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William F. COLEMAN

William F. COLEMAN

Male 1858 - 1947  (89 years)

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  • Name William F. COLEMAN 
    Born 2 Nov 1858  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Nov 1857. But date on headstone is 1858, and death record states Nov 2 1858.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870 80, 1900 30 40  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 27 Nov 1947  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I79363  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2024 

    Father Otho COLEMAN,   b. Jan 1829, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Ann TROLLINGER,   b. 2 Oct 1827, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Family ID F29146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Z. SCOTT,   b. 19 Jan 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1916, Blockhouse Hill (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)  [5] 
    Married 11 Nov 1894  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • In the 1900 Census of West Union District, the household of William F. Coleman had himself, his wife Mary, his son Ray, and an orphan Ermina Smith, b. May 1890.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 22 1930 at Route 18:
      William Coleman, 71, farmer, married; sister Cora Coleman, 65, single; dau Gladys Smith, 27, widowed; grandson Richard Smith, 6; grandson William Smith, 6; grandson James Smith, 4.
      (Note: Daughter Gladys' marital status is incorrect, as her husband appeared with her and their children in the 1940 Census, and he is known to have remarried in 1961.)
    Children 
    +1. Ray COLEMAN,   b. May 1900
    +2. Gladys Fay COLEMAN,   b. 12 Sep 1903, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1984, Santa Barbara Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Documents
    79363_WilliamFColeman_MaryZScott_MarriageRecord_11Nov1894.jpg    		79363_WilliamFColeman_MaryZScott_MarriageRecord_11Nov1894.jpg
    Family ID F33965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    79363_COLEMAN_WilliamF_1858-1947_DeathCertificate.jpg    		79363_COLEMAN_WilliamF_1858-1947_DeathCertificate.jpg
    79363_WilliamFColeman_MaryZScott_MarriageRecord_11Nov1894.jpg    		79363_WilliamFColeman_MaryZScott_MarriageRecord_11Nov1894.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    5. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 18 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792739&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as William F. Coleman, 35, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Mary Z. Scott, 17, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 11 1894 at the residence of minister F. J. Ashburn. Informants for marriage license: Wm. F. Coleman & I. J. Scott.