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James Merrill Coleman

Male 1874 - 1942  (68 years)


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  • Name James Merrill Coleman  [1, 2, 3
    Born 7 Feb 1874  Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Jun 1942  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3H9-GP8
      Name: James Merrill Coleman
      Titles and Terms (original):
      Death Date: 29 Jun 1942
      Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status:
      Race or Color:
      Age: 68
      Estimated Birth Year: 1874
      Birth Date: 07 Feb 1874
      Birthplace: Crystal Springs, Mississippi
      Father: James Coleman
      Father's Titles and Terms (original):
      Father's Birth Place: , Missouri
      Mother: Susan Fairchilds
      Mother's Titles and Terms (original):
      Mother's Birth Place: , Mississippi
      Occupation: air brake insp., railroad
      Residence: Chicago, Cook, Ill.
      Street Address:
      Spouse: Jennie
      Spouse's Titles and Terms (original):
      Spouse's Birthplace:
      Burial Date: 01 Jul 1942
      Burial Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      Cemetery: Oak Woods
      Informant:
      Additional Relatives:
      Digital Folder Number: 4204575
      Image Number: 1005
      Film Number: 1953746
      Volume/Page/Certificate Number: rn 18450
      Collection: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
    Person ID I28109  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James Merrill Coleman,   b. 9 Jun 1826, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1913, Lincoln County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Susan Levina Fairchild,   b. Oct 1854, Perry County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1922  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married May 1873  Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    • 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.
    Family ID F9135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Feb 1874 - Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Jun 1942 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal 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 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S938] FamilySearch.org, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start).

    4. [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).

    5. [S57] Ancestry.com - Mississippi, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935 [database online], Shows date of marriage as 17 May 1873 in Copiah County (Reliability: 3).

    6. [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.).