Henry Methusalah ColbertAge: 40 years1867–1907
- Name
- Henry Methusalah Colbert
- Given names
- Henry Methusalah
- Surname
- Colbert
 Birth | March 25, 1867 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 21 months)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Ellen Breshears — View this family September 28, 1890 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Leona May Colbert August 3, 1897 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death | December 6, 1907 (Age 40 years) |
| Family with Elizabeth Ellen Breshears |
| himself |
Henry Methusalah Colbert Birth: March 25, 1867 — Mason, Illinois, United States Death: December 6, 1907 — Molson, Okanogan, Washington, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Ellen Breshears Birth: September 15, 1869 28 27 — Alexander, Benton, Missouri, United States Death: December 12, 1941 — Tonasket, Okanogan, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: September 28, 1890 — Benton, Missouri, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Leona May Colbert Birth: August 3, 1897 30 27 — Benton, Missouri, United States Death: March 6, 1959 — Tonasket, Okanogan, Washington, United States |