>So, Colby Smith must be somehow connected to me? My ggg grandfather was Calvin Colby, who lived in Corinth, VT. Was this one of his brothers? A cousin perhaps? His father was Joseph Colby, and I have him listed as married to Rhoda Barrett. There must be a lot of "family" still in this area. I live maybe 20 or so miles from Corinth in Hartford, VT. Actually, if any of the Colby clan is going to the family reunion in August, I'd love to carpool. Surely! Smith is the child of Joseph Colby born 30 September 1807 in > Corinth, Orange, Vermont and Hulda Thurston born 1811 in New Hampshire. > He > is the oldest of 8 kids. In 1870 Hulda was living with him in Iowa. > > > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Robert Fuller <reflaf@att.net> wrote: > >> Does anyone know which Colby family that Smith Colby in the below obit >> comes from? >> >> "Ethel Colby, only daughter of Smith and Samantha Colby, was born near >> Waverly, IA, 9 Feb 1865, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Maud >> Olney at South Elgin, IL, 6 Aug 1929. She grew to womanhood in Bremer >> County, IA, moving with her parents to Pierre, SD, where she taught >> school. >> In Apr 1844 she was married to John O. Hinmon." >> >> Bob Fuller >> >> >> ============================= >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Alice Colby Volkert > www.volkertservices.com > skype Alice.Volkert > In God We Trust > > > ============================= > 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 >