Martin Westley Coleman

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name: Martin Wesley Coleman
death date: 16 Aug 1942
death place: Glenmora, , Rapides, Louisiana
gender: Male
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
age: 70
estimated birth year: 1872
birth place: Mississippi
marital status: Married
spouse's name: Francis Coleman
father's name: James N Coleman
mother's name:
film number: 1183482
image number: 01897
certificate number: 1214
digital folder number: 4213496
Collection: "Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956," Martin Wesley Coleman, 1942

Notes:

Merritt Mullen shows him being born in Copiah County, Mississippi. However, census records instead consistently show his place of birth as Missouri.

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Census Information:

1880 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County, Beat No 5 Crystal Springs West Precinct
Enumerated June 1880 By Geo J Mortimer
Page 39, SD 3, ED 26, Stamped 270
321
Coleman, Jas M W M 55 Farmer Infirm Miss (or Mio?) Tenn Tenn
Coleman, Susan L W F 25 Wife Keeping House Miss Miss Miss
Coleman, Nany A W F 15 Dtr (first marriage) Asst housekeeper Miss Miss Miss
Coleman, James Anna W F 12 Dtr (first marriage) Asst Housekeeper Miss
Coleman, Ellen Mo W F 9 Dtr (first marriage) Miss
Coleman, Martin West W M 7 Son asst Miss
Coleman, James Merril W M 5 Son asst Miss
Coleman, Wm. Austin W M 4 Son asst Miss
Coleman, Chaney Jane W F 3 Dtr asst Miss
Coleman, John Iry W M 1 1 --- Miss

1900 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County, Crystal Spring West Part of Beat 5
SD 7 ED 44 Sheet 4B
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
81-81
Coleman, J. M. Head W M Jun 1826 72 M 26 Mo Mo Va Farmer
Coleman, S L Wf W F Jan 1854 46 M 26 9/9 Miss Miss Miss
Coleman, J I Son W M July 1897 21 S Miss Mo Miss Farm Laborer
Coleman, R F Son W M Sept 1875 14 S Miss Mo Miss At School
Coleman, G W Son W M Sept 1887 13 S Miss Mo Miss At School
Coleman, B. H Son W M Dec 1889 11 S Miss Mo Miss At School

1910 Census
Mississippi, Lawrence County, Beat 3
Enumerated 16 Apr 1910
SD 6 ED 97 Sheet 3A Stamped 187
39-39
Coleman, Jim M Head m W 83 m2 35 Mo Va Va
Coleman, Susie L Wf F W 56 m1 35 9/9 Miss Miss Miss
Coleman, Georg W Son m W 22 S Miss Mo Miss
Coleman, Ben H Son M W 20 S Miss Mo Miss
Lofton, Janie Boarder F W 36 Wd 10/6 Miss Miss Miss Farm Laborer
Lofton, Wadre Boarder m W 17 S Miss Miss Miss
Lofton, Louie Boarder m W 6 S Miss Miss Miss

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]

Notes:

At the time of the 1920 census, she was living with her son and daughter in law, John and Mary Coleman, in New Orleans. Son Benjamin was living in the adjacent household. Both sons worked in the shipyards.

Notes:

Married:
Ancestry.com has a photographic image of the Coleman Family Gravestone in Rose Hill Cemetery.
The marker has three names engraved upon it:

COLEMAN
J. M. 1826-1913
W. A. 1876-1918
S. L. 1855-1922

It was added to ancestry by "themomma5443" on 3 Jan 2012.

Abraham married Lavinia McLemore about 1843 in Copiah County, Mississippi. Lavinia (daughter of Moses McLemore and Nancy Vinnie Batiste) was born in May 1828 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):Census Information:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Perry
Enumerated the 24th Day of September 1850 by James Carpenter

HH #123-123 Charles and Anna (McLemore) KNIGHT

HH #124-124
Abram Fairchild 29 M Farmer Miss
Laveny Fairchild 21? F Miss
William Fairchild 6 M Miss
Sarah Fairchild 5 F Miss
Nancy Fairchild 3 F Miss
Joseph Fairchild 3/12 M Miss

1860 Census
Mississippi, Perry County, Southern District
Enumerated 15 Sept 1860 by Henry E. Lee
Page 49
HH 291-279 Henry and Nancy (McLemore) Lee

HH 292-280 Joseph and Martha McLemore

HH 293-281
Londy Fairchilds 39 M Farmer $--- $1000 Miss
Luvinia Fairchilds 33 F Miss
William Fairchilds 16 M Miss
Sarah Fairchilds 15 F Miss
Nancy Fairchilds 12 F Miss
Joseph Fairchilds 10 M Miss
Susan Fairchilds 6 F Miss
Londy Fairchilds 8 M Miss
Hiram Fairchilds 4 M Miss
Craven Fairchilds 1 M Miss

