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Christopher Columbus "Tum" Colbert 1844–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1844

Birth Location: Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, OK, USA

Death Date: 25 Mar 1883

Death Location: Gainsville, Grayson, Texas, United States

Father: James Colbert

Mother: Catherine Moore

Spouse(s): Nancy Bourland

Children(s): Mary Colbert, Thomas Colbert, Caroline Colbert, James Colbert, Thomas Colbert, Mary Colbert, Lillie Colbert, Samuel Colbert, Mattie Colbert, Vivian Colbert, Samuel Colbert

Christopher Columbus "Tum" Colbert was born in 1844 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, OK, USA, the child of James Isaac Colbert And Catherine Caroline Moore. In 1860, Christopher Columbus "Tum" Colbert resided in Leon, Leon, Texas, USA. Christopher Columbus "Tum" Colbert married Nancy M Bourland, and had children including Caroline Carrie Colbert, James Belden Colbert, Lillie Katrinka Colbert, Mary E Colbert, Mary Eliza Colbert, Mattie Lynn Colbert, Samuel Tilden Colbert, Thomas R Colbert, Thomas Rutherford Oad Ode Colbert, Vivian Colbert. Christopher Columbus "Tum" Colbert passed away in 1883 in Gainsville, Grayson, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Christopher Columbus "Tum" Colbert was born in 1844 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, OK, USA, the child of James Isaac Colbert And Catherine Caroline Moore.
  • In 1860, Christopher Columbus "Tum" Colbert resided in Leon, Leon, Texas, USA.
  • Christopher Columbus "Tum" Colbert married Nancy M Bourland, and had children including Caroline Carrie Colbert, James Belden Colbert, Lillie Katrinka Colbert, Mary E Colbert, Mary Eliza Colbert, Mattie Lynn Colbert, Samuel Tilden Colbert, Thomas R Colbert, Thomas Rutherford Oad Ode Colbert, Vivian Colbert.
  • Christopher Columbus "Tum" Colbert passed away in 1883 in Gainsville, Grayson, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

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Christopher Colbert's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Colbert
1844–1883
Birth Place: Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, OK, USA
Parents
James Isaac Colbert
1802–1860
Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Catherine (Caroline) Moore
1816–1896
Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
James Colbert
1768–1842
Chickasaw, Iowa, United States
Susannah James
1783–1863
Choctaw Nation, IT
John (B.) Moore
1782–1840
Louisiana, United States
Delilah Love
1790–1847
Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Colbert
1742–1824
Jessie Moniac
1754–1818
Benjamin James
1760–
Thomas Love
1745–1832
Sally Colbert
1750–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Love
1728–1797
Mary Scott
1732–1796
Capt Colbert
1721–1784
Halfblood Chickasaw
1730–1822

Christopher Colbert's Descendants

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Christopher (Columbus "Tum") Colbert (8 Jul 1844–25 Mar 1883) m. Nancy (M.) Bourland (12 Mar 1845–12 Feb 1913)
  1. 1. Mary (E) Colbert 1881–
  2. 2. Thomas (R) Colbert 1879–
  3. 3. Caroline ((Carrie)) Colbert 1870–1958
  4. 4. James (Belden) Colbert 1868–1922
  5. 5. Thomas (Rutherford 'Oad|Ode') Colbert 1877–1939
  6. 6. Mary (Eliza) Colbert 1879–
  7. 7. Lillie (Katrinka) Colbert 1882–1900
  8. 8. Samuel (Tilden) Colbert 1876–1868
  9. 9. Mattie (Lynn) Colbert 1875–
  10. 10. Vivian Colbert 1878–
  11. 11. Samuel (Tilden) Colbert 1876–

Christopher Colbert's Timeline

3 Records

1844
8 Jul 1844
Birth of Christopher Columbus "Tum" Colbert in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, OK, USA
Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, OK, USA
1860
1860
Age 16
Christopher Columbus "Tum" Colbert resided here in Leon, Leon, Texas, USA
Leon, Leon, Texas, USA
1883
25 Mar 1883
Age 39
Death of Christopher Columbus "Tum" Colbert in Gainsville, Grayson, Texas, United States
Gainsville, Grayson, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1844
    Event Place: Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, OK, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Leon, Leon, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Leon, Leon, Texas; Archive Collection Number: T1134; Roll: 5; Line: 18; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leon, Leon, Texas
    Record Source: 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1883
    Event Place: Gainsville, Grayson, Texas, United States

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