- Born November 21, 1887 in Anna, Union County, Illinois.
- Parents were NAHUM OSCAR COLBY and IDA FRANCES BROWN.
- Married MABEL MARY CECELIA SPEZIA on November 1, 1906 in McHenry County, Illinois. Mabel was born on May 22, 1889 in Reno, St. Louis County, Minnesota; and died December 8, 1974 in Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois. Her parents were ANTONIO SPEZIA and ANGIOLINA MERLO.
- Married MATILDA LAVICIA DAVIS on February 7, 1917 in Washington County, Ohio. She was born March 19, 1897 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania; and died November 27, 1966 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Her parents were JOHN JOSHUA DAVIS, Sr. and ELIZABETH MATILDA YOUNG.
- Married CECIL MARIE BRYANT. She was born June 14, 1899 in Pinch, Kanawha County, West Virginia; and died August 5, 1995. Her parents were CHARLES PETE BRYANT and BESSIE LEE ANDERSON.
- Died July 29, 1927 in Prairie View, Lake County, Illinois.
- Buried in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
CHILDREN WITH MABEL MARY CECELIA SPEZIA
- VIVIAN LUCILLE COLBY, born June 8, 1907 in Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois; died September 18, 1948 in Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois. Married ALTON ARTHUR RONNING.
CHILDREN WITH CECIL MARIE BRYANT
- GLENN MORTON COLBY, Jr., born September 23, 1920 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia; died October 4, 1967 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Married FREDA KITTIE WILLIAMS on September 17, 1938 in Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky.
- WILLIAM O. COLBY, born in November, 1922 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia; died July 22, 1923 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- VIRGINIA MAE COLBY, born February 7, 1924 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia; died February 15, 1995 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- JAMES DAVID COLBY, born December 29, 1925 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia; died July 25, 2005 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Married BETTY ARNOLD TOTTEN in 1945 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.