Lorenia⁵ Aurner (JACOB⁴, Heinrich³, HEINRICH², Ulrich¹), born 17 March 1842₍₁₄₎ probably in Ohio (but most censuses say New York); died 31 August 1937₍₁₄₎ at Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota (Death Certificate #177542)(gravestone); married first after the 1860 census to Thomas J. Burchfield who was killed in action 03 January 1863 at South Tunnel, Tennessee during the Civil War; married second 01 January 1867 in DeKalb County, Illinois (Book C, page 200) to (Corporal) Luther Colvin (son of Ira Colvin and Huldah Starkweather, both buried at Little Red School House Cemetery in Kingston, DeKalb, Illinois, see NOTE) who was born 13 April 1833₍₁₄₎ in Hamburg, Erie, New York and died 27 December 1906₍₁₄₎ in Brule County, South Dakota (gravestone).

Thomas served in Company C, 105^th Illinois Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He enlisted 11 August 1862 [residence: Kingston, Illinois]. She received a widow’s pension (Certificate #68465), Application #113952 filed 25 (or 28) April 1865.

Luther was a farmer. He served in Company H, 8^th Iowa Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, [residence Oskaloosa, Iowa at enlistment on 12 August 1861]; he was wounded 06 April 1862 at Shiloh, Tennessee. He received an invalid pension (Certificate #236330), application #428581 filed 11 June 1880? in Iowa. She apparently received another widow’s pension (Certificate #754033), application #868894 filed 04 May 1907 in South Dakota.

1860 Census: (with parents); and Lorena Aurner (with Washington Sellars), page 107, visit 794/174, Kingston, DeKalb, Illinois.

1880 Census: Luther Colvin, page 163, visit 084/086, Buncombe, Sioux, Iowa.

1900 Census: Luther Colvin, page 058, visit 082/082, Torrey Lake, Brule, South Dakota.

1930 Census: Lorena Calvin (widow, with son Walter), page 199, visit 227/234, Kimball (3^rd Ward), Brule, South Dakota; and Lorenia Colvin (widow, with son-in-law Alvin Miller), page 121, visit 173/183, Mitchell (1^st Ward), Davison, South Dakota.

[Photo of Lorenia with some descendants, taken about 1922.] They are buried at Old Dunlap Cemetery in Torrey Lake (Block 19, lot 01), (their family plot). [All Colvin photos from descendant Kris Stafford.] [Much info on Colvin families from descendant Greg Miller; more info is on his website.]

Children with second husband, born in Iowa:

Jennie L.⁶ Colvin, born 12 December 1867; died 04 July 1955 in Hanson County, South Dakota (Death Certificate #285662); married 1888-89 to Milton Joseph MIller who was born about February 1863 in Iowa and died 20 October 1952 at Mitchell (Death Certificate #268221). He was a farmer. 1900 Census: Milton Miller, page 003, visit 057/057, America, Brule, South Dakota. 1910 Census: J. Milton Miller, page 234, visit 012/012, Pleasant Grove, Brule, South Dakota. 1930 Census: Joseph M. Miller, page 182, visit 393/439, Mitchell (3^rd Ward), Davison, South Dakota. Children, born in South Dakota:

Frank Leroy⁷ Miller, born 24 January 1890_(17)(40); died 18 December 1962₍₁₇₎ at San Diego, San Diego, California; married 02 August 1916 in Brule County (Marriage Certificate #53619) to Elma Irene Gregson (daughter of Eli Gregson and Sarah Farnsworth, and sister of Lillian, below) who was born 12 March 1894 in South Dakota and died 30 April 1940 at Wagner, Charles Mix, South Dakota (Death Certificate #194146). He was a drayman. He was a WWI veteran; he registered for the Draft in Meade County, South Dakota. 1930 Census: Frank L. Miller, page 232, visit 192/200, Wagner (2^nd Ward), Charles Mix, South Dakota. Known children: Gladys Irene Miller, born 07 March 1918; Loretta Lorraine Miller, born 10 April 1920; Faye Lavonne Miller, born 01 March 1925.

