Melvin G Colburn

1888 - 1973  (85 years)

• Name	Melvin G Colburn  [1, 2]
  	Some researchers give a middle name "Glenn"
  Born	30 Jan 1888	Jasper, Walker, Alabama   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	His death certificate and his WW I draft card disagree as to his birth year. Both are primary sources but we use the date from the death certificate, which also agrees with numerous secondary sources and the record of his second marriage. The marriage record for his marriage with Mary J Gann in 1910 gives his age at the time as "17 years," in drastic disagreement with all of the above.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Bexar, Marion, Alabama   [7]
  	Enumeration District 6-60
  Residence	1900	Bexar, Marion, Alabama   [7]
  	With parents William F and Sarah J Colburn and four siblings
  Census	1910	Bexar, Marion, Alabama   [8]
  	Enumeration District 6-78
  Occupation	1910	Bexar, Marion, Alabama   [8]
  	Farm laborer
  Residence	1910	Bexar, Marion, Alabama   [8]
  	With parents William T and Sarah J Colburn and nine siblings
  Occupation	5 Jun 1917	Detroit, Lamar, Alabama   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	5 Jun 1917	Detroit, Lamar, Alabama   [3]
  Census	1920	Rye, Marion, Alabama   [9]
  	Enumeration District 58
  Occupation	1920	Rye, Marion, Alabama   [9]
  	Farmer, General farm
  Residence	1920	Rye, Marion, Alabama   [9]
  	With wife Mary J (Gann) and three children
  Census	1930	Shottsville, Marion, Alabama   [10]
  	Enumeration District 47-7
  Occupation	1930	Shottsville, Marion, Alabama   [10]
  	Farmer, General farm
  Residence	1930	Shottsville, Marion, Alabama   [10]
  	With wife Mary J (Gann) and six children
  Residence	1935	Marion Co., Alabama   [6]
  	Not in the same house as in 1940; in a rural area
  Occupation	10 Aug 1939	Hamilton, Marion, Alabama   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	10 Aug 1939	Hamilton, Marion, Alabama   [4]
  Census	1940	Precinct 2, Marion, Alabama   [6]
  	Enumeration District 47-4
  Occupation	1940	Precinct 2, Marion, Alabama   [6]
  	Worked the previous 52 weeks as a full-time farmer, making no cash income from the farm but had at least $50 income from other sources
  Residence	1940	Precinct 2, Marion, Alabama   [6]
  	With wife Ethel L (Miller), five children, and a stepson
  Residence	10 Oct 1973	Detroit, Lamar, Alabama   [2]
  	Rt. 1
  Social Security Number	10 Oct 1973  [2]
  	424-50-6021
  Died	10 Oct 1973	Hamilton, Marion, Alabama   [2, 5]
  	Agency: Lister Hill Hospital
  	Cause: "Acute Renal Failure"
  	Death certificate and headstone disagree by two days (12th Oct vs. 10th Oct).
  		Colburn, Melvin G - Death Certificate - Alabama Deaths, Certificate no. 27555 (1973)
  Buried	12 Oct 1973	Bexar, Marion, Alabama   [2, 5]
  	Bexar Cemetery [2, 5]
  		Melvin G Colburn (1888 - 1973) - Find A Grave Memorial Includes headstone photo. Created by: BK Record added: Oct 26, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 99611312
  Notes	Never attended school [6]
  Person ID	I182	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2020

  
  

  Family 1	Mary J Gann,   b. Jul 1893, Alabama ,   d. Bef 10 Aug 1939  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1910	Marion Co., Alabama   [1, 11]
  	Officiated by Probate Judge Mack Pearce at his residence [1, 11]
  Marriage License	15 Oct 1910	Marion Co., Alabama   [1]
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F108	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Ethel Lena Miller,   b. 18 Aug 1912, Marion Co., Alabama ,   d. 12 Mar 1991  (Age 78 years)
  Married	10 Aug 1939	Hamilton, Marion, Alabama   [4]
  	Officiated by Probate Judge Roy Sanderson [4]
  Marriage License	10 Aug 1939	Marion Co., Alabama   [4]
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F1467	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents

  Colburn, Melvin G - World War I Draft Registration Card, Alabama 1918 Mouse over names in the document image to link to people mentioned in the document

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), LDS Film 005330961, image 440 of 550 (Reliability: 3), 8 Sep 2016. [S10177] Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974, Alabama Department of Public Health, LDS film 2242023, cert. no. 27555 (Reliability: 3), 19 Jan 2020. [S40186] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), num. 20, Precinct 2, Marion, Alabama (Reliability: 3), 29 Sep 2010. [S76] Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), LDS Digital Folder 005330953, image 363 of 942 (Reliability: 3), 8 Sep 2016. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 99611312 (Reliability: 2), 30 Oct 2013. [S40214] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), fam. 188, p. 10B, ED 47-4, Precinct 2, Marion, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 8 Sep 2016. [S34623] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900), fam. 38, p. 3A, ED 6-60, Bexar, Marion, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 21 Sep 2011. [S40176] 1910 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910), fam. 27, p. 2A, ED 6-78, Bexar, Marion, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 22 Sep 2011. [S40175] 1920 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives, Washington, D.C.), fam. 134, p. 6B, ED 58, Rye, Marion, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 30 Oct 2013. [S40174] 1930 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), fam. 76, p. 5A, ED 47-7, Shottsville, Marion, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 31 Oct 2013. [S241] The Marion County News, (Hamilton, AL: R.N. Terrill (1894-1959)), Thursday, 20 Oct 1910, pg. 1, col. 2 (Reliability: 2), 20 Jan 2021.