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Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin 1864–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1864

Birth Location: Greene County, VA

Death Date: 27 Dec 1925

Death Location: Orange County, VA

Father: Joseph Laborer]

Mother: Mary Dickerson

Spouse(s): Sarah Dotson

Children(s): Dora Carver

The story of Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin began in 1864 in Greene County, VA. Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin married Sarah Molly Dotson, and had children including Dora Lee Carver. Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin passed away in 1925 in Orange County, VA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin began in 1864 in Greene County, VA.
  • Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin married Sarah Molly Dotson, and had children including Dora Lee Carver.
  • Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin passed away in 1925 in Orange County, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Laborer]
1840–1905
Birth Location: Rocky Hill, Barren, Kentucky
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Mary Dickerson
1840–1918
Birth Location: Greene, Virginia, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

Sarah Dotson
1862–1920
Birth Location: , Greene, Virginia
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Children(s)

Dora Carver
1884–1974
Birth Location: Greene County, VA
DC

Joseph Colvin's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Colvin
1864–1925
Birth Place: Greene County, VA
Parents
Joseph Alonzo Colvin [Tanner; Farm Laborer]
1840–1905
Rocky Hill, Barren, Kentucky
Mary (Elizabeth) Dickerson
1840–1918
Greene, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (Cummings) Colvin
1808–1888
Virginia
Ann Hall
1803–1910
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hall
1772–1855
Lidia Scott
1772–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Scott
1755–1801
Ann Wood
1742–1774

Joseph Colvin's Descendants

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Joseph ((2GGF) Johnson) Colvin (Jun 1864–27 Dec 1925) m. Sarah ("Molly") Dotson (Sep 1862–Bef. 1920)
  1. 1. Dora (Lee) Carver 1884–1974 m. George (A) Amos 1874–1959
    1. 1. William Amos 1901–1978 m. Gracie Amos 1912–1990
      1. 1. Eugene (T) Shiflett 1937–1965

Joseph Colvin's Timeline

7 Records

1864
Jun 1864
Birth of Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin in Greene County, VA
Greene County, VA
1883
16 May 1883
Age 19
Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin was married in Greene County, VA
Greene County, VA
1887
1887
Age 23
Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin was married
None
1896
05 Jun 1896
Age 32
Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin was married in Orange County, VA
Orange County, VA
1896
05 Jun 1896
Age 32
Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin was married in Orange County, Virginia
Orange County, Virginia
1925
27 Dec 1925
Age 61
Death of Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin in Barboursville, Orange, Virginia, USA
Barboursville, Orange, Virginia, USA
1925
27 Dec 1925
Age 61
Death of Joseph (2GGF) Johnson Colvin in Orange County, VA
Orange County, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1864
    Event Place: Greene County, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 May 1883
    Event Place: Greene County, VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1887

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1896
    Event Place: Orange County, VA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1896
    Event Place: Orange County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1925
    Event Place: Barboursville, Orange, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1925
    Event Place: Orange County, VA
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