Lulu Blanche⁷ Miller, born 31 May 1892₍₁₇₎; died 04 September 1993 at Alexandria, Hanson, South Dakota₍₁₇₎; married 31 December 1914 in Brule County to Isaac Newton Miller (son of Clarendon Dolphus Miller and Jane Farnsworth, and brother of Grover, below) who was born 25 February 1892_(17)(40) in Brule County and died 22 October 1967 at Alexandria. He was a livestock buyer. 1930 Census: Issac M. Miller, page 175, visit 249/258, Chamberlain (3^rd Ward), Brule, South Dakota. [Some info from descendant Terry Lee Miller.] Known children: Buford D. Miller, born 22 August 1915₍₁₇₎, died 03 August 1988 at Mitchell₍₁₇₎, married Evelyn Faye Shade; Lois M. Miller, born 04 May 1917, died 06 September 1994 at Mitchell, married Ernest Pierson; Fredrick Dewey Miller, born 09 September 1918₍₁₇₎, died 21 April 1991₍₁₇₎ in Ohio, married to Josephine Goldy Vindish who was born at Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio; Robert Dale Miller, born 06 October 1920, died 05 May 1991 at Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, married Florence A. Turner.

James⁶ Colvin, born 10 June 1869; died 1942 at Murdo, Jones, South Dakota; married 07 September 1899 to Mary McCready (daughter of Kimball Scott McCready and Hannah Isabelle Hall) who was born 11 February 1880 in Poweshiek County, Iowa and died 18 September 1938 in Charles Mix County, South Dakota (Death Certificate #183972), later divorced. He homesteaded government land in Brule County, South Dakota and received a patent on 24 February 1900 (reference, external link). He was a farmer; later he owned a pool hall. 1900 Census: James Colvin, page 218, visit 070/072, Lake George, Charles Mix, South Dakota. 1910 Census: James Colvin, page 035B, Pleasant Valley, Aurora, South Dakota. 1910 Census: James Colvin, page 035, visit 026/029, Pleasant Valley, Aurora, South Dakota. 1920 Census: James Colvin, page 070, visit 093/095, Plummer, Brule, South Dakota. 1930 Census: James Colvin (divorced), page 236, visit 053/053, Kadoka town, Jackson, South Dakota. Children, born in South Dakota:

Harry Jay⁷ Colvin, born 14 July 1900 (Delayed Birth Certificate #663210); died 19 August 1963 at Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; married 13 January 1922 in Buffalo County, South Dakota (Marriage Certificate #85604) to Gladys Melessa Swisher who was born 27 October 1903 in Illinois and died 19 October 1978 at Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. He was a farmer. 1930 Census: Harry Colvin, page 064, visit 015/015, Patten, Aurora, South Dakota. Known children: Jesse Colvin, born about 1922; Mary Colvin, born about 1923; Faye Colvin (son), born about July 1926; Robert Colvin, born about February 1928.

Florence May⁷ Colvin, born 10 December 1902₍₁₇₎; died March 1995 at Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota₍₁₇₎; married 24 February 1921 in Sanborn County, South Dakota (Marriage Certificate #80433) to Joseph Leroy Dugan who was born 18 March 1901₍₁₇₎ in Fowler, Benton, Indiana and died July 1985 at Rapid City₍₁₇₎. He was a farmer. 1930 Census: Leroy Dugan, page 235, visit 011/011, Dunkel, Jones, South Dakota. Known children: Merle Dugan, born about 1921; Donald Dugan, born about 1924; Lawrence Dugan, born about December 1929.

Cecelia Margaret⁷ Colvin, born 24 November 1904; died at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota.

