Columbus married Emmaline Sophronia Adkins on 22 Jan 1868 in Lane County, Oregon. Emmaline (son of James A. Adkins and Susan Ann Kirk) was born on 6 Jan 1848 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri; died on 12 May 1900 in Heppner, Morrow County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]