William was christened on 19 Feb 1838 in Norbourne Parish, Berkeley County, (now) West Virginia.
William served as an officer in the 2nd Virginia Infantry, CSA, during the Civil War.
William married Marian (Summer) Colston ["Minnie"] (25 Nov 1840 - 1 Nov 1894) on 18 Apr 1866 in Shanghai, Berkeley County, West Virginia.
Obituary for William provided by #46810811:
The Washington Post
7 May 1919, p. 3
Capt. William B. Colston, aged 84, a native and lifelong resident of Berkeley county, died last night at Elkins, W. Va., where he had been visiting his daughter, Mrs. William Trapnell.
Surviving are four daughters, on of whom is Mrs. W. B. Cornwell, of Romney, wife of President Cornwell, of the Winchester and Western Railroad Company, and brother of Gov. John J. Cornwell. The remains are to be buried here.
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The other known children of William and Minnie were:
1) Jane Brockenbrough Colston (born 20 Feb 1869) was born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. She was christened on 27 July 1869 in Norbourne Parish. Jane was still single and living with her father in the 1910 U.S. Census. In the 1920 U.S. Census, she was a patient in the Mt. Hope Retreat Insane Asylum in Baltimore City, Maryland.
2) Elizabeth Marshall (Colston) Trapnell (6 Nov 1872 - 28 Feb 1950) married William Trapnell (22 Mar 1877 - 27 Nov 1935) on 15 Mar 1902 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Elizabeth is #40920468.
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Submitted by Marilyn Gouge and extracted from History of Berkeley County, 1928.
Biography of William B. COLSTON
William B. COLSTON was born in Berkeley County, a direct descendant of the Colstons who owned "Honeywood," an estate overlooking the Potomac in the northern section of the county. He was born on that estate in 1836.
He was educated at the Episcopal High School near Alexandria, Virginia, and at the University of Virginia. He joined the Confederate Army, in a company of volunteers raised at Hedgesville in 1859, as a private. The company was known as "The Hedgesville Blues" and was recruited of young men from the northern section of the county and from around Hedgesville. The company became Company E, Second Virginia Infantry, Stonewall Brigade. William B. Colston became Orderly Sergeant; in 1862 he was elected First Lieutenant and in the spring of 1863 was made Captain, the position he held throughout the war.
Wounded twice, once at the Battle of Kernstown and again at the Battle of Fredericksburg, and was confined to the hospital for eight months. He rejoined the Army and was in the Battle of Nine Runs [Mine Run], at which place his brother, Raleigh T. Colston of Berkeley County, was killed. William Colston was assigned to post duty at Charlottesville, but the inactivity was not in his nature, so he appealed to General Clermont A. Evans, commanding a division of Stonewall's Brigade, for another post. On the way to Charlottsville to buy a horse, he was captured at Farmville and was paroled. In 1863, he was elected by the soldiers from Berkeley County, then in the hands of the enemy, as a representative in the Virginia Legislature, and served in that capacity for two years.
After the close of the war, he was a farmer in Berkeley County until 1872 when he moved to Martinsburg. He was elected Magistrate in 1880; appointed Postmaster of Martinsburg in 1885-1889 by President Cleveland; and elected Clerk of the Circuit Court, 1890-1896. From 1883-1889, he was the editor of the Martinsburg Statesman.
In 1866, William B. Colston married Miss Minnie Summers. Their children were Susan Colston, Jane Colston, Elizabeth Colston and Sophia Colston. Another brother of Captain Colston was Edward, a private in the Second Virginia Cavalry, who lost an arm at Appomattox in 1862. He was an attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio.
William served as an officer in the 2nd Virginia Infantry, CSA, during the Civil War.
William married Marian (Summer) Colston ["Minnie"] (25 Nov 1840 - 1 Nov 1894) on 18 Apr 1866 in Shanghai, Berkeley County, West Virginia.
Obituary for William provided by #46810811:
The Washington Post
7 May 1919, p. 3
Capt. William B. Colston, aged 84, a native and lifelong resident of Berkeley county, died last night at Elkins, W. Va., where he had been visiting his daughter, Mrs. William Trapnell.
Surviving are four daughters, on of whom is Mrs. W. B. Cornwell, of Romney, wife of President Cornwell, of the Winchester and Western Railroad Company, and brother of Gov. John J. Cornwell. The remains are to be buried here.
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The other known children of William and Minnie were:
1) Jane Brockenbrough Colston (born 20 Feb 1869) was born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. She was christened on 27 July 1869 in Norbourne Parish. Jane was still single and living with her father in the 1910 U.S. Census. In the 1920 U.S. Census, she was a patient in the Mt. Hope Retreat Insane Asylum in Baltimore City, Maryland.
