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Herman Benjamin (Buddy) Coleman 1937–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1937

Birth Location: Harris, Texas

Death Date: 26 Aug 2009

Death Location: Buffalo, Leon, Texas

Father: Roy Ruffin

Mother: Dorothy Jones

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Herman Benjamin (Buddy) Coleman was born in 1937 in Harris, Texas, the child of Roy Maxie Ruffin And Dorothy Della Jones. Herman Benjamin (Buddy) Coleman passed away in 2009 in Buffalo, Leon, Texas.

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Biography

  • Herman Benjamin (Buddy) Coleman was born in 1937 in Harris, Texas, the child of Roy Maxie Ruffin And Dorothy Della Jones.
  • Herman Benjamin (Buddy) Coleman passed away in 2009 in Buffalo, Leon, Texas.

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Herman Coleman's Ancestors

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Herman Coleman
1937–2009
Birth Place: Harris, Texas
Parents
Roy Maxie Ruffin
1923–2009
Norphlet, Arkansas, USA Union County
Dorothy (Della) Jones
1920–2004
Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana
Grandparents
Bert (Francis) Ruffin
1899–1954
Oklahoma, USA
Ruth (Eads Ruffin) Hartt
1904–1985
Cave City, Independence, Arkansas, USA
John (Abner) Jones
1898–1980
Foreman, Little River, Arkansas, USA
Edna (Lou) Smith
1908–1949
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Ruffin
1865–1929
Mary Dailey
1870–1934
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Herman Coleman's Timeline

2 Records

1937
5 Dec 1937
Birth of Herman Benjamin (Buddy) Coleman in Harris, Texas
Harris, Texas
2009
26 Aug 2009
Age 72
Death of Herman Benjamin (Buddy) Coleman in Buffalo, Leon, Texas
Buffalo, Leon, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1937
    Event Place: Harris, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 2009
    Event Place: Buffalo, Leon, Texas

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