In 1850 census the family is living in Washington, Elkhart County, Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice Volkert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 3:40 PM Subject: RE: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? Ok, try again! Delos WAS born in Michigan. He and his sister Rebecca. Only Amanda was born in Indiana. The 1860 census has a pretty-good list on the family, including Lillian who grew up to marry Delos. She was living with Delos' grandmother Elos Williams. I don't know what relationship (if any) there was. Delos is showing as "Charles" - but it is the same person. Parents & siblings all match. There is also what looks like "Perogo" Colby female age 50 born NH living there. William has lots of siblings, could this be one of them? Grossly mis-written? Polly Oakes Colby would have been 50 in 1860. Anyone know for sure?? Alice Volkert Volkert Services -----Original Message----- From: Ronald Colby [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? Bob Delos W. Colby b. 11 Aug 1850 Washington, Elkhart County, Indiana s/o William Colby and Elizabeth Williams William Colby s/o Nicholas Colby and Sally Howe Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Colby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:35 AM Subject: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? Regarding my last post, it peaked my interest in any Colbys that were part of the California gold rush. A Google and Ancestry search shows the following. Any idea where Delos Colby fits? 1910 United States Federal Census Recordinfo about Delos W Colby Name: Delos W Colby Age in 1910: 59 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1910: Pasadena Twp, Los Angeles, California Neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Male The Monte Cristo Gold Mine as it is known today first came to light during the Big Tujunga gold excitement of the late 1880's. Just who the prospectors were who located the gold-bearing veins and began the mine is not known. Delos Colby, owner of the Colby ranch on Coldwater Creek, reconstructed the story as he knew it: "When I first came to these mountains about 24 years ago (1891), the Monte Cristo was being worked by Spanish people. They carried the ore up to a crusher driven by a large water wheel. When they left, I tore the water wheel down and carried some of the timber to my ranch.' Colby's story of the large water wheel gains in interest when compared with an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Semi-Weekly News for January 4, 1867: A new mining district north of the Tehungo ( probably referring to Tujunga)and east of the Soledad district has been formed. Gold bearing quartz of great richness has been discovered..Four large arrastres will be in operation in a few days. A water wheel 60 feet in diameter is being erected for the purpose of drawing a twenty-stamp mill. According to some of the old timers, the paper was describing the beginnings of the Monte Cristo Gold Mine http://www.encyberpedia.com/gold.htm HISTORY ALONG THE WAY By Eleanor T. Opid July 10th 1971 When you travel the Angeles Forest-Angeles Crest Highway thru the San Gabriel Mountains - on your way to the densely populated "mountains to the sea" on the other side DO you sometimes wonder about the history along the way. From the Mill Creek Saddle, not too far from the present picnic area, the old trail left to climb up and over Mt. Pacifico there to descend to the beautiful Loomis Ranch located at the head of Alder Creek which farther down emptied into the Big TuJunga Stream. Back in 1911 Captain and Mrs. Lester Loomis homesteaded there. Their's was a place that radiated warmth and friendliness to all who were privileged to be guests or merely pass thru. The Colby sign directs to a wonderful Church Camp operated by the Southwest Conference of the Methodist Church. "Colby Ranch" was homesteaded by Delos and Lillie Colby back in 1891. A beautiful spot near the base of Strawberry Peak where forest and springs of cold water gave abundant supply. Apples and cherries grew for home use and to pack out for sale - no roads, only trails. Colby's was a favorite stop-over spot for fishermen and hunters (open territory then) who frequented the Big TuJunga. Building materials and store foods were animal packed in - first from Acton and later from Pasadena via the Arroyo Seco. http://www.palmdalelibrary.org/history/pg_85.shtml Bob Colby ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== Ronald Colby's home page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam/ ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== COLBY CLAN ASSOCIATION for membership information contact Adeline S. Stack 26 Coolidge Ave. South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 Phone (207) 799-1648 ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. 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Do have any idea who the person listed with them in 1860 might be? Get Rhonda to look at it - she has good eyes. <g> Alice Volkert Volkert Services -----Original Message----- From: Ronald Colby [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 6:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? In 1850 census the family is living in Washington, Elkhart County, Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice Volkert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 3:40 PM Subject: RE: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? Ok, try again! Delos WAS born in Michigan. He and his sister Rebecca. Only Amanda was born in Indiana. The 1860 census has a pretty-good list on the family, including Lillian who grew up to marry Delos. She was living with Delos' grandmother Elos Williams. I don't know what relationship (if any) there was. Delos is showing as "Charles" - but it is the same person. Parents & siblings all match. There is also what looks like "Perogo" Colby female age 50 born NH living there. William has lots of siblings, could this be one of them? Grossly mis-written? Polly Oakes Colby would have been 50 in 1860. Anyone know for sure?? Alice Volkert Volkert Services -----Original Message----- From: Ronald Colby [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? Bob