Individual Details
Benjamin Franklin COLEMAN
(10 Feb 1805 - 2 Aug 1867)
In the 1850 Census (Dwelling 3044, Family 3056) he, Margaret, Jacob, David, Nathan, Eliza J., and Margaret E. are living in St. Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana.
In the 1860 Census (Dwelling 987, Family 947, Page 123) he, Margaret, Nathan, Ellen, and Jane are living in Haney, Crawford County, Wisconsin.
Although many sources provided information on Phillip this writer is grateful for the help and the extensive research of Phillip by Ruth Hanson Dilley. Here is some highlights of Philip written by Ruth: "Benjamin F. Coleman was the original owner of the farm on which the author grew up. This farm was on the southern town line of Clayton Township , Crawford County, Wisconsin about 2 and one half miles east of Bell Center and about one mile west of present day highway 61. This is a very hilly region in Southwestern Wisconsin. This farm originally contained all of the Southwest quarter of Section 31 Township 10 North Range three west and contained one hundred and fifty two and thirty three hundredths of an acre. The patent for this land was signed by President James Buchanan, F.J.Albright Secretary, June 1, 1858.
In 1890 the Coleman Heirs sold the farm to Margaret Ellen (Coleman) Whiteaker and her husband Joseph. The deed lists all of the heirs of Benjamin Coleman and was a source for this work.
1870 Agricultural Census, Crawford County, Clayton Twp. Margaret Coleman: Acres improved 35, Woodland 65, Cash value of farm $1500, Horses 2, Milch cows 2, Sheep 4, Swine 2, Value of livestock $220, Winter wheat 35 bushels, Indian Corn 50 bushels, Oats 40 bushels, Wool 10 lbs, Irish potatoes 10 bushels, Butter 110 lbs, Hay 3 tons, Value of home manufacture $21, Value of animals slaughtered or sold for slaughter $40, Value of all farm products $203"
Events
| Birth | 10 Feb 1805 | Shelby County, Ohio | |||
| Marriage | 14 Feb 1826 | Shelby County, Ohio - Margaret Elizabeth TILBERRY |  | ||
| Death | 2 Aug 1867 | Crawford County, Wisconsin | |||
| Burial | Whiteaker-Coleman Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Crawford County, Wisconsin |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Elizabeth TILBERRY (1805 - 1882) |
| Child | Salathial COLEMAN (1824 - 1900) |
| Child | Isaiah COLEMAN (1828 - 1902) |
| Child | Dinanah (Diana) Marie COLEMAN (1830 - 1896) |
| Child | Malinda P. COLEMAN (1832 - 1914) |
| Child | Jacob Tillberry COLEMAN (1836 - 1903) |
| Child | David Valandaham COLEMAN (1838 - 1925) |
| Child | Nathan K. COLEMAN (1840 - 1878) |
| Child | Eliza Jane COLEMAN (1843 - 1922) |
| Child | Margaret Ellen COLEMAN (1846 - 1929) |
| Father | Phillip COLEMAN (1771 - 1838) |
| Mother | Ann KELLEY (1778 - 1838) |
| Sibling | James Hill COLEMAN (1796 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Nathan R. COLEMAN (1797 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Cornelius COLEMAN (1799 - 1820) |
| Sibling | Thomas COLEMAN (1803 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Hannah Elizabeth COLEMAN (1807 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Mary COLEMAN (1812 - 1823) |
| Sibling | Emeline COLEMAN (1814 - ) |
| Sibling | John P. COLEMAN (1822 - 1883) |
Notes
Marriage
Online Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997. The handwritten certificate indicates marriage performed by the Justice of the Peace [Benjamin's brother James Hill Coleman] on 14 February 1826.
There are some researchers indicating that Benjamin married Ann Rouse in June 1825 and that Salathial may be Ann's son. This writer could not find a record of this marriage or Salathial birth, but did find in online Ohio Marriages 1789-1997 that on 27 June 1825 Ann Rouse married Abel Crofsley.