Calvin, North Dakota, son of Allan McCollor & Margaret "Babe" McCollor. 1907 Brother, Eugene, is born. 1910 Brother, Floyd, is born. 1912 Father unexpectedly passes away. 1912?? Is cared for at at a boarding school along with his brothers, until 1919 1919 His mother remarries. 1920 Federal census shows Eugene and his brothers living together with Leonard as head of household in a rented home. 1936 Marries Olive Hosford. 1935 First child, daughter Sharon is born. 1933 First daughter, Colleen, is born. 1938 Son, Terrance, is born. 1940 Daughter, Beverly, is born  1961 His mother passes away. 1976 Wife Olive passes away in Lansing, MI. 1979 Eugene passes away in Cloquet, MN, and buried there.

SHARON WINIFRED McCOLLOR   b. 8/16/1935 at Nashwauk, MN. Homemaker. m. 7/1/1967 at Minneapolis, MN to CHARLES FREDRICK KNIGGE, b. 3/13/1945 at Dawson, MN, son of CLARENCE ARTHUR and CLARICE LORRAINE (LARSON) KNIGGE. Buyer.   RESEARCH NOTES: As of last family info contribution, Sharon and Charles reside in Green Bay, WI.  Charles served as a lieutenant in the Navy from 1967 to 1972.   TODD CHARLES KNIGGE  b. 8/11/1968 at ???. m. 5/29/1993 at Brown County, WI to MOLLY ALANE STRITTMATER, b. ?/?/1967 (?) at ??  dau. of ___?.  As of last information provided by family, Molly and Todd reside in Fitchburg, WI.    SOFIA KNIGGE b. 12/9/2002 at ? KIERAN KNIGGE  b. 9/1/2005 at ? JAMIE LYNN KNIGGE  b. 7/5/1970 at ?? m. ?/?/??  at ? to STEVEN VanDRISSE, b. ? at ? son of ---? As of last information provided by family, Jamie, Steve, and their children reside in Green Bay, WI.   HANNAH VanDRISSE  b. 4/9/1998 at ?? MORGAN B. VanDRISSE  b. 5/7/2000 at ? LAUREN VanDRISSE  b. 5/9/2005 at ? THOMAS DANIEL KNIGGE  b. 7/5/1977 at ?.  m. ?/?/?? at ?? to ANGELA RUSS, b. ?/?/?? at ??  dau. of ___?.  As of last provided information Thomas and Angela and their children reside in Green Bay, WI.    BRIANNA KNIGGE b. 1/9/1999 at ? KINSLEY KNIGGE  b. 10/5/2010 at ? (as this name could be used for either sex, I am coloring this table pink on an assumption. I welcome a correction, if I am wrong.) TERRANCE PATRICK McCOLLOR   b. 6/23/1938 at St. Louis, MO. Miner and control room operator, resides in Nashwauk, MN as of last information provided to me.  m. 6/27/1942 at Nashwauk, MI to KATHLEEN ANN SMITH, b. 11/27/1942 at Bayfield, WI, dau. of CLARK FABIAN and BRIDGET SMITH. Divorced in MN, 3/4/1983, Kathleen remarried in Sept. of 1983.   SHAWN PATRICK McCOLLOR  b. 5/4/1963 at St. Louis, MO. m.  ?? BEVERLY JEAN McCOLLOR   b. 6/7/1940 at Nashwauk, MN. Bookkeeper.  m (1). 9/27/1958 at Nashwauk, MI to ROGER GORDON TOLLEFSON, b. 4/2/1930 at Clearwater, MN, son of OSCAR and GRACE TOLLEFSON. d. 8/4/1982 at Cloquet, MN and buried there. Served in the U.S. Air Force. Mechanic. Beverly and Roger divorced.   m (2). 12/30/1967 at Two Harbors, MN to GILBERT ROLAND NELSON, b. 6/20/1920 at Duluth, MN, son of  ___?. d. 2/3/1972 at Esko, MN and buried in Duluth. Served in the U.S. Army, owner of Bud Nelson Entertainment.   TIM (TIMOTHY?) TOLLEFSON  b. ?/?/?? at Cloquet, MN. LISA JEAN TOLLEFSON  b. 6/27/1963 At St. Louis, MO. GWYNN TOLLEFSON  b. ?/?/?? at Cloquet, MN. RANDY (RANDOLPH?) TOLLEFSON  b. ?/?/?? at Cloquet, MN. LEAH TOLLEFSON  b. ?/?/?? at Cloquet, MN.

