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     Jacob Cokeley was born circa 1842 at Ritchie Co., VA (now WV).¹ He was the son of Andrew Cokeley and Anne Moats.¹

     Luvina Cokeley was the daughter of Isaac Cokeley and Susanna Moats.

     Margaret Cokeley was the daughter of Isaac Cokeley and Susanna Moats.

     Margaret R. Cokeley was born circa 1857 at Ritchie Co., VA (now WV).¹ She was the daughter of Andrew Cokeley and Anne Moats.¹

     Mary Cokeley was the daughter of Isaac Cokeley and Susanna Moats.

     Mary Jane Cokeley was born circa 1850 at Ritchie Co., VA (now WV).¹ She was the daughter of Andrew Cokeley and Anne Moats.¹

     Susan L. Cokeley was born circa 1854 at Ritchie Co., VA (now WV).¹ She was the daughter of Andrew Cokeley and Anne Moats.¹

     William Cokeley was the son of Daniel Cokeley and Elizabeth A. Crofus. William Cokeley married Hannah Starr, daughter of John Starr and Anna Harris. William Cokeley died on 12 April 1888.

     William Cokeley was born on 15 October 1867 at Union Twp. He was the son of Isaac Cokeley and Susanna Moats.¹

     Bessie Lee Coker was born on 16 September 1911 at Oklahoma. She married Clarence Carl Munsinger, son of Phillip Ellsworth Munsinger and Clara Frances Beu, circa 1930. Bessie Lee Coker died on 28 April 1996 at age 84. She was buried in 1996 at Nowata Memorial Cemetery, Nowata, Nowata Co., OK, Findagrave #21173824.

     Richard Ralph Coker was born on 2 February 1950 at Ransom, Ness Co., KS. He began military service Vietnam War service, U.S. Army, PFC. He died on 7 March 2013 at Broken Bow, McCurtain Co., OK, at age 63. He was buried in March 2013 at Meade Co., KS, Findagrave #106505919.

     Agnes Colahan was born in April 1860 at Pennsylvania or 1859, per headstone.¹ She married Thomas Starling Sullivant, son of William Starling Sullivant and Caroline Eudora Sutton, circa 1883, Three children born to the marriage, two living as of 1900 census.¹ Agnes Colahan died in 1933. She was buried in 1933 at Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, Findagrave #136149599.

     James Alexander Colbath was born on 31 August 1828 at Sodus, Wayne Co., NY. He married Margaret Hoge on 26 October 1849 at Urbana, Champaign Co., OH. James Alexander Colbath died on 7 August 1884 at Lima, Allen Co., OH, at age 55.
Note: Information from Whitaker genealogy prepared by flh2, online at ancestry.com.

     Katherine Mary Ann Colbath was born on 28 December 1856 at Lima, Allen Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of James Alexander Colbath and Margaret Hoge. Katherine Mary Ann Colbath married Charles Monfort Hughes, son of Richard Talbot Hughes and Charlotte Matilda Clippinger, on 18 June 1878 at Lima, Allen Co., OH. Katherine Mary Ann Colbath died on 30 August 1930 at Lima, Allen Co., OH, at age 73.

     Mary Jane Colbaugh was born circa 1832 at Tennessee.¹ She married John Massengill. Mary Jane Colbaugh died on 20 June 1909 at Sullivan Co., TN.

     Alonzo Colbert was born circa 1854 at Wells Co. (probably), IN.^1,2 He was the son of Lewis H. Colbert and Esther Batson.¹ Alonzo Colbert married Mahala E. Roush, daughter of Philip Roush and Sarah Brenneman, on 6 November 1875 at Wells Co., IN.

     Charles Roy Colbert was born on 12 April 1896 at Arkansas WW II draft registration.¹ He married Elma Hazel Farris on 23 August 1919 at Yell Co., AR. Charles Roy Colbert lived in April 1942 at R.R. #1, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO, WW II draft registration. He died in April 1967 SSDI.

     Charlie W. Colbert was born circa 1878 at Jackson Twp., Wells Co., IN.¹ He was the son of Alonzo Colbert and Mahala E. Roush.¹

     Clifford Farris Colbert was born on 31 December 1928 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO.¹ He was the son of Charles Roy Colbert and Elma Hazel Farris.¹ Clifford Farris Colbert married Loretta Jean Watt, daughter of Homer Frederick Watt and Thelma Lorrane DeVault, on 30 June 1973 at Virginia City, Storey Co., NV. Clifford Farris Colbert died on 16 July 1999 at Las Vegas, Clark Co., NV, at age 70 Dates per SSDI, last residence Carlin, Elko County.

     Clifford James Colbert died in 1964. He was born in 1964. He was the son of Clifford Farris Colbert and Loretta Jean Watt.