Leonard Michael⁷ Colvin, born 07 September 1907; died 18 March 1950 aged “43” years at Enumclaw, King, Washington (Death Certificate #04571); married 10 January 1925 at Platte, Charles Mix, South Dakota (Marriage Certificate #103810) to Bernice M. Schmalz who was born 24 April 1904₍₁₇₎ in South Dakota and died 04 May 1987₍₁₇₎ aged 83 years in King County [residence Tacoma, Pierce, Washington](Death Certificate #013778). 1930 Census: Leonard M Colvin, page 040, visit 227/235, Sioux City (E.D. 58), Woodbury, Iowa. Known children: Lamont R. Colvin, born about 1926 in South Dakota; William R. Colvin, born about November 1928 in Iowa.

Grace Mary⁷ Colvin, born 18 October 1908.

Clarence Charles E.⁷ Colvin, born 17 April 1911₍₁₇₎; died 11 April 1978 at Salem, Marion, Oregon₍₁₇₎(also Death Certificate #78-06198); married 27 February 1930 at Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa to Mary Elizabeth Jensen who was born 21 November 1911₍₁₇₎ in Iowa and died 13 February 1971 at Salem₍₁₇₎(also Death Certificate #71-02382). 1930 Census: Charles E. Colvin (with brother Michael, above).

Walter Lloyd⁶ Colvin, born 10 December 1872₍₄₀₎; died 07 February 1946 at Bridgewater, McCook, South Dakota (Death Certificate #227563); married 04 December 1892 to Georgianna Helen Evans (daughter of Thomas William Evans and Mary Jane Wickum) who was born 26 March 1874 in Poweshiek County, Iowa and died 10 August 1965 at Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota. He was a farmer. He homesteaded government land in Brule County, South Dakota and received a patent on 02 March 1908 (reference, external link). He registered for the WWI Draft at Plankinton, Aurora, South Dakota, [residence at Kimball, Brule, South Dakota]. 1900 Census: Walter Colvin, page 053, visit 015/015, Wilbur, Brule, South Dakota. 1910 Census: Walter Colvin, page 241, visit 023/023, Wilbur, Brule, South Dakota. 1930 Census: Walter Calvin, page 199, visit 227/234, Kimball (3^rd Ward), Brule, South Dakota. Children, born in Brule County:

George Kenneth⁷ Colvin, born 18 December 1893₍₁₇₎(but WWI draft registration says 1894₍₄₀₎) in Charles Mix County₍₄₀₎; died 25 January 1969 at Mitchell₍₁₇₎; married 21 March 1920 in Gregory County, South Dakota (Marriage Certificate #73960) to Olive Blanche Willoughby (daughter of Joseph Orlando Willoughby and Lillian Blanche Bailey) who was born 06 March 1898 in Gregory County and died 04 March 1954 at Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota. He was a farmer. He was a WWI veteran; he registered for the Draft in Meade County, South Dakota. 1930 Census: George K. Colvin, page 251, visit 002/002, Lindley, Gregory, South Dakota. [Info from descendant Kris Stafford.] Known children: Donald Lloyd Colvin, born 11 October 1921, married first 14 June 1946 at Hoerst, Germany to Marie Boehnlein who was born 22 November 1925 at Frankfurt-Griesheim, Germany, later divorced, married second 06 July 1963 at Edina, Hennepin, Minnesota to Bernice Marcia Noor (daughter of Henry Noor and Adella Emma Buchholz) who was born 02 March 1941₍₁₇₎ in Dublin, Swift, Minnesota and died 17 January 1997₍₁₇₎ at Edina; Faith Arlene Colvin, born 05 November 1925₍₁₇₎, died 04 October 1989₍₁₇₎ at Elizabethtown, New York, married 1949 in Minnesota to George Henrichs who was born 25 February 1918₍₁₇₎ at Donnelly, Stevens, Minnesota and died 25 December 1981 at Donnelly₍₁₇₎; Jerrold Dwight Colvin, born 07 June 1932, married 25 June 1955 in Minnesota to Hope Lynn Runyan.

