Descendants of Jackson Andrew Colby 　 Generation No. 1 1. JACKSON ANDREW2 COLBY (UNKNOWN1) was born Sep 1862 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, and died 30 Jul 1956 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois. He married (1) SARAH E ASHBY 26 Nov 1882 in Coles, Illinois, daughter of PHILLIP ASHBY and MARGARET SMITH. She was born Aug 1860 in Hutton, Coles, Illinois. He married (2) MARY LINDER Abt. 1910 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, daughter of UNKNOWN LINDER and SARAH LINDER. She was born Sep 1879 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, and died 26 May 1917 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois. Notes for JACKSON ANDREW COLBY: He was a Justice of the Peace Notes for MARY LINDER: 26 Mar 1917 - Illinois Tornado Deaths MRS. Jackson A. COLBY, wife of Justice Colby and *two children. MRS SARAH LINDER, 90 years old, *mother of Mrs. Colby. *NELLIE BINGEMAN, 17 years old, step-daughter of Justice Jackson A Colby. *CLARENCE BINGEMAN, 16 years old, step-son of Justice Jackson A Colby. Children of JACKSON COLBY and SARAH ASHBY are: 2. i. MAURICE HENRY3 COLBY, b. 10 Sep 1883, Charleston, Coles, Illinois. ii. MYRTLE A COLBY, b. Jan 1885, Charleston, Coles, Illinois. 3. iii. BLANCHE GRACE COLBY, b. Mar 1887, Charleston, Coles, Illinois. 4. iv. PORTER G COLBY, b. 14 Mar 1893, Charleston, Coles, Illinois. v. ROLLAND R COLBY, b. 02 Sep 1895, Charleston, Coles, Illinois. vi. FRANCES E COLBY, b. Abt. 1903, Charleston, Coles, Illinois. 　 Generation No. 2 2. MAURICE HENRY3 COLBY (JACKSON ANDREW2, UNKNOWN1) was born 10 Sep 1883 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois. He married PEARL (COLBY). She was born Abt. 1884 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois. Children of MAURICE COLBY and PEARL (COLBY) are: i. VERA DRUSILLA4 COLBY, b. Abt. 1907, Charleston, Coles, Illinois. ii. HELEN JOSEPHINE COLBY, b. Abt. 1908, Charleston, Coles, Illinois. iii. JEFF J COLBY, b. 27 Sep 1910, Charleston, Coles, Illinois; d. 24 Jan 1972, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. iv. HARRIET COLBY, b. Abt. 1916, Charleston, Coles, Illinois. 　 3. BLANCHE GRACE3 COLBY (JACKSON ANDREW2, UNKNOWN1) was born Mar 1887 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois. She married LOGAN CHARLES MILLER, son of CHARLES MILLER and ANNA (MILLER). He was born 07 Jan 1887 in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois. Children of BLANCHE COLBY and LOGAN MILLER are: i. RICHARD4 MILLER, b. Abt. 1917, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. ii. FREDERICK MILLER, b. Abt. 1924, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. 　 4. PORTER G3 COLBY (JACKSON ANDREW2, UNKNOWN1) was born 14 Mar 1893 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois. He married IDA (COLBY). She was born 15 Apr 1899 in Finland, and died Jul 1980 in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland, Michigan. Child of PORTER COLBY and IDA (COLBY) is: i. ELIZABETH4 COLBY, b. Abt. 1918, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. From: Ronald Colby Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 11:47 AM To: colby@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [COLBY] Justice J.A. Jack Colby - Charleston IL 1917 - Who ishe? His name is Jackson A Colby ----- Original Message ----- From: "RC Colby" <roccos1023@sbcglobal.net> To: "Colby L" <colby-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 9:26 AM Subject: [COLBY] Justice J.A. Jack Colby - Charleston IL 1917 - Who is he? Ron and all, I found references to a "Justice J.A. Jack Colby and his family in Charleston, Coles County, Illinois in 1917. Any information on this family? I found: Sarah E. Ashby born in 1861 married J.A. Colby. Maybe she was his wife? Apparently Jack Colby's wife and children were killed