Delos W. Colby b. 11 Aug 1850 Washington, Elkhart County, Indiana s/o William Colby and Elizabeth Williams William Colby s/o Nicholas Colby and Sally Howe Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Colby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:35 AM Subject: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? Regarding my last post, it peaked my interest in any Colbys that were part of the California gold rush. A Google and Ancestry search shows the following. Any idea where Delos Colby fits? 1910 United States Federal Census Recordinfo about Delos W Colby Name: Delos W Colby Age in 1910: 59 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1910: Pasadena Twp, Los Angeles, California Neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Male The Monte Cristo Gold Mine as it is known today first came to light during the Big Tujunga gold excitement of the late 1880's. Just who the prospectors were who located the gold-bearing veins and began the mine is not known. Delos Colby, owner of the Colby ranch on Coldwater Creek, reconstructed the story as he knew it: "When I first came to these mountains about 24 years ago (1891), the Monte Cristo was being worked by Spanish people. They carried the ore up to a crusher driven by a large water wheel. When they left, I tore the water wheel down and carried some of the timber to my ranch.' Colby's story of the large water wheel gains in interest when compared with an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Semi-Weekly News for January 4, 1867: A new mining district north of the Tehungo ( probably referring to Tujunga)and east of the Soledad district has been formed. Gold bearing quartz of great richness has been discovered..Four large arrastres will be in operation in a few days. A water wheel 60 feet in diameter is being erected for the purpose of drawing a twenty-stamp mill. According to some of the old timers, the paper was describing the beginnings of the Monte Cristo Gold Mine http://www.encyberpedia.com/gold.htm HISTORY ALONG THE WAY By Eleanor T. Opid July 10th 1971 When you travel the Angeles Forest-Angeles Crest Highway thru the San Gabriel Mountains - on your way to the densely populated "mountains to the sea" on the other side DO you sometimes wonder about the history along the way. From the Mill Creek Saddle, not too far from the present picnic area, the old trail left to climb up and over Mt. Pacifico there to descend to the beautiful Loomis Ranch located at the head of Alder Creek which farther down emptied into the Big TuJunga Stream. Back in 1911 Captain and Mrs. Lester Loomis homesteaded there. Their's was a place that radiated warmth and friendliness to all who were privileged to be guests or merely pass thru. The Colby sign directs to a wonderful Church Camp operated by the Southwest Conference of the Methodist Church. "Colby Ranch" was homesteaded by Delos and Lillie Colby back in 1891. A beautiful spot near the base of Strawberry Peak where forest and springs of cold water gave abundant supply. Apples and cherries grew for home use and to pack out for sale - no roads, only trails. Colby's was a favorite stop-over spot for fishermen and hunters (open territory then) who frequented the Big TuJunga. Building materials and store foods were animal packed in - first from Acton and later from Pasadena via the Arroyo Seco. http://www.palmdalelibrary.org/history/pg_85.shtml Bob Colby ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== Ronald Colby's home page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam/ ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== COLBY CLAN ASSOCIATION for membership information contact Adeline S. Stack 26 Coolidge Ave. South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 Phone (207) 799-1648 ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. 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I tried to go up there, once, several years ago. But, between Smokey the Bear and the fire danger - keep out and the Private Property - Keep Out, I didn't make it. Alice Volkert Volkert Services -----Original Message----- From: Bob Colby [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? Regarding my last post, it peaked my interest in any Colbys that were part of the California gold rush. A Google and Ancestry search shows the following. Any idea where Delos Colby fits? 1910 United States Federal Census Recordinfo about Delos W Colby Name: Delos W Colby Age in 1910: 59 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1910: Pasadena Twp, Los Angeles, California Neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Male The Monte Cristo Gold Mine as it is known today first came to light during the Big Tujunga gold excitement of the late 1880's. Just who the prospectors were who located the gold-bearing veins and began the mine is not known. Delos Colby, owner of the Colby ranch on Coldwater Creek, reconstructed the story as he knew it: "When I first came to these mountains about 24 years ago (1891), the Monte Cristo was being worked by Spanish people. They carried the ore up to a crusher driven by a large water wheel. When they left, I tore the water wheel down and carried some of the timber to my ranch.' Colby's story of the large water wheel gains in interest when compared with an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Semi-Weekly News for January 4, 1867: A new mining district north of the Tehungo ( probably referring to Tujunga)and east of the Soledad district has been formed. Gold bearing quartz of great richness has been discovered .Four large arrastres will be in operation in a few days. A water wheel 60 feet in diameter is being erected for the purpose of drawing a twenty-stamp mill. According to some of the old timers, the paper was describing the beginnings of the Monte Cristo Gold Mine http://www.encyberpedia.com/gold.htm HISTORY ALONG THE WAY By Eleanor T. Opid July 10th 1971 When you travel the Angeles Forest-Angeles Crest Highway thru the San Gabriel Mountains - on your way to the densely populated "mountains to the sea" on the other side DO you sometimes wonder about the history along the way. From the Mill Creek Saddle, not too far from the present picnic