John Coleman (abt. 1844 - abt. 1915)

Born about 17 Nov 1844 in Antrim, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Son of John Coleman and Jane Polly (Blair) Coleman

Husband of Lucetta C (Johnson) Coleman — married 31 Oct 1870 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Descendants

Died about 18 Nov 1915 at about age 71 in Fowler, Pondera, Montana, United States

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Biography

John was born in Ireland on November 17, 1844. His family emigrated to Canada sometime between 1848 and 1850 [this is known because his sister Jane was born in Ireland in 1848 and his sister Julia was born in Arkell, Ontario in 1850]. In 1851 John is living with his family in Waterloo County, Canada ^[1]The 1861 Census of Canada has 18 year old John Coleman working as a printer in Kincardine, Ontario^[2]

In 1864 John enlisted in the 182nd Ohio Regiment and was assigned to K Company ^{[3] [4]}. ^[5]It is unknown if John emigrated to Ohio prior to enlisting, or if he travelled to Ohio for the sole purpose of enlisting, but the latter seems more likely. John and his regiment would have participated in the Battle of Nashville on December 15, 1864.

After the Civil War the entire Coleman family appears to have emigrated from Ontario, Canada to Sarpy, Nebraska. The 1870 Census shows John R Coleman living on a farm owned by the Overton family in Sarpy Nebraska ^[6]. This is probably our John as the same Census shows his father, mother and some siblings also living in Sarpy ^[7].

It was in Nebraska that John met Lucetta Johnson and they were married on October 31, 1870 in Omaha, Nebraska ^[8]

In around 1875 John, Lucetta and their two children moved a short way across the border to Jewel, Kansas. Here they added seven more children to their family, including the twins Minnie and Vinnie. John was a member of the Superior, Nebraska branch 63 of the Grand Army of the Republic ^[9]

In about 1890 John and Lucetta moved to Superior Nebraska, where their last child was born. Then in 1900 they made a major move, this time to the Ponoka District of what in 1903 would become the Province of Alberta ^[10]. Here in 1901 they were joined by their daughter May (Coleman-12293), her husband Thomas Harris (Harris-39420) and their family. They remained in Alberta until at least 1911 ^[11] . But shortly thereafter they moved to Fowler, Montana. Here John died on November 18, 1915 at the age of 71.

DNA Research

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Bob Harris and GS, his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are John Coleman and Jane Blair, the great great grandparents of both Bob Harris and GS. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd Cousins, based on sharing 175cM cM across 7 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia Census Place: Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11754; Page: 184; Line: 23a
2. ↑ 1861 Census of Canada Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1011
3. ↑ Kansas, U.S., Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889
4. ↑ U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N
5. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,469.
6. ↑ 1870; Census Place: Sarpy, Nebraska; Roll: M593_833; Page: 276B; Family History Library Film: 552332
7. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Sarpy, Nebraska; Roll: M593_833; Page: 277A; Family History Library Film: 552332
8. ↑ Library and Archives of the Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska Edit source Source information Title Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908 Author Ancestry.com
9. ↑ Kansas, U.S., Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889 pEnrollment of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors, their Widows and Orphans, 1889. Unit ID #190462, 69 volumes. Records of the Adjutant General’s Office. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas./p
10. ↑ 1901 Census of Canada Census Place: Ponoka, Alberta, The Territories; Page: 7; Family No: 77
11. ↑ 1911 Census of Canada Census Place: 5, Red Deer, Alberta; Page: 12; Family No: 1

John R Coleman 18 Nov 1915 Web address https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78012179/john-r-coleman Edit source Source information Title Findagrave Publisher date 18 Nov 1915 Publisher location Shelby, Toole County, Montana, USA

• 1870 United States Federal Census Census Place: Sarpy, Nebraska; Roll: M593_833; Page: 276B; Family History Library Film: 552332

1880 United States Federal Census Census Place: Harrison, Jewell, Kansas; Roll: 383; Page: 331C; Enumeration District: 122

1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta Census Place: 27, Strathcona, Alberta; Page: 15; Family No: 129

Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_62; Line: 20

Library and Archives of the Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska Edit source Source information Title Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908 Author Ancestry.com

"Nebraska, Naturalization Records, 1855-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C425-ZG2M : Thu Oct 05 10:31:54 UTC 2023), Entry for John Coleman, 12 Jun 1877.

"Nebraska, Naturalization Records, 1855-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C425-ZGN2 : Thu Oct 05 04:01:36 UTC 2023), Entry for John Coleman, 8 Nov 1886.

"United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K59-2PDD : 16 June 2023), John R Coleman, 1889.

(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6HD-GMF : 20 August 2019), John Coleman, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Michael Sherwood Sherwood for creating WikiTree profile Coleman-2785 through the import of Sherwood Family Tree 9_14_09.ged on Jul 14, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael Sherwood and others.