| Notes on the children: 1) Mary Jane married Thomas Fallon 04 May 1865 in McLeod Co., MN. She died 18 Jul 1897 of TB at home in Meeker Co., MN of tuberculosis and is buried in the St. Anastasia Cem. Hutchinson, McLeod Co., MN. 2) Lewis married 1) Lucinda Hardy, that marriage ended in divorce. He married Mary Scalf 25 Dec 1882 in Dassel, Meeker Co., MN. He died 17 Jul 1913 at home in Dassel and is buried in the Dassel Cem. in Meeker Co., MN 3) Joseph Luna married Lena Linder (or Lindeur) in LA Co., CA. He died Feb of 1926 in Monrovia, Los Angeles Co., CA and is buried in the Live Oak Cem. in Monrovia. 4) Anthony Wayne is noted below. 5) Pricilla married James O'Fallon 27 Sep 1873 in McLeod Co., Mn. She died in childbirth with their second child on 07 May 1875 in McLeod Co., MN and was buried in the family cemetery on "McNellis Farm". 6) Ellen was married to William Grant on 03 Apr 1879. Their marriage ended in divorce. She died 05 Jun 1915 in Chico, Butte Co., CA and is buried in the Chico Cem. in Chico. Note: our Joseph Lewis Coleman was probably visiting her when he met Daisy Parkinson in Chico. 7) Cosby died as a child of nine, in McLeod Co., MN on 21 Sep 1868. He was buried in the family cemetery on "McNellis Farm" 8) "Carrie" was married to Andrew Jackson Rogers in Tarrant Co., TX. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1902. She died 23 Mar 1947 in Arlington, Tarrant Co., TX. Note: Grandfather Lewis King and uncle William F. King also moved to Texas. The family cemetery on McNellis Farm was plowed under...... |
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| Stephen H. Coleman was born 1781 in Surry County, North Carolina to Peter Coleman and Abigail (Jayne) Coleman. His occupation was as a farmer and miller. Stephen married 1)Sarah Rankin after 1792 in Montgomery County, Virginia (in what is now Grayson County). Their children were: 1) Isabelle, born 1805 2) Hannah, born 1806 3) Jerusha, born 1807 4) Daniel, born 1810 5) Charity, born 1814 6) Peter, born 1815 7) Abigail, born ? 8) Richard Dennis, born 1826 9) Stephen, born 1826 Stephen then married 2) Lucy Adkins on 30 Mar 1833 in Pike Co., KY. They had seven more children: 1) Pheeby, born about 1834 2) Sarah, born about 1835 3) Matilda, born about 1838 4) Moses, born about 1840 5) Winright, born about 1841 6) Delilah, born about 1843 7) Canzilla, born about 1848 Stephen Coleman married Christina White, the daugher of John Runyon, on the 27th of JAN 1859 in Buchanan County, Virginia. The minister who performed the ceremony was Isaac Boyd. The happy couple were 82 and 60, respectively.... Richard Dennis Coleman married Nancy King, born about 1929, the daughter of Lewis and Mary "Polly" (Philips) King, in her parents home in Pike County, Kentucky, on the Feb. 18, 1848. "Denny" filed several land patents in Tazewell County, Virginia, 7200 acres in all, between 1844 and 1858. He was one of the seven county commissioners of Tazewell that organized the formation of Buchanan County in 1858. He was elected county surveyor for Buchanan County. Denny's farm in Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia (link) was called "Home Creek" where all of Denny and Nancy's children were born. 1) Mary Jane, born 09 Apr 1849, Tazewell Co., VA 2) Lewis, born 22 Apr 1850, Tazewell Co., VA 3) Joseph Luna, born 10 Jul 1851, Tazewell Co., VA 4) Anthony Wayne, born 25 Mar 1853, Tazewell Co., VA 5) Priscilla "Pricey", born 15 Dec 1854, Tazewell Co., VA 6) Elender "Ellen", born 10 Apr 1856, Tazewell Co., VA 7) Cosby, born 04 Sep 1859, Buchanan Co., VA 8) Nancy Caroline "Carrie", born 18 Feb 1861, Buchanan Co., VA |
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| HOME CREEK photo taken in the 1930's the family moved north to Minnesota in 1864 |
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| Richard Dennis and Nancy (King) Coleman |
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| L to R: Mary Jane (Coleman) Fallon Carrie (Coleman) Rogers Anthony Wayne Coleman Ellen (Coleman) Grant and Lewis Coleman |