area, the old trail left to climb up and over Mt. Pacifico there to descend to the beautiful Loomis Ranch located at the head of Alder Creek which farther down emptied into the Big TuJunga Stream. Back in 1911 Captain and Mrs. Lester Loomis homesteaded there. Their's was a place that radiated warmth and friendliness to all who were privileged to be guests or merely pass thru. The Colby sign directs to a wonderful Church Camp operated by the Southwest Conference of the Methodist Church. "Colby Ranch" was homesteaded by Delos and Lillie Colby back in 1891. A beautiful spot near the base of Strawberry Peak where forest and springs of cold water gave abundant supply. Apples and cherries grew for home use and to pack out for sale - no roads, only trails. Colby's was a favorite stop-over spot for fishermen and hunters (open territory then) who frequented the Big TuJunga. Building materials and store foods were animal packed in - first from Acton and later from Pasadena via the Arroyo Seco. http://www.palmdalelibrary.org/history/pg_85.shtml Bob Colby ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== Ronald Colby's home page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam/ ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429
Ok, try again! Delos WAS born in Michigan. He and his sister Rebecca. Only Amanda was born in Indiana. The 1860 census has a pretty-good list on the family, including Lillian who grew up to marry Delos. She was living with Delos' grandmother Elos Williams. I don't know what relationship (if any) there was. Delos is showing as "Charles" - but it is the same person. Parents & siblings all match. There is also what looks like "Perogo" Colby female age 50 born NH living there. William has lots of siblings, could this be one of them? Grossly mis-written? Polly Oakes Colby would have been 50 in 1860. Anyone know for sure?? Alice Volkert Volkert Services -----Original Message----- From: Ronald Colby [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? Bob Delos W. Colby b. 11 Aug 1850 Washington, Elkhart County, Indiana s/o William Colby and Elizabeth Williams William Colby s/o Nicholas Colby and Sally Howe Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Colby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:35 AM Subject: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? Regarding my last post, it peaked my interest in any Colbys that were part of the California gold rush. A Google and Ancestry search shows the following. Any idea where Delos Colby fits? 1910 United States Federal Census Recordinfo about Delos W Colby Name: Delos W Colby Age in 1910: 59 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1910: Pasadena Twp, Los Angeles, California Neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Male The Monte Cristo Gold Mine as it is known today first came to light during the Big Tujunga gold excitement of the late 1880's. Just who the prospectors were who located the gold-bearing veins and began the mine is not known. Delos Colby, owner of the Colby ranch on Coldwater Creek, reconstructed the story as he knew it: "When I first came to these mountains about 24 years ago (1891), the Monte Cristo was being worked by Spanish people. They carried the ore up to a crusher driven by a large water wheel. When they left, I tore the water wheel down and carried some of the timber to my ranch.' Colby's story of the large water wheel gains in interest when compared with an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Semi-Weekly News for January 4, 1867: A new mining district north of the Tehungo ( probably referring to Tujunga)and east of the Soledad district has been formed. Gold bearing quartz of great richness has been discovered..Four large arrastres will be in operation in a few days. A water wheel 60 feet in diameter is being erected for the purpose of drawing a twenty-stamp mill. According to some of the old timers, the paper was describing the beginnings of the Monte Cristo Gold Mine http://www.encyberpedia.com/gold.htm HISTORY ALONG THE WAY By Eleanor T. Opid July 10th 1971 When you travel the Angeles Forest-Angeles Crest Highway thru the San Gabriel Mountains - on your way to the densely populated "mountains to the sea" on the other side DO you sometimes wonder about the history along the way. From the Mill Creek Saddle, not too far from the present picnic area, the old trail left to climb up and over Mt. Pacifico there to descend to the beautiful Loomis Ranch located at the head of Alder Creek which farther down emptied into the Big TuJunga Stream. Back in 1911 Captain and Mrs. Lester Loomis homesteaded there. Their's was a place that radiated warmth and friendliness to all who were privileged to be guests or merely pass thru. The Colby sign directs to a wonderful Church Camp operated by the Southwest Conference of the Methodist Church. "Colby Ranch" was homesteaded by Delos and Lillie Colby back in 1891. A beautiful spot near the base of Strawberry Peak where forest and springs of cold water gave abundant supply. Apples and cherries grew for home use and to pack out for sale - no roads, only trails. Colby's was a favorite stop-over spot for fishermen and hunters (open territory then) who frequented the Big TuJunga. Building materials and store foods were animal packed in - first from Acton and later from Pasadena via the Arroyo Seco. http://www.palmdalelibrary.org/history/pg_85.shtml Bob Colby ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== Ronald Colby's home page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam/ ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. 