James Merrill Coleman

James married Susan Levina Fairchild in May 1873 in Copiah County, Mississippi. Susan (daughter of Abraham Lundy Fairchild, Sr. and Lavinia McLemore) was born in Oct 1854 in Perry County, Mississippi; died about 1922; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Martin Westley Coleman was born on 26 Feb 1872 in Mississippi; died on 16 Aug 1942 in Glenmora, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
2. James Merrill Coleman was born on 7 Feb 1874 in Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 29 Jun 1942 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
3. William Austin Coleman was born in Jan 1876 in Mississippi; died about 1918; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi.
4. Chana Jane Coleman was born on 17 Oct 1877 in Mississippi; and died.
5. John Ira Coleman was born on 17 Jul 1879 in Mississippi; died on 26 Nov 1959; was buried in Evans Creek Cemetery, Hickory, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
6. Thomas Lillard Coleman was born about 1881 in Mississippi; and died.
7. Robert Fairchild Coleman was born in Sep 1885 in Mississippi; and died.
8. George Washington Coleman was born on 23 Nov 1887 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 4 May 1962; was buried in Stevens Cemetery, Independence, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
9. Benjamin Harrison Coleman was born on 20 Dec 1889 in Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 15 Feb 1955 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.