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

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]