Biography - George M. Collinson
GEORGE M. COLLINSON. Thomas, his father, was born in England, and his mother,
Louisa, was a native of France; George was born in Pennsylvania April 12, 1846;
spent his early days on a farm; removed to Lynn, Mass., in 1851, and soon after
came to Illinois; married Mary A. Murray May 22, 1868 [the Illinois Statewide
Marriage Index lists a George M. Collison marrying a Mary W. Murray in Knox
County on March 22, 1868], and they have three children, all girls; has been a
member of the Board of Education in the Collinson Academy nine years; is a
Democrat in politics. Postoffice, Altona.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County,
Illinois published by Charles C. Chapman.
