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Ernest Claude COLBY, *
 1884 - 1949

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  1. Ernest Claude COLBY, * b. 25 May 1884, Nunda,McHenry County,Il; d. Sep 1949, Crystal Lake,Il.

    Notes:
    Name Suffix: *
    They lived above the store on Williams St. until 1913 when the house at 120 Walkup Ave was done

    Ernest m. Bessie Alice LUND 27 Jul 1907, Nunda Township,Il. Bessie (daughter of Alva Henderson LUND and Ella Almira SCOTT) b. 5 Sep 1884, Hannibal,New York; d. 23 Feb 1967, Crystal Lake,Il. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Warren Lund COLBY  Descendancy chart to this point b. 12 May 1908, Abbotsford,Wi; d. 1995, St. Joseph,Mi.
    2. 3. Agnes Elizabeth COLBY  Descendancy chart to this point b. 15 Sep 1910, Ridgefield,Il; d. 11 Nov 1992, Crystal Lake.
    3. 4. Arden Keith COLBY  Descendancy chart to this point b. 27 Aug 1916, Crystal Lake,Il; d. 27 Nov 1967, Charleston,Sc; bur. Holy Cross,Charleston,Sc.
    4. 5. UNKNOWN  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Winfield Scott COLBY  Descendancy chart to this point b. 1925, Crystal Lake,Il; d. 1925, Crystal Lake,Il.


Generation: 2
  1. Warren Lund COLBY Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ernest1) b. 12 May 1908, Abbotsford,Wi; d. 1995, St. Joseph,Mi.
    Warren m. 11 Jan 1927, Crystal Lake,Il. [Group Sheet]

  2. Agnes Elizabeth COLBY Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ernest1) b. 15 Sep 1910, Ridgefield,Il; d. 11 Nov 1992, Crystal Lake.

    Notes:
    born on Grandpa Lund's farm between Crystal Lake & Woodstock.

    Agnes m. 31 Aug 1940, Crystal Lake. [Group Sheet]

  3. Arden Keith COLBY Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ernest1) b. 27 Aug 1916, Crystal Lake,Il; d. 27 Nov 1967, Charleston,Sc; bur. Holy Cross,Charleston,Sc.

    Notes:
    Cause of Death: Cardiac Arrhythmia
    His birthcertificate is dated 10/14/1940 and signed by Ernest and notarized. Needed it for the Navy, probably.

    He skipped the 6th grade

    BIOGRAPHY: Served in the Navy in World War II, bothin the Atlantic and the Pacific. Was at the Normandy Landing, sharing quarterswith Ernest Hemingway!

    After the War, he left the Navy, married, tried hisown CPA business, then returned to the Navy. He reached the rank of Commander,turned down Admiral when it meant he'd have to be transferred, and retired. He died six months later.

    Arden m. 31 Oct 1943, Cambridge,Ma. [Group Sheet]

  4. UNKNOWN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ernest1)
  5. Winfield Scott COLBY Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ernest1) b. 1925, Crystal Lake,Il; d. 1925, Crystal Lake,Il.
  
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