Descendants of Sara Coleman of Hamilton County Tennessee

Descendants of Robert Coleman of Nansemond County Virginia 1684-1930

Chapter 21. Descendants of Sara Coleman of Hamilton County Tennessee

By permission, the text below is excerpts from a book, The Colemans of North Hamilton County Tennessee by Cy Yarborough.
Editor's notes are my additions based on reports people have given me or I have researched - Wes Coleman

Sarah is also thought to be one of Charles Coleman's daughters. She is first shown in the 1860 Hamilton County, Tennessee census. She is listed as being 36 years old making her born around 1824. She is listed as being born in South Carolina. Since Charles was born in South Carolina it could be possible they had gone back there for a short time during which Sarah was born, however this is purely speculative as no other child of Charles Coleman is listed as being born in S. C.

In the 1860 Hamilton County census, Sarah is shown as having a domestic occupation, and being illiterate. She is listed as being on page 270 of the census, the same page as her brother B. F. Coleman, and her dwelling number is 2001 as opposed.to Frank's 1997. She obviously lived in close proximity to him. She had an Alex Jeffreys living with her, age 15 with an occupation of farm laborer. He may have been a hired hand. She also had 2 children listed, Charles Coleman and Jesse Coleman.

Sarah appears again in the 1870 Hamilton County census in the 11th Civil Dist. in the Soddy-Bakewell area. She is listed as being 45 years old, born in South Carolina and being illiterate. Only one child is shown, Charles. Apparently Jesse died as a boy sometime between 1860 and 1870.

Sarah never appears again in a Hamilton County census again.

One of the oldest living members of the Coleman descendent's told Cy that he could remember when he was a boy, Sarah's son Charles coming back to the Soddy-Bakewell area in an unsuccessful attempt to claim his father's land. He was apparently un- successful due to being illegitimate. This person also told me that Charles came from Alabama. This sounds possible as Sarah's parents had spent some time in Alabama before taking up residence on Flat Top Mountain, TN.

(388) Sarah Coleman had two children:

(475)  1. Charles Coleman                  b. c1857, in TN
(476)  2. Jesse Coleman                    b. c1859, in TN

Nothing else is known of Sarah, or any of her descendants.