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Colby's Nell I

Female Birth country United States According to published sources

Sire Colby's Tige
Dam Colby's Rose (1910s)
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Breed
American Pit Bull Terrier
Sex
Female [2]
Reported breeder
J.P. Colby [2]
Historical owner
J.P. Colby [2]
Reported coat
Brindle [2]
Country of birth
United States [4]
Historical context

Colby's Nell I is the female in FIAPBT 15426. The record names J.P. Colby as breeder and J.P. Colby as historical owner. Tige and Rose are the reported parents, and brindle is the explicit coat. The I suffix is retained with the source identifier. Rose’s individual record reports Tige and Mag as parents; that recurrence describes the catalogue family rather than an accepted inbreeding coefficient or a fabricated date for Nell.

History & Bibliography

Direct offspring Colby's Bunch Colby's Sal Collagan's Mizery (Colby's) Source-reported

Relatives sharing a sire Colby's Rose (1910s) Leeming's Butte Source-reported

Relatives →

Pedigree according to published sourcesKnown positions: 30 / 30 · distinct ancestor records: 22Counts describe this view, not evidence reliability. Conflicted and unknown positions remain unfilled.

Facts and sources

Historical reports are distinct from accepted registry data. Sources and review details

PITVU · 01M59C4C29VCVVPDPGSE2DGNE7

Pedigree according to published sources

According to published sources; possible discrepancies. Not accepted genealogy. Excluded from COI, Common Ancestors and Test Mating calculations.

PDF / Print · Reported by sources

Complete through G4

Known positions: 30/30 · Distinct ancestors: 22

Coverage by generation
  1. Generation 1
    Known
    2/2
  2. Generation 2
    Known
    4/4
  3. Generation 3
    Known
    8/8
  4. Generation 4
    Known
    16/16

Counts apply only to this mode, selected branch and depth. Repeated ancestors occupy multiple positions; photographs and awards do not affect completeness.

  • Subject · G0 Colby's Nell I01M59C4C29VCVVPDPGSE2DGNE7

    Generations in this branch: 4
    Complete through G4

    Known positions: 30/30 · Distinct ancestors: 22

    Country of birth: United States
    • Sire · G1 Colby's Tige01M59C4C2VSANBXZ8JV5KT5K7R Photograph attributed to Colby’s Tige in the 1936 book, standing in full view above the original printed name. ≈ ↻

      Generations in this branch: 3
      Complete through G3

      Known positions: 14/14 · Distinct ancestors: 13

      Attributed photograph — identity not conclusively confirmed

      Captioned Tige plate from the 1936 book. The adjacent text reports birth in 1896, parents Paddy and Jennie, and about 15.9 kg as historical pit weight (35 lb), a separate category from usual weight. Exposure date and photographer are unknown; attribution follows the original caption.

      Joseph L. Colby, The American Pit Bull Terrier (The News Publishing Co., Sacramento, 1936), captioned Tige plate, PDF page 10. Photographer not named. Whole photograph and printed name retained by faithful native-PDF rendering/extraction; no AI, retouching or enlargement. Exact source PDF and original JP2 streams retained.

      Photograph source · Reuse basis

      The exact 1936book plate labels this standing dog COLBY’S TIGE. The adjacent printed caption says whelped 1896, sire Colby’s Paddy, dam Colby’s Jennie, and identifies John P. Colby, Newburyport. This matches existing PITVU public_id 01M59C4C2VSANBXZ8JV5KT5K7R/catalog_key colbys-tige, FIAPBT 12590 and the retained 5652 Bunch parent context; it is not another modern Tige. Identification is attributed to this original caption, not independently authenticated. Whelping 1896 is NOT the photograph’s exposure date, which is unknown. The first retained publication here is this 1936 book. Source PDF SHA256 4cd0efdcb3715b2ee2662bfcc1d75e852c33eed2d5d4be82ab11724049343aa7, PDF page object 27/StructParents 9/XObjects 245 and 247 retained. Native Chrome 153 render at 290% is slightly smaller than the 2380x3080 source scan; extracted x395/y1110/1040x1010 includes all dog/head/feet/tail and original caption. No credit or watermark removed. Two BookReader mirror connectiontimeouts caused no access bypass: exact previously downloaded PDF was reused.

      HathiTrust’s official Bibliographic API identifies this exact JosephL.Colby/NewsPublishing/Sacramento1936 edition, OCLC30118538/LCCN36021588/record006560399/UCvolumeuc1.$b28129, as rightsCode=pd. Its MARC974 has r=pd and q=ren. Raw API SHA25604af467d60ee78fc720d89827cae4d289bcc2d152689a770f1b00511f9b2221d retained. The California Digital Library HathiTrust Rights Status Assignment Process,12April2010, defines pd as public domain and ren as copyright-renewal research; pp.3–5 explain pd/ren follows review for non-renewal. PITVU relies on this institutional determination, not mere FullView, a1936copyright notice, Reddit or an IA uploader licence. IA scan title/imprint/copyright page match this edition; only the original captioned photograph is extracted, not modern cover/artwork. Primary definitions: https://cdlib.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/HathiTrust_Rights_Assignment.pdf . This entry covers only the captioned Tige plate of that exact1936volume, not unrelated Colby photographs.

      COLBY’S TIGE — Whelped 1896; Sire, Colby’s Paddy; Dam, Colby’s Jennie; Pit Weight,35 Lbs. Bred and Owned by John P. Colby, Newburyport,Mass.

