Harry R. Colvin, age 73 of 336 W. 37th street died at 11:40PM Sunday at his home. He had been in failing health for several months.

Mr. Colvin was born near Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky on May 31, 1887. He was the son of Beverly Minor Jr. and Eudora (Rigg) Colvin. His wife Pearl, died in 1954.

Mr. Colvin had resided in Anderson since 1929 coming here from North Vernon. He retired in 1953 after 44 years service with the NY Central Railroad as a conductor. He was a member of the Lapel Masonic Lodge No 625, the brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors & Brakemen.

Surviving are a grandson, who made his home with his grandfather. A daughter Mrs. Martha (Oren) Schinlaub, three grandchildren, a great grandson, four sisters:
Mrs. Catherine Chatham, Greenville, Ky
Mrs. Anna Jackson, Henderson, Ky
Mrs. Ina Jones, Lexington, Ky
Mrs. C.G. Vollker, Los Angeles California.
As well as several nephews and neices.




Siblings:
Francis Minor Colvin #81960873
Margarete Catherine Colvin Chatham #113036363
Ina May Colvin Jones #25035129
Bessie Louise Colvin Adams #36231748
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FAMILY RECORD (Copy available at Mason Co. Ky. Museum)

Beverly Minor Colvin Jr. was born Dec. 18, 1862
Eudora Rigg was born Sept. 8, 1865 and died Oct. 28, 1938
Harry Rigg Colvin was born May 31st 1887
Margaret Catherine Colvin was born February 11, 1889
Ina May Colvin was born December 13th 1890
Bessie Louise Colvin was born May 29, 1893
Zelma Gertrude Colvin was born Dec. 13, 1897
Francis Minor Colvin was born July 2, 1898 and died Jan. 1,1918
Anna Browning Colvin was born April 1, 1901
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After Beverly died, Dora remarried

Mrs. Eudora Lilly and daughter Mrs. Bessie Adams were killed in an accident October 28, 1938 at Independence, MO
Car struck by train