Descendants of Robert Coleman of Nansemond County Virginia, Chapter 41.  Daniel V. Coleman Family of Ohoopee, Tattnall County, GA

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Descendants of Robert Coleman of Nansemond County Virginia 1684-1930

Chapter 41 (253) DANIEL VICK COLEMAN FAMILY OF OHOOPEE, TATTNALL COUNTY, GEORGIA

(253) Daniel Vick Coleman, the son of Burwell Vick Coleman and Elizabeth A. Rozier McKlosky Coleman, of Columbus County, NC, was a manufacturer and farmer. He was born in Columbus County, NC, on 03/24/1859. He moved to Montgomery County, GA in 1882, and to Tattnall County, GA in 1885. Burwell, his father, died in 1892 in Tattnall County, GA and his remains were carried back to Columbus County, NC, where they were buried in the Porter Swamp Baptist church cemetery.
[D.V. Coleman Bio on USGenWeb State Archives]

Daniel Vick Coleman married Mattie Hayes, of South Carolina, 10/12/1887. Mattie (born 04/28/1866
[Bible record, coutesy of Thuren, Barbara McGill, 2008])
was the daughter of A.G. and E.M. Hayes, of Marion county, SC, just across the state line from Columbus County, NC, the boyhood home of Daniel.
[D.V. Coleman Bio on USGenWeb State Archives]

Daniel Vick Coleman was in Brunswick, GA by July 1900 where his last child was born. He relocated his family again to Plant City, FL
[Thuren, 2008]

(253) Daniel Vick Coleman and Mattie had these children:

    (1163)  1. Lena 0. Coleman,                b. 09/22/1888 Marion Co., SC
    (1164)  2. Arthur W. Coleman,              b. 02/16/1890 Ohoopee, Tattnall Co, Georgia 
    (1165)  3. Annie Bettie Coleman,           b. 08/25/1891 Ohoopee, Tattnall Co, Georgia 
    (1166)  4. Mattie Vick Coleman,            b. 12/01/1894 Ohoopee, Tattnall Co, Georgia
    (1167)  5. John Coleman,                   b. 08/30/1896 Ohoopee, Tattnall Co, Georgia
    (1168)  6. Fannie Mary Coleman,            b. 02/07/1899 Ohoopee, Tattnall Co, Georgia
    [D.V. Coleman Bio on USGenWeb State Archives;
except years of birth, last two birth dates above, and middle names are per Thuren, 2008] (1301) 7. Raymond Daniel Voorhes Coleman, b. 07/24/1900 Brunswick, GA; d. 09/09/1959 Tallahassee, FL [Bible image, courtesy of Thuren, 2008]

Daniel V. Coleman manufactured naval stores, using his still in Tattnall county to produce 700 barrels of turpentine and 2,500 barrels of resin annually. He also had an interest in another plant in Tattnall county producing about 500 barrels of turpentine and 2,000 barrels of resin. He employed about sixty-five hands, operated 175,000 boxes on his individual farm and about 125,000 at the farm where he was a partner. He was engaged in farming in North and South Carolina, and had a mercantile business in Ohoopee, Tattnall Co, where he and his family made there home. Most of his turpentine and resin were shipped to Savannah.
[D.V. Coleman Bio on USGenWeb State Archives]

In the 1900 U.S. Census, the family of Daniel V. and Mattie Coleman is found in Brunswick, in Glynn County, Georgia. 1900:

Series: T623  Roll: 200  Page: 198
Surname   Given        BYear  Age   Sex  BirthPlace   Father's BP   Mother's BP
COLEMAN   Daniel V     1859   41     M   N. Carolina  N. Carolina   N. Carolina
COLEMAN   Mattie       1866   34     F   S. Carolina  S. Carolina   S. Carolina
COLEMAN   Sena[Lena O] 1888   11     F   S. Carolina  N. Carolina   S. Carolina
COLEMAN   Arthur [W]   1890   10     M   Georgia      N. Carolina   S. Carolina
COLEMAN   Annie [B]    1891    8     F   Georgia      N. Carolina   S. Carolina
COLEMAN   Mattie [V]   1894    5     F   Georgia      N. Carolina   S. Carolina
COLEMAN   John         1896    3     M   Georgia      N. Carolina   S. Carolina
COLEMAN   Fannie       1899    1     F   Georgia      N. Carolina   S. Carolina
HOOPER    Viola        1883   16     F   S. Carolina  S. Carolina   S. Carolina servant
    

In the 1920 U.S. Census, the family of Daniel V. and Mattie Coleman is found in the 37th Precinct of Plant City, Hillsborough County, Georgia, dated 01/03/1920

Series: T625  Roll: 223  Page: 65  Household: 54
Surname   Given        Rel    BYear  Age   Sex  BirthPlace   Father's BP   Mother's BP
COLEMAN   Daniel V     Head   1859   60     M   N. Carolina  N. Carolina   N. Carolina
COLEMAN   Annie        Wife   1870   48     F   S. Carolina  S. Carolina   S. Carolina
COLEMAN   Victoria     Dau.   1894   25     F   Georgia      N. Carolina   S. Carolina
COLEMAN   John         Son    1896   23     M   Georgia      N. Carolina   S. Carolina
COLEMAN   Fannie Nissy Dau.   1899   20     F   Georgia      N. Carolina   S. Carolina
COLEMAN   Raymond      Son    1900   19     M   Georgia      N. Carolina   S. Carolina
    

After Mattie's death, Daniel Vick Coleman, married Annie Hayes, the five years younger sister of his first wife. Also, note that Daniel's daughter, Mattie V., is now going by her middle name, Victoria.

(1301) Raymond Daniel Voorhes Coleman had a child:

(1302)  1. Janet Ray Coleman, b. 1930; d. 2003



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