Single – lived in Corona, NM – born in Ft. Union, NM
Rancher – was 48 yrs. 6 mos. – 18 days old

Cause of death – lightning

His mother was Sallie Russell Collier who was born in Virginia. When Augustus “Gus” Russell Collier was born on December 13, 1877, in Lincoln, New Mexico, his father, Joseph, was 46 and his mother, Sarah, was 41. He had three brothers and two sisters. He died on June 1, 1926, in his hometown at the age of 48, and was buried in White Oaks, New Mexico.