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George COLBERT was born in Barren County, Ky. August 3, 1829, and is the son of William and Orpha (SULTZER) COLBERT, both descendants of old families in Kentucky. On the Colbert side we find these ancestors serving in the Black Hawk War and the War of 1812. In 1852 George Colbert moved to Missouri, settled in Jasper County, but finally sold out and moved to Lawrence County, where he married Miss Elizabeth ETHRIDGE, daughter of John J. and Patience (ROCHELLE) ETHRIDGE, of Tennessee. The fruit of Mr. and Mrs. Colbert's marriage was two sons and three daughters: Mary Patience (wife of James HICKEY), John F., Sarah Jane, James Washington and Alice Almeda. During the late trouble between the North and South Mr. Colbert served in the Confederate army three months, and then was honorably discharged on account of ill-health. Mr. and Mrs. Colbert are worthy and consistent members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and are much respected citizens.
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John COLBERT, farmer and stock raiser of Section 29, Peirce Township, was born in Barren County (now Allen County), Ky., August 25, 1833. His parents, William and Orpha (SELSOR) COLBERT, were both of old families of that State. John COLBERT, the grandfather of our subject, served in the War of 1812-14. His namesake, and the subject of this sketch, attained his growth in his native State, and in 1851 moved to Missouri. After living for five years where Webbville, Mo., now stands, he came to Lawrence County, and was married in Peirce Township to Miss Mary E. MORRIS, daughter of Burrell L. and Melinda (GRAHAM) MORRIS, natives of Kentucky. Mrs. Colbert was born in Allen County, Ky. By her marriage she became the mother of one child, a son, Solon Blackstone, who is at home with his father. Mr. Colbert has 111 acres, and was a member of the Grange in its early history here. He has been a member of the school board of his district, and is an excellent citizen in every sense of the word. During the late Civil War he served in the Confederate army about eighteen months, but was connected with army work about all the time. He was a prisoner at Springfield for about three or four months. He and Mrs. Colbert are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, having held a membership in the same for over thirty years.
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