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| L to R: Anthony Wayne Coleman nephew Joe Fallon (son of Mary Jane Coleman Fallon) and Lewis Coleman |
| Buchanan County was Confederate, and it is likely that Denny served with the "Home Guard", along with his father-in-law, Lewis King.. The family story is that he was captured, managed to escape by disguising himself and made his way back home. He arrived safely, to find the Confederates had wiped him out. Disgusted, he and many of his friends and kin rode into Kentucky and joined the 39th Regiment, Mounted Infantry on Nov. 25th, 1862. Lt. Richard D. Coleman, of Company H, was killed in action Jan. 9th, 1864, shot through the heart at Turman's Ferry. To find more information on his Regiment and the other family members who served: http://geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/7616 |
| Denny had his family remove to Louisa KY near the Regimental Headquarters for safety, with the instructions to head north if anything happened to him. The family, destitute, went to McLeod Co., MN, where Lewis King, his father-in-law, homesteaded a farm now known as the "McNellis Farm". Nancy and her mother died on the farm before the year was out, Nancy King Coleman on 01 Sep 1864 and "Polly" Philips King on 10 July 1864. |
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| L to R: Lewis, Joseph Luna, A.W. and Ellen (Coleman) Grant |
| The McKinneys and the Kings |
| This page of information was published in the "Illustrated Album of Biography of Meeker and McLeod Co." published by Alden, Ogle & Co., Chicago IL 1888. The information about our family was submitted by AW.... "Anthony Wayne Coleman is one of the leading farmers of the town of Collinwood, and lives on section 31, where he has a fine farm of 180 acres. He is a native of Buchanan county, Va., and is the son of Richard and Nancy (King) Coleman, natives of Virginia and Kentucky, respectively. His father was a merchant in the village of Grundy; and owned a large stock farm, besides. When the war broke out he joined the "Home Guards", and while absent from home on duty was taken prisoner by the Federals. By disguising himself he managed to escape, but found that the Confederates had cleaned him out of everything in his absence. Disgusted, he returned and enlisted in the federal army, and was afterward killed in battle. The family, being left destitute, removed to Louisa, Ky., where they lived until 1864, at which time the family came to Minnesota. At that time the family consisted of Mrs. Coleman and eight children--Lewis, Joseph, Anthony, Mary Jane, Pricy, Ellen, Crosby, and Carrie. They settled in Hutchinson, McLeod county, where the mother died two years later , and the children were scattered. Anthony worked around from place to place until he was about eighteen years old, at which time he commenced attending school, spending two years in the district schools, one year in the Hutchinson High School and the las term in the State Normal. He then came to Collinwood, and for eleven years taught a portion of each year. In 1877 he purchased the farm where he now lives, and has made it his home ever since. He was married April 4, 1878 to Miss Lydia McKinney, daughter of John and Lydia (Hicks) McKinney. By this union they have five children--Lydia, born January 6, 1879; Joseph, born August 29, 1880; James, born September 13, 1882; Jane, born May 5, 1884; and Theresa, born July 7, 1886. |
| A note or two here: Nancy (King) Coleman and her mother, Polly (Philips) King actually both died within months of arriving in McLeod Co, MN, Polly on July 10, 1864 and Nancy on Sep. 01, 1864. "Crosby" is a typo, the child's name was Cosby. |
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| My thanks to Julie (Coleman) Lindquist of St. Cloud, MN for sharing her YEARS of research on our family. She is a descendant of Lewis Coleman. I especially thank her for the photos of Grandpa Joe's sisters. I do not think any of the California Colemans have ever seen any of these. It would be terrific if Aunt Hattie's photos and memorabilia would surface so we could return the favor. I remember seeing doll clothes made by their sister Carrie.... |