Brief Life History of William J.
When William J. Colvin was born on 21 June 1871, in Covington, Alabama, United States, his father, James Henry "Sam" Colvin, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth C. Turbeville, was 37. He married Martha Caroline Clayton on 6 December 1896, in Rose Hill, Covington, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Rural, Clarke, Alabama, United States in 1935 and Rose Hill, Covington, Alabama, United States in 1940. He died on 17 May 1961, in Andalusia, Covington, Alabama, United States, at the age of 89.
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Family Time Line
Sources (22)
- William J Calvin, "United States Census, 1910"
- W J Colvin in entry for Corbitt Colvin and Nina Hanson, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Will Calvin in entry for Ray Calvin, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
Spouse and Children
1871–1961 Male
1878–1951 Female
Children (9)
1898–1973 Female
1902–1984 Female
1903–1911 Male
1905–1969 Male
1897–1913
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Parents and Siblings
1834– Male
1834– Female
Siblings (14)
1854– Female
1859–1931 Male
1860–1949 Male
1862– Female
1865–1944 Female
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 1
1875
Age 4
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 25
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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