Joseph Elmer Coleman

Farm Laborer, 1900; Farmer-General Farm, 1910, 1920; None, 1930

Married 19 Feb 1908 in Madison Co., Indiana to Bertha May Durham
Daughter of John Wesley Durham and Mary Elizabeth Berry
Born 16 Jun 1883 in Prairie Twp., Tipton Co., Indiana
Died 14 Aug 1970 in New Castle, Henry Co., Indiana

No children

Notes

• Son of David and Martha (Ramsyer) Coleman.
• Joseph's age in the census records: in 1900, age 19 (b. Dec 1880); in 1910, age 29; in 1920, age 39; in 1930, age 51.
• Joseph appears under the name Elmer in the 1900 census.
• In 1920 Joseph owned a farm, subject to a mortgage.
• In 1930 Joseph owned a farm.
• Obituary, Courier-Times (New Castle), 22 Oct 1968, courtesy of New Castle-Henry County Public Library:
  Elmer Coleman Dies at Age 87
    Elmer Coleman, 87, 2411 Spring St., died Monday afternoon in Rest Haven Nursing Home after an extended illness. A native of Tipton County, he had lived in Henry County the past 50 years. He was a farmer and retired carpenter.
    He was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church in Tipton County.
    Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Bertha Coleman; a sister, Mrs. Emma Swing of Kokomo; a half-sister, Mrs. Edna M. Richey of Twelve-Mile; a half-brother, Fred Coleman of Kokomo; several nieces and nephews.
    Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Main and Sons Funeral Home with Rev. W. M. Gardner officiating. Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery at Windfall. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.
• Obituary, Elwood Call-Leader, 22 Oct 1968, courtesy of Laura Durham:
  Tipton County Native Dies in New Castle
    Elmer Coleman, 87, of 2411 Spring street, New Castle, died Monday in the Rest Haven Nursing home. He had been at the rest home the past month.
    A native of Tipton county, he had resided in Henry county for the past fifty years. He was married to the former Bertha May Durham of Tipton county, who survives him. He was a retired farmer and a carpenter. He was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist church in Tipton county.
    Survivors include the widow; a sister, Mrs. Emma Jane Swing of Kokomo; a half sister, Mrs. Edna M. Rickey of Twelve Mile; and a half brother, Fred Coleman of Kokomo.
    The body is at the Mains funeral home in New Castle where friends may call.
    Funeral rites will be conducted Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. W. M. Gardner will officiate. Burial will be made in Brookside cemetery in Windfall.

Sources

• 1900 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Tipton Co., Prairie Twp., E.D. 129, Sheet No. 12B [=225B], 267-268, 28 Jun 1900
• 1910 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Tipton Co., Prairie Twp., E.D. 193, Sheet No. 3A [=165A], 47-48, 19 & 20 Apr 1910
• 1920 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Henry Co., Henry Twp., E.D. 64, Sheet No. 8B [=104B], 166-172, 17 Jan 1920
• 1930 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Henry Co., Henry Twp., E.D. 33-24, Sheet No. 17A [=164A], 372-372, 24 Apr 1930
• SSDI 316-12-6841