2) Elizabeth Marshall (Colston) Trapnell (6 Nov 1872 - 28 Feb 1950) married William Trapnell (22 Mar 1877 - 27 Nov 1935) on 15 Mar 1902 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Elizabeth is #40920468.
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Submitted by Marilyn Gouge and extracted from History of Berkeley County, 1928.
Biography of William B. COLSTON
William B. COLSTON was born in Berkeley County, a direct descendant of the Colstons who owned "Honeywood," an estate overlooking the Potomac in the northern section of the county. He was born on that estate in 1836.
He was educated at the Episcopal High School near Alexandria, Virginia, and at the University of Virginia. He joined the Confederate Army, in a company of volunteers raised at Hedgesville in 1859, as a private. The company was known as "The Hedgesville Blues" and was recruited of young men from the northern section of the county and from around Hedgesville. The company became Company E, Second Virginia Infantry, Stonewall Brigade. William B. Colston became Orderly Sergeant; in 1862 he was elected First Lieutenant and in the spring of 1863 was made Captain, the position he held throughout the war.
Wounded twice, once at the Battle of Kernstown and again at the Battle of Fredericksburg, and was confined to the hospital for eight months. He rejoined the Army and was in the Battle of Nine Runs [Mine Run], at which place his brother, Raleigh T. Colston of Berkeley County, was killed. William Colston was assigned to post duty at Charlottesville, but the inactivity was not in his nature, so he appealed to General Clermont A. Evans, commanding a division of Stonewall's Brigade, for another post. On the way to Charlottsville to buy a horse, he was captured at Farmville and was paroled. In 1863, he was elected by the soldiers from Berkeley County, then in the hands of the enemy, as a representative in the Virginia Legislature, and served in that capacity for two years.
After the close of the war, he was a farmer in Berkeley County until 1872 when he moved to Martinsburg. He was elected Magistrate in 1880; appointed Postmaster of Martinsburg in 1885-1889 by President Cleveland; and elected Clerk of the Circuit Court, 1890-1896. From 1883-1889, he was the editor of the Martinsburg Statesman.
In 1866, William B. Colston married Miss Minnie Summers. Their children were Susan Colston, Jane Colston, Elizabeth Colston and Sophia Colston. Another brother of Captain Colston was Edward, a private in the Second Virginia Cavalry, who lost an arm at Appomattox in 1862. He was an attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio.
William was christened on 19 Feb 1838 in Norbourne Parish, Berkeley County, (now) West Virginia.
William served as an officer in the 2nd Virginia Infantry, CSA, during the Civil War.
William married Marian (Summer) Colston ["Minnie"] (25 Nov 1840 - 1 Nov 1894) on 18 Apr 1866 in Shanghai, Berkeley County, West Virginia.
Obituary for William provided by #46810811:
The Washington Post
7 May 1919, p. 3
Capt. William B. Colston, aged 84, a native and lifelong resident of Berkeley county, died last night at Elkins, W. Va., where he had been visiting his daughter, Mrs. William Trapnell.
Surviving are four daughters, on of whom is Mrs. W. B. Cornwell, of Romney, wife of President Cornwell, of the Winchester and Western Railroad Company, and brother of Gov. John J. Cornwell. The remains are to be buried here.
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The other known children of William and Minnie were:
1) Jane Brockenbrough Colston (born 20 Feb 1869) was born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. She was christened on 27 July 1869 in Norbourne Parish. Jane was still single and living with her father in the 1910 U.S. Census. In the 1920 U.S. Census, she was a patient in the Mt. Hope Retreat Insane Asylum in Baltimore City, Maryland.
2) Elizabeth Marshall (Colston) Trapnell (6 Nov 1872 - 28 Feb 1950) married William Trapnell (22 Mar 1877 - 27 Nov 1935) on 15 Mar 1902 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Elizabeth is #40920468.
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Submitted by Marilyn Gouge and extracted from History of Berkeley County, 1928.
Biography of William B. COLSTON
William B. COLSTON was born in Berkeley County, a direct descendant of the Colstons who owned "Honeywood," an estate overlooking the Potomac in the northern section of the county. He was born on that estate in 1836.
He was educated at the Episcopal High School near Alexandria, Virginia, and at the University of Virginia. He joined the Confederate Army, in a company of volunteers raised at Hedgesville in 1859, as a private. The company was known as "The Hedgesville Blues" and was recruited of young men from the northern section of the county and from around Hedgesville. The company became Company E, Second Virginia Infantry, Stonewall Brigade. William B. Colston became Orderly Sergeant; in 1862 he was elected First Lieutenant and in the spring of 1863 was made Captain, the position he held throughout the war.