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I think you are right on Elkhart, Indiana - but the 1880 and 1910 census both have him as born in Michigan. Alice Volkert Volkert Services -----Original Message----- From: Ronald Colby [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? Bob Delos W. Colby b. 11 Aug 1850 Washington, Elkhart County, Indiana s/o William Colby and Elizabeth Williams William Colby s/o Nicholas Colby and Sally Howe Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Colby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:35 AM Subject: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? Regarding my last post, it peaked my interest in any Colbys that were part of the California gold rush. A Google and Ancestry search shows the following. Any idea where Delos Colby fits? 1910 United States Federal Census Recordinfo about Delos W Colby Name: Delos W Colby Age in 1910: 59 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1910: Pasadena Twp, Los Angeles, California Neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Male The Monte Cristo Gold Mine as it is known today first came to light during the Big Tujunga gold excitement of the late 1880's. Just who the prospectors were who located the gold-bearing veins and began the mine is not known. Delos Colby, owner of the Colby ranch on Coldwater Creek, reconstructed the story as he knew it: "When I first came to these mountains about 24 years ago (1891), the Monte Cristo was being worked by Spanish people. They carried the ore up to a crusher driven by a large water wheel. When they left, I tore the water wheel down and carried some of the timber to my ranch.' Colby's story of the large water wheel gains in interest when compared with an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Semi-Weekly News for January 4, 1867: A new mining district north of the Tehungo ( probably referring to Tujunga)and east of the Soledad district has been formed. Gold bearing quartz of great richness has been discovered..Four large arrastres will be in operation in a few days. A water wheel 60 feet in diameter is being erected for the purpose of drawing a twenty-stamp mill. According to some of the old timers, the paper was describing the beginnings of the Monte Cristo Gold Mine http://www.encyberpedia.com/gold.htm HISTORY ALONG THE WAY By Eleanor T. Opid July 10th 1971 When you travel the Angeles Forest-Angeles Crest Highway thru the San Gabriel Mountains - on your way to the densely populated "mountains to the sea" on the other side DO you sometimes wonder about the history along the way. From the Mill Creek Saddle, not too far from the present picnic area, the old trail left to climb up and over Mt. Pacifico there to descend to the beautiful Loomis Ranch located at the head of Alder Creek which farther down emptied into the Big TuJunga Stream. Back in 1911 Captain and Mrs. Lester Loomis homesteaded there. Their's was a place that radiated warmth and friendliness to all who were privileged to be guests or merely pass thru. The Colby sign directs to a wonderful Church Camp operated by the Southwest Conference of the Methodist Church. "Colby Ranch" was homesteaded by Delos and Lillie Colby back in 1891. A beautiful spot near the base of Strawberry Peak where forest and springs of cold water gave abundant supply. Apples and cherries grew for home use and to pack out for sale - no roads, only trails. Colby's was a favorite stop-over spot for fishermen and hunters (open territory then) who frequented the Big TuJunga. Building materials and store foods were animal packed in - first from Acton and later from Pasadena via the Arroyo Seco. http://www.palmdalelibrary.org/history/pg_85.shtml Bob Colby ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== Ronald Colby's home page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam/ ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== COLBY CLAN ASSOCIATION for membership information contact Adeline S. Stack 26 Coolidge Ave. South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 Phone (207) 799-1648 ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx
Bob There are several posts on Delos W. Colby and his family on the Colby board starting with this post: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/surnames.colby/366 Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Colby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:35 AM Subject: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? Regarding my last post, it peaked my interest in any Colbys that were part of the California gold rush. A Google and Ancestry search shows the following. Any idea where Delos Colby fits? 1910 United States Federal Census Recordinfo about Delos W Colby Name: Delos W Colby Age in 1910: 59 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1910: Pasadena Twp, Los Angeles, California Neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Male The Monte Cristo Gold Mine as it is known today first came to light during the Big Tujunga gold excitement of the late 1880's. Just who the prospectors were who located the gold-bearing veins and began the mine is not known. Delos Colby, owner of the Colby ranch on Coldwater Creek, reconstructed the story as he knew it: "When I first came to these mountains about 24 years ago (1891), the Monte Cristo was being worked by Spanish people. They carried the ore up to a crusher driven by a large water wheel. When they left, I tore the water wheel down and carried some of the timber to my ranch.' Colby's story of the large water wheel gains in interest when compared with an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Semi-Weekly News for January 4, 1867: A new mining district north of the Tehungo ( probably referring to Tujunga)and east of the Soledad district has been formed. Gold bearing quartz of great richness has been discovered..Four large arrastres will be in operation in a few days. A water wheel 60 feet in diameter is being erected for the purpose of drawing a twenty-stamp mill. According to some of the old timers, the paper was describing the beginnings of the Monte Cristo Gold Mine http://www.encyberpedia.com/gold.htm HISTORY ALONG THE WAY By Eleanor T. Opid July 10th 1971 When you travel the Angeles Forest-Angeles Crest Highway thru the San Gabriel Mountains - on your way to the densely populated "mountains to the sea" on the other side DO you sometimes wonder about the history along the way. From the Mill Creek Saddle, not too far from the present picnic area, the old trail left to climb up and over Mt. Pacifico there to descend to the beautiful Loomis Ranch located at the head of Alder Creek which farther down emptied into the Big TuJunga Stream. Back in 1911 Captain and Mrs. Lester Loomis homesteaded there. Their's was a place that radiated warmth and