Shack Coleman, Rt. 2, Waynesburg, Ky, died June 15, 1983 after a long illness. He was 81 years old. Mr. Coleman was born in Pike County on February 22, 1902, the son of George W. Coleman and Mary Moore. He was married to Oma Brown and was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife; a son, David Coleman of Waynesburg; six daughter, Gladys Phelps of Liberty, Faye Emerson and Micha Jones, both of Kings Mountain, Maggie Wesley of Waynesburg, Patricia Adams of Eubank and Gracie Rose of Monticello, a brother Dewey Coleman of Kings Mountain. Shack Coleman was the son of George W. Coleman. George was born about 1845 in either Pike Co or Lyon Co., Ky. George was a son of James Coleman, James was born about 1811 in North Carolina and married a "Catha", born about 1811 in Tennessee. This James could be from the Wesley Coleman group?? Any help or information or comments would be appreciated. Thanks, Earl --- Earl Coleman --- earlcoleman@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Where in North Carolina was James, ancestor of Shack, born? Why do you think James is a descendant of Robert Coleman of Nansemond County Virginia? The migration southward from Colonial Virginia was common, and many groups of Colemans passed through different counties of North Carolina. Just three of many examples are described here. Descendants of Robert of Nansemond County Virginia inhabited Edgecombe County (the portion that did NOT become Halifax County), Robeson County, and Columbus County. This is the group I have passionately researched. Descendants of Robert from Charles City County Virginia moved through what was NE Edgecombe and became Halifax County, NC. This was the group researched by the late J. P. Coleman, 51st governor of Mississippi, in his work, "The Robert Coleman Family From Virginia to Texas 1652 - 1965", 1965. Descendants of Robert from Mobjack Bay, Gloucester County Virginia were recorded in Caswell, Cherokee, Davidson, Franklin, Gaston, Iredell, Jackson, Orange, Person, Rowan, Rutherford, and Washington Counties of North Carolina. This was the group researched by Judge Solon Bernard Coleman (50 years ago?) and Sherry Nicol, author of "The Colemans of Mobjack Bay", 1998. This doesn't mean that someone with Colemans in these locations is necessarily related to those groups mentioned above, nor do I mean to exclude other locations where Colemans may be found and may yet be shown to connect to the above groups. Coleman was a rather common name all the way back to 1600s in Colonial Virginia. The above groups just happen to all descend from a Robert Coleman in Colonial Virginia. There were other Colemans, not of the name Robert, that will account for some other groups of Colemans, perhaps in the same counties mentioned above, or in other ones. Other Colemans immigrated after the end of our Colonial period and likely settled in North Carolina upon arrival from overseas. I'd be curious to know of documentation showing the origin of these Kentucky Colemans. I do not recall seeing such to date. Perhaps Earl or Sonny could share that with the list. Wesley Coleman