Ora Colvin, born about June 1899; apparently died in infancy.

Eva Audrey⁷ Colvin, born 10 June 1900₍₁₇₎; died 06 July 1984 at White Lake, Aurora, South Dakota₍₁₇₎; married 23 February 1918 in Brule County (Marriage Certificate #62571) to Grover Cleveland Miller (son of Clarendon Dolphus Miller and Jane Farnsworth, and brother of Isaac, above) who was born 07 August 1893_(17)(40) in Brule County and died 08 April 1965₍₁₇₎ at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota. He was a farmer. He was a WWI veteran. 1930 Census: Grover Miller, page 064, visit 016/016, Patten, Aurora, South Dakota. Known children: George Miller, born about 1920; Luther Miller, born about 1923; Maxine Miller, born about July 1926.

Robert Lee⁷ Colvin, born 01 May 1902₍₁₇₎; died 13 November 1967 at Mitchell₍₁₇₎; married 24 December 1923 in Brule County (Marriage Certificate #96537) to Florence Glynn who was born 1907 in South Dakota. He was a farmer. 1930 Census: Lee Colvin, page 064, visit 018/018, Patten, Aurora, South Dakota. Known children: Loretta Joyce Colvin, born about 1924, married 07 May 1945 in Aurora County (Marriage Certificate #237015) to Ronald Alan Crawford of Rosebush, Isabelle, Michigan who was born about 1918; Lee Colvin, born about October 1925, married 02 January 1948 at Mitchell (Marriage Certificate #257459) to E. June Roush who was born 1932; Malvin Colvin, born about July 1927.

James Arthur Isadore⁷ Colvin, born 20 January 1904₍₁₇₎(also Delayed Birth Certificate #793396); died 10 January 1985 at Mitchell₍₁₇₎; married first 20 January 1923 in Brule County (Marriage Certificate #91103) to Muriel Irene Glynn who was born 1904 in South Dakota; married second 10 December 1938 in Minnehaha County, South Dakota (Marriage Certificate #206743) to Alvina E. Poppe who was born 07 March 1907₍₁₇₎ and died 24 October 2003 at Mitchell₍₁₇₎. He was a farmer. 1930 Census: James A. Colvin, page 245, visit 039/039, Wilbur, Brule, South Dakota. Known children with first wife: Arthur Colvin, born about 1924; Yvonne? Colvin, born about February 1925.

Murdo MacKenzie⁷ “Jack” Colvin, born 04 May 1906₍₁₇₎; died 23 June 1988 at Bridgewater₍₁₇₎; married 08 August 1946 at Bridgewater (Marriage Certificate #246406) to Angeline Baier who was born 01 March 1913₍₁₇₎ in Delmont, Douglas, South Dakota and died 07 January 1989₍₁₇₎ at Bridgewater.

Thomas Jay⁷ Colvin, born 08 August 1908₍₁₇₎; died 06 August 1992 at Plankinton, Aurora, South Dakota₍₁₇₎; married 1929-30 to Josephine Katherine Sobek (daughter of Ferdinand and Carrie Sobek) who was born 20 June 1910₍₁₇₎ in Eldorado, Buffalo, South Dakota and died 04 September 1995 at Plankinton₍₁₇₎. He was the manager of a pool hall. 1930 Census: T Jay Colvin, page 154, visit 049/049, Worthing town, Lincoln, South Dakota.

Gertrude Margaret⁷ Colvin, born 26 October 1910₍₁₇₎; died 18 February 1992 at Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota₍₁₇₎; unmarried.

Asenith Edna⁷ Colvin, born 20 November 1911₍₁₇₎; died 12 March 1999 at Mitchell₍₁₇₎; married 30 January 1936 at Mitchell (Marriage Certificate #180925) to Harry F. Vosberg (son of Harry and Ida Vosberg) who was born 12 February 1913₍₁₇₎ in South Dakota and died June 1978 at Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota₍₁₇₎.

