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CHARLES D. COLBURN is a farmer of prominence and was born to David L. and Ann (Walter) Colburn in the town of Poland, Chautauqua county, New York, Dec. 2, 1841. David Colburn (grandfather) was a native of Otsego county, but died in Chautauqua county. David L. Colburn was born in Otsego county, this State, and removed to the town of Poland, where he worked by the day as a common laborer for a number of years, beginning when eighteen years of age. He afterwards became a landed farmer. He married Ann Walter and reared three children: William entered the Federal army in 1861, joining the 42d regiment, Illinois Infantry, where entering as a private he was discharged at the close of the war with a captain’s commission. Returning to his home in Michigan, he died in 1873. He carried a number of scars of wounds received, none of which were permanently disabling; Mary married a farmer named John Smith, and lives in Villanova, this county; and Charles D., who married Elizabeth Ingersoll, a daughter of Peter Ingersoll, who was a native of Chenango county, and from there removed into Chautauqua county, locating in the town of Ellington, where he died in 1872, aged seventy-two years. When a young man he engaged in merchandising, but later became a farmer.

Politically a democrat, he was elected justice of the peace soon after his arrival in Chautauqua and held the office almost all his life. His wife was Lois M. Smith, who became the mother of the following children. Martin V. B., a farmer residing in the town of Ellington; Erastus S., resides at Randolph, Cattaraugus county, and is a prominent merchant. He was a member of the New York State Assembly two years; Charles P., also represented his district in the Assembly, and has until lately resided at Westfield, but now lives in New York city, holding the position of grand dictator of the Knights of Honor; J. Lambert was a lawyer and died at Jamestown, in 1881; and Martha, married Perry Slater; she is now dead; before her marriage she was a teacher in the public schools. They were all members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Colburn married the second time to Theda M. Lily, and had a large family, four of whom are living.

Charles D. Colburn has always followed farming and owns a farm of one hundred and eight acres, a portion of it being in the corporate limits of Jamestown, and has recently purchased one hundred acres on the shore of Chautauqua lake.

On February 15, 1865, he married Elizabeth E. Ingersoll and their union has been blest with three children: Mina B., is a very popular teacher in the Jamestown Kindergarten schools, having graduated from the Jamestown High school and prepared especially for teaching. Martha died when fourteen years and five months old; and B. Vincent. The maternal grandmother of Mrs. Colburn was among the oldest inhabitants of Ellington, and lived to the advanced age of one hundred and two years.

Mr. Colburn is a republican, and with his wife and entire family are members of the Methodist church. He is also a member of Lodge No. 34, Ancient Order of United Workmen.