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William Martin Coleman 1874 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1874

Birth Location: Grant, Louisiana, United States

Death Date: 12 Feb 1960

Death Location: Pollock, Grant, Louisiana, United States

Father: Hugh COLEMAN

Mother: Melford Foster

Spouse(s): Margaret Depriest

Children(s): Edith Coleman

In 1874, William Martin Coleman entered the world in Grant, Louisiana, United States, born to Hugh Henry "Huey" COLEMAN and Melford Milliford Clementine Foster. William Martin Coleman married Margaret Susie Depriest, and had children including Edith Irene Coleman. William Martin Coleman passed away in 1960 in Pollock, Grant, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1874, William Martin Coleman entered the world in Grant, Louisiana, United States, born to Hugh Henry "Huey" COLEMAN and Melford Milliford Clementine Foster.
  • William Martin Coleman married Margaret Susie Depriest, and had children including Edith Irene Coleman.
  • William Martin Coleman passed away in 1960 in Pollock, Grant, Louisiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh COLEMAN
1846 – 1881
Birth Location: Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
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Melford Foster
1857 – 1929
Birth Location: Copiah, Mississippi, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Depriest
1882 – 1965
Birth Location: Louisiana, United States
MD

Children(s)

Edith Coleman
1908 – 1978
Birth Location: Grant, Louisiana, United States
EC

William Coleman's Ancestors

Self
William Coleman
1874 – 1960
Birth Place: Grant, Louisiana, United States
Parents
Hugh Henry "Huey" COLEMAN
1846 – 1881
Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
Melford (Milliford Clementine) Foster
1857 – 1929
Copiah, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Clayton Coleman
1828 – 1854
Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
Levina (Loretta) Montgomery
1829 – 1904
Amite, Mississippi, USA
John (William) Foster
1819 – 1907
Mississippi
ELIZABETH (JANE) SANDIFER
1834 – 1863
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Coleman's Descendants

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William (Martin) Coleman (27 Oct 1874 – 12 Feb 1960) m. Margaret (Susie) Depriest (June 28, 1882 – Jan. 28, 1965)
  1. 1. Edith (Irene) Coleman (1 Oct 1908 – 12 Jul 1978) m. Edward (Albert "Edd") Terrell (Sept.17, 1901 – July 7, 1931)
    1. 1. William (Edward) Terrell (6 Dec 1926 – 24 Apr 1994) m. Eleanor (Dolores) Cutright (1 Dec 1929 – 2 Jan 2006)
      1. 1. Debra (Ann) Terrell m. Ronald Usie
    2. 2. Drulisslic Terrell (abt 1930 – 3 December 2010)

William Coleman's Timeline

2 Records

1874
27 Oct 1874
Birth of William Martin Coleman in Grant, Louisiana, United States
Grant, Louisiana, United States
1960
12 Feb 1960
Age 86
Death of William Martin Coleman in Pollock, Grant, Louisiana, United States
Pollock, Grant, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1874
    Event Place: Grant, Louisiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1960
    Event Place: Pollock, Grant, Louisiana, United States
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