I believe that I have discovered the name of the person for which Colby, Kansas was named:
Joseph Ritner COLBY
Anyone have any more information on Joseph R. Colby?
Descendants of Henry Colby
1 Henry Colby 1798 - 1850 b: June 05, 1798 in Sardinia, Erie County, New York d: Abt. 1850 in New York . +Elizabeth Terrill ........ 2 Joseph Ritner Colby