27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Rosters

Information researched by Elaine Johnson using information found on the internet at Ancestry.com and other sources. All sources should be checked as I have no personal knowledge of this soldier. All information was gathered from the internet and may contain errors.

Name: Charles Wesley Colburn
Birth: 1836 in New York
Death: Nov. 27, 1930 in Hennepin County, Minnesota
Buried: Niggler Cemetery- Osseo, Hennepin Co., Minnesota (Also know as Freie Gemeinde Cemetery.)

Parents: Sylvanus Colburn and Elizabeth

Married: Barbara

Children:

William S. Colburn, 1857 - Feb. 9, 1943
Elizabeth E. Colburn 1877
Franklin A. Colburn, 1879.

Note, these children were listed in the only family tree that I found on Ancestry.com. I do note that there is a 20 year age difference between the first two. I did not find William on any census except the 1905 State Census. But the names appeared to be in alphabetical order. I can't tell for sure that he was in the same household as Charles. Charles does have a younger brother named William born about 1855. Is this him?

1860 Census, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois

Sylvanus Colburn, age 44, male, farmer, 1200, born Conn.
Elizabeth Colburn, age 33, female, born NY
Charles W. Colburn, age 14, male, born NY
George W. Colburn, age 10, male, born NY
Elisabeth E. Colburn, age 8, female, born NY
Jacob D Colburn, age 4, male, born NY
Samuel D. Colburn, age 2, male, born NY
Marium Colburn, 3/12, female, born NY

1870, Brooklyn, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Gray, Joseph, age 42, male, white, farmer, 1200, 470, born Maine
Gray, Mary, age 39, female, white, keeping house, born Maine
Gray, Lucy, age 13, female, white, born Minnesota
Gray, Mary, age 9, female, white, born Minnesota
Colburn, Charles, age 33, male, white, farmer, born New York
Lincoln, James, age 21, male, white, farm laborer, born Maine

Over several houses is his mother and siblings

Colburn, Elizabeth, age 49, female, white, keeping house, born New York
Colburn, Jacob, age 22, male, white, farm laborer, born New York
Colburn, Samuel, age 20, white, male, farm laborer, born New York
Colburn, William, age 15, male, white, born Illinois

1880 Census, Brooklyn, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Colburn, Charles W., white male, age 46, married, farmer, born NY, father born Conn, mother born NY
Colburn, Barbary A., white, female, age 39, wife, married, keeping house, born Penn, father born Germany, mother born Germany
Colburn, Elizabeth E., white, female, age 3, dau, single, born Minn, father born NY, mother born Penn
Colburn, Franklin A., white, male, age 1, son, born Minn., father born NY, mother born Penn

Degarlais, George, white, male, age 14, step son, single, farm laborer, born Minn., father born Minn., mother born Penn.
Degarlais, Louiza M., white, female, age 12, step dau, at school, born Minn., father born Minn., mother born Penn.
Degarlais, Rosa, white, female, age 9, step dau, at school, born Minn, father born Minn., mother born Penn.

Charles W. Colburn, Co. A., 27th Iowa, filed for Pension on June 25, 1888, in Minnesota. Application No. 661683, Certificate No. 463159

1890 Census, Maple Grove, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Charles W. Colburn, Private, Co. A., 27th Iowa Inf. from Aug. 15, 1862 to Aug 18, 1865 (3 years, 3 days), Post Office: Osseo, Hennepin Co., Minn.

1905 Minnesota State Census, Maple Grove, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Colburn, William S., Osseo, RFD No. 5, male, age 45, white, born Ill, father born Conn., mother born New York
Colburn, Caroline, Osseo, RFD No. 5, female, age 44, white, born Minn., father born Germany, mother born Germany
Colburn, Mary, Osseo, RFD No. 5., female, age 18, white, born Minn., father born Ill, mother born Minnn.
Colburn, Willliam I., RFD No. 5, male, age 25, white, born Minn., father born Maine, mother born Maine

Colburn, Charles W., RFD No 5, male, age 72, white, born New York, father born Conn., mother born New York. Resident of State 30 years, 6 months, Resident of Enumeration District: 18 years, farmer, Army Services: Sold.

The names appear to be just grouped together. I can't tell that any of these are in the same household. ejj

1910 Census, Maple Grove, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Kroening, Hemrman, head, Head, male, white, age 27, single, born Minnesota, father born Germany, mother born Germany
Kroening, Clara, Sister, female, white, age 29, single, born Minnesota, father born Germany, mother born Germany
Colburn., W. Charles, None, male, white, age 79, wd., born New York, father born Connecticut, mother born New York, retired

1920 Census, Minneapolis Ward 5, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Colburn, Charles W., roomer, male, white, age 84, wd., born Illinois, patient, sanatorium.*

He was with a list of many other people. I did not list all of them.

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