COLBERT
GEORGE COLBERT
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George COLBERT was born in Barren County, Ky. August 3,
1829, and is the son of William and Orpha (SULTZER)
COLBERT, both descendants of old families in Kentucky. On
the Colbert side we find these ancestors serving in the
Black Hawk War and the War of 1812. In 1852 George
Colbert moved to Missouri, settled in Jasper County, but
finally sold out and moved to Lawrence County, where he
married Miss Elizabeth ETHRIDGE, daughter of John J. and
Patience (ROCHELLE) ETHRIDGE, of Tennessee. The fruit of
Mr. and Mrs. Colbert's marriage was two sons and three
daughters: Mary Patience (wife of James HICKEY), John F.,
Sarah Jane, James Washington and Alice Almeda. During the
late trouble between the North and South Mr. Colbert
served in the Confederate army three months, and then was
honorably discharged on account of ill-health. Mr. and
Mrs. Colbert are worthy and consistent members of the
Missionary Baptist Church, and are much respected
citizens.
JOHN COLBERT
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John COLBERT, farmer and stock raiser of Section 29,
Peirce Township, was born in Barren County (now Allen
County), Ky., August 25, 1833. His parents, William and
Orpha (SELSOR) COLBERT, were both of old families of that
State. John COLBERT, the grandfather of our subject,
served in the War of 1812-14. His namesake, and the
subject of this sketch, attained his growth in his native
State, and in 1851 moved to Missouri. After living for
five years where Webbville, Mo., now stands, he came to
Lawrence County, and was married in Peirce Township to
Miss Mary E. MORRIS, daughter of Burrell L. and Melinda
(GRAHAM) MORRIS, natives of Kentucky. Mrs. Colbert was
born in Allen County, Ky. By her marriage she became the
mother of one child, a son, Solon Blackstone, who is at
home with his father. Mr. Colbert has 111 acres, and was
a member of the Grange in its early history here. He has
been a member of the school board of his district, and is
an excellent citizen in every sense of the word. During
the late Civil War he served in the Confederate army
about eighteen months, but was connected with army work
about all the time. He was a prisoner at Springfield for
about three or four months. He and Mrs. Colbert are
members of the Missionary Baptist Church, having held a
membership in the same for over thirty years.
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