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Benjamin H. Colvin

Male 1865 - 1942  (76 years)    Has 8 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Benjamin H. Colvin 
    Born 08 Aug 1865  Hancock County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Jan 1942  Talihina, Leflore Co., Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Old Talihina Cemetery, Talihina, Leflore County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 10 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    James Calvin\Colvin
          b. Abt 1743, Hampshire County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. Abt 1803, Christian County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Sarah Jane McKnight
          b. Abt 1835, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. Abt 1903, Bonham, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I3903  Colvin Families
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2007 

    Father Montgomery Colvin
          b. Abt 1826, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 05 Aug 1878, Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Sarah Jane McKnight
          b. Abt 1835, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. Abt 1903, Bonham, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 08 Dec 1850  Harrison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
      Name: Montgomery Colvin
      Spouse Name: Sarah J McNight
      Marriage Date: 8 Dec 1850
      Marriage County: Harrison
      Source Title 1: Harrison County, Indiana
      Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
      Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located, Corydon Compiled
      Book: B
      OS Page: 267

      Source Citation: Title: Harrison County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol, W. P. A. Original Record Located, Corydon Compiled; Book: B;Page: 267.

      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data:

      Works Progress Administration, comp. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.

      Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, comp. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Indiana. Many of these records are on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
    Family ID F0023  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Kate Feely
          b. Abt 1866, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. Abt 1907, Love County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 30 Jun 1883  Denton, Denton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Evie Colvin
     2. Sarah Colvin
          b. 14 Mar 1886, Illinois or Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 16 Oct 1919, Thackerville, Love County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     3. Rice Alfred Colvin
          b. 18 Sep 1889, Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 05 Mar 1962, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Norris C. Colvin
          b. Abt 1891, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Hattie Colvin
          b. 22 May 1895, Bloomfield, Cooke County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 25 Nov 1971, Bethany, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     6. Jake Monas Colvin
          b. Abt 1901, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2007 
    Family ID F1391  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Amanda Lawson
          b. 16 Jan 1872, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 10 Oct 1961, Whitesboro, LeFlore County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 23 Jan 1908  Thackerville, Love County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jewell Otis Colvin
          b. 10 Dec 1908, Macomb, Pattawatomie County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location
          d. 12 Jan 1959, a car wreck on US77 & Red River Bridge, in Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2007 
    Family ID F22629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 08 Aug 1865 - Hancock County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Jun 1883 - Denton, Denton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Jan 1908 - Thackerville, Love County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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