Thank you, Marilyn, The oldest one, 1861, might be the Frank, though it likely would be a second marriage. Also, thanks for directing me to this site. Hamp On Nov 8, 2009, at 8:37 PM, Marilyn Colby wrote: > http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/MarriageSearchServlet > > this has 4 frank colby marriages. > On 8-Nov-09, at 9:28 PM, Hampton Wilmot wrote: > >> Yes, the 1850 census and the Sheldon letter so indicate. >> >> Thanks for connecting. >> >> Hamp >> On Nov 8, 2009, at 7:48 PM, Marilyn Colby wrote: >> >>> could this be almira colby , first woman lawyer who married james >>> bradwell who was one of the founders of rosehill cemetery in chicago >>> >>> her father was an eben. >>> >>> she lived in chicago for a while mid 1800's. >>> >>> marilyn >>> >>> >>> ============================= >>> 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 > > > > ============================= > 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