Henry James Colson

Brief Life History of Henry James

When Henry James Colson was born on 8 August 1867, in Lee, Virginia, United States, his father, David Crockett Colson, was 31 and his mother, Malissa Thompson, was 31. He married Malissa Elizabeth Foster in Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Eden Township, Payne, Oklahoma, United States in 1910 and Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, United States in 1920. He died on 5 July 1924, in Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 56.

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Family Time Line

Henry James Colson
1867–1924
Malissa Elizabeth Foster
1880–1957
Marriage:
Mary Mamie Colson
1898–1979
Minnie Colson
1900–1988
Henry Faye Colson
1901–1962
David B Colson
1904–1969
William Ford Coulston
1906–
Hazel Ruby Colson
1910–1986
John Orville Colson
1912–2000
Roy Clifford Colson
1914–2001
Bernard Colson
1916–1917
Wilson Colson
1917–1918
Woodrow Colson
1917–2002
Harold Colson
1924–

Sources (14)

  • Henry Colson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Henry Colston, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
  • H J Colson, "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1968"

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Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment

As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.

1886

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Name Meaning

patronymic from the Middle English personal name Col(le), Coule (usually a pet form of Nicholas ) + -son, hence ‘son of Col(le) or Coule’.

variant of Colston .

English:

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

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