Colton, Andrew
Biography
9 Oct. 1817–1 July 1894. Laborer, plasterer, farmer, soldier. Born in Cayuga Co., New York. Son of Charles Colton and Polly Jones. Married Fidelia Reed, 30 Apr. 1839, in Hancock Co., Illinois. Defendant in State of Illinois v. Colton and State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus, 1844. Migrated to Salt Lake Valley with William Snow and Joseph Young pioneer company, arriving Oct. 1850. Moved to Washington, Doniphan Co., Kansas, by 1865. Served in Fifteenth Regiment, Kansas Cavalry in Civil War. Died in Bigelow, Marshall Co., Kansas.
Links
papers
- Complaint, 10 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton ]
- Docket Entry, 12–circa 13 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, Discharge, 25 May 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton ]
- Execution, 4 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 12 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 12 April 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Colton and State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus
- List of Nauvoo Bonds and Deeds, 1842–1846
- List of Property in the City of Nauvoo, 1841
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
- Minutes, 13 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Mittimus, 11 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton ]
- Mittimus, 11 April 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Colton ]
- Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book B, 1843–1846
- Petition from Jeremiah Curtis and Others, 14 March 1842
- Petition from Jeremiah Curtis and Others, 3 September 1841
- Petition from Philemon Merrill and Others, 3 February 1842
- Petition, 12 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 12 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- Tithing Daybook B
- Trustee-in-Trust, Account Book, 13 December 1841–26 April 1847
- Warrant, 10 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton ]
- Gender
- Male