A couple weeks ago, Beth and I visited the congregational Church Cemetery in Hollis, NH. Here are pictures of several Colburn stones--and other stones that were interesting.
My 4th great-grandfather on Dad's side, Paul Colburn, died 200 years ago this year: February 27, 1825. He is buried in the Sulphur Springs Cemetery in Loami, IL in Sangamon County. His marker is a small plate at the foot of the stone of his son and daughter in law, William and Achsa Colburn.
Among my pictures here, are the graves of Paul's father, grandparents, great-uncle, and other relatives.
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| My 7th-great-uncle Lt. Robert Colburn, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. |
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My 5th-great-grandfather, William Colburn. His son Paul (1761-1825) emigrated with his family to Sangamon County, IL in 1820 and is buried in Loami, IL, |
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Children of Robert and Elizabeth Colburn.
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| Here are my 6th-great-grandparents. "ERECTED in Memory of Mr. William Colburn who departed this Life April Ye 3d 1769 In the 80th year of his age." "LIKEWISE In memory of Mrs. Margrey Colburn Wife of Mr. William Colburn who departed this Life Febr Ye 16th 1774 In the 85th year of her age." |
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| The driver of a cyber truck parked and went into the church, LOL. Imagine if that truck appeared here 250 years ago, when a lot of the folks in the churchyard were still alive. "Witchcraft!" they might have thought. |
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| My dad's mother is the girl in the middle. The parents are Wesley McDonald (Mac) Carson and Alice (Colburn) Carson. The pictures on this post are Alice's forebears. Dad loved his grandmother, who died in 1951. |
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