Source: History of Boone County, Indiana, by Hon. L.M. Crist, 1914.

RILEY COLGROVE Riley Colgrove, deceased, was one of the esteemed pioneer
farmers of Boone county and sprang from an honored old English ancestry, the family
having come to America as early as 1690. A part of his genealogical record is lost, but
sufficient is known to trace the family back to his grandfather, William Colgrove. Francis
Colgrove, son of William and father of Riley, was born in the state of New York, married
Elizabeth Hager on February 14, 1811, and became the father of nine children, namely:
John, Nancy, Jane, Permelia, Francis, Charles, Charity, Riley and Melissa, all of whom,
with the exception, of Charles, who died when twelve years old, lived to become heads of
families. Francis Colgrove settled in Kentucky in his early married life and for some
years followed farming. He early moved to southern Indiana, thence to Clinton county in
1835, where he died April of the following year. Elizabeth (Hager) Colgrove was
descended paternally from Dutch ancestors. Her grandfather settled at Hagerstown,
Maryland, in a very early day, and there leased a large tract of land, a part of which is
now occupied by the site of that city. This lease was for a term of ninety-nine years and
was written in German, but the record disappeared many years ago and was never
recovered. The relatives of Elizabeth Colgrove settled in New York, and the name is still
to be met with in various parts of the state. John Colgrove, eldest brother of Riley,
enlisted at Paducah, Kentucky, in 1835 to engage in the war between Texas and Mexico.
He took part in the bloody battle of Alamo and with the rest of the ill-fated garrison fell a
victim to Mexican hatred. James Colgrove was born in 1814 in New York, moved to
Indiana in 1860 and was elected sheriff of Tippecanoe county, but died before the
expiration of his second term. Francis Colgrove was a carpenter and farmer and died in
Missouri, January, 1893. Nancy Colgrove married James P. Wilson, a farmer and
carpenter, and died at LaFayette, Indiana, leaving two children, Jane and Ann. Charles
Warner, president of the LaFayette Savings Bank, married Jane Wilson, who, though
blessed with property and position, is totally blind and lives in perpetual night. Ann
Wilson is the wife of Albert Campbell, a prominent hardware dealer of the city of
LaFayette.

Riley Colgrove was born on December 17, 1826, in Kentucky. He emigrated to southern
Indiana about 1828, and there remained until the fall of 1835, when he moved to Clinton
county. He resided in the county of Clinton until 1846, in June of which year he enlisted
for the Mexican war. There being no company from Clinton county, Mr. Colgrove went
from Carroll county in Company C, First Regiment Indiana volunteers, under Capt.
Robert H. Milroy. Mr. Colgrove was mustered out of the service in the city of New
Orleans in June, 1847. He joined the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of LaFayette,
Indiana, about 1852, and filled all the chairs of both the subordinate lodge and
encampment. Mr. Colgrove began business as a cooper, which trade he followed until his
election as sheriff of Boone county, in 1858. He was re-elected to the same position in
1860, and after filling the office with honor to himself and satisfaction to the public, he
retired to private life on a farm in Clinton township. Mr. Colgrove was a man highly
respected as a citizen and was pointed to with pride by his neighbors and friends as an
example of industry and integrity. Lucinda Newport, the wife of Riley Colgrove, was
born in Warren county, Ohio, December 8, 1830, and on the seventeenth of June, 1850,
was married to Riley Colgrove at LaFayette, Indiana. This marriage was blessed with six
children, whose names and dates of birth are as follows: Asbury W., December 1, 1850;
Charles B., June 26, 1852; William A., January 20, 1854; Albert F., July 1, 1856; Frank
N., May 15, 1859; Carrie, May 2, 1864. The death of Riley Colgrove took place August
19, 1894.

CAMPBELL COLGROVE HAGER MILROY NEWPORT WARNER WILSON

Submitted by Amy K Davis