John Roland Colony

1864 - 1945  (80 years)

• Name	John Roland Colony
  Birth	12 Jun 1864	Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Mar 1945	Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
  Burial	18 Mar 1945	Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I123346	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	George "Jay" Edgar Colony,   b. Between 1811 and 1820, New York d. 3 Jan 1884, Johnstown, Rock County, Wisconsin (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Noble,   b. 1825, New York d. 1 Jun 1868, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F46143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary E. Henre
  Marriage	30 Jul 1893	Rock County, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F46145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ida Barrick,   b. 29 Nov 1866, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania d. 15 Dec 1931, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1902
  Family ID	F46147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Death certificate listed full name as John Roland Colony. Roland John Colony Obit: Roland John Colony, who form many years resided at 406 Seventh Street, Huntingdon, died in the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital on Thursday afternoon March 15, 1945, after a short illness. Mr. Colony for a number of years conducted the fixit Shop on Seventh Street. He was born in Janesvell, Wis., on June 12, 1864, and was the son of George Colony, Bradford County, and Charlotte Noble Colony of New York State.  He was the youngest of 12 children, none of whom survive. In the early part of the nineteenth century his parents moved to Chicago where his father became a prominent building contractor. He attended school in his native town and at an early age engaged in pionereing in the West. He had many an interesting stroy to tell about his frontier experiences. In 1902 he was united in marriage to Mrs. Ida Hoop, daughter of Jacob and Isabelle Barnick. After their marriage they went to Chicago where they resided until moving to Huntingdon.  Mrs. Colony died on December 15 1931. He is survived by his step-daughter Mrs. Paul Ray of Los Angeles, Calif., and by several nieces and nephews. Mr. Colony was a member of the Masonic Fraternity and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He attended Abbey Evangelical and Reformed Church. The funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Hobart D. McKeehan at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Browns funeral home. Interment will be made in Riverview Cemetery.