Joseph COLLARD
Information on this family and the data in the following paragra phs were
taken from (1) family Bible of Joseph Collard and Mary Null, (2) Thom pson,
Jess, History of Pike county, Illinois, chap 193, (3) correspondenc e with
Jennie Brant Yocum of Pleasant Hill in 1946, (4) Pike county marriag e records
1:91, 1:93, (5) U. S. census of 1830, Lincoln county, Missouri (6) Go odspeed,
History of Lincoln county, Missouri, (7) National Archives, Washingto n, D.C.
files on War of 1812, obtained in person.
Joseph Collard received $1.01 1/4 for service in Capt. James Cal loway's
mounted riflemen in the War of 1812. He was mustered 29 April 1813 a nd
discharged 18 May 1813. Joseph was also in the Black Hawk War, fough t in 1831
and 1832; he enlisted in April 1832. The Kentucky land grants sho w a Joseph
Collard settling in Grayson county, Kentucky in 1818. Joseph Collar d and his
family were in Lincoln county, Missouri in the census of 1830. He an d his wife
are listed with six children. In the 1850 census of Pike county, Ill inois, we
find Joseph's widow, Mary Null Collard, living with her oldest son, J ohn Newton
Collard.
The Lincoln county Herald newspaper 16 Feb 1876 states: Jacob N ull
settled in St. Charles county in 1808. In autumn of 1809 he came t o Lincoln
county. The Herald of 15 Mar 1876 states: Joe Collard fought Indian s in
1814, defending a keelboat against them. This occurred in Missouri.
John married (1) 7 Mar 1841 to Rachael D. Turnbaugh and (2) Mar y Ann
Moore. Information on the two families of John Newton Collard obtain ed from
(1) Thompson, Jess, History of Pike County, Illinois, (2) family Bibl e records
obtained by correspondence with Jennie Brant Yocum formerly of Pleasa nt Hill,
Illinois, (3) U. S. census 1850 of Pike county, (4) U. S. census 1860 , Pike
county page 26, (5) correspondence with Lora White, formerly of Pik e County, in
1959 which covered information on tombstones of husband, second wife , and
children numbers 3 and 8 of second marriage, and death certificate o f wife.
John Newton Collard and his family were listed in the 1850 censu s of Pike
county, Illinois. John was a farmer. The family consisted of Mary a ge 8,
Nancy age 6, Susan age 4, Amanda age 2, and James 9 months. John's m other,
Mary Null Collard and his youngest brother, William Collard, were als o members
of this household.
Abigail married 2 Jul 1837 to Jacob Turnbaugh.
Nancy married 9 Sep 1838 to Lewis Pattrick or Panick or Parrack.
Ann married Theodore Kessler.
Margaret married 9 Jan 1845 to James V. Harpole.
Elizabeth married 15 Nov 1844 to Jacob Emert.
William married Clarinda Smith and settled in Mission Bottom nea r Salem,
Oregon. Information for this family was obtained from (1) U. S. cens us 1870 of
Marion county, Oregon, (2) U. S. census 1880, same location, (3) Miss ion Bottom
cemetery inscriptions.
He married Mary Null 11 Jul 1816 at Lincoln, Missouri . Mary Null was born at Kentucky 1799 .
They were the parents of 8
children:
John Newton Collard
born 23 Mar 1817.
Abigail H. Collard
born 21 Feb 1819.
Blocked
Ann Collard
born 23 Jan 1824.
Margaret Collard
born 5 Nov 1826.
Elizabeth Collard
born 19 Dec 1828.
Charles Collard
born 19 May 1831.
William Marion Collard
born 1 Dec 1833.
Joseph Collard died 3 Jan 1836 at Pleasant Hill, Pike, Illinois .
Mary Null died 27 Nov 1887 at Pleasant Hill, Pike, Illinois .