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Coleman, James S.

Personal Information
Last Name Coleman
First Name James
Middle Name S.
Maiden Name
Death Date 1/9/1883
Birth Date 11/29/1849
Obituary Source Martinsville Republican, Jan. 11, 1883
Source Information Cemetery index
Cemetery East Hill, Morgantown, Ind.
Family Information
Spouse Harriett S. Lake, May 10, 1870
Survived By Wife; 4 children, James O., Cora E., Walter Z., and Cecil D.
Other Age 35 years, 2 months, and 10 days. "News was received by telephone, and later confirmed, that James S. Coleman, of Morgantown, accidentally shot himself as he was boarding a buggy driven by Daniel Bronson, the Nashville Mail carrier...[He] was in his 36th year. He was a native of New London, Conn." Father of 5 children. Moved to the Morgantown area in 1866 or 1867. "He died instantly on Tuesday." Parents: Jesse O. and Salina M. Gardner Coleman. Civil War veteran: Co. I, 93rd Ind. Vol. He had a hardware store in Monrovia.
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