Family: James Merrill Coleman / Susan Levina Fairchild (F9135)

• Father | Male James Merrill Coleman

  
  

  Born	9 Jun 1826	Missouri
  Died	24 May 1913	Lincoln County, Mississippi
  Buried		Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi
  Married	May 1873  [1, 2, 3]	Copiah County, Mississippi  [1, 2, 3]
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Mother | Female Susan Levina Fairchild

  
  

  Born	Oct 1854	Perry County, Mississippi
  Died	Abt 1922
  Buried		Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi
  Father	Abraham Lundy Fairchild, Sr. | F8822 Group Sheet
  Mother	Lavinia McLemore | F8822 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Martin Westley Coleman

  
  

  Born	26 Feb 1872	Mississippi
  Died	16 Aug 1942	Glenmora, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Male James Merrill Coleman

  
  

  Born	7 Feb 1874	Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi
  Died	29 Jun 1942	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Male William Austin Coleman

  
  

  Born	Jan 1876	Mississippi
  Died	Abt 1918
  Buried		Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Chana Jane Coleman

  
  

  Born	17 Oct 1877	Mississippi
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Male John Ira Coleman

  
  

  Born	17 Jul 1879	Mississippi
  Died	26 Nov 1959
  Buried		Evans Creek Cemetery, Hickory, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
  Spouse	Mary Caldonia Jordan | F12379
  Married

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Thomas Lillard Coleman

  
  

  Born	Abt 1881	Mississippi
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 7 | Male Robert Fairchild Coleman

  
  

  Born	Sep 1885	Mississippi
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 8 | Male George Washington Coleman

  
  

  Born	23 Nov 1887	Copiah County, Mississippi
  Died	4 May 1962
  Buried		Stevens Cemetery, Independence, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

  
  

  Child 9 | Male Benjamin Harrison Coleman

  
  

  Born	20 Dec 1889	Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi
  Died	15 Feb 1955	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
  Buried

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S542] Mullen, Merritt D. (mmullen8014@mchsi.com) "Fairchilds of the Southeastern USA" Ver. 2004-08-03 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=fairchild, Shows date of Marriage as 27 May 1873 (Reliability: 3). [S57] Ancestry.com - Mississippi, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935 [database online], Shows date of marriage as 17 May 1873 in Copiah County (Reliability: 3). [S1283] Ancestry.com - U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.).