Researching Jim Colver
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 195 people with the Colver surname? In that year Colver was ranked number 3384 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Colver on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Colver and the Colver Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Colver Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Colver family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 266 people with the Colver surname in the UK? Colver is now ranked number 3792 for popularity in the UK. |
Colver Family Tree Databases
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Colver Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Jim Colver. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jim Colver
Jim Colver
James C. Colver (born 1958) is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican, he is a former member of the Alaska House of Representatives, serving House District 9 from 2015 through 2016. He is also a former assemblyman for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Colver lost his bid for reelection in 2016 during the Republican primary. Colver mounted a successful primary challenge to incumbent Representative Eric Feige in 2014; the Chickaloon Republican finished third in the three-way primary election on August 19. He went on to defeat Palmer Democrat Mabel Wimmer and Constitution Party nominee Pam Goode of Delta Junction in the general election, finishing on top in another three-way contest.
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