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Eugene Calvin "Gene" Colbert 1877–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1877

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 4 May 1963

Death Location: Tyler, Smith County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Colbert

Mother: Sarah Burks

Spouse(s): Nora Staples

Children(s): Erline Colbert, Charles Colbert, Geneva Colbert, Billy Colbert, Thomas Colbert, Johnny Colbert, Robert Colbert, Patsy Colbert

The story of Eugene Calvin "Gene" Colbert began in 1877 in Alabama. In 1880, Eugene Calvin "Gene" Colbert resided in , Jackson, Alabama, USA. Eugene Calvin "Gene" Colbert married Nora Mae Staples, and had children including Billy Gene Colbert, Charles Edward Colbert, Erline Colbert, Geneva Colbert, Johnny Junior Colbert, Patsy Colbert, Robert Gene Colbert, Thomas Lee Colbert. Eugene Calvin "Gene" Colbert passed away in 1963 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Eugene Calvin "Gene" Colbert began in 1877 in Alabama.
  • In 1880, Eugene Calvin "Gene" Colbert resided in , Jackson, Alabama, USA.
  • Eugene Calvin "Gene" Colbert married Nora Mae Staples, and had children including Billy Gene Colbert, Charles Edward Colbert, Erline Colbert, Geneva Colbert, Johnny Junior Colbert, Patsy Colbert, Robert Gene Colbert, Thomas Lee Colbert.
  • Eugene Calvin "Gene" Colbert passed away in 1963 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Colbert
1852–1880
Birth Location: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA
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Sarah Burks
1849–1911
Birth Location: Jackson County, Alabama, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Nora Staples
1903–1978
Birth Location: Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States of America
NS

Children(s)

Erline Colbert
1935–2019
Birth Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
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Charles Colbert
1936–1988
Birth Location: Tyler Smith, Texas
CC
Geneva Colbert
1931–1948
Birth Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
GC
Billy Colbert
1932–2015
Birth Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
BC
Thomas Colbert
1926–1989
Birth Location: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
TC
Johnny Colbert
1928–1996
Birth Location: Mabank, Kaufman, Texas, USA
JC
Robert Colbert
1927–2010
Birth Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
RC
Patsy Colbert
1933–2022
Birth Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
PC

Eugene Colbert's Ancestors

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Eugene Colbert
1877–1963
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
John Colbert
1852–1880
Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Sarah (Sally) Burks
1849–1911
Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Mason (Mas Colbert) Sr
1826–1870
Alabama, USA
Nancy Burks
1824–1910
Larkinsville, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Bennett Burks
1818–1884
Jasper County, Georgia, USA
Louisa (Mariah) Roycroft
1816–1891
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Colbert
1832–
Mary Colbert
1795–1880
Thomas Roycroft
1790–1837
Elizabeth Nicholas
1793–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Chickasaw
1800–1832
Rachel Perry
1804–1847
John DNA
1740–1818
SARAH Woodson
1749–1830

Eugene Colbert's Descendants

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Eugene (Calvin "Gene") Colbert (20 Jun 1877–4 May 1963) m. Nora (Mae) Staples (6 May 1903–5 Nov 1978)
  1. 1. Erline Colbert 1935–2019
  2. 2. Charles (Edward) Colbert 1936–1988 m. Saundra (Jo) Heath 1942–2023
  3. 3. Geneva Colbert 1931–1948
  4. 4. Billy (Gene) Colbert 1932–2015
  5. 5. Thomas (Lee) Colbert 1926–1989
  6. 6. Johnny (Junior) Colbert 1928–1996
  7. 7. Robert (Gene) Colbert 1927–2010
  8. 8. Patsy Colbert 1933–2022

Eugene Colbert's Timeline

3 Records

1877
20 Jun 1877
Birth of Eugene Calvin "Gene" Colbert in Alabama
Alabama
1880
1880
Age 3
Eugene Calvin "Gene" Colbert resided here in , Jackson, Alabama, USA
, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1963
4 May 1963
Age 86
Death of Eugene Calvin "Gene" Colbert in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, United States of America
Tyler, Smith County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1877
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1963
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith County, Texas, United States of America
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