When Perry Oliver McCollum was born on 10 June 1844, in Ohio Township, Clermont, Northwest Territory, United States, his father, Cornelius McCollum, was 23 and his mother, Phebe Ann McCollum, was 24. He married Adeline J. Atchley on 24 June 1868, in Ohio Township, Clermont, Northwest Territory, United States. He lived in Batavia Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Williamsburg, Williamsburg Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 6 March 1919, at the age of 74, and was buried in Williamsburg, Williamsburg Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States.
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