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Octavia D. Coleman 1829–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1829

Birth Location: Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 20 Apr 1916

Death Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Father: Eldred Coleman

Mother: Eleanor Boatner

Spouse(s): Thomas Graves

Children(s): Benjamin Graves

In 1829, Octavia D. Coleman entered the world in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA, born to Eldred Nicholson Coleman And Eleanor Boatner. Octavia D. Coleman married Thomas Jefferson Jeff Graves, and had children including Benjamin Shaw Graves. Octavia D. Coleman passed away in 1916 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1829, Octavia D. Coleman entered the world in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA, born to Eldred Nicholson Coleman And Eleanor Boatner.
  • Octavia D. Coleman married Thomas Jefferson Jeff Graves, and had children including Benjamin Shaw Graves.
  • Octavia D. Coleman passed away in 1916 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eldred Coleman
1787–1861
Birth Location: Warren, North Carolina, USA
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Eleanor Boatner
1788–1862
Birth Location: Edgefield
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Graves
1827–1900
Birth Location: Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Graves
1847–1923
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Octavia Coleman's Ancestors

Self
Octavia Coleman
1829–1916
Birth Place: Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Eldred Nicholson Coleman
1787–1861
Warren, North Carolina, USA
Eleanor Boatner
1788–1862
Edgefield
Grandparents
Lucia ("Lucy") Nicholson
1773–1805
Bute, North Carolina, USA
Elias Boatner
1765–1835
Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA
Jane Black
1767–1851
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Nicholson
1740–1790
Ludwig Bortner
1724–1801
Mary Martin
1735–1790
Thomas Black
1751–1833
Mary Pickens
1743–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ann Davis
1722–1749
Ludwig Boatner
1705–1747
ANNE PENROSE
1723–1833

Octavia Coleman's Descendants

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Octavia (D.) Coleman (Aug 1829–20 Apr 1916) m. Thomas (Jefferson "Jeff") Graves (15 Feb 1827–12 Nov 1900)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Shaw) Graves 1847–1923 m. Desdemona (Amelia "Dessie") White 1850–1911
    1. 1. Octavia (Coleman "Occie") Graves 1875–1910 m. William (Jacob (Willie)) Reily 1872–1960
      1. 1. Octavia (Aline) Reily 1909–1998 m. Bud (Martin) Corbett 1907–1984

Octavia Coleman's Timeline

2 Records

1829
Aug 1829
Birth of Octavia D. Coleman in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
1916
20 Apr 1916
Age 87
Death of Octavia D. Coleman in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1829
    Event Place: Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1916
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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