Clyde Eli Coller

  General Notes:

Clyde is spelled Clide in the 1880 U.S. census.

The "Descendants of Israel Biddle", updated by Karen Coller Curell, has Eli as Clyd's middle name.

Karen Curell, Biddle Family Notes: Clyde and his wife established a scholarship at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT in memory of Amanda Coller, called the Amanda Coller Excellence in Education Memorial Scholarship. Westminster College is a small liberal arts college with an excellent reputation. Recipients of the scholarship must have a 3.5 GPA and be enrolled in the School of Education. It is not available to incoming freshmen. Clyde stated, "We [he and his wife] decided a scholarship was more personal than giving to a large organization. Westminster was nearby and small. We thought the gift would be lost in a large institution. We have not regretted our decision. A few months ago we received a thank you note from the current recipient of the funds. We also decided to set it up in honor of Amanda because we believe in education (my wife was a teacher) and, according to Ethyl, Amanda did too. It was also demonstrated by the success of her children and grandchildren. By doing this it gives us a feeling that we have tie to past generations of Collers. I guess it means that Amanda will never be forgotten. It is an endowed scholarship fund so the principle remains intact and only the interest is given out each year. Actual investments are pooled with other Westminster funds. Hopefully it will be around for generations."

The following information was found in records located at the LaMotte Township hall:
1908-Clyde Coller was Clerk of Election Board

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Land, 1906, Sanilac County, Michigan. The index to the 1894/1906 Sanilac County land index states that Clyde Coller's property was located in section 2 of Lamotte Township, Sanilac County, Michigan in 1906.

2. Employment. Clyde Coller worked for the Post Office.

Clyde married Bertha Fox in 1905. (Bertha Fox died on 5 May 1975.)