John W COLBURN
Maryland, Dorchester, Fork - 1910 US Census, Ancestry page 27, census page 14a
Book - Dorchester Co, Marriages, 1866-1886
Maryland, Dorchester, Fork - 1900 US Census
Maryland, Dorchester, Fork - 1920 US Census
Could not read or write according to 1900 census, was a farmer in 1900 Some census records show 1855 in Delaware , some show 1857 in Maryland, though they lived on the border of the two states while the border was often disputed.
Could read but could not write according to 1900 census
World War 1 Draft record shows a birth place that was either listed as, transcribed as, or heard by the recorder as "Golestow". Henry is listed in the 1900 Census in Fork, Dorchester, Maryland, and his family is heavily assocaited with Delaware also. There is a town in Dorchester County named Galestown, which is likely the birthplace for Henry. This city is located less than a mile from the Delaware border. The fork district is an inland region along the Delaware state line east of the Marshyhope Creek, this is exactly where Galestown is located.
He married Mrs. Mary J. Colburn Abt 1885 at of Delaware . Mrs. Mary J. Colburn was born at Maryland Feb 1861 .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Marrie e Colburn
born Oct 1885.
Henry Lee Coulbourn
born 13 Mar 1888.
Nancy h Colburn
born Nov 1889.
Harley V Colburn
born Apr 1892.
Victor C Colburn
born Feb 1897.
Virga V Colburn
born Aug 1899.
Mrs. Mary J. Colburn died Bef 1906 .