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Lewis Janes Colton

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Lewis Janes Colton

Birth
Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Death
11 May 1897 (aged 79)
Girard, Crawford County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Girard, Crawford County, Kansas, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.5006945, Longitude: -94.8527778
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Lewis Janes Colton was the son of Jonathan Strong Colton and Betsy Donaldson and the husband of Mary Ann Phelps. He was a farmer. In 1876 he moved from Illinois to Girard, Kansas. He was a leading elder in his local Presbyterian church and was devoted to helping his church. His son, Willis Payson, became a U.S. mail agent in Kansas.
Lewis Janes Colton was the son of Jonathan Strong Colton and Betsy Donaldson and the husband of Mary Ann Phelps. He was a farmer. In 1876 he moved from Illinois to Girard, Kansas. He was a leading elder in his local Presbyterian church and was devoted to helping his church. His son, Willis Payson, became a U.S. mail agent in Kansas.


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  • Created by: GWC
  • Added: May 23, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70277048/lewis_janes-colton: accessed ), memorial page for Lewis Janes Colton (14 Mar 1818–11 May 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70277048, citing Girard Cemetery, Girard, Crawford County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by GWC (contributor 46861802).