friendliness to all who were privileged to be guests or merely pass thru. The Colby sign directs to a wonderful Church Camp operated by the Southwest Conference of the Methodist Church. "Colby Ranch" was homesteaded by Delos and Lillie Colby back in 1891. A beautiful spot near the base of Strawberry Peak where forest and springs of cold water gave abundant supply. Apples and cherries grew for home use and to pack out for sale - no roads, only trails. Colby's was a favorite stop-over spot for fishermen and hunters (open territory then) who frequented the Big TuJunga. Building materials and store foods were animal packed in - first from Acton and later from Pasadena via the Arroyo Seco. http://www.palmdalelibrary.org/history/pg_85.shtml Bob Colby ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== Ronald Colby's home page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam/ ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429
Bob Delos W. Colby b. 11 Aug 1850 Washington, Elkhart County, Indiana s/o William Colby and Elizabeth Williams William Colby s/o Nicholas Colby and Sally Howe Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Colby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:35 AM Subject: [COLBY] Gold Rush Colbys? Delos COLBY? Regarding my last post, it peaked my interest in any Colbys that were part of the California gold rush. A Google and Ancestry search shows the following. Any idea where Delos Colby fits? 1910 United States Federal Census Recordinfo about Delos W Colby Name: Delos W Colby Age in 1910: 59 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1910: Pasadena Twp, Los Angeles, California Neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Male The Monte Cristo Gold Mine as it is known today first came to light during the Big Tujunga gold excitement of the late 1880's. Just who the prospectors were who located the gold-bearing veins and began the mine is not known. Delos Colby, owner of the Colby ranch on Coldwater Creek, reconstructed the story as he knew it: "When I first came to these mountains about 24 years ago (1891), the Monte Cristo was being worked by Spanish people. They carried the ore up to a crusher driven by a large water wheel. When they left, I tore the water wheel down and carried some of the timber to my ranch.' Colby's story of the large water wheel gains in interest when compared with an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Semi-Weekly News for January 4, 1867: A new mining district north of the Tehungo ( probably referring to Tujunga)and east of the Soledad district has been formed. Gold bearing quartz of great richness has been discovered..Four large arrastres will be in operation in a few days. A water wheel 60 feet in diameter is being erected for the purpose of drawing a twenty-stamp mill. According to some of the old timers, the paper was describing the beginnings of the Monte Cristo Gold Mine http://www.encyberpedia.com/gold.htm HISTORY ALONG THE WAY By Eleanor T. Opid July 10th 1971 When you travel the Angeles Forest-Angeles Crest Highway thru the San Gabriel Mountains - on your way to the densely populated "mountains to the sea" on the other side DO you sometimes wonder about the history along the way. From the Mill Creek Saddle, not too far from the present picnic area, the old trail left to climb up and over Mt. Pacifico there to descend to the beautiful Loomis Ranch located at the head of Alder Creek which farther down emptied into the Big TuJunga Stream. Back in 1911 Captain and Mrs. Lester Loomis homesteaded there. Their's was a place that radiated warmth and friendliness to all who were privileged to be guests or merely pass thru. The Colby sign directs to a wonderful Church Camp operated by the Southwest Conference of the Methodist Church. "Colby Ranch" was homesteaded by Delos and Lillie Colby back in 1891. A beautiful spot near the base of Strawberry Peak where forest and springs of cold water gave abundant supply. Apples and cherries grew for home use and to pack out for sale - no roads, only trails. Colby's was a favorite stop-over spot for fishermen and hunters (open territory then) who frequented the Big TuJunga. Building materials and store foods were animal packed in - first from Acton and later from Pasadena via the Arroyo Seco. http://www.palmdalelibrary.org/history/pg_85.shtml Bob Colby ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== Ronald Colby's home page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam/ ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429
Regarding my last post, it peaked my interest in any Colbys that were part of the California gold rush. A Google and Ancestry search shows the following. Any idea where Delos Colby fits? 1910 United States Federal Census Recordinfo about Delos W Colby Name: Delos W Colby Age in 1910: 59 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1910: Pasadena Twp, Los Angeles, California Neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Male The Monte Cristo Gold Mine as it is known today first came to light during the Big Tujunga gold excitement of the late 1880's. Just who the prospectors were who located the gold-bearing veins and began the mine is not known. Delos Colby, owner of the Colby ranch on Coldwater Creek, reconstructed the story as he knew it: "When I first came to these mountains about 24 years ago (1891), the Monte Cristo was being worked by Spanish people. They carried the ore up to a crusher driven by a large water wheel. When they left, I tore the water wheel down and carried some of the timber to my ranch.' Colby's story of the large water wheel gains in interest when compared with an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Semi-Weekly News for January 4, 1867: A new mining district north of the Tehungo ( probably referring to Tujunga)and east of the Soledad district has been formed. Gold bearing quartz of great richness has been discovered .Four large arrastres will be in operation in a few days. A water wheel 60 feet in diameter is being erected for the purpose of drawing a twenty-stamp mill. According to some of the old timers, the paper was describing the beginnings of the Monte Cristo Gold Mine http://www.encyberpedia.com/gold.htm