Ira P. Colburn

22 December 1845–3 November 1926 (Age 80)
Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Ira P.

When Ira P. Colburn was born on 22 December 1845, in Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, his father, Joseph R Colburn, was 33 and his mother, Ruth Fowler, was 28. He married Martha Elizabeth McMurphy on 16 March 1867, in Fillmore, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Carrolton Township, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States in 1900 and Preston Township, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States in 1905. He died on 3 November 1926, in Preston, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Peterson, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ira P. Colburn
1845–1926
Martha Elizabeth McMurphy
1846–1938
Marriage: 16 March 1867
Elmer E. Colburn
1868–1939
Malinda R. Colburn
1869–1921
Frances A. Colburn
1877–
Frank Cyrus Colburn
1877–
Lulu V. Colburn
1883–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 March 1867Fillmore, Minnesota, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 1
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1855
    Age 10
    Historical Boundaries: 1855: Sangamon, Illinois, United States
    1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
    Age 22
    This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

    Name Meaning

    habitational name usually from Colburn in Catterick (North Yorkshire), named from Old English cōl ‘cool’ or col ‘coal’+ burna ‘stream’ (often confused with Old Norse brunnr ‘spring, stream’), but sometimes perhaps from a minor place so named, such as Coalburn in South Wingfield (Derbyshire) or Coldbourne in Bramley (Surrey).from the Middle English personal name Colborn, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Kolbiǫrn, Kolbiorn, from kol ‘coal’ + biǫrn ‘bear’.variant of Colbran, from the Middle English personal name Colbrand (Old Norse Kolbrandr, Kolbrand, from kol ‘coal’ + brandr ‘sword-blade, firebrand’).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Colborn
    Cobern
    Coulbourn
    Coulbourne
    Colbourne

    Sources (35)

    • Ira Colburn, "Minnesota State Census, 1905"
    • Ira P Colburn, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
    • Ira Colburn in entry for Martha Elizabeth Colburn, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

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