William was born in 1850 to Edwin Coleman and his wife Mary. He died in 1937.
Sources
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 12 September 2020), memorial page for William Bell Coleman (19 Nov. 1851–15 Mar. 1937), Find a Grave Memorial no. 116883296, citing Mapleview Cemetery, Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; maintained by Stone Branches (contributor 47411175).
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch, Wm B Coleman and Dolly A Barnes, 28 Dec. 1879; citing Rutherford County, Tennessee, Marriage, p. 345, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 379,649.
"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch, Will Bel Coleman, 15 Mar. 1937; Death, Rutherford County, Tennessee; Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch, W B Coleman in entry for E Coleman, 1860. Civil Dist No 4, Rutherford County, Tennessee, p. 49.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch, William Coleman, District 4, Rutherford County, Tennessee; citing enumeration district (ED) 192, sheet 49A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), FHL microfilm 1,255,276.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 September 2020), William B Coleman, Civil District 4, Rutherford County, Tennessee; citing ED 103, sheet 2A, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972); FHL microfilm 1,241,594.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 September 2020), William B Coleman, Civil District 3, Rutherford County, Tennessee; citing ED 113, sheet 19B, family 397, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1517; FHL microfilm 1,375,530.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 September 2020), William B Coleman, Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee; citing ED 115, sheet 3B, line 63, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1759; FHL microfilm 1,821,759.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 September 2020), William B Coleman in household of Frankie Coleman, Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee; citing ED 4, sheet 5A, line 40, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2270; FHL microfilm 2,342,004.
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