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Alva Henderson LUND
 1854 - 1947

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Generation: 1
  1. Alva Henderson LUND b. 27 Jul 1854, Grafton,Ny; d. 9 Apr 1947, Crystal Lake,Il.
    Alva m. Ella Almira SCOTT 1875, Ny. Ella (daughter of John WATSON and Mary SCOTT) b. 12 Nov 1853, Troy,New York; d. 14 Dec 1911, Crystal Lake,Il. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ethel C. LUND  Descendancy chart to this point b. 20 Jul 1877, Hannibal,Oswego,Ny.
    2. 3. Birnice Allie LUND  Descendancy chart to this point b. Abt 1880, Oswego,Ny.
    3. 4. Bessie Alice LUND  Descendancy chart to this point b. 5 Sep 1884, Hannibal,New York; d. 23 Feb 1967, Crystal Lake,Il.
    4. 5. Della Scott LUND  Descendancy chart to this point b. Feb 1886, Hannibal,Oswego,Ny; d. 1 Aug 1951, Crystal Lake,Il.
    5. 6. UNKNOWN  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2
  1. Ethel C. LUND Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alva1) b. 20 Jul 1877, Hannibal,Oswego,Ny.

    Notes:
    Ethel never married, but lived with her brother and his wife on 3rd St. in Crystal Lake, next to Veterans Acres park

  2. Birnice Allie LUND Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alva1) b. Abt 1880, Oswego,Ny.
  3. Bessie Alice LUND Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alva1) b. 5 Sep 1884, Hannibal,New York; d. 23 Feb 1967, Crystal Lake,Il.

    Notes:
    She posed for a magazine cover on her sixteenth birthday!
    She graduated from Crystal Lake high school, class of 1902.
    She taught school at Silver Lake, Prarie Grove and Haligus.
    She played the piano and organ.

    SS # 335-38-4533

    Bessie m. Ernest Claude COLBY, * 27 Jul 1907, Nunda Township,Il. Ernest b. 25 May 1884, Nunda,McHenry County,Il; d. Sep 1949, Crystal Lake,Il. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Warren Lund COLBY  Descendancy chart to this point b. 12 May 1908, Abbotsford,Wi; d. 1995, St. Joseph,Mi.
    2. 8. Agnes Elizabeth COLBY  Descendancy chart to this point b. 15 Sep 1910, Ridgefield,Il; d. 11 Nov 1992, Crystal Lake.
    3. 9. 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. 10. UNKNOWN  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 11. Winfield Scott COLBY  Descendancy chart to this point b. 1925, Crystal Lake,Il; d. 1925, Crystal Lake,Il.

  4. Della Scott LUND Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alva1) b. Feb 1886, Hannibal,Oswego,Ny; d. 1 Aug 1951, Crystal Lake,Il.

    Notes:
    She came to Illinois with her sister, Bessie and the rest of the family. She was founder of the Garden Club.

    Della m. Claude Victor COLBY 1906. Claude b. 1886, ,Il. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Ethel Mildred COLBY  Descendancy chart to this point b. 6 May 1910, McHenry County,Il; d. May 1986, Wilmette,Cook,Il.
    2. 13. Fred Willard COLBY  Descendancy chart to this point b. 9 Jul 1911, Il; d. 17 Apr 1997, Wilmette,Cook,Il.
    3. 14. Claude Scott COLBY  Descendancy chart to this point b. 4 Jul 1919, Il; d. Bef 2000.

  5. UNKNOWN Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alva1)
    m. Dorothy UNKNOWN Dorothy b. Abt 1880. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 3
  1. Warren Lund COLBY Descendancy chart to this point (4.Bessie2, 1.Alva1) 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 (4.Bessie2, 1.Alva1) 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 (4.Bessie2, 1.Alva1) 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 (4.Bessie2, 1.Alva1)
  5. Winfield Scott COLBY Descendancy chart to this point (4.Bessie2, 1.Alva1) b. 1925, Crystal Lake,Il; d. 1925, Crystal Lake,Il.
  6. Ethel Mildred COLBY Descendancy chart to this point (5.Della2, 1.Alva1) b. 6 May 1910, McHenry County,Il; d. May 1986, Wilmette,Cook,Il.
    Ethel m. 2 May 1936, Il. [Group Sheet]

  7. Fred Willard COLBY Descendancy chart to this point (5.Della2, 1.Alva1) b. 9 Jul 1911, Il; d. 17 Apr 1997, Wilmette,Cook,Il.
  8. Claude Scott COLBY Descendancy chart to this point (5.Della2, 1.Alva1) b. 4 Jul 1919, Il; d. Bef 2000.
  
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