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FLOYD ALLEN McCOLLOR b. 3/25/1910 at Ambrose, ND. Mechanic. d. 1/4/1984 at Hibbing, MN, buried in Nashwauk, MN. m. 12/3/1930, at Grand Rapids, MN to HELMI JULE (?) TAMMINEN, b. 1/26/1912 at Nashwauk, MN, dau. of CHARLES and MARY (MARIA?) (AALTO) TAMMINEN.  housewife.  A TIME LINE (all dates given, unless clarifed elsewhere on this page are "about") 1910 Born in Ambrose, North Dakota, son of Allan McCollor & Margaret "Babe" McCollor. 1912 Father unexpectedly passes away. 1912?? Is cared for at at a boarding school along with his brothers, until 1919 1919 His mother remarries. 1920 Federal census shows Floyd and his brothers living together with Leonard as head of household in a rented home. 1930 Marries Helmi Tamminen. 1931 First child, son Alan, is born. 1935 First daughter, Nancy, is born. 1944 Daughter, Mary, is born. 1961 His mother passes away. 1979 Brother, Eugene, passes away. 1984 Floyd passes away.

ALAN CHARLES McCOLLOR, SR.   b. 3/24/1931 at Hibbing, MN. Career Air Force as loadmaster Sergeant grade E-7.  m (1). 8/21/1952, at Nashwauk, MN to NORMA LaPREAL SMART, b. 8/21/1952 at Ortonville, MN, dau. of KENNETH MURRAY and MONICA BELLE BENA (WALSH) SMART. Housewife. Alan and Norma divorced in San Bernandino, CA 3/ 1973.   m (2). 2/28/1976, at St. Bernandino, CA, to BONNIE HOFFMEYER, b. abt. 1935 at ?, dau. of ___?. California marriage records provide a last name of BRIETENGROS for Bonnie.   ALAN CHARLES McCOLLOR, JR.  b.  ?/?/?? at ???. m. 4/1/1972 at ?? to SALLY A. BUCHTA, b. ?/?/?? at ??  dau. of ROBERT "BOB" and GOLDIE HENDERSON BUCHTA.  As of last information provided by family, Alan and Sally live in Alaska, where they met.    KENNETH ALAN McCOLLOR  b. 10/20/1972 at ? m. 3/26/1995 at ? to KRISTY __?  b. ? at ?, dau. of ?  KENNETH ALAN, JR.  b. 5/7/2001 (please see photo below of Ken Jr. and his class project! Click on photo to enlarge.) ALAN CHARLES III  b. 2/26/1979 at ?? m. ?? Son, ALAN CHARLES IV, b. 8/26/2007 PATRICK MURRAY McCOLLOR  b. ? at ? MONICA LaPREAL McCOLLOR  b. ? at ? HEIDI KAY McCOLLOR  b. ? at ?  NANCY JEAN McCOLLOR b. 8/15/1935 At Nashwauk, MN. Registered nurse and housewife. m. 6/30/1956 at Nashwauk, to JOHN ANTHONY ALAMPI, b. 8/18/1932 at Grand Rapids, MN, Dentist, son of MATTEO and AMELIA (WILLIAMS) ALAMPI.  MARY MARGARET McCOLLOR b. 4/7/1944 at Grand Rapids, MN. homemaker. m. 12/28/1963 at Nashwauk, MN, to WILLIAM PAUL HANSEN, JR.  b. 6/17/1943 at Grand Rapids, Operating foreman for Butler Taconite, M.A. Hanna Mining Co., son of WILLIAM PAUL and ETHEL MARGARET (FORSS) HANSEN, SR.   DEBORAH JO HANSEN  b. 5/21/1964 at Itasca, MN. TRACEY LYNN HANSEN  b. 11/26/1965 at Hennipin, MN. MELANIE JEAN HANSEN  b. 7/4/1967 at Itasca, MN. d. 1/14/1968 at Itasca. WENDY LEIGH HANSEN  b. 4/3/1969 at Itasca, MN. PAUL ALLEN HANSEN  b. 11/25/1970 at Itasca, MN.

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* Much information for these pages comes from the excellent book McCollor/McCollough Family History and Genealogy by Clair Nelson and Kathy McCollor Stigman.  I thank them profusely for writing such a thorough and helpful book.