Coleman Family

• Theda Ashton, according to his own testimony I am told, was married to Ada Coleman who was born at Batsto in 1890. Ada's parents were Jessie and Maggie Coleman; she attended the school in Pleasant Mills as a child. (This information comes from the Batsto Citizen's Gazzette,vol. XVIII #3).
• Marriage records indicate that a Mary J. Coleman married a man named Isaac Reed on 1 March 1855 at Pleasant Mills, although this does not necessarily mean they lived there.
• Isa Leek mentions in her diary that she had an uncle named John Coleman
• There is a Howard Coleman living with the Nichols family in 1895, who does not appear to have a relation to the other Coleman families described below. (UPDATE: According to a recent visitor to this site, Howard Coleman is the newphew to the Nichols. Howard's mother was Mary Nichols who married Samuel Coleman. Howard had a younger sister as well, named Mary Jane.)

The David Coleman who appears on these censuses was , at least in 1890, a resident of Batsto, according to the veteran's Census taken in that year. He was a Civil War veteran, having served from 23 Aug 1864 until 6 June 1865, when he was presumably discharged due to the disabling wound he received by being shot in the left leg. He served in Co. A, 3rd NJ Cavalry. Additional information regarding him comes from the 1905 Census, which also mentions that he was living at Batsto. David was born in June of 1847; his son, Wilber was living with him in 1905 as well (no mention of his wife, Sophia; she died in 1898 according to her headstone). Wilber was born in December of 1885.

Jesse Coleman, who also appeared on the 1895 census, was a Batsto resident n 1905 as well. Jesse was born in New Jersey in July of 1861; his wife, Maggie, was born in April of 1867. They had two children still living with them in 1905; Ada (b. 1890) and Emma (b. Dec 1893). According to the Batsto Citizen's Gazzette vol. XVIII #3, Ada grew up to marry Theda Ashton. All of this family still lived at Batsto in 1910; additionally the Amos Ford, who appeared in 1895 on the census with David Coleman's family, shows up in 1910 living with Jesse and is mentioned as Jesse's uncle on that census. David Coleman did not live at Batsto any longer in 1910, although according to his headstone in the Pleasant Mills Cemetery, he lived until 21 March, 1921.

Other Colemans in that cemetery:

• Maggie, mentioned above as Jesse's wife: died 1947
  
• Hannah, died 18 June 1884 at the age of 70. This is probably David and Sophia's daughter.
• Mary E., another daughter of David and Sophia. She lived from 30 Mar 1870-3 Sep 1871
• Jesse Coleman, mentioned above. He died in 1939.
• Richard, who may have been the child of Samuel mentioned above. He died at the age of 71 on 13 Oct 1883.
• Sophia, David's wife, who died at age 49 on 11 Apr 1898