History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 741. [Nicholas County] [Carlisle City and Precinct] THOMAS C. COLLIVER, farmer, P. O. Millersburg; was born in Montgomery County, Ky., July 13, 1843, and is a son of Presley O. and Elizabeth (Congleton) Colliver. He was born in Montgomery County Jan. 19, 1821; was a school teacher by profession. He was married in 1842 to Elizabeth Congleton who was born April 2, 1820 and died Feb 10. 1875. (see hist. F. E. Congleton.) They had two children, viz: William, deceased, and Thomas, our subject; he attended the common schools of Montgomery County for several years and completed his education at the Millersburg College; after which he commenced merchandising at Weston, where he remained until 1869, when he bought a farm and turned his attention to farming; he was married April 12, 1871, to Mary Bell Hutchins, who was born Aug. 26, 1852 to Daniel J. and Julia A. (Hall) Hutchins, natives of Nicholas County; he born Jan. 23, 1831, and still living; she died April 2, 1860. Mr. Colliver is a very energetic and enterprising business man and a practical farmer; he owns a fine farm containing 238 acres of choice farm land. In addition to growing the usual farm crops, he deals extensively in high grade stock; his specialties being Cotswold sheep and Poland China hogs; he is a prominent member of the Baptist Church and society, and enjoys the highest esteem of the community at large; politically he is a Democrat. Colliver Congleton Hutchins Hall = Montgomery-KY http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/nicholas/colliver.tc.txt