in a 1917 tornado. A little ironic that today is Tuesday here in Illinois and the tornado sirens are sounding off on their weekly test at 10:00 a.m as I am typing this. I found Mary Colby in the Illinois Death Index. Maybe she was one of the Colby children killed in the tornado. COLBY MARY F/W UNK 0004857 1917-05-26 COLES CHARLESTON 17-05-28 May 26, 1917 A major tornadic thunderstorm took a 293 mile track across central parts of Illinois and Indiana. Once believed to be a single tornado, later study indicated it was likely at least 8 separate tornadoes. The first touchdown was about 20 miles southeast of Quincy. The tornadic storm tracked due east, before beginning a northeast curve near Charleston; separate tornadic storms then curved southeast from Charleston. The towns of Mattoon and Charleston bore the brunt of the tornado. Damage from this severe tornado in Mattoon was about 2.5 blocks wide and 2.5 miles long, with over 700 houses destroyed, while the Charleston portion was 600 yards wide and 1.5 miles long, with 220 homes damaged. Damage in the two towns amounted to about $2 million, in 1917 dollars. 53 people were killed in Mattoon, and 38 were killed in Charleston. Overall, 101 people in Illinois were killed during the tornado outbreak, with 638 injured.. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx/?n=mto1917 Charleston, Illinois Tornado May 26, 1917 50 KILLED, 115 HURT AT CHARLESTON http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/il/tornadoes/charleston-tornado1917.htm Terre Haute, Ind., May 27.--Information received here early Sunday morning through indirect wires to Charleston are to the effect that fifty were killed and 115 or more injured in a tornado which struck that city late Saturday afternoon. Physicians from this place were rushed to Charleston to render assistance. Wires in all directions out of Charleston are down and information is meager. The bridge between Mattoon and Charleston was blown down, cutting off all rail connections between these cities. The Daily Review, Decatur, IL 27 May 1917 CHARLESTON DEATH LIST. Terre Haute, Ind., May 26.--Following is a partial list of known dead at Charleston, Ill.: GEORGE KILGORE. JESSE HUDDLESTON. JOHN WENTZ, JR. MRS. JACK COLBY and FIVE CHILDREN. MRS. McMANN. MRS. GEORGE BRIGGS. MRS. WILLIAM LANGE and daughter, MADELINE. CLARKE Y. NELSON. BERT WALMAN. MRS.______ SMITH. MRS. ______ WRIGHT. MR. _______ REEDE. MR. _______ JENKINS. DOUGLAS NUGENT. NED KNAUSS, TED KNAUSS. A daughter of GUYSTEWART. FRANK CASE. MR. and MRS. CHARLES BARES. A child of Harry OWEN. The Daily Review, Decatur, IL 27 May 1917 Charleston Has 35 Known Victims. MRS. J. A. COLBY, wife of Justice Colby and two children. Charleston, Ill., May 28.--The known dead here as the result of Saturday’s storm are: J.R. SWEENEY, MRS. J.R. SWEENEY, JOHN WENZ JR., NAPOLEON HUFFMAN, R.C. BARNES, GEORGE KILGORE, JESSE HUDDLESTON, ERVIN JENKINS, TED KNAUSE, MRS. J.A. COLBY, NELLIE BINGEMAN, CLARENCE BINGEMAN, MRS. SARAH LINDER, FRANK CASE, MRS. GEORGE DRIGGS, MRS. JOHANNA McMANN, MRS. B.E. BAYLES, PAUL BAYLES, MRS. WILLIAM COBBLE, MRS. WILLIAM LANG, MADELIINE LANG. MRS. CEM WRIGHT, BERT NEEDY, BID WARMAN, CLARK NELSON, GEORGE A. SMITH SR., MRS. SAM SHORES, J.W. JOHNSON, DOUGLAS RUGENT, MILDRED OWINGE, WILSON GOODMAN, the ten year old daughter of GUY STEWART, MRS. JESSIE HUDDLESTON and an unidentified woman. Bob Colby ============================= Colby list archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/COLBY/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COLBY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ============================= Colby list archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/COLBY/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COLBY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message