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James Martin Colbert 1822–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: Dec 1860

Death Location: Horn Lake, De Soto, Mississippi, United States

Father: Major Colbert

Mother: Susannah 1\2Choctaw

Spouse(s): Mary Atkinson

Children(s): James Colbert, William Colbert, Sarah Colbert, Thomas Colbert, Emma Colbert, Emily Colbert, Jackson Colbert, Spencer Colbert

In 1822, James Martin Colbert entered the world in Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States, born to Major James Holmes Colbert And Susannah James Colbert 1 2Choctaw. In 1841, James Martin Colbert resided in Marshall, Mississippi, United States. James Martin Colbert married Mary Emily Atkinson, and had children including Emily B Colbert, Emma B Colbert, Jackson Colbert, James Colbert, Sarah Elizabeth Colbert, Spencer Colbert, Thomas Samuel Colbert, William Henry Colbert. James Martin Colbert passed away in 1860 in Horn Lake, De Soto, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1822, James Martin Colbert entered the world in Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States, born to Major James Holmes Colbert And Susannah James Colbert 1 2Choctaw.
  • In 1841, James Martin Colbert resided in Marshall, Mississippi, United States.
  • James Martin Colbert married Mary Emily Atkinson, and had children including Emily B Colbert, Emma B Colbert, Jackson Colbert, James Colbert, Sarah Elizabeth Colbert, Spencer Colbert, Thomas Samuel Colbert, William Henry Colbert.
  • James Martin Colbert passed away in 1860 in Horn Lake, De Soto, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major Colbert
1768–1842
Birth Location: East Chickasaw Nation, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
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Susannah 1\2Choctaw
1770–1863
Birth Location: Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Atkinson
1821–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

James Colbert
1843–1863
Birth Location: Noxubee, Mississippi, United States
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William Colbert
1846–
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Sarah Colbert
1848–1932
Birth Location: Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Thomas Colbert
1850–
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Emma Colbert
1858–1940
Birth Location: Noxubee, Mississippi, United States
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Emily Colbert
1858–1935
Birth Location: Noxubee, Mississippi, United States
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Jackson Colbert
1854–1898
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Spencer Colbert
1856–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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James Colbert's Ancestors

Self
James Colbert
1822–1860
Birth Place: Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Parents
Major James Holmes Colbert
1768–1842
East Chickasaw Nation, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
Susannah (James\Colbert) 1\2Choctaw
1770–1863
Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Chief (James Logan Colbert (Adopted into Chickasaw) Nation)
1721–1784
Plum Tree Island, North Carolina, USA
Ishtanaha\Joan (Colbert * First Fullblood) Chickasaw
1730–1822
Chickasaw Nation, Alabama, United States
Joseph Love
1728–1804
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Ann Polly) Teas
1734–1815
Augusta, Orange, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
CHIEF Colbert
1695–1784
Joseph 7GGF
1700–1755
Jane Henderson
1712–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Colbert
1640–1710
Jannet Blainville
1650–1700
Mathias Teas
1665–1740
Sarah Logan
1685–1782

James Colbert's Descendants

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James (Martin) Colbert (1822–Dec 1860) m. Mary (Emily) Atkinson (1821–1860)
  1. 1. James Colbert 1843–1863
  2. 2. William (Henry) Colbert 1846–
  3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Colbert 1848–1932 m. Robert (LaSalle) Ford 1841–1927
    1. 1. Thomas (Samuel) Ford 1869–1870
    2. 2. Ida (Mae) Ford 1871–1946
    3. 3. Luther Ford 1893–
    4. 4. Nancy (E.) Roberts 1888–1987 m. Nathaniel (Edward) Roberts 1881–1939
      1. 1. Nathaniel (Edward Roberts) Jr 1918–1996 m. Nancy (S) Roberts 1922–
    5. 5. Willie (Belle) Ford 1879–1933 m. Washington (Napoleon) Lawrence 1873–1929
      1. 1. Craft (B) Lawrence 1904–1991 m. Shirley (Mae) Dean 1916–
    6. 6. Jessie (Loulie) Ford 1882–1962 m. Charles (Haywood) Gulley 1870–1946
      1. 1. Virginia (Lee) Gulley 1909–2004 m. Douglas (H) Page 1909–
      2. 2. Helen Gulley 1912–1935
      3. 3. Ruth (Augusta) Gulley 1908–1997
      4. 4. Sarah (Winifred) Gulley 1914–2005 m. Robert (Douglas) Darphin 1913–1966
        1. 1. Ruth (Elizabeth) Darphin 1951–2003
      5. 5. Harriet (Elizabeth) Gulley 1916–1998
      6. 6. Charles (Haywood Gulley) Jr. 1900–1900
      7. 7. Jessie (Heard) Gulley 1921–2014
    7. 7. Robert (LaSalle Ford) Jr. 1894–1973
    8. 8. Willis Ford 1879–1891
    9. 9. Walter (Dent) Ford 1875–1966 m. Ida Nixon 1875–1966
      1. 1. Jeffie (L) Ford 1901–
      2. 2. Myrtie (M) Ford 1912–
      3. 3. Jasper Ford 1907–
      4. 4. Synta (T) Ford 1917–
      5. 5. Henry Ford 1904–
      6. 6. Walt Ford 1898–
      7. 7. Scottie Ford 1909–
    10. 10. Ella (M.) Ford 1867–1916
    11. 11. Nancy (Elizabeth) Ford 1888–1987
  4. 4. Thomas (Samuel) Colbert 1850–
  5. 5. Emma (B) Colbert 1858–1940
  6. 6. Emily (B) Colbert 1858–1935
  7. 7. Jackson Colbert 1854–1898
  8. 8. Spencer Colbert 1856–

James Colbert's Timeline

4 Records

1822
1822
Birth of James Martin Colbert in Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
1841
30 Nov 1841
Age 19
James Martin Colbert was married in Noxubee, Mississippi
Noxubee, Mississippi
1841
1841
Age 19
James Martin Colbert resided here in Marshall, Mississippi, United States
Marshall, Mississippi, United States
1860
Dec 1860
Age 38
Death of James Martin Colbert in Horn Lake, De Soto, Mississippi, United States
Horn Lake, De Soto, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1841
    Event Place: Noxubee, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Marshall, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1860
    Event Place: Horn Lake, De Soto, Mississippi, United States
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