HISTORY ALONG THE WAY By Eleanor T. Opid July 10th 1971 When you travel the Angeles Forest-Angeles Crest Highway thru the San Gabriel Mountains - on your way to the densely populated "mountains to the sea" on the other side DO you sometimes wonder about the history along the way. From the Mill Creek Saddle, not too far from the present picnic area, the old trail left to climb up and over Mt. Pacifico there to descend to the beautiful Loomis Ranch located at the head of Alder Creek which farther down emptied into the Big TuJunga Stream. Back in 1911 Captain and Mrs. Lester Loomis homesteaded there. Their's was a place that radiated warmth and friendliness to all who were privileged to be guests or merely pass thru. The Colby sign directs to a wonderful Church Camp operated by the Southwest Conference of the Methodist Church. "Colby Ranch" was homesteaded by Delos and Lillie Colby back in 1891. A beautiful spot near the base of Strawberry Peak where forest and springs of cold water gave abundant supply. Apples and cherries grew for home use and to pack out for sale - no roads, only trails. Colby's was a favorite stop-over spot for fishermen and hunters (open territory then) who frequented the Big TuJunga. Building materials and store foods were animal packed in - first from Acton and later from Pasadena via the Arroyo Seco. http://www.palmdalelibrary.org/history/pg_85.shtml Bob Colby
One of the ship passengers was E.H. COLBY. Any ideas who he was? Apparently this ship took passengers south to the Atlantic side of Panama for the California gold rush in 1849. One year later in 1850 the ship was lost at sea. New York Herald New York City, New York February 6, 1849 CALIFORNIA INTELLIGENCE ------------------ SAILING OF THE STEAMSHIP CRESCENT CITY GREAT EXCITEMENT The fine steamship Crescent City, Captain Stoddard, took her departure for Chagres, yesterday afternoon, at a few minutes before two oclock, amidst the firing of cannon, and vociferous cheers from an immense multitude. (Numerous paragraphs from article not transcribed.) It will be seen by the annexed list, that she takes out 305 passengers, among whom is William H. Sidell, Esq.; he goes out as Chief Engineer of the Panama section, for the location and survey of the proposed Chagres and Panama rairoad. http://www.pt5dome.com/NYHShips02061849.htm http://www.pt5dome.com/PassHome.html SS CRESCENT CITY Wooden side-wheeled steamer built by William H. Brown, New York, in 1847 - 1848 for Isaac Newton, Charles Stoddart, J. P. Whitney and Company, and J. Howard and Son for service between New York and New Orleans. Entered the New York - Chagres service December 23, 1848, for J. Howard and Son. Purchased by Charles Morgan and associates in January, 1849, but continued to be operated by the Howards. Passed under the control of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company in October, 1850, and early in 1851 was sold to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company for $187,500. She ran regularly from New York to Chagres until the summer of 1852 and made a single voyage 1853. She was lost on a reef in the Gulf of Mexico in 1856. SS Crescent City The Crescent City, first of the new U.S. Mail Line between New York and New Orleans, made 16 knots on her trial trip, May 30, 1848. On her first voyage to New Orleans, she was credited with reducing the running time to six days, which seems probably in view of the fact that she made the round trip in 20 days, including stopovers, arriving back in New York with 180 passengers. On the day before Christmas, 1848, to the cheers of thousands assembled on the docks to see them off, the Crescent City, with the Isthmus, were cleared for Chagres to deliver gold seekers to the Atlantic side of Panama. On December 14, the New York Herald reported: "four large steamships cast off their lines along West Street and proceeded to sea in stately procession, the Cherokee, Crescent City, Ohio for Chagres and the Great Western for Bermuda. The Crescent City's voyage was ill-fated. http://www.maritimeheritage.org/ships/ss.html Daily Alta California, Wednesday Morning, February 6, 1850 ACCIDENT TO STEAMER CRESCENT CITY! The schooner Sarah A. Smith, from Belfast, Maine, arrived at Chagres, on Sunday evening last, (30th of Dec.). She brought 32 passengers from the unfortunate steamship Crescent City, which vessel she encountered at sea on the 16th ult. We are indebted to Mr. W. W. Leland, brother to the editor of the Pacific News for the following narrative of the disaster on the Crescent City, and the events which transpired down to the arrival at Chagres. Gentlemen,-- Knowing that there is a great deal of anxiety felt in relation to the disaster which attended the noble steamship Crescent City, I am happy to impart through the Echo a brief account of the accident, and our trip here. We left New York on the 13th ult., precisely at 3 oclock. The Cherokee left a few moments before us the Ohio shortly after. At about 10 oclock that evening, we lost sight of the Cherokee, two points off our starboard bow and the Ohio, two points off our larboard quarter. It was at this time snowy and squally. We came on at the ships usual rate, 10 to 12 knots per hour, until Sunday evening, the 16th ult., it being a smooth sea, and the passengers, as usual after tea, had gathered on deck, and were making calculations on reaching Panama in 11 days. All at once there was a tremendous crash; of course it made a great stir. We soon found that the cross tail, and other parts of the engine was completely used up. Capt. Stoddard gave orders at once to make sail, but as there was scarcely any wind, and she had but small sails, we did not scarcely move. The cannon was fired, and rockets, at intervals, until morning when we heard the glorious news from the mast head," sail ahoy!," "where away?" "off our weather bow!" All hands were looking with intense anxiety but to appearance the vessel bore away. The Capt. Gave orders, and manned the small boat put provisions aboard for the men, and sent them to bring her to our relief. There was no wind, and they pulled the oars to good effect. They reached the schooner on Monday, the 17th utl. About three oclock. The Captain called