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Myrtle Elaine Colby 1919–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 MAR 1919

Birth Location: Mondovi, Buffalo, Wisconsin, United States

Death Date: 25 SEP 2002

Death Location: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

Father: Melvin Colby

Mother: Myrtle Peeso

Spouse(s): Cornelius Gonnerman

Children(s): Donna Gonnerman, Donna Gonnerman

In 1919, Myrtle Elaine Colby entered the world in Mondovi, Buffalo, Wisconsin, United States, born to Melvin E Mannie Colby And Myrtle Emma Peeso. In 1920, Myrtle Elaine Colby established residence. In 1920, Myrtle Elaine Colby was recorded in the census in Buffalo, Wisconsin, USA. Myrtle Elaine Colby married Cornelius Gonnerman, and had children including Donna Gonnerman, Donna Ilene Gonnerman, Lois Gonnerman, Louise Gonnerman, Pauline Gonnerman, Pauline J Gonnerman. Myrtle Elaine Colby passed away in 2002 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1919, Myrtle Elaine Colby entered the world in Mondovi, Buffalo, Wisconsin, United States, born to Melvin E Mannie Colby And Myrtle Emma Peeso.
  • In 1920, Myrtle Elaine Colby established residence.
  • In 1920, Myrtle Elaine Colby was recorded in the census in Buffalo, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Myrtle Elaine Colby married Cornelius Gonnerman, and had children including Donna Gonnerman, Donna Ilene Gonnerman, Lois Gonnerman, Louise Gonnerman, Pauline Gonnerman, Pauline J Gonnerman.
  • Myrtle Elaine Colby passed away in 2002 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Myrtle Colby's Ancestors

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Myrtle Colby
1919–2002
Birth Place: Mondovi, Buffalo, Wisconsin, United States
Parents
Melvin E "Mannie" Colby
1883–1946
Wisconsin, United States
Myrtle (Emma) Peeso
1887–1921
Drammen, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
Grandparents
Elvin (Chauncy) Colby
1848–1918
Brookfield, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Sarah (Marie) Hoyt
1854–1926
Drammen, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
Nathan (Alonzo) Peeso
1847–1927
Lisbon, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Martha (Augusta) Warren
1847–1917
Naples, Ontario, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edwin Peeso
1812–1876
Mary Sanderson
1822–1876
Elijah Warren
1810–1891
Eliza Fuller
1817–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Peeso
1775–1851
Lucretia Doherty
1775–
Nehemiah Warren
1781–1864
Julia Dickinson
1787–1876
Otis Fuller
1785–1862
Minerva Curtis
1790–1818

Myrtle Colby's Descendants

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Myrtle (Elaine) Colby (15 MAR 1919–25 SEP 2002) m. Cornelius Gonnerman (24 JUL 1905–1973)
  1. 1. Donna (Ilene) Gonnerman 1939–2013 m. Edwin (Merle) Johnson 1937–2009
  2. 2. Donna Gonnerman 1939–2013

Myrtle Colby's Timeline

11 Records

1919
15 MAR 1919
Birth of Myrtle Elaine Colby in Mondovi, Buffalo, Wisconsin, United States
Mondovi, Buffalo, Wisconsin, United States
1920
1920
Age 1
Myrtle Elaine Colby resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 1
Myrtle Elaine Colby appeared in census in Buffalo, Wisconsin, USA
Buffalo, Wisconsin, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Myrtle Elaine Colby resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 21
Myrtle Elaine Colby resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 21
Myrtle Elaine Colby appeared in census in Reynolds Township, Lee, Illinois, USA
Reynolds Township, Lee, Illinois, USA
2002
1 SEP 2002
Age 83
Death of Myrtle Elaine Colby in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
2002
2002
Age 83
Burial of Myrtle Elaine Colby in Pecatonica, Winnebago, Illinois, United States of America
Pecatonica, Winnebago, Illinois, United States of America
2002
1 SEP 2002
Age 83
Myrtle Elaine Colby resided here
None
2002
24 SEP 2002
Age 83
Death of Myrtle Elaine Colby in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
2002
25 SEP 2002
Age 83
Death of Myrtle Elaine Colby in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 SEP 2002
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 MAR 1919
    Event Place: Mondovi, Buffalo, Wisconsin, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2002
    Event Place: Pecatonica, Winnebago, Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 SEP 2002

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Reynolds Township, Lee, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 SEP 2002
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 SEP 2002
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Buffalo, Wisconsin, USA

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