Ira Delos Colburn
Ira Delos Colburn was born on June 22, 1874, in Indiana to Delos Colburn and Sarah Fry. His father was a farmer. The family moved to Colfax, Missouri, in the 1870s, and he married Lottie Martin around 1898. They had at least two children: Helen, born around 1898; and Evelyn, born around 1906. They lived in Topeka, Kansas, and he earned a living as a clerk and salesman. They moved to Emporia, Kansas, in the early 1900s, and by 1920, they were living in Manhattan, Kansas. By 1930, he owned a house valued at $8,000. His wife died on September 18, 1940, and he died in Lincoln, Nebraska, on July 5, 1943, “after an illness of about four years.”
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| (3721) | Colburn, Ira Delos | 1874-06-22 | 1943-07-05 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 6
- (10519) [recipient] ~ Sarah Fry to Ira D. Colburn, 25 December 1893
- (10521) [recipient] ~ Unknown to Ira D. Colburn, 25 December 1893
- (10523) [recipient] ~ Henry Giger to Ira D. Colburn, 27 February 1892
- (10524) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Darby to Ira D. Colburn, 11 August 1884
- (10526) [recipient] ~ Mary E. Darby to Ira D. Colburn, 3 October 1886
- (10529) [recipient] ~ Sarah Fry to Ira D. Colburn, 4 May 1890
People - Records: 6
- (3713) Fry, Sarah is the [parent of] (3721) Colburn, Ira Delos
- (3714) Fry, George W. is the [aunt/uncle of] (3721) Colburn, Ira Delos
- (3719) Fry, Isaac W. is the [aunt/uncle of] (3721) Colburn, Ira Delos
- (3722) Fry, Adam is the [grandparent of] (3721) Colburn, Ira Delos
- (3723) Fry, Esther is the [grandparent of] (3721) Colburn, Ira Delos
- (3727) Colburn, Helen M. is the [child of] (3721) Colburn, Ira Delos
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, available from Ancestry.com; Manhattan (KS) Republic, 15 July 1943
