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John W Colston

John W Colston



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John W Colston was born on 23 Oct 1861 in Clarke, Virginia, USA (son of Jacob Colston and Ellender Lewis); died on 10 Jun 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Virginia, USA.

    John married Lucy Jackson on 27 Dec 1888 in Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA. Lucy (daughter of Charles Jackson, I and Sarah Brown) was born in 1867 in Clarke, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Feb 1937 in 652 Boyd street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Dorothy R Colston was born in 1893 in Virginia, USA.
    2. Charles Colston was born in 1905 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jacob Colston was born in in Virginia, USA.

    Jacob married Ellender Lewis. Ellender was born in in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ellender Lewis was born in in Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 1. John W Colston was born on 23 Oct 1861 in Clarke, Virginia, USA; died on 10 Jun 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Virginia, USA.



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