a meeting of the passengers. About one-half determined if he would charter her, they would embark on hr for Chagres. Some wished to remain on board, and have the steamer got to Nassau, as we were only 600 miles from that port. The accident happened in lat. 28:9, and long. 72:56. The Schooner reached us only on the morning of the 18th and proved to be on a voyage to Key West from Belfast, Maine, loaded with lumber and provisions. Her name was Sarah A. Smith, 94 tons burthen. Captain Stoddard purchased the cargo at 100 per cent over cost, and threw overboard lumber enough to make sufficient room for the passengers to sleep in the hold. The passengers who did not choose to come aboard the schooner, the Captain paid back one-half of their fare, and they went aboard of two brigs loaded with lumber, and bound for Havana. We left the Crescent City, on the evening of the 18th ult., and reached Jamaica on the 16th, and Chagres on the 30th. We were all glad to get a release from the hard fare of the country schooner. We arrived in this city on the evening of the 3d January, twenty-one days from New York. Yours, respectfully W.W. Leland Panama, January 4, 1850 Bob Colby
1852 NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS TO SOLVE GENEALOGICAL MYSTERIES. It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry Hydenwel sits at his desk by candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New Year's resolutions. 1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name at least three different ways within the same document. I resolve to give the appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. 2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same names that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. 3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never list the same age or birt h year twice on any document. 4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different church -- either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every third child will not be baptized at all or will be baptized by an itinerant minister who keeps no records. 5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least once every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come around asking silly questions. 6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no vital records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every few years. 7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe in record keeping or in participating in military service. 8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, which has been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. 9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry another Mary. 10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a lawyer
I'm trying to identify this Hannah Colby. Hannah Colby b. 14 Dec 1755 d. 30 Apr 1854 Tunbridge, VT married 19 Feb 1780 Daniel Hackett b. 25 May 1753 d. 11 Jul 1841 Tunbridge, VT Hannah is said to have been born in Concord, Merrimac, Massachusetts I think it should be Concord, Merrimac, New Hampshire. she is in the 1850 census for Tunbridge, VT living with her son Ephraim Hackett birth place is listed as New Hampshire. Hannah has erroneously been listed as a daughter of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell on FamilySearch.org Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Ronald Colby [email protected] Kearns, Utah 801-680-1317 I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam COLBY'S BOOKS: http://trinity.psnw.com/~rmcolby/index.htm
FYI Go to: http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 First 10 names: Displaying 1 to 10 of 323 names found. 1. COLBY, A D CIVIL WAR DATE OF DEATH: 03/23/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 1476 CAMP NELSON NATIONAL CEMETERY RR#3 6980 DANVILLE ROAD NICHOLASVILLE, KY 40356 (859) 885-5727 2. COLBY, AARON PVT CO M 1 NY CAV DATE OF DEATH: 09/05/1864 BURIED AT: SITE 7855 ANDERSONVILLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE ROUTE 1, BOX 800 ANDERSONVILLE, GA 31711 (912) 924-0343 3. COLBY, A ILENE DATE OF BIRTH: 02/24/1920 DATE OF DEATH: 10/19/1999 BURIED AT: SECTION R SITE 1407 FT. LOGAN NATIONAL CEMETERY 4400 WEST KENYON AVENUE DENVER, CO 80236 (303) 761-0117 WIFE OF COLBY, WALTER H M SGT US ARMY AIR FORCES 4. COLBY, ABBIE ELIZABETH NURSE US ARMY WORLD WAR I DATE OF BIRTH: 12/19/1877 DATE OF DEATH: 07/17/1973 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 189 BARRANCAS NATIONAL CEMETERY NAVAL AIR STATION, 80 HOVEY ROAD PENSACOLA, FL 32508 (850) 453-4108 5. COLBY, ALBERT S CAVALRY DATE OF DEATH: 02/04/1921 BURIED AT: SECTION 10 SITE 2970 DANVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY, IL 1900 EAST MAIN STREET VA MEDICAL CENTER DANVILLE, IL 61832 (217) 554-4550 6. COLBY, ALBERT JAMES Sr PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II DATE OF BIRTH: 10/01/1922 DATE OF DEATH: 07/16/2005 BURIED AT: GREEN SKY HILL CEMETERY BAY SHORE, MI 49711 7. COLBY, ALFRED AUSTIN Y3 US NAVY WORLD WAR I DATE OF BIRTH: 11/04/1886 DATE OF DEATH: 08/06/1966 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 5083 ALEXANDRIA NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA 1450 WILKES STREET ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314 (703) 221-2183 8. COLBY, ALFRED WRIGHT JR LT US NAVY WORLD WAR II DATE OF DEATH: 10/02/1942 BURIED AT: SECTION K SITE 2857-A GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL CEMETERY 1300 SNEATH LANE SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 (650) 589-7737 9. COLBY, ALLAN E MSGT US AIR FORCE VIETNAM DATE OF BIRTH: 07/22/1942 DATE OF DEATH: 11/10/1997 BURIED AT: BELLEVUE CEMETERY BELLEVUE, NE 68005 (402) 293-3125 10. COLBY, AMOS H PVT US ARMY CIVIL WAR DATE OF DEATH: 06/24/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 2561 PORT HUDSON NATIONAL CEMETERY 20978 PORT HICKEY ROAD ZACHARY, LA 70791 (225) 654-3767 Bob Colby
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COLBY, MERRILL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/wQJ.2ACEB/743.1.1 Message Board Post: As Obediah was known to be in Amesbury, and Newburyport appears to be about 5 miles away - this looks like a good match. Thank you, Ronald!
