George Washington Coleman

1887 - 1962  (74 years)

• Name	George Washington Coleman  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	23 Nov 1887	Copiah County, Mississippi   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 May 1962  [7]
  Buried	Stevens Cemetery, Independence, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana   [4]
  Notes	He registered for the World War I draft in Franklin, Mississippi. At the time he was a residend of Bude, Mississippi, and supporting his wife and two children, age 2 year and age 3 months. He was employed by the Homochetto Lbr Co, doing "public works." He was of medium heighth and build, with blue eyes and dark hair.
  Person ID	I28115	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Merrill Coleman,   b. 9 Jun 1826, Missouri ,   d. 24 May 1913, Lincoln County, Mississippi  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Susan Levina Fairchild,   b. Oct 1854, Perry County, Mississippi ,   d. Abt 1922  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	May 1873	Copiah County, Mississippi   [8, 9, 10]
  	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

  Born - 23 Nov 1887 - Copiah County, Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Mississippi, Copiah County, Crystal Spring West Part of Beat 5 SD 7 ED 44 Sheet 4B Enumerated 5 Jun 1900 81-81 (Reliability: 3). [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 65852485 (Reliability: 3). [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 Sep 1887 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 65852485, instead lists birth as 23 Nov 1888, which is also what is engraved on the tombstone (per photo) (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 65852485, shows date of death as 4 May 1977, but the photo of the tombstone instead has the date 4 May 1962 engraved (Reliability: 3). [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.).