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Reverend William Neely Colton

Reverend William Neely Colton

Male 1875 - Aft 1930  (> 56 years)


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  • Name William Neely Colton 
    Prefix Reverend 
    Birth 18 Sep 1875  Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death Aft 1930 
    Person ID I13319  Scudder
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2009 

    Father Reverend Joseph Scudder Colton,   b. 10 Nov 1843, Vincent, Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1902 (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Sophia Neely,   b. Abt 1844, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880 (Age > 37 years) 
    Marriage 10 Sep 1873  Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F4598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Willimine Whitney,   b. Jan 1882, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1930, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 47 years) 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1904  Manhattan, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Colton,   b. 1905, Concordia, Cloud, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1950, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     2. Reverend William Neely Colton, Jr.,   b. 7 Jan 1911, Salina, Saline, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2001, Williamsburg, James City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F5686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • William was Head Master of St. John's Military School, Salina, Kansas, in 1910. He was a graduate of Hobart College, class of 1897, and the General Theological Seminary, class of 1903. Previous to being elected Head Master to the St. John's Military School, he was a Master in the St. Paul's School, of Concord, New Hampshire. St. John's was founded in 1888 by believers in an education which includes all sides of a boy's nature, and was maintained by the Episcopal Church.

  • Sources 
    1. [S414] 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1254396; National Archives Film T9-0396; Page 267B.

    2. [S886] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_4829; Line: 10.

    3. [S411] International Genealogical Index (R).