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Lt. Col. Henry Embry Coleman 1768–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 April 1768

Birth Location: Woodlawn, Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 December 1837

Death Location: Woodlawn, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Father: Colonial Coleman

Mother: Mary Embry

Spouse(s): Anne {Coleman}

Children(s): Dr. Coleman

Lt. Col. Henry Embry Coleman was born in 1768 in Woodlawn, Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonial John Coleman And Mary Sarah Embry. Lt. Col. Henry Embry Coleman married Anne Nancy Murray Gordon Coleman, and had children including Dr Ethelbert Algernon Coleman. Lt. Col. Henry Embry Coleman passed away in 1837 in Woodlawn, Halifax, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Lt. Col. Henry Embry Coleman was born in 1768 in Woodlawn, Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonial John Coleman And Mary Sarah Embry.
  • Lt. Col. Henry Embry Coleman married Anne Nancy Murray Gordon Coleman, and had children including Dr Ethelbert Algernon Coleman.
  • Lt. Col. Henry Embry Coleman passed away in 1837 in Woodlawn, Halifax, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonial Coleman
1736–1797
Birth Location: Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Mary Embry
1747–1808
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Anne {Coleman}
1776–1824
Birth Location: Woodlawn, Halifax Co, VA
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Children(s)

Dr. Coleman
1812–1892
Birth Location: Woodlawn, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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Lt. Coleman's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Coleman
1768–1837
Birth Place: Woodlawn, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Colonial John Coleman
1736–1797
Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Mary (Sarah) Embry
1747–1808
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Coleman) II
1688–1781
Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia Colony
Henry (Drew) Embry
1720–1753
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Beasley
1656–1713
William Hembree
1700–1760
Martha Embry
1708–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lt. Coleman's Descendants

1.
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Lt. (Col. Henry Embry) Coleman (27 April 1768–16 December 1837) m. Anne ("Nancy" Murray Gordon) {Coleman} (13 July 1776–7 June 1824)
  1. 1. Dr. (Ethelbert Algernon) Coleman 1812–1892 m. Martha (Frances) Ragsdale 1822–1898
    1. 1. Nannie(Ann) Coleman 1842–1918 m. LT (Thomas) Edmunds 1829–1879
      1. 1. Annie (May) Edmunds 1874–1938 m. Julian (Beverly) Ruffin 1867–1930
        1. 1. Algernon (Alger Coleman) Ruffin 1906–1982 m. Lena (Eleanor Tyson) Ruffin 1911–2000

Lt. Coleman's Timeline

2 Records

1768
27 April 1768
Birth of Lt. Col. Henry Embry Coleman in Woodlawn, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Woodlawn, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
1837
16 December 1837
Age 69
Death of Lt. Col. Henry Embry Coleman in Woodlawn, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Woodlawn, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 April 1768
    Event Place: Woodlawn, Halifax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1837
    Event Place: Woodlawn, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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