Brief Life History of Madison J
When Madison J Colby was born on 6 December 1862, in Ohio, United States, his father, Joseph J Colby, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Jane Whiton, was 22. He married Katherine Meisinger on 3 February 1889, in McPherson, Kansas, United States. He lived in Empire Township, McPherson, Kansas, United States in 1910 and Galva, McPherson, Kansas, United States for about 15 years. He died on 29 January 1933, at the age of 70, and was buried in Galva, McPherson, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (17)
- M J Colby, "Kansas State Census, 1895"
- Madison J Colby, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
- Madison J. Colby, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1862–1933 Male
1865–1915 Female
Parents and Siblings
1831–1897 Male
1840–1908 Female
Siblings (7)
1861–1929 Female
1862–1933 Male
1866–1948 Female
1869–1947 Female
1871–1902 Male
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 1
1871
Age 9
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 19
Name Meaning
English (eastern): habitational name from Colby in Norfolk and Westmorland, Coleby in Lincolnshire, or Coulby Newham in the North Yorkshire. The Colby placename derives from the Old Norse personal name Koli (a byname for a swarthy person, from kol ‘(char)coal’) + Old Norse býr ‘settlement’.
Americanized form of Norwegian Kolby .
Americanized form of German Kolbe . Compare Kolby .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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