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

• Male James Merrill Coleman

  
  

  Birth	9 Jun 1826	Missouri
  Death	24 May 1913	Lincoln County, Mississippi
  Burial		Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi
  Marriage	May 1873  [1, 2, 3]	Copiah County, Mississippi  [1, 2, 3]
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  Mother

  
  

  Female Susan Levina Fairchild

  
  

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

  
  

  Male Martin Westley Coleman

  
  

  Birth	26 Feb 1872	Mississippi
  Death	16 Aug 1942	Glenmora, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
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  Male James Merrill Coleman

  
  

  Birth	7 Feb 1874	Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi
  Death	29 Jun 1942	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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  Male William Austin Coleman

  
  

  Birth	Jan 1876	Mississippi
  Death	Abt 1918
  Burial		Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi

  
  

  Female Chana Jane Coleman

  
  

  Birth	17 Oct 1877	Mississippi
  Death	Yes, date unknown
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  Male John Ira Coleman

  
  

  Birth	17 Jul 1879	Mississippi
  Death	26 Nov 1959
  Burial		Evans Creek Cemetery, Hickory, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
  Spouse	Mary Caldonia Jordan | F12379
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  Male Thomas Lillard Coleman

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1881	Mississippi
  Death	Yes, date unknown
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  Male Robert Fairchild Coleman

  
  

  Birth	Sep 1885	Mississippi
  Death	Yes, date unknown
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  Male George Washington Coleman

  
  

  Birth	23 Nov 1887	Copiah County, Mississippi
  Death	4 May 1962
  Burial		Stevens Cemetery, Independence, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

  
  

  Male Benjamin Harrison Coleman

  
  

  Birth	20 Dec 1889	Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi
  Death	15 Feb 1955	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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• 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.).