Burials

The Coleman and Young Family Members and their Kin
Ancestors and Kin of the Family
of Elwood R. Coleman and Merle Anita Young

Barnes, Sarah Ann: b. 27 Aug 1807, d. 4 Oct 1880, dau. of James P. Barnes and Sarah McKenzie, wife of Henry Allen Coleman. Burial at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Temple, Carroll county, Georgia.

Burford (Bufford), Nancy: b. 18 Dec 1782, d. 20 May 1866, dau. of (R.S.) Phillip T. Burford and Rebecca Clack, wife of (1st) George Coleman, (2d) William Allen. Burial at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Temple, Carroll county, Georgia.

Coleman, Elwood Ransom: b. 21 Apr 1921, d. 26 May 1998; son of John Allen Coleman and Maria Antonia Perez-Follin; husband (by first marriage) to Merle Anita Young. Burial at Garden of Memories Cemetery, Metairie,LA.
Note: WWII Veteran

Coleman, Henry Allen: b. 28 Jan 1814, d. 27 Oct 1890, son of George Coleman and Nancy Burford (Bufford), husband of Sarah Ann Barnes. Burial at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Temple, Carroll county, Georgia.
Note: Veteran of 1836 Creek Indian War

Coleman, James Michael: b. 25 Sep 1952, d. 1 Jul 1984; son of Elwood R. Coleman and Merle Anita Young. Burial at Borden Town, NJ.
Note: Died on Active Duty in the US Army

Coleman, John Allen: b. 10 Oct 1888, d. 23 Oct 1966; son of William Forrest Coleman and Yndalecia Paredes; husband of Maria Antonia Perez-Follin. Burial at Garden of Memories Cemetery, Metairie, LA.

Coleman, William Allen: b. 25 Sep 1838, d. 30 Oct 1917, son of Henry Allen Coleman and Sarah Ann Barnes, husband of (1st) Cynthia F. Riggs;(2d) Clara E. Kolb;(3d) Mary E.D. Bailey. Burial at Carrollton City Cemetery, Carrollton, Carroll county, Georgia.
Note: Confederate Veteran, Company E, 1st Georgia Cavalry Regiment

Coleman, Wiliam Forrest: b. 17 Mar 1864, d. 10 Feb 1944, son of William Allen Coleman and Cynthia Florence Riggs, husband of Yndalecia Paredes. Burial at Central City Cemetery, San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Note: American Consulate at San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Coleman, William Lester Jr.: b. 1964, d. 9 Nov 1965; son of William Lester Coleman and Bobbie Walker. Burial at Lake Lawn Mauseleum, Metairie, LA.

Florence, Jane: b. 22 May 1814, d. 5 Mar 1869, wife of Rev. John Riggs, dau. of Thomas Florence and Lucy Iney Blalock. Burial at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Temple, Carroll county, Georgia.

Jones, John W : b. 1885 in Carroll co.,GA., d. 1887 in Carroll co., GA., son of John Henry Jones and Mary Elizabeth Coleman of Carroll co.,GA. Burial at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Carrollton, Georgia.

McKenzie, Sarah: b. 9 Jul 1788, d. 28 Jan 1876, wife of James P. Barnes. Burial at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Temple, Carroll county, Georgia.
Note: This family were early pioneers of Lincoln county, Georgia.

Paredes, Yndalecia: b. 1865, d. 13 Apr 1900, dau. of Juan Angel Paredes and Dominga Paz, wife of William Forrest Coleman. Burial at Central City Cemetery, San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Perez-Follin, Maria Antonia: b. 1 Feb 1892, d. 17 Oct 1984, dau. of Jose Dolores Perez-Gomez and Paulina Follin, wife of John Allen Coleman. Burial at Jardines Del Recuerdo Cemetery, San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Riggs, Cynthia Florence: b. 27 Mar 1837, d. 3 Feb 1877, dau. of Rev. John Riggs and Jane Florence, wife of William Allen Coleman. Burial at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Temple, Carroll county, Georgia.

Riggs, John: b. 22 May 1812, d. 30 Dec 1861, m. Jane Florence
Burial at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Temple, Carroll county, Georgia
Note: Baptist Minister

Young, Merle Anita: b. 10 Jan 1926, d. 10 Nov 1986; dau. of Peter Lester Young and Mary Belle Register; 1st wife of Elwood Ransom Coleman. Burial at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamilton co., FL.