Helen Aldora⁷ Colvin, born 12 March 1913₍₁₇₎; died 28 March 1986 at Mitchell₍₁₇₎; married Albert McNary.

Edith M.⁶ Colvin, born 05 November 1874; died 11 October 1965 at Mitchell; married 10 July 1892 in Brule County to Alvin A. Miller who was born 15 November 1871 in Poweshiek County, Iowa and died 31 October 1949 at Mitchell (Death Certificate #249475). He was a farmer; later a truck driver. 1900 Census: Alvin Miller, page 055, visit 030/030, Pleasant Grove, Brule, South Dakota. 1910 Census: Alvin Miller, page 235, visit 023/023, Pleasant Grove, Brule, South Dakota. 1930 Census: Alvin Miller, page 121, visit 173/183, Mitchell (1^st Ward), Davison, South Dakota. Children, born in South Dakota:

Vernleigh Dallas⁷ Miller, born 07 September 1893₍₄₀₎; died 1962 at Mitchell; married 07 June 1916 in Brule County (Marriage Certificate #52603) to Lillian Elizabeth Gregson (daughter of Eli Gregson and Sarah Farnsworth, and sister of Elma, above) who was born 22 July 1897 in Iowa and died 25 May 1975 at Mitchell. He was a hotel clerk. 1930 Census: Verne D. Miller (with Anna L. Taft, boarding house), page 177, visit 282/294, Chamberlain (3^rd Ward), Brule, South Dakota. Known children: Eileen Miller, born about 1916; Ardis Miller, born about 1918.

Harold Floyd⁷ Miller, born 31 January 1896_(17)(40); died 31 January 1977 at Mitchell₍₁₇₎; married 25 August 1917 in Brule County (Marriage Certificate #59951) to Mildred May Munger who was born 16 August 1899₍₁₇₎ in South Dakota and died 13 May 1980 at Mitchell₍₁₇₎. He was a WWI veteran. 1930 Census: Harold Miller, page 190, visit 011/011, Kimball (1^st Ward), Brule, South Dakota. Known children: Jack Miller, born about 1920; Walter Miller, born about 1923; Keith Miller, born about 1924; Gordon Miller, born about April 1927; Dorothy Miller, born about July 1929.

Viva Clare⁷ Miller, born 05 February 1899; died 01 November 1945 at Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; married 02 May 1917 in Brule County (Marriage Certificate #57879) to Victor Percy Munger who was born 04 February 1895_(17)(40) in Brule County and died 07 October 1975 at Mitchell₍₁₇₎. He was a farmer. 1930 Census: Victor P. Munger, page 244, visit 016/016, Wilbur, Brule, South Dakota. Known children: Wendell H. Munger, born 21 November 1917₍₁₇₎, died August 1980 at Longmont, Boulder, Colorado₍₁₇₎; Dallas F. Munger, born about 1918; Victor J. Munger, born 31 August 1921₍₁₇₎, died 06 September 1995 at Plankinton, Aurora, South Dakota₍₁₇₎; Virgil W. Munger, born about January 1927.

Neva Lorne⁷ Miller, born 05 November 1913₍₁₇₎; died 09 August 1992 aged 78 years at Stanwood, Snohomish, Washington₍₁₇₎(also Death Certificate #027586); married first 21 January 1933 at Mitchell (Marriage Certificate #156646) to Edward J. Breck who was born about 1911; married second (or later) to Corbin Vittetoe.

Clarence A.⁶ Colvin, born 10 November 1877; died 17 April 1959 at Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota (Death Certificate #310525); married after the 1900 census to Kate Tronek who was born 28 September 1884₍₁₇₎ in Brule County and died 20 June 1968 at White Lake, Aurora, South Dakota₍₁₇₎. He is probably the Clarence Colvin who bought government land in Jones County, South Dakota and received a patent on 09 November 1908 (the patent, external link).

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