Hi Ron-They had four children-two boys, two girls (1840 census for Macoupin Co.) I found the names of Charles, b. abt 1831, William, b. abt 1833, Mary b. 1835, Sarah, b. abt 1837( 1850 census for Macoupin Co, ILL) The census was taken in November. Charlotte Sylvia Mudge Colby died in 1850, no doubt earlier in the year. Some genealogists claim that Simeon Colby died on the California trail in 1852, although I have not found that fact. Interestingly, there is a Charles Colby, age 39, b. N.Y. in the 1870 census for San Francisco. Did he go to California with his father? I don't know what happened to Sarah. I noticed that Mary Colby Updike named her two daughters with John T. Laws, Charlotte for her mother and Sarah for her sister. Mary Colby Updike was my husband's great-grandmother. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald Colby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [COLBY] Regarding Civil War veterans > Hi Marilyn > > For Simeon Colby and Charlotte > how many children and names do you have for them? > > Ron > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn Woodrich" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 7:19 PM > Subject: [COLBY] Regarding Civil War veterans > > > William M. Colby (abt 1831-1863) served as Captain in Company F, 130 > Illinois Infantry.He joined Aug. 7, 1862 at Camp Butler. He was killed in > action May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Miss. > I believe that he was the son of Simeon Colby and Charlotte Sylvia Mudge. > According to his enlistment record he was born in Huron Co (?) N.Y. > The 1850 census for Bunker Hill, Macoupin Co., IL lists Simeon Colby with > his daughter, Sarah age 13. Nearby was Charles Colby, age 19-farmer-living > with a farmer's family. Nearby is listed William Colby, blacksmith, age 17, > next to his sister, Mary, age 15, living with a blacksmith's family. > Charlotte Colby died earlier in the year. Looks like William was > apprenticed to a blacksmith and Mary was the hired girl to take care of the > small children in the household. > William married Hannah Updike and they are listed in the 1860 census for > Greenville, Bond Co., Illinois along with their three children, William A. > age 4, Harry P. age 2,Carrie V.age 1. Living in the same household were > William S. Updike and his sister, Sarah (brother and sister of Hannah Colby) > William's sister, Mary Maria, b. 9 May 1835 in Albany, N.Y. Married 1) John > T. Laws (Sept. 7, 1856 in Bond Co., ILL) and they had two children, > Charlotte S. age 3, Sarah M age 2 (1860 census for Greenville, Bond Co. Ill) > John T. Laws was killed in the Civil War, 16 December 1864 in Nashville, > Tenn. > Mary M. Colby married 2) William A. Updike 31 March 1867. They had two > children, Elizabeth Mary, b. 28 Dec 1867 and William, b. 1870 who died as a > small child. > Mary M. Colby Updike died 20 June 1910 in St. Louis, MO. > > > ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from COLBY, send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] (for individual messages) > [email protected] (for Digest mode) > Subject: unsubscribe > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== > 2006 COLBY CLAN REUNION > Aug 19, 2006 > Falmouth, Maine > For more information contact: > Adeline S. Stack > 26 Coolidge Ave > South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 > Phone (207) 799-1648 > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >