Benjamin Harrison Coleman

1889 - 1955  (65 years)

• Name	Benjamin Harrison Coleman  [1, 2]
  Birth	20 Dec 1889	Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Feb 1955	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan   [1]
  Notes	Merritt Mullen shows his date of birth as 20 Dec 1889, which matches the 1900 census. However, his World War I Draft Registration, completed on June 5, 1917, shows an alternate date of birth, that of 20 Sep 1886. He was shown as born in "Chrystal Springs, Miss. America." He was a millwright, employed by R. D. Sauls in Mylestown, Miss. His dependants were listed as a wife, two children, mother and brother. He was of medium heighth and weight, with blue eyes and black hair. (Research): Census Listings: 1920 Census Louisiana, Orleans Parish, Pr. 9, New Orleans City SD 1 ED 17 Sheet 4B 623-86-90 Burwick, Georg Head M W 25 M La Austria La Burwick, Eulah Wf F W 20 M Miss Miss Miss Burwick, Georgia Dtr F W 6/12 S La Miss Miss Coleman, Behj. Lodger m W 30 S Miss Miss Miss Carpenter Shipyard 625-87-91 Coleman, John T Head M W 40 M Miss Ala Tenn ?? Shipyard Coleman, Mary C Wf F W38 M Miss MIss Miss Coleman, Cecil R Son M W 11 S Miss Miss Miss Coleman, Mary Oris Dtr F W 9 S Miss Miss Miss Coleman, Opal E Luis Dtr F W 2 10/12 S Miss Miss Miss Colemn Orlan Jarren Son M W 1 9/12 S Miss Miss Miss Coleman, Susie L Mother F W 55 Wd Miss Miss Ala 1930 Census Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, Part of Precinct 1 Enumerated April 14, 1930 ED 82-142 SD 20 Sheet 12A Stamped 176 (The Colemans were living in a multifamily dwelling of some sort, as they were listed as lodgers. The proprietor was Bertram Stewart, born in Scotland) Coleman, Benjamin Lodger M W 40 M 22 Miss Mo Miss Carpenter Building Coleman, Luvana Lodger F W 29 m 19 Miss Miss La Coleman, Betty E Lodger F W 8 S La Miss Miss Coleman, Harrison Lodger M W 5 S La Miss Miss
  Person ID	I28116	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)
  Marriage	May 1873	Copiah County, Mississippi   [3, 4, 5]
  	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

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