Madison J Colby

Male6 December 1862–29 January 1933

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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Madison J Colby
1862–1933
Katherine Meisinger
1865–1915
Marriage: 3 February 1889

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

  • Marriage
    3 February 1889McPherson, Kansas, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 1

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1871

    Age 9

    Historical Boundaries: 1871: El Paso, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: El Paso, Colorado, United States

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 19

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    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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