Saturday, May 2, 2015

Ahnetafel #56 - Abraham Colclasure

Abraham Colclasure aka Big Abe aka Abram

Born: January 8, 1816, Indiana
Died: March 31, 1881 Clay County of pneumonia

Buried: Oak Mound / Colclasure Cemetery, Clay Co., IL

Married: Catherine Galbraith September 28, 1837 in Washington Co., Indiana

Occupation: farmer

Census:
1820 Indiana, Orange Co. - age 4 living with his parents and three siblings

1830 Indiana, Orange Co. - age 14 may be living in his father's household 
 
1840 - not found on census

1845 - not found on census

1850 - not found on census

1855 - not found on census

1860 Illinois, Clay Co. - age 45, he listed as a farmer owning real estate valued at $1600 and $300 of personal property.  He is living with Catherine and their ten children.  There is an 18 year old farm hand in the household as well.

1865 Illinois, Clay Co. - age 49 Abraham living with Catherine and eleven children.  His livestock was valued at $1320 and he had 60 pounds of wool.

1870 Illinois, Clay Co. - age 52 Abraham is a farmer with $5600 of real estate and $1600 of real property.  He's living with Catherine and twelve children.

1880 Illinois, Clay Co. - age 64 living with Catherine, ten children and a nephew.

1881 Probate - In 1881 Abraham's daughter Nancy Thompson petitioned for probate stating that Abram Colclasure died January 31, 1881 intestate and possessed of real estate holdings valued at $3000 and personal estate estimated at $1000.  The survivors listed include his widow Catherine and children: Nancy Thompson, Elizabeth Randalls, John, Jacob, Eliza, Emma, William, Richard, Robert, Mary, Annie, Abram and Perry Colclasure.


Widow's Relinquishment and Selection Estate appraised at $815.  Catherine received $495.45 in moveables and $219.55 in cash.

Children:
Henry
Nancy Louisa b. 9/23/1838, d. 5/23/1917 md. Richard Thompson 5/3/1866 
  • James Andrew b. 3/1867, d. 7/1907 md. Mary Lorena Wolf 4/11/1896 Children: Asa, Dixie, Quiller
  • William b. 1867 md. Elizabeth Smith 1898
  • Mary Ann b. 1869, d. 1951 md. John Pearson Children: Estella, Vernon, Bernice, Rolla
  • John b. 1871 md. Mary (--?--) 1897 Child: Nancy
  • George b. 1873 md. Mary (--?--) Children: Nancy, Andy, Flossie, Elmer
  • Richard b. 1874 md. Ollie Willis 1899 Child: George
  • Wilford Clem (twin) b. 1876 md. Laura Dawkins 
  • unnamed twin b. 1876 
  • Laura b. 1878 md. John Coleman 1896 Child: Nora 
  • Frank b. 3/7/1882, d. 12/24/1958 md. Myrtle Mitchell 1906
  • Clara b. 1884 md. Ernie Dawkins 1902 Children: Letta, Henry, Bernard, Isa, Delto
  • Andrew, d. Children: Dixie, Gregory, Asa
Elizabeth b. 2/23/1845 md. John Simeon Randall aka Sim 11/5/1860 
  • Clara md. ? Linch Children: Della, Eddie, Eva
  • Arthur b. 1871 md. Melvina Henson 9/17/1894 Children: Allie, James, Ira, George
  • Abraham (twin) b. 1872 md. Minnie Scrutchfield 1901
  • Louisa (twin) b. 1872 md. ? Mallory
  • John Simeon aka Sim b. 1876 md. Millie Hanks 1894 Children: Lavene, Flossie, Dollie, Edward, Fred, Arthur
  • Walter b. 1878 md. Queenie Hanks 1900 Children: Jessie, Walter
  • Grover b. 1881 md. 1) Stella Smith 1903, 2) Liddie Myers 1913, 3) Hattie (--?--)
Eliza b. 1846, never married
John
Ellen b. 1850
Jacob b. 2/1851, d. 1914, never married
Emily b. 1855, d. 1919 md. 1) William Cole and 2) Jacob Harrell 10/23/1881
  • Catherine Harrell b. 1888 md. Clarence Porter 1906 Children: Cena, Rosco, Jacob
William b. 1856, d. 1900
Richard b. 1858, d. 1938 md. Emily Sapp 9/30/1880
  • Renny b. 1884
  • Robert b. 1887 md. Carrie (--?--) 1908 Children: Viola, Beatrice, Opal, Ernest
  • Vida b. 1888 md. Claud Montgomery 1908 Child: George
Robert b. 12/18/1858, d. 1926 md. Sarah Haas 1888
  • Flossie b. 1891 d. 1978 md. Emmett Trinkle 1906 Children: Minnie, Delpha
  • Jacob b. 1892
  • Ora F. b. 1894 md. Jessie (--?--) ca. 1920
  • Bertha Mae b. 1896 md. Floyd Colclasure 1912 Children: Ruth, Mildred, Mable, Clara
  • Stella M. b. 1898 md. William Cruse 1915 Children: Mable, Roy, Robert
  • Louise b. 1901 md. Ace Eckels ca. 1920 Children: Dale, Wayne
  • Effie b. 1905 md. Monroe Hord
  • Robert b. 1908 feeble minded
  • Bessie md. B.F. Kagay
Mary Catherine b. ca. 1861, d. 11/16/1931, never married
Martha Ann b. 1864
Abraham b. 1866
Perry b. ca. 1869 md. Alice Moore
  • Perry b. 1884 md. Maude Bishop
  • Margaret b. 1902
  • Ellen b. 1904 md. ? Franklin
  • Viola b. 1907
  • Richard b. 1909
  • Charles

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