HH 294-282 Josiah and Sarah McLemore

1870 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County, Twp 1 and 2 West of R. R., Post office Hazlehurst
Page No. 3, Stamped 168
HH 21-21 William and Dicey
HH 22-22
Fairchild, Abram 49 M W Farmer $1200 $400 Miss
Fairchild, Lavina 43 F W Keeps House Miss
Fairchild, Sarah 25 F W Miss
Fairchild, Nancy 23 F W Miss
Fairchild, Abraham 15 M W Miss
Fairchild, Susan 16 F W Miss
Fairchild, Hiram H. 13 M W Miss
Fairchild, Craven 11 M W Miss

Notes:

Paraphrased from "Ole Rosinheels" Moses and brother Richard McLemore were born in SC, and probably moved from Giles Co., TN to Wayne Co., MS at the end of hostilities in the War of 1812. They settled in that part of Wayne County which, in 1819, became Covington County and, still later, in 1826, became Jones County. They were both listed in the 1816 census of Wayne County, but neither was on the 1810 census of the same area. They settled in the Leaf River country of what is now Jones, Perry, Forrest and Covington counties, in south-eastern Mississippi. They lived in close proximity, and John McLemore joined them in 1820. In 1836, Richard moved to Lauderdale County.

The following transcription is courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore, and relates to the military service of Moses during the Creek War:

Know all men by these presents that I Moses Mclemore of the State of Tennessee and Giles County have constetutes ? made and appointed my trusty friend Abraham Byler my true and Lawful attorney for me and in my name and to my use to ask demand ... fore Recover and Receive from the paymaster of the United States all such Sum or Sums of Money which is owing to me from the United States for my services for a tour of duty against the Creek Indians under the command of Gen Andrew Jackson and upon Receiving of such money as fore said to receip for the same in my name in as full and ample a manner as i could do if I were personally present in witness where of I the said Moses McLemore have here unto let my hand and seal this 17th day July 1815
attest
John Huggins Moses McLemore ( Seal )

State of Tennessee Giles County
This day personally appears Moses McLemore before me Jacob Byler one of the Justices of the Peace for said county and acknowledged the above power of attorney for the purpose within mentioned in the presence of John Higggins the subscribing witness given under my hand the 17th Day of July 1815
Jacob Byler JP

(Research):Census Listings:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Perry County
Enumerated 28 Sept 1850
132-132
Moses McLamore 63 M Farmer $500 SC
Nancy McLamore 56 F SC (Color Mulatto) SC
John McLamore 23 M Farmer Miss
Juriah McLamore 17 F Miss
Moses McLemore 15 M Farmer Miss
Richard McLemore 13 M Miss (Son of John T. McLemore)
Sarah McLemore 11 F Miss (Daughter of John T. McLemore)
Keziah McLemore 7 F Miss (Daughter of John T. McLemore)
Craven McLemore 4 M Miss (Son of John T. McLemore)
Amos McLemore 2 F Miss (Appears to be John T. McLemore's daughter Agnes)

Moses married Nancy Vinnie Batiste between 1810 and 1815. Nancy was born about 1794 in Mississippi; died on 31 Aug 1868 in Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to Merritt Mullen, her maiden name is variously shown as Batiste, Baptiste, Battiece. ...

Merritt writes that Nancy (Vinnie) Batiste is believed to be a Choctaw Indian, probably born in the territory of Mississippi (census records indicate she was born in South Carolina, but there are no Batiste families there). A tradition in different branches of the Fairchild family says her grandchildren are 1/4 Indian, and the early Choctaw Indian rolls for Mississippi show Indian families using the surname of "Batiste" (with various spellings such as Battist, Battiese, Battice, Bapten). The name is also found among the Choctaws who migrated to Oklahoma Indian Territory.

"Batiste" is a variant spelling of the French name "Baptiste" (as in the common name "Jean Baptiste", or John the Baptist). The Baptistes were prominent early settlers of the Gulf Coast around what is now Mobile, Alabama. Jean Baptiste (dit Graveline) Baudreau came from Montreal (Canada) to the Gulf Coast with the brothers d'Iberville and Bienville, sent by King Louis XV to build Fort Louis and explore the Gulf Coast to protect the huge holdings (Louisiana Purchase area). It was in 1699/1700 that Jean Baptiste Baudreau came to the Pascaqoula/Bay St. Louis area on the Gulf Coast.
The family history of the descendants of Jean Baptiste Beaudreau indicates it was common for the male descendants to have both a French and an Indian wife, and children with both of them. A grandson of the first settler, Jean Batiste Baudreau, Pierre Baptiste (also called Pedro, during the Spanish era on the Gulf Coast) was probably 1/4 Indian and 3/4 French. He married a Choctaw Indian and had a daughter by her named Michou Jenny (or Jincy) Batiste (or Battiest), who married Daniel Anderson. It is possible that a brother of Jenny was the father of Nancy Vinnie Baptiste. If Nancy's mother was a full-blood Choctaw, then Nancy would be 3/16 French and 13/16 Indian.


Nancy was living in Copiah County, Mississippi with her son, John, at the time of the 1860 Census.

Larry Kingsley & Merritt Mullen both note that she died in Scott County, Mississippi.

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Married:
May also be the parents of an Elizabeth McLemroe, born 1820 and married James Lowery of the Cherokee Nation East. (MaryLynn Santa and Mark Freeman both reference her, but neither William McLemore or April Makerney have her listed).