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Bessie Coleman 1898–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1898

Birth Location: Indian Territory, Oklahoma

Death Date: 13 Mar 1958

Death Location: Tracy, San Joaquin County, California, United States of America

Father: Henry Coleman

Mother: Arian Folsom.

Spouse(s): Edward Gerlach

Children(s): Sylvia Gerlach, Dorothy Gerlach, Arian Gerlach

The story of Bessie Coleman began in 1898 in Indian Territory, Oklahoma. In 1900, Bessie Coleman resided in Township 9, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. Bessie Coleman married Edward Gerlach, and had children including Arian Augusta Jimmie Gerlach, Dorothy Edenetta Gerlach, Sylvia Suzanne Suzi Gerlach. Bessie Coleman passed away in 1958 in Tracy, San Joaquin County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Coleman began in 1898 in Indian Territory, Oklahoma.
  • In 1900, Bessie Coleman resided in Township 9, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory.
  • Bessie Coleman married Edward Gerlach, and had children including Arian Augusta Jimmie Gerlach, Dorothy Edenetta Gerlach, Sylvia Suzanne Suzi Gerlach.
  • Bessie Coleman passed away in 1958 in Tracy, San Joaquin County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Coleman
1869–1949
Birth Location: Missouri
HC
Arian Folsom.
1871–1930
Birth Location: Oklahoma
AF

Spouses(s)

Edward Gerlach
1894–1971
Birth Location: Lathrop, Calif
EG

Children(s)

Sylvia Gerlach
1922–1941
Birth Location: San Joaquin, California
SG
Dorothy Gerlach
1926–2014
Birth Location: Stanislaus, California, USA
DG
Arian Gerlach
1919–2018
Birth Location: San Joaquin, California
AG

Bessie Coleman's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Coleman
1898–1958
Birth Place: Indian Territory, Oklahoma
Parents
Henry L Coleman
1869–1949
Missouri
Arian (S) Folsom.
1871–1930
Oklahoma
Grandparents
Mary (Jane) Thornhill
1842–
Missouri
James (Henry) Coleman
1838–
Lowrey City, St Clair, Missouri *
Walker (Willy) Folsom
1837–1905
Indian Territory, Oklahoma
Hettie Pickens
1836–1878
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Thornhill
1813–1849
Elizabeth Birkhead
1819–1848
William Coleman
1813–1874
ameliaann mackay
1813–1904
Nathaniel Fulsom
1831–
Lucy Folsom
1791–
Edmond Pickens
1789–1868
(Chickasaw) "Liney"
1811–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Barnabas Thornhill
1788–1853
Dorcas Gray
1790–1840
Abraham Birkhead
1782–1849
Joanna Nixon
1793–1873
William Coleman
1790–
Captain MacKay
1761–1822
Elizabeth Long
1783–1861
Nathaniel Folsom
1756–1833
I Puskush
–1810
John Pickens
1737–1789
Mary Adams
1770–1830

Bessie Coleman's Descendants

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Bessie Coleman (Abt. 1898–13 Mar 1958) m. Edward Gerlach (13 Nov 1894–18 Jan 1971)
  1. 1. Sylvia (Suzanne "Suzi") Gerlach 1922–1941
  2. 2. Dorothy (Edenetta) Gerlach 1926–2014 m. Delbert (Bunn) Crites 1926–1999
  3. 3. Arian (Augusta "Jimmie") Gerlach 1919–2018 m. Donald Mongeon 1916–1979

Bessie Coleman's Timeline

16 Records

1897
24 Aug. 1897
Birth of Bessie Coleman in Spiro, Oklahoma
Spiro, Oklahoma
1898
Abt. 1898
Birth of Bessie Coleman in Indian Territory, Oklahoma
Indian Territory, Oklahoma
1900
1900
Age 2
Bessie Coleman resided here in Township 9, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
Township 9, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
1900
1900
Age 2
Bessie Coleman resided here in Township 9, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
Township 9, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
1902
25 Sep 1902
Age 4
Bessie Coleman resided here in USA
USA
1903
19 Mar 1903
Age 5
Bessie Coleman resided here in Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Bessie Coleman resided here in Brushy, Grady, Oklahoma
Brushy, Grady, Oklahoma
1917
1917
Age 19
Bessie Coleman resided here in Stockton, California, USA
Stockton, California, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Bessie Coleman resided here in Tulare, San Joaquin, California
Tulare, San Joaquin, California
1930
1930
Age 32
Bessie Coleman resided here in Tulare, San Joaquin, California
Tulare, San Joaquin, California
1934
1934
Age 36
Bessie Coleman resided here in San Joaquin, California, USA
San Joaquin, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Bessie Coleman resided here in Tulare, San Joaquin, California
Tulare, San Joaquin, California
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 42
Bessie Coleman resided here in Tulare, San Joaquin, California, United States
Tulare, San Joaquin, California, United States
1950
1950
Age 52
Bessie Coleman resided here in Tulare, San Joaquin, California, USA
Tulare, San Joaquin, California, USA
1958
13 Mar 1958
Age 60
Death of Bessie Coleman in Tracy, California, USA
Tracy, California, USA
1958
13 Mar 1958
Age 60
Death of Bessie Coleman in San Joaquin, California
San Joaquin, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug. 1897
    Event Place: Spiro, Oklahoma
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California; Roll: T627_327; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 39-104
    [3] U.S., Native American Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914
    [4] California Death Index
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California; Roll: T625_143; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 189; Image: 566.
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California; Roll: 212; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 993.0.
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California; Roll: 212; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 993.0.
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 9, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: T623_1850; Page: ; Enumeration District: 75.
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 9, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: T623_1850; Page: ; Enumeration District: 75.
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brushy, Grady, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1252; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 854.
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tulare, San Joaquin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1898
    Event Place: Indian Territory, Oklahoma
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Township 9, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 9, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: T623_1850; Page: ; Enumeration District: 75.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Township 9, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 9, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: T623_1850; Page: ; Enumeration District: 75.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1902
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1903
    Event Place: Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Native American Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brushy, Grady, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brushy, Grady, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1252; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 854.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Stockton, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California; Roll: 212; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 993.0.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: San Joaquin, California, USA
    Record Source: California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968, California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California; Roll: T627_327; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 39-104

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California; Roll: T627_327; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 39-104

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tulare, San Joaquin

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stockton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Stockton Daily Evening Record; Publication Date: 11 Sep 1918; Publication Place: Stockton, California, USA; ,0.094779044,0.29519647,0.26307043&

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1958
    Event Place: Tracy, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1958
    Event Place: San Joaquin, California
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tracy, San Joaquin County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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