William Benjamin Colaw

1813 - 1896  (83 years)

• Name	William Benjamin Colaw
  Born	30 Jan 1813	Va
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Sep 1896	Downs Twp., Mc Lean Co., Il
  Buried	Hopewell Cem., Downs, Il
  Person ID	P21494	Arbogast
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2013

  
  

  Family	Sabina Gum,   b. Aug 1814,   d. 30 Jan 1859, Mc Lean Co., Il  (Age 44 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1834	Pendleton Co., Va/Wv
  Children	1. Laban Colaw,   b. 27 Nov 1834,   d. 17 Dec 1858  (Age 24 years)  [Natural]   2. Harmon Colaw,   b. 14 Oct 1836,   d. 22 Oct 1858  (Age 22 years)  [Natural]   3. William Jr. Colaw,   b. 19 Jul 1839,   d. 4 Aug 1928  (Age 89 years)  [Natural]   4. Benjamin Watters Colaw,   b. Abt 1840, Nr. Downs, Il ,   d. 1898, Ks  (Age 58 years)  [Natural]   5. Sarah Ellen Colaw,   b. Mar 1843,   d. 5 Sep 1871  (Age 28 years)  [Natural]   6. Dyer W. Colaw,   b. 20 Feb 1846,   d. 20 Jan 1923  (Age 76 years)  [Natural]   7. Martha Jane Colaw,   b. 3 Sep 1850,   d. 8 Feb 1897  (Age 46 years)  [Natural]   8. Amos Kendall Colaw,   b. Abt 1856, Il ,   d. Yes, date unknown  [Natural]
  Family ID	F4923	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Date of death from, Our Family, The Colaws of Virginia and Points West, by Shirley Colaw Howell, 1985. This is the same William Benjamin Colaw, # 3520, who subsequently married Phebe Wood. Their son, George Allen Colaw, # 3519. William married 3rd, Sarah Ann Wilson, daughter of James and Barbara (Slafor) Wilson. The 8 children and their descendants of his marriage to Sabina Gum are from the above book. William is the son of George and Elizabeth (Wimer) Colaw, of Crabbottom, Highland Co., VA, and grandson of Daniel Colaw of York Co., PA. William was a farmer in Virginia, migrated to Downs Twp., Mc Lean Co., IL, in Dec. 1854, where he was a successful farmer and stockman. The family was buried in the Garr Cemetery, Old Town Twp., but were moved to Hopewell Cem. in Downs, IL. Shirley Colaw Howell has a good picture of William and his son, Amos, on page 16a of her book. She also has a picture of William in later years with with seven of his children.