Unidentified Colby family. In the 1850 census for New Orleans, Louisiana Benjamin Colby 55 m Merchant NH Mrs Colby 39 f NH (yes the census guy put Mrs. for all the wives.) William Colby 23 m Clerk NY James? Colby 17 m NY Next I find what I believe to be the above William Colby 1860 census Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas William Colby 33 m Merchant NY Mary E. 22 f AL F. ?. 2 1/2 m TX a babe 2/12 f TX 1870 Brazos County, Texas William Colby 44 m Clerk dry goods store NY Mary E. 35 f AL Franklin 12 m TX Mary A. 7 f TX Margaret 5 f TX 1880 Harris, Texas William Colby 54 m Grocer NY father NH Mother NH Mary 44 f AL MA GA Frank C. 22 m Gro Clerk TX Mary A. 17 f TX Maggie 14 f TX William H. 10 m TX Walter 6 m TX Em M. 3 f TX any help in identifying this family would be greatly appreciated. Ronald Colby [email protected] 801-680-1317 Kearns, Utah I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. Home page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam