William Davis Colby (1838 - 1913)

Born 25 Nov 1838 in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Dodds) Colby — married 16 Jan 1868 in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States

Died 27 Feb 1913 at age 74 in Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Illinois Soldier Burial Places, 1774-1974 - Name: William D Colby Sex: Male Death Date: 27 Feb 1913 Burial Liberty Cemetery Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, United States Military Regiment: 114th Ill Inf ^[1]

Marriage 16 Jan 1868 Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States William D Colley Mary E Dodds

Sources

1. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5M9-2SV2 : 18 July 2020), Mr William Davis Colby, 1913.

"Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9JQ-G2ZM : 13 February 2020), William Davis Colby in entry for Alice Dodds Colby, 1872.

"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSHJ-1YPZ : 14 February 2020), William D Colley, 1868.

"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSDL-432M : 13 January 2020), William D. Colby in entry for Willian Geo. Ramsay, 1898.

"United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6HD-67K : 20 August 2019), William D Colby, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,464.

"Illinois Soldier Burial Places, 1774-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYM-YT2F : 10 September 2019), William D Colby, ; citing Burial, Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, United States, Liberty Cemetery, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,001,186.

"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSDY-CGN2 : 13 January 2020), Wm D. Colby in entry for Alfred T. Colby, 1893.

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M858-F26 : 19 December 2020), Wm Colby in household of Jno Colby, Menard, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSWC-GN3 : 11 March 2022), William D Colby, 1900.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKDZ-7KN : accessed 31 May 2022), William D Colby, Cornwall, Henry, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 114, sheet 11B, family 182, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 291; FHL microfilm 1,374,304.

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