PVT William E. Colby

1846 - 1892  (45 years)

• Name	William E. Colby
  Prefix	PVT
  Birth	16 Dec 1846	Fairfax, Franklin, VT
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Jun 1892	McMinnville, Yamhill, OR
  Burial	McMinnville, Yamhill, OR
  	Findagrave.com Pvt William E Colby (Ref photo of headstone attached to this website. Inscription reads,"COLBY G. A. R. Co. G. 1st Vt. Cav. William E. Colby Born At FairfaxVt. Dec. 16, 1846 Died June 22, 1892") Birth: Dec. 16, 1846 Vermont, USA Death: Jun. 22, 1892 McMinnville Yamhill County Oregon, USA Enlisted as a Private on 18 August 1862 joining Company G, 1st CavalryRegiment Vermont on 26 Sep 1862. Mustered Out Company G, 1st CavalryRegiment Vermont on 21 Jun 1865. He was captured at Stony Creek VA on29 Jun 1864 and held at Andersonville Prison, he was paroled on 13 Dec1864. Huzzah! Family links: Spouse: Mary E. Richardson Colby (1858 - 1953)* Children: Hattie L. Colby (1885 - 1895)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Masonic Cemetery McMinnville Yamhill County Oregon, USA Created by: Don Benson Record added: Nov 07, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 100336455
  Person ID	I37347	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2017

  
  

  Family	Mary Ellen Richardson,   b. 25 Jun 1858, Keokuk, Lee, IA d. 26 Sep 1953, Polk, OR (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1882	Portland, Multnomah, OR
  Children	1. Hattie Colby,   b. 13 Jul 1885, Toledo, Lewis, WA d. 22 Jul 1895, McMinnville, Yamhill, OR (Age 10 years)
  Family ID	F13935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Dec 1846 - Fairfax, Franklin, VT Marriage - 5 Nov 1882 - Portland, Multnomah, OR Death - 22 Jun 1892 - McMinnville, Yamhill, OR Burial - - McMinnville, Yamhill, OR  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Name: Wm. E. Colby Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: Vermont Regiment Name: 1 Vermont Cavalry. Regiment Name Expanded: 1st Regiment, Vermont Cavalry Company: G,E Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Private Rank Out Expanded: Private Film Number: M557 roll 3 William E Colby in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 Name: William E Colby Residence: Vermont Enlistment Date: 18 Aug 1862 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Vermont Was POW?: Yes Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Vermont 1st Cavalry Regiment on 26 Sep 1862.Mustered out on 21 Jun 1865. Death Date: 22 Jun 1892 Sources: Roster of Vermont Volunteers During the War of the Rebellion 1861-66 Muster rolls: from National Archives Oct 7 Camp near Fort Scott VA recruit from depot July 31 1863 absent sent after horses Sept 12 1863 absent sent after horses Oct 1863 absent sent after horses since Oct 22 Oct Nov 1864 absent without the Department taken prisnor at Stony Creek VA June 27 1864 24 Dec 1864 paroled POW Jan Feb 1865 Camp Parole, Annapolis MD 21 June 1865 Burlington VT Mustered Out middle name given as Emery on a muster card census 1880 Name: William E. Colby Home in 1880: Weld, Colorado Age: 33 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Birthplace: Vermont Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Father's birthplace: Vermont Mother's birthplace: Vermont Occupation: Poultry Raiser Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male How he got from Vermont to Colorado is a bit of a mystery. Then from there to Oregon and how he met and married Mary Ellen is also a puzzle.