Wounded twice, once at the Battle of Kernstown and again at the Battle of Fredericksburg, and was confined to the hospital for eight months. He rejoined the Army and was in the Battle of Nine Runs [Mine Run], at which place his brother, Raleigh T. Colston of Berkeley County, was killed. William Colston was assigned to post duty at Charlottesville, but the inactivity was not in his nature, so he appealed to General Clermont A. Evans, commanding a division of Stonewall's Brigade, for another post. On the way to Charlottsville to buy a horse, he was captured at Farmville and was paroled. In 1863, he was elected by the soldiers from Berkeley County, then in the hands of the enemy, as a representative in the Virginia Legislature, and served in that capacity for two years.
After the close of the war, he was a farmer in Berkeley County until 1872 when he moved to Martinsburg. He was elected Magistrate in 1880; appointed Postmaster of Martinsburg in 1885-1889 by President Cleveland; and elected Clerk of the Circuit Court, 1890-1896. From 1883-1889, he was the editor of the Martinsburg Statesman.
In 1866, William B. Colston married Miss Minnie Summers. Their children were Susan Colston, Jane Colston, Elizabeth Colston and Sophia Colston. Another brother of Captain Colston was Edward, a private in the Second Virginia Cavalry, who lost an arm at Appomattox in 1862. He was an attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio.
William served as an officer in the 2nd Virginia Infantry, CSA, during the Civil War.
William married Marian (Summer) Colston ["Minnie"] (25 Nov 1840 - 1 Nov 1894) on 18 Apr 1866 in Shanghai, Berkeley County, West Virginia.
Obituary for William provided by #46810811:
The Washington Post
7 May 1919, p. 3
Capt. William B. Colston, aged 84, a native and lifelong resident of Berkeley county, died last night at Elkins, W. Va., where he had been visiting his daughter, Mrs. William Trapnell.
Surviving are four daughters, on of whom is Mrs. W. B. Cornwell, of Romney, wife of President Cornwell, of the Winchester and Western Railroad Company, and brother of Gov. John J. Cornwell. The remains are to be buried here.
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The other known children of William and Minnie were:
1) Jane Brockenbrough Colston (born 20 Feb 1869) was born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. She was christened on 27 July 1869 in Norbourne Parish. Jane was still single and living with her father in the 1910 U.S. Census. In the 1920 U.S. Census, she was a patient in the Mt. Hope Retreat Insane Asylum in Baltimore City, Maryland.
2) Elizabeth Marshall (Colston) Trapnell (6 Nov 1872 - 28 Feb 1950) married William Trapnell (22 Mar 1877 - 27 Nov 1935) on 15 Mar 1902 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Elizabeth is #40920468.
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Submitted by Marilyn Gouge and extracted from History of Berkeley County, 1928.
Biography of William B. COLSTON
William B. COLSTON was born in Berkeley County, a direct descendant of the Colstons who owned "Honeywood," an estate overlooking the Potomac in the northern section of the county. He was born on that estate in 1836.
He was educated at the Episcopal High School near Alexandria, Virginia, and at the University of Virginia. He joined the Confederate Army, in a company of volunteers raised at Hedgesville in 1859, as a private. The company was known as "The Hedgesville Blues" and was recruited of young men from the northern section of the county and from around Hedgesville. The company became Company E, Second Virginia Infantry, Stonewall Brigade. William B. Colston became Orderly Sergeant; in 1862 he was elected First Lieutenant and in the spring of 1863 was made Captain, the position he held throughout the war.
Wounded twice, once at the Battle of Kernstown and again at the Battle of Fredericksburg, and was confined to the hospital for eight months. He rejoined the Army and was in the Battle of Nine Runs [Mine Run], at which place his brother, Raleigh T. Colston of Berkeley County, was killed. William Colston was assigned to post duty at Charlottesville, but the inactivity was not in his nature, so he appealed to General Clermont A. Evans, commanding a division of Stonewall's Brigade, for another post. On the way to Charlottsville to buy a horse, he was captured at Farmville and was paroled. In 1863, he was elected by the soldiers from Berkeley County, then in the hands of the enemy, as a representative in the Virginia Legislature, and served in that capacity for two years.
After the close of the war, he was a farmer in Berkeley County until 1872 when he moved to Martinsburg. He was elected Magistrate in 1880; appointed Postmaster of Martinsburg in 1885-1889 by President Cleveland; and elected Clerk of the Circuit Court, 1890-1896. From 1883-1889, he was the editor of the Martinsburg Statesman.
In 1866, William B. Colston married Miss Minnie Summers. Their children were Susan Colston, Jane Colston, Elizabeth Colston and Sophia Colston. Another brother of Captain Colston was Edward, a private in the Second Virginia Cavalry, who lost an arm at Appomattox in 1862. He was an attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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