Brief Life History of Amos Thomas
When Amos Thomas Colvin was born on 28 December 1831, in Cussewago Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jeremiah Colvin, was 33 and his mother, Mary St. John, was 36. He married Susan Rebecca Sherred on 1 February 1855. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Leroy Township, Benton, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Oakland Township, Cloud, Kansas, United States in 1900. He died on 25 July 1908, in Miltonvale, Cloud, Kansas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Oakland Union Cemetery, Miltonvale, Cloud, Kansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Amos Calvin, "United States Census, 1870"
- Amos Thomas Colvin, "Find A Grave Index"
- Amos Colvin in household of Jeremiah Colvin, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1831–1908 Male
1833–1914 Female
Children (7)
1856–1938 Female
1857–1944 Female
1858–1895 Female
1859–1915 Male
1860–1866 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1798–1860 Male
1795–1880 Female
Siblings (10)
1821–1894 Male
1822–1899 Male
1823–1905 Male
1826–1909 Female
1828–1863 Female
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World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 1
1837
Age 6
1860
Age 29
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Donegal, Antrim): variant of Colville , probably reflecting a local pronunciation. The name was taken to Ulster in the 17th century.
Manx: if not identical with 1, perhaps from the Old Norse personal name Kolbeinn, with /v/ substituted for /b/.
English: from the rare Middle English personal name Colwin, Colvin, which may be a borrowing into English of a Welsh name whose modern form is Collwyn ‘white’, or of colwyn ‘doe, puppy, pet dog’, or of the placename Colwyn (Denbighshire, Radnorshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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