Individual Details
(2 Jun 1822 - 23 Feb 1883)
From History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin; Union Publishing Company - Springfield, IL - 1884; Chapter 34 - Town of Scott. " John P. Coleman was born June 2, 1822, in Shelby Co., Ohio, and moved to Allen Co., Ind., in 1845. He was there married to Catherine Doctor, June 3, 1847; then removed to Scott town in 1856, first settling on government land on section 25, where he lived for seven years, then sold this place and bought land on section 27, where he resided until his death. He was the father of seven children, of whom five are living. Through all his hardships he tried to live a Christian life. He had been a member of the M. E. Church for forty-five years. On February 22d he was fatally injured while chopping down a tree on the side-hill. The tree in falling lodged on a high stump adjoining, and while trying to cut the log laying in that position it broke off, and before he could get out of the way it caught him and pinioned him to the ground. It was twelve feet long and measured three feet at the butt; he laid under the log for five hours before he was found; called for help but no one heard him; there was no one at home but his youngest daughter and grand-son. The daughter had his dinner ready for him and waited for her father to come home. About 2 o'clock his son, who had been to the factory with a load of bolts, returned home, and she went out to tell him about their father, when she heard him call for help. The son put his horses in the barn and ran down where his father was laying, but could not roll the log off his prostrate body. He had to go a half a mile before he could get any help. When they got him out, his limbs were frozen almost stiff. He lived about fourteen hours after being taken home. Annie H. Coleman was married in 1880 to George Phillips. W. S. Coleman resides on the old homestead."
Events
| Birth | 2 Jun 1822 | Shelby County, Ohio | | | |
| Marriage | 3 Jun 1847 | Allen County, Indiana - Catherine DOCTOR | | | |
| Death | 23 Feb 1883 | Scott, Crawford Co, WI | | | |
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