Son of Wilkerson Colvin, and his
first wife Perlina Griffin,
of Berrien County Michigan.
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He was married on Jan. 23, 1866,
in Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan,
to Louisa C. McCoy, the daughter
of Russell McCoy and his second
wife Esther Weaver.
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He is listed as "Jefferson" Colvin
in his wife's obituary.
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Thomas Jefferson Colvin and his
wife Louisa, later lived in Shelby,
Oceana County Michigan.
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The following obituary for
Thomas Jefferson Colvin, was
published in the
"Berrien Springs Journal Era"
newspaper, in Berrien Springs, MI
on April 19, 1928, page 1:
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ATTEND FUNERAL OF
T. J. COLVIN AT SHELBY.

Mrs. and Mrs. S. W.
[Samuel Weaver] Colvin,
S. B. [Samuel B.] Colvin,
Mrs. Mortimer Michael
[Angeline (McCoy) Michael], and [son]
Hayden Michael,
Mrs. Anson Fisher, Mrs. Anna Wire,
Mrs. L. B. Harrington, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles E. Storick, Mrs. Tom Ingelright,
and Mrs. Wilda Nichols, the latter of
Marcellus, left early this morning on
a motor trip to Shelby, Michigan, where
they will attend the funeral of
T. J. Colvin, a brother of
S. W. [Samuel Weaver] Colvin,
passed away Sunday morning at his home
in Shelby, where he has spent the past
45 or 50 years. He was born about 82
years ago on the Colvin homestead on the
Berrien - Buchanan road near Buchanan.
The wife, Mrs. Fern [Pern] Colvin, and
two children survive. The children are
Mrs. Minnie Savage of Shelby, and
Austin W. Colvin of Grand Rapids.
Mr. Colvin and his son enjoyed a
motor trip through Berrien County
last fall, visiting many local
relatives before returning to Shelby.
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Note: For additional information
on his family, see the memorial for
his step-mother Anna (Weaver) Colvin,
of Berrien County Michigan.
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