Columbus Delp (1874 - 1887)

Born 8 Nov 1874 in Carroll, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Nov 1887 at age 13 in Carroll, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Columbus Delp is one of twins.

Columbus Delp died young.

Columbus and his twin sister Columbia were born on November 8, 1874, in Carroll County, Virginia to Peter Delp and Parthena Angeline (Montgomery) Delp.^[1] He spent his childhood living in Sulphur Springs with his family.^[2] Columbus contracted diphtheria at the tender age of 12 and died as a result on November 28, 1887.^[3] He was buried in Nige Lineberry Cemetery.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Record - "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTW8-N26 : 10 February 2018), Columbus Delp, 08 Nov 1874; citing Carroll, Virginia, reference p 113; FHL microfilm 31,087.
2. ↑ 1880 Census - "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCP5-KM6 : 16 July 2017), Columbus Delp in household of Peter Delp, Sulphur Spring, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 21, sheet 125D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,360.
3. ↑ Death Record - "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5RV-V4N : 10 March 2018), Columbus Delp, 28 Nov 1887; citing Carroll, Virginia, reference p82c26; FHL microfilm 2,056,976.
4. ↑ Find A Grave Profile - Find A Grave: Memorial #62096852