BIOGRAPHY:  JAMES F. COLBERT, Madison County, GA

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"Memoirs of Georgia: Containing Historical Accounts of the State's Civil,
Military, Industrial and Professional Interests, and Personal Sketches
of Many of Its People" Vol. 1 & 2, Atlanta, Georgia:  The Southern 
Historical Association, 1895 

JAMES F. COLBERT, farnier, Danielsville, was born in Madison county 
in 1839. About the beginning of this century Philip Colbert, a son of 
a Virginia planter, with his wife, Sarah Garr, came to Georgia and 
located on a farm in Oglethorpe county. His son, S. W. Colbert, was 
born there, arid on reaching manhood, moved to Madison county about 
1838. Here he wedded Margaret, a daughter of James and Jane (Thompson) 
Kurt. Mr. Nutt was born in South Carolina, and was a hatter by trade. 
Finding no employment in that line, he turned to farming for a 
vocation, and moved to Georgia and settled on a tract of land in 
Madison county. Mr. S. W. Colbert represented Madison county in the 
legislature for several tern1s, and is a well-known figure in the 
history of tl1e county for the first twenty-five years of its 
existence. He died on his farm. Mr. James F. Colbert was a farmer 
boy, but was given an excellent education, considering the 
educational advantages then afforded, and in 1861, responding to 
the bugle call for volunteers, joined Company E, Thirty-ninth 
Georgia regiment, under Capt. Ghaston. In 1864 he married M. L. 
Arnold, daughter of Hugh and Nancy (Fambrough) Arnold. The father 
was a native of Madison county, but late in life moved to Coweta 
county, where he died. Mr. and Mrs. Colbert have three children: 
Earl A., India and Ouida. The mother of the children was born in 
Coweta county in 1856. She is an active member of the Congregational 
church. Mr. Colbert has been fortunate in his business and farming, 
and owns about 6,000 acres of valuable land, much of which is in 
cultivation; and, also, has a large amount of personal property. He 
is highly respected for his integrity and honest, industrious, 
upright character.