Salem Classical and High School

John Edward Colbert

Class of 1941, Salem Classical and High School, Salem, Massachusetts: John Edward Colbert. The yearbook entry prints: lived at 2 1/2 Burnside Street; a motto. Portrait and entry from the Witch, page 34.

Class of 1941

331 in the class of 1941 · 12 more named Colbert

Full name: John Edward Colbert
Lived at: 2 1/2 Burnside Street, Salem, Massachusetts
School: Salem Classical and High School
Graduated: Class of 1941

Also searched as: Jack Colbert; John Colbert; John E. Colbert; Johnny Colbert.

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Neighbours 2
Same surname 9
Classmates 330

In context

This site lists 331 people from the Salem Classical and High School class of 1941; sorted by surname, John comes 65th. John's portrait is on scan page 34, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 17 to 103. The first name John appears 96 times in the 8 Salem Classical and High School classes read for this site (1938 to 1945), most often in 1941 (18). The most common first names in the class of 1941 were John (18) and Mary (12); in the class of 1942 they were John (14), Richard (13) and George (12). “The Witch” is the name this yearbook gives itself (edited by H. Carlton Whitman).

On the same scan page	George Joseph Coleman, Sumner Fred Collier, Albert William Collins
Same first name	John: 17 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Witch (editor: H. Carlton Whitman)

At home, 2 1/2 Burnside Street

The 1935 Salem City Directory (Sampson & Murdock) lists these people named Colbert at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Edw L Colbert (wife Eva M), driver householderpage

What the yearbook said

Every inch a man. What a man!

Also grew up on Burnside Street

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Others named Colbert

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Salem Classical and High School yearbook, 1941, page 34. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item salemhighschooly1941clas).

Published 1941. Scan courtesy of the contributing library via the Internet Archive.

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