Individual Details
Hattie Mae COLEMAN
(27 May 1894 - 13 Sep 1982)
She loved to tell the story of her family's move by covered wagon to Hope, New Mexico. She resented her sister's ride on the train. She always said that it was too hot crossing the desert in that wagon. Sampson (as she called her stepdad) made the childreb keep their heads inside the wagon. When they could stand it no longer, they would poke their heads out long enough to get popped with the whip. Once settled in New Mexico, Hattie loved it. In her eighties, she would attend family reunions in Hope (they later called it Founder's Day). She would take her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and show them the "Old Homestead." He family could never understand how she could find the place after so many years, but she always would.
After her first husband Keller Page abandoned Hattie and her girls, they returned to Texas to be near her family. Hattie said in those days, it was a disgrace to be divorced, so she needed to be with people who loved her.
After her second husband died, Hattie did not remarry, but raised her four children alone. She also helped raise her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great, greatgrandchildren. She was never old enough to be called grandma. Her grandchildren called her Momma. Her great-grandchildren called her Momma Hattie Mae, and her great, great-grandchildren called her Hattie. She loved young people since they kept her young. She believed in health food long before it was stylish. She grew her own food, raised chickens, and loved her "hothouse." She was creative, made dolls, was an artist and a poet, played the fiddle, loved to dance, and loved to have fun.
After her first husband Keller Page abandoned Hattie and her girls, they returned to Texas to be near her family. Hattie said in those days, it was a disgrace to be divorced, so she needed to be with people who loved her.
After her second husband died, Hattie did not remarry, but raised her four children alone. She also helped raise her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great, greatgrandchildren. She was never old enough to be called grandma. Her grandchildren called her Momma. Her great-grandchildren called her Momma Hattie Mae, and her great, great-grandchildren called her Hattie. She loved young people since they kept her young. She believed in health food long before it was stylish. She grew her own food, raised chickens, and loved her "hothouse." She was creative, made dolls, was an artist and a poet, played the fiddle, loved to dance, and loved to have fun.
Events
| Birth | 27 May 1894 | Menard, Menard County, TX | |||
| Divorce | Bef 1921 | Living | |||
| Death | 13 Sep 1982 | Dallas, Dallas County, TX | |||
| Marriage | Living | ||||
| Marriage | Austin, Travis County, TX - James Parker JENNINGS | ||||
| Burial | Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, TX |
Families
| Spouse | James Parker JENNINGS ( - 1933) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Charles Parker JENNINGS (1923 - 1958) |
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Griffin Richard COLEMAN (1852 - 1901) |
| Mother | Frances Rowena FURR (1866 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Walter Burrell COLEMAN (1887 - 1963) |
| Sibling | William Oliver COLEMAN (1890 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Charles Edward COLEMAN (1896 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Joseph COLEMAN (1898 - 1973) |