Dorothy Colvin, Virginia
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Dorothy Colvin, Virginia
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Monica Sanowar
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04/18/2001
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Alex Colvin
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06/14/2012
Neither this "daughter" nor the "Elizabeth Colvin" noted by the same poster can be substantiated in census records where James appears with Alethea. (1860-1880) Nor in those census where Alethea appears post-James' death 1870-1900 where she is with her daughter, Katy Bell [Colvin] Tapscott. Documented evidence welcome.
A. Colvin
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Monica Sanowar
3 followers 24 favorites
06/14/2012
Aunt Dot and Aunt Elizabeth were the daughters of GEORGE COLVIN and MAMIE FREEMAN. GEORGE COLVIN was the son of JAMES (JIM) COLVIN and ALETHEA PRESTON PINN. When James died, Mama Kate (Alethea's daughter) went to live with she and her husband Murray Tapscott. Hope that clears it up.
Alex Colvin
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06/14/2012
If you would be so kind as to explain your source regarding Elizabeth Colvin as the daughter, since this person (or name variation) never appears in the records. I have been able to correct that Dorthy Colvin (Aunt Dot to you) does, in fact, appear with her parents George B. Colvin and Mary V[irginia] Freeman in the 1910 census, so that's good news. There also appears a Mary E. Colvin, age 2. Is this the person you're calling Elizabeth? I'm open to considering what you have available.
Kind regards,
A.
Kind regards,
A.
Alex Colvin
8 favorites
06/14/2012
If you would be so kind as to explain your source regarding Elizabeth Colvin as the daughter, since this person (or name variation) never appears in the records. I have been able to correct that Dorthy Colvin (Aunt Dot to you) does, in fact, appear with her parents George B. Colvin and Mary V[irginia] Freeman in the 1910 census, so that's good news. There also appears a Mary E. Colvin, age 2. Is this the person you're calling Elizabeth? I'm open to considering what you have available.
Kind regards,
A.
Kind regards,
A.
Monica Sanowar
3 followers 24 favorites
06/14/2012
She was Mary Elizabeth but she was never called Mary.
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Alex Colvin is a senior undergraduate at the University of Houston where he is completing his BA in History and minoring in Anthropology. His academic work has been published in the 2017 annual volume of the Journal of the American Revolution, (JAR,) Houston History Magazine (Summer, 2016,) and is also published at researchgate.net and academia.edu. He is a retired investigative reporter as well as an experienced genealogist. His overall research interest is in Southern Studies. A new website project, Narratives in Black and White was begun last year, which is exploring the historiography and narratives of historically ignored mixed-race marriages in the U.S. from the Antebellum period to present day.
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