     Lewis H. Colbert married Esther Batson, daughter of Nathaniel Batson and Nancy (?), on 12 May 1853 at Wells Co., IN. Lewis H. Colbert died between 1857 and 1860 at Wells Co. (probably), IN, Does not appear in 1860 census, wife and children living with father in-law Nathaniel Batson.

     Lewis H. Colbert was born circa 1858 at Jackson Twp., Wells Co., IN.¹ He was the son of Lewis H. Colbert and Esther Batson.¹

     Loretta G. Colbert was born on 29 October 1907 at Missouri. She married John Hiram Thomas. Loretta G. Colbert died on 25 March 1999 at San Dimas, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 91. She was buried in March 1999 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, Orange Co., CA, Findagrave #72150243.

     Rosetta R. Colbert was born circa 1877 at Jackson Twp., Wells Co., IN.¹ She was the daughter of Alonzo Colbert and Mahala E. Roush.¹

     Lois Agatha Colburn married Harry Lester Grove, son of Ora D. Grove and Maude Alma Stepleton. Lois Agatha Colburn was born on 4 December 1906. She died on 30 January 1985 at Lima, Allen Co., OH, at age 78 Death location from SSDI.

     Cecil Duane Colby lived at Ackley, Iowa for 52 years, then, Edgerton, Rock Co., WI. Occupation: Farming.
Note: Cecil grew up on a farm 2 miles south of Smith Center Kansas. In 1928 he attended the University of Nebraska with a goal of becoming a coach (played football there for one semester). Because of the Depression, he returned to Smith Center where he worked in the Smith County court house and started dating Josephine Francis. They married in 1936 and in 1942 with daughter Lyntha moved to Spokane, Washington where Cecil worked 1 ½ years as a carpenter at an aluminum rolling mill (Eldon ,Virginia and daughter Marilyn were there at that time because Eldon was stationed there with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. After he fell and broke his heel, Cecil quit and returned for a brief home visit to Smith County before moving to Iowa. According to Josephine, Cecil always wanted to farm in Iowa, so after the war, they moved to a farm near Ackley and lived there for the next 52 years. Parents Vergie and Merrill Colby joined them in the late 40s. Cecil was an avid sportsman: played golf and participated in archery club-making his own bows and arrows. He was born on 30 August 1910 at Smith Center, Smith Co., KS. He was the son of Merrill Forest Colby and Vergie Estella Munsinger. Cecil Duane Colby married Josephine M. Francis on 6 February 1936 at Smith Center, Smith Co., KS. Cecil Duane Colby was buried in 1997 at Iowa Falls, Hardin Co., IA. He died on 28 June 1997 at Edgerton, Rock Co., WI, at age 86.

     Joseph Lincoln Colby was born on 24 February 1846 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.¹ He married Mary Cornelius Little on 15 April 1875 at Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME.² Joseph Lincoln Colby died circa 1920 at Newton, Middlesex Co., MA.

     Mary Gardner Colby was born on 16 December 1880 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Lincoln Colby and Mary Cornelius Little.^2,3 Mary Gardner Colby married Yandell Henderson, son of Isham Henderson and Sarah Neilson Yandell, on 2 April 1903 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI. Mary Gardner Colby died at California.

     Occupation: Actuary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wash. D.C. Cause of death: Cancer.
Note: Eldon Colby always signed his name "M. Eldon Colby." He grew up on a farm near Smith Center, Kansas and went to Washington D.C. soon after graduating from the University of Nebraska to work as a staff member for U.S. Senator McGill of Kansas. When Federal Crop Insurance started in 1938 through an Act of Congress, its first employee was Eldon Colby. Eldon traveled "the field" in his early years with the FCIC and in his trips across the country often stopped in Iowa to visit his parents and brother, Cecil. In addition to working for the FCIC for 37 years, Eldon was mayor of Falls Church, VA in the 1950's, a member of the National Press Club, and an active member of the Episcopal Church. His son, Eldon, lives at the family home at 3415 Blair Rd. Falls Church, Virginia. Merrill Eldon Colby was born on 7 November 1908 at Smith Center, Smith Co., KS. He was the son of Merrill Forest Colby and Vergie Estella Munsinger. Merrill Eldon Colby was graduated in 1931 at University of Nebrasksa, NE. He was buried in 1973 at Falls Church, VA. He died in December 1973 at Falls Church, VA, at age 65.

     Merrill Forest Colby lived at Ackley, Hardin Co., IA. Occupation: Farming. He was born on 1 March 1884 at Smith Center, Smith Co., KS. He was the son of Wesley B. Colby and Elizabeth Vanwinkle. Merrill Forest Colby married Vergie Estella Munsinger, daughter of Finney Sheridan Munsinger and Adelia Lulu Phetteplace, in 1905. Merrill Forest Colby died in 1955 at Iowa Falls, Hardin Co., IA. He was buried in 1955 at Smith Center, Smith Co., KS. Cause of death: in 1955 Stroke.