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James 'Old' Holmes Colbert 1828–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1828

Birth Location: Marshall Co, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1872

Death Location: Hendrix, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: James Colbert

Mother: Sarah McLish

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Love

Children(s): Eliphett Colbert, Eula Colbert

In 1828, James 'Old' Holmes Colbert entered the world in Marshall Co, Mississippi, USA, born to James Isaac Colbert And Sarah Sally Mclish. In 1850, James 'Old' Holmes Colbert resided in Schenectady Ward 3, Schenectady, New York. James 'Old' Holmes Colbert married Elizabeth Betsy Love, and had children including Eliphett Nott Colbert, Eula Colbert. James 'Old' Holmes Colbert passed away in 1872 in Hendrix, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1828, James 'Old' Holmes Colbert entered the world in Marshall Co, Mississippi, USA, born to James Isaac Colbert And Sarah Sally Mclish.
  • In 1850, James 'Old' Holmes Colbert resided in Schenectady Ward 3, Schenectady, New York.
  • James 'Old' Holmes Colbert married Elizabeth Betsy Love, and had children including Eliphett Nott Colbert, Eula Colbert.
  • James 'Old' Holmes Colbert passed away in 1872 in Hendrix, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Colbert's Ancestors

Self
James Colbert
1828–1872
Birth Place: Marshall Co, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James Isaac Colbert
1802–1860
Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Sarah (Sally) McLish
1805–1868
Antioch, Chickasaw, MS, USA
Grandparents
James Colbert
1768–1842
Chickasaw, Iowa, United States
Susannah James
1783–1863
Choctaw Nation, IT
John McLish
1780–1838
Tennessee, United States
Judie Barnes
1785–1824
Great-Grandparents
William Colbert
1742–1824
Jessie Moniac
1754–1818
Benjamin James
1760–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Colbert's Descendants

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James ('Old' Holmes) Colbert (22 Sep 1828–24 Mar 1872) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Love (1833–1914)
  1. 1. Eliphett (Nott) Colbert 1856–1863
  2. 2. Eula Colbert 1869– m. Joseph (Flanders) Myers 1855–1926

James Colbert's Timeline

3 Records

1828
22 Sep 1828
Birth of James 'Old' Holmes Colbert in Marshall Co, Mississippi, USA
Marshall Co, Mississippi, USA
1850
1850
Age 22
James 'Old' Holmes Colbert resided here in Schenectady Ward 3, Schenectady, New York
Schenectady Ward 3, Schenectady, New York
1872
24 Mar 1872
Age 44
Death of James 'Old' Holmes Colbert in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1828
    Event Place: Marshall Co, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Schenectady Ward 3, Schenectady, New York; Roll: M432_594; Page: 155B; Image: .
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Schenectady Ward 3, Schenectady, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Schenectady Ward 3, Schenectady, New York; Roll: M432_594; Page: 155B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1872
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hendrix, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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