      Born: 1896 · Source-reported Source-reported
      Source · 1
    • Dam · G1 Colby's Rose (1910s)01M59C4C5JZAQP84KA7H345CPY

      Generations in this branch: 3
      Complete through G3

      Known positions: 14/14 · Distinct ancestors: 14

      Country of birth: United States Source-reported
      Source · 1
Accepted registry pedigree

TRACEABLE ANCESTRY

Pedigree explorer

Only independently reviewed, undisputed links appear. Unknown ancestry remains unknown.

Interactive pedigree Test Mating

COI requires reviewed public parentage. Unknown ancestors are not verified founders.

No ancestors recorded in this view

Known positions: 0/30 · Distinct ancestors: 0

Coverage by generation
  1. Generation 1
    Known
    0/2
    Not documented
    2
  2. Generation 2
    Known
    0/4
    Not documented
    4
  3. Generation 3
    Known
    0/8
    Not documented
    8
  4. Generation 4
    Known
    0/16
    Not documented
    16

Counts apply only to this mode, selected branch and depth. Repeated ancestors occupy multiple positions; photographs and awards do not affect completeness.

Sire and dam branches · permanent IDs on every visible record
  • Subject · G0 Colby's Nell I01M59C4C29VCVVPDPGSE2DGNE7
    Country of birth: United States
    • Sire · G1 Not established
    • Dam · G1 Not established

Relatives

Showing up to 64 public matches; this is not an exhaustive family census.

Direct offspring 3

Relatives sharing a sire 2

Historical dossiers

Research dossier

Editorial evidence is separate from accepted ancestry. Original records and prior revisions are retained.

Colby's Nell I is the female in FIAPBT 15426. The record names J.P. Colby as breeder and J.P. Colby as historical owner. Tige and Rose are the reported parents, and brindle is the explicit coat. The I suffix is retained with the source identifier. Rose’s individual record reports Tige and Mag as parents; that recurrence describes the catalogue family rather than an accepted inbreeding coefficient or a fabricated date for Nell.

  1. Published identity

    Source-reported

    FIAPBT record 5652 names Colby's Nell I in Colby's Bunch ancestry and links individual record 15426. The recorded identity and parent positions are source-reported; independent confirmation and unknown dates, countries or ownership are not established.

    Source · fiapbt-5652
Bibliography

Bibliography

  1. FIAPBT public pedigree record 5652 — Colby's Bunch

    FIAPBT pedigree catalog · Catalog record · Accessed

    One inspected user-contributed pedigree table has 28 occupied positions; two further currently published Racine Sam ancestor links yield 29 visible PITVU positions because the independently published Mitchell Paddy dam slot remains disputed and is withheld. Linked individual pages belong to the same catalog, not independent confirmation. The ambiguous Colby Rose (1910s) label and Bunch 1909 source birth date are not resolved as historical chronology; no dates or ownership imported. All new parentage remains pending source-reported.

  2. FIAPBT — colbys nell i, individual record 15426

    · Catalog record · Accessed

    Public contributor-entered individual FIAPBT record 15426; originalHTML/SHA256 captured2026-10-23. Attributed source reporting, not independently examined registrationcertification or presentownership. NellI suffix retained, brindleexplicit, Tige/Rose parents. No dateinferred fromparents. RepeatedTige sourcecontext notacceptedCOI.

  3. FIAPBT — colbys rose 1910s, individual record 93158

    · Catalog record · Accessed

    Public contributor-entered individual FIAPBT record 93158; originalHTML/SHA256 captured2026-10-23. Attributed source reporting, not independently examined registrationcertification or presentownership. 1910s title supportsperiod only, not birthdate. Tige/Mag parents, NellI sourcecontext. No acceptedCOI fromrecurrence.

  4. World Pitbull Database individual 63257 — Colby's Nell I

    World Pitbull Database contributors · Catalog record · Accessed

    Own public individual fields were inspected and matched to the retained name and parent context. USA is its explicit birth-country field, not inherited from a prefix or relative. One catalogue supports attributed reports, not independent verification, accepted registry facts or photo rights. The I suffix, Tige/Rose1910s parents and female field distinguish the record from two other Nell search results. Literal JhonP.Colby role spelling is not silently corrected or added as a new person. Date blank. Original response SHA256 af32edd8b5161de7a38f10afb0f6f114cbfeacb85228b08f714b8d65c6063e96.

Revision 4 · · Published
Sources and review details

Historical dog record

Reported evidence

Publication identifies a historical dog; it does not verify ancestry.

Historical notes

Editorial notes are retained in their original language.

Source-reported identity from exact FIAPBT5652 pedigree table and linked individual record 15426. Distinct from White's Nell and J. Sullivan's Nell; original source caption spells NELL I. Original individual page SHA-256 447d2d477c0e95bfa90e6b01c1fa55e2807a5f29b823c33c6f4a0e84e0726631. Sex is reported by the individual catalog page, never independently verified. No unestablished date, country, current owner or accepted-genealogy claim.

Reported aliases:

Public historical citations

Source-reported parents

Reported claims remain outside the accepted pedigree and COI until independently reviewed.

Registry claims and verification

REGISTRATION PROVENANCE

Claims & verification

PITVU entry is NOT formal ADBA/AKC certification.

No primary registration claims recorded.

Recorded aliases

No independently reviewed aliases recorded.

PARENTAGE EVIDENCE

Every claim has a source.

No independently reviewed parentage recorded.

Source references and original documents are private. Verification is a recorded human review, not a guarantee of biological ancestry.