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/wQJ.2ACEB/743.1 Message Board Post: She is probably the daughter of Obediah Colby and Mary Merrill. They have a daughter with that dob.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COLBY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/wQJ.2ACEB/743 Message Board Post: Who is the Molly Colby who did a sampler on October 12, 1785, born July 20 1768 in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Info re the sampler: the trefoil border is typical of the Newbury and Newburyport area and the parrot is often found on samplers from Ann Waters school where Molly worked her piece.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COLBY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/wQJ.2ACEB/742 Message Board Post: Who is this Mary? She made an alphabet sampler when she was 14 years of age.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COLBY, DEERY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/741 Message Board Post: SEARCHING INFORMATION WILLIAM A. COLBY BORN 1852 RICHMOND COUNTY, GEORGIA NUMEROUS SIBLINGS INCLUDING CHARLOTTE JOHN MARY ANN ELIZABETH THOMAS PARENTS WERE WILLIAM BORN IRELAND APPROX. 1808 SUSAN BORN IRELAND OR RICHMOND COUNTY GEORGIA WILLIAM A COLBY MARRIED CATHERINE DEERY APPROX 1887 IN NYC SON, MY GRANDFATHER, WILLIAM JOHN COLBY, BORN 2-2-1889 IN NYC CATHERINE DEEERY DIED 1893 (PNEUMONIA DUE TO MISCARRIAGE) WILLIAM A. COLBY DIED 1906 IN NYC H..E..L..P..... PLEASE
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/740 Message Board Post: Friday, December 16, 2005 James Colby PORTSMOUTH — James Tracy Colby Jr., 79, of Portsmouth, N.H., and Bonita Springs, Fla., died suddenly Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005 in Naples while recovering from injuries he sustained in a recent fall. He was born in Newton, Mass., and graduated from St. Paul's School in Concord, and from Harvard College, Class of 1948. He was preceded in death in 1997 by his wife of almost 50 years, the late Rosalie Greenough Colby of Manchester. He began his business career as a merchandiser with B. Altman's in New York City. In 1955, he moved his family to Peterborough, where he worked as an agent for Northwestern Mutual Life, a broker for Occidental Life in Boston, and later as a private investment counselor. He was active in local service organizations and charities including the Lions Club, American Heart Association, and N.H. Easter Seals. He shared his hobbies of golf and tennis with his wife, Rosalie (Lee). For 25 years, they spent winters in Bonita Springs, and summers in Rye, at a family cottage on Wallis Sands beach where the couple first met and fell in love. "Jim" Colby is survived by his older brother and sister-in-law, Eleanor and F. Parker Colby of Concord; three sons and daughters-in-law, Kathleen and James T. Colby III of Chappaqua, N.Y., Andrea and Christopher Colby of Saunderstown, R.I., Deborah and Michael Colby of Naples, Fla.; along with eight grandchildren, nieces, nephews. ———— Family and friends are invited to gather for a memorial service to honor the life of James Tracy Colby Jr., 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7 at the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home - Buckminster Chapel, 84 Broad St., Portsmouth, N.H. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or a charity of the givers choice.
Any one who is connected the COLBY family? Henry b about 1838 in NY and his parents from NY. He married a WOOLLEY (Wooley/ various spelling). They had two daughters: Lydia 1880 NE and Jeannie 1883 NE. I have them listed in 1880 NE appeared he and wife Ella from IL about 1857 and daughter Lydia just born a few months old. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Have a safe New Year 2006 weekend!
Merry Christmas to all, I have no trace on Henry S. Colby. He was married a Woolley. I was told he was reburied in New York. Anyone who have him or Henry Colby without middle initial? Thanks in advances.