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Montgomery Colvin

Montgomery Colvin

Male Abt 1826 - 1878  (52 years)    Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Montgomery Colvin 
    Born Abt 1826  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 16 Oct 1850  District 45, Harrison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Montgomery Colvin, 24, m, w, farmer, 500, Kentucky, , , , ,
    Listed with Wm. McKay family
    He was also two listings away from Sarah J. McNight that he married two months after this census was recorded 
    Age: 24 
    Census 28 Jun 1860  Taylor Township, Harrison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Post Office: Rosewood, Indiana
    Montgomery Colvin, 33, m, , farmer, , 200, Kentucky, , , ,
    Sarah J. Colvin, 23, f, , house keeper, , , Pennsylvania, , , x, ,
    Missouri B. Colvin, 7, f, , , , , Indiana, , x, , ,
    James W. Colvin, 6, m, , , , , Indiana, , x, , , ,
    John Colvin, 4, m, , , , , Indiana, , , ,
    Robert Colvin, 2, m, , , , , Indiana, , , , ,
    Daniel Colvin, 1, m, , , , , Indiana, , , , ,
    John Flanagan, 65, m, , farmer, 2900, 100, Kentucky, , , , 
    Age: 33 
    Census 06 Jul 1870  Camp Point Township, Adams County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Post Office: Camp Point, Illinois
    Montgomery Colvin, 48, m, w, farm hand, , , Kentucky, , , , , , , , , x,
    Sarah J. Colvin, 36, f, w, keeping house, , , Pennsylvania, , , , , , , x, , , ,
    Bell Colvin, 17, f, w, house keeper, , , Indiana, , , , , x, , , , ,
    James Colvin, 16, m, w, farm hand, , , Indiana, , , , , x, , , , , ,
    John Colvin, 14, m, w, at home, , , Indiana, , , , , x, , , , , ,
    Robert Colvin, 12, m, w, at home, , , Indiana, , , , , x, , , , , ,
    Daniel Colvin, 11, m, w, at home, , , Indiana, , , , , x, , , , , ,
    Lydia A. Colvin, 8, f, w, at home, , , Indiana, , , , , x, , , ,
    C. Ellen Colvin, 7, f, w, at home, , , Illinois, , , , , x, , , ,
    Benjamin H. Colvin, 5, m, w, at home, , , Illinois, , , , , , ,, ,
    Charles Colvin, 2, m, w, , , , Illinois, , , , , , , 
    Age: 48 
    Died 05 Aug 1878  Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 4 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    James Calvin\Colvin
          b. Abt 1743, Hampshire County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. Abt 1803, Christian County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)  (Great Grandfather) 
    Mary Ann Spencer
          b. Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Mother) 
    Person ID I0057  Colvin Families
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2017 

    Father James Calvin\Colvin
          b. Abt 1795, Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. Between 1860 and 1880, prob Ballard County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Spencer
          b. Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 3 Jun 1821  Harrison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0050  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Jane McKnight
          b. Abt 1835, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. Abt 1903, Bonham, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 08 Dec 1850  Harrison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
      Name: Montgomery Colvin
      Spouse Name: Sarah J McNight
      Marriage Date: 8 Dec 1850
      Marriage County: Harrison
      Source Title 1: Harrison County, Indiana
      Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
      Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located, Corydon Compiled
      Book: B
      OS Page: 267

      Source Citation: Title: Harrison County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol, W. P. A. Original Record Located, Corydon Compiled; Book: B;Page: 267.

      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data:

      Works Progress Administration, comp. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.

      Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, comp. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Indiana. Many of these records are on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
    Children 
     1. Missouri Belle Colvin
          b. 15 Oct 1852, Harrison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. Abt 1937, Burbank, Los Angeles Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Edward Wells  m. 02 Jul 1877
     2. James William Colvin
          b. 23 Apr 1854, Bowling Green, Harrison Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 20 Dec 1934, Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Phebe L. Shepeard  m. 15 Oct 1879;   Bertha Scholhern  m. 01 Jan 1889
     3. John Samuel Colvin
          b. 21 Jan 1856, Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 31 Jan 1923, Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Emily Paulina Boone  m. 15 Jun 1883
     4. Robert Joseph Colvin
          b. 08 Jan 1857, Harrison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 20 Feb 1931, Lebanon, Marshall County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Samantha Jane Feely  m. 1885
     5. Daniel Colvin
          b. 03 Jul 1859, Harrison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 17 Feb 1948, Gans, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Gelina Jeliva Butcher  m. 16 Jun 1886
     6. Lydia Anne Colvin
          b. 14 Apr 1861, Evansville, Vanderburg County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 01 Sep 1943, Lone Grove, Carter County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Richard Dickinson Donham  m. 1 Feb 1878
     7. Clarice Ellen Colvin
          b. 27 Aug 1864, Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 06 Nov 1952, Sulpher, Murray Co., Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Rice Duncan Buchanan  m. 02 Jan 1883
     8. Benjamin H. Colvin
          b. 08 Aug 1865, Hancock County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 23 Jan 1942, Talihina, Leflore Co., Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Kate Feely  m. 30 Jun 1883;   Sarah Amanda Lawson  m. 23 Jan 1908
     9. Charles C. Colvin
          b. 31 Oct 1868, Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 19 Nov 1957, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Lida Taylor Brashears  m. 20 Jun 1895
     10. Oliver Carl Colvin
          b. Jan 1871, Hancock County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 05 Jun 1946, Lebanon, Marshall County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Mattie Coffee  m. 09 Aug 1892;   Nellie Carter;   Annie Snider  m. 28 May 1917;   Lizzie Elizabeth Bales Petty
     11. Jacob Irby Colvin, Sr.
          b. 19 Jan 1874, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 7 Aug 1926, Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    Martha Jane Thacker  m. 02 Oct 1892;   Martha Clementine Wicker  m. 06 Jun 1905;   Margaret E. Rutherford  m. Abt 1915
    Last Modified 31 May 2008 
    Family ID F0023  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1826 - Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Montgomery Colvin, 24, m, w, farmer, 500, Kentucky, , , , , Listed with Wm. McKay family He was also two listings away from Sarah J. McNight that he married two months after this census was recorded,Age: 24 - 16 Oct 1850 - District 45, Harrison County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 08 Dec 1850 - Harrison County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Post Office: Rosewood, Indiana Montgomery Colvin, 33, m, , farmer, , 200, Kentucky, , , , Sarah J. Colvin, 23, f, , house keeper, , , Pennsylvania, , , x, , Missouri B. Colvin, 7, f, , , , , Indiana, , x, , , James W. Colvin, 6, m, , , , , Indiana, , x, , , , John Colvin, 4, m, , , , , Indiana, , , , Robert Colvin, 2, m, , , , , Indiana, , , , , Daniel Colvin, 1, m, , , , , Indiana, , , , , John Flanagan, 65, m, , farmer, 2900, 100, Kentucky, , , ,,Age: 33 - 28 Jun 1860 - Taylor Township, Harrison County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Post Office: Camp Point, Illinois Montgomery Colvin, 48, m, w, farm hand, , , Kentucky, , , , , , , , , x, Sarah J. Colvin, 36, f, w, keeping house, , , Pennsylvania, , , , , , , x, , , , Bell Colvin, 17, f, w, house keeper, , , Indiana, , , , , x, , , , , James Colvin, 16, m, w, farm hand, , , Indiana, , , , , x, , , , , , John Colvin, 14, m, w, at home, , , Indiana, , , , , x, , , , , , Robert Colvin, 12, m, w, at home, , , Indiana, , , , , x, , , , , , Daniel Colvin, 11, m, w, at home, , , Indiana, , , , , x, , , , , , Lydia A. Colvin, 8, f, w, at home, , , Indiana, , , , , x, , , , C. Ellen Colvin, 7, f, w, at home, , , Illinois, , , , , x, , , , Benjamin H. Colvin, 5, m, w, at home, , , Illinois, , , , , , ,, , Charles Colvin, 2, m, w, , , , Illinois, , , , , , ,,Age: 48 - 06 Jul 1870 - Camp Point Township, Adams County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 05 Aug 1878 - Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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