Thanks, John. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Martin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 11:27 PM Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE] James Augustus Coleman > Mike, > > When I was in Emanuel County last month, I looked up Winny Youngblood > Coleman's Confederate widow's pension application at the Swainsboro > Library. They have the pensions for many of the Emanuel County > regiments available on microfilm in the Genealogy Room, which is a > marvelous thing. The Washington Library in Macon has a more > comprehensive collection for the entire state, and they will copy the > pension and send it to you for a modest fee. > > Winny was a daughter of Bartlett and Nancy Riley Youngblood, and I > have been trying to learn more about other branches of that family > besides my own. Winny indicates in her affidavit, given to Emanuel > County Ordinary John Youmans on March 5, 1901, that James Coleman > served in Co. H of the 48th Ga. Regiment, and that he died "in Fayette > Co. Fla. about the year 1886." (There is no Fayette County in Florida, > but there is a Lafayette County, in the Big Bend region of the state. > The county seat is Mayo. ) > > It is unclear from the pension exactly when she and James and their > children moved to Florida.However, in the 1870 Census for Hamilton > County Fla., you will see an entry for James and Winfred Coleman, and > their children Isaac, Lucinda, Matthew and Spencer. > > In 1880, James, "Matilda", Isaac, Matthew, Matilda, Spencer, and Lewis > C. Coleman are in Taylor County, Florida. (The current county seat is > Perry.) > > To date, I haven't been able to locate burial information about James > or any of the descendants. I see a Lewis Coleman in Emanuel > (Stillmore) in 1900, but I haven't been able to research whether it's > the same Lewis. > > Unfortunately, I have no burial information about James, only the > county in which he died. My local library doesn't have many > genealogical resources for Lafayette County. You might give the public > library in Mayo a call. > > I hope this helps you. > > John Martin > Tampa, Florida > [email protected] > > On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 10:16 PM, Mike & Nancy Ridgdill > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm looking for information on James Augustus Coleman, born 1839 in >> Emanuel County, died Feb 5, 1888. Son of Matthew Coleman & Rachel E. >> Scarboro (I've seen Matthew's father as Jonathan, but I don't know if >> this is correct). James served as a Private in Company F, Cobb's Legion >> Cavalry. Married Winny Youngblood on Feb 13, 1858, in Emanuel County >> (I'm not sure if this is correct). >> There are some who have his parents as Charles & Lucinda Coleman (I >> don't know who are Charles & Lucinda's parents), and although Charles & >> Lucinda did have a son named James born about 1838, I don't believe this >> is James Augustus. >> I need the burial place for James Augustus Coleman. Any other >> information would be appreciated, also. Thanks. >> >> Mike Ridgdill >> Twin City, GA >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > -- > John Martin > Tampa, Florida > [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >