When William McCollister was born on 22 July 1802, in Virginia, United States, his father, Ezekiel McCollister, was 27 and his mother, Dolly Shotwell, was 17. He married Sarah Sally Taylor on 9 February 1826, in Champaign, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Mad River Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He died in August 1855, in Van Wert, Ohio, United States, at the age of 53.
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Scottish and northern Irish: variant of McAllister .
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