Tattnall County, Ga Biographies D.V. Coleman

Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm

This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb
Archives by: Sandria G Swope (Swobunny@msn.com)


Table of Contents page: 
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/tattnall.htm
Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm


COLEMAN, D.V., manufacturer and farmer, Ohoopee, Tattnall Co.,
Ga., was born in Columbus county, N.C., March 24,1859. He moved
to Montgomery county, Ga., in 1882, and three years later
settled in Tattnall county. He was the son of B.V. and E.A.
Coleman of Columbus county, N.C. The father died in 1892 in
Tattnall county, Ga. His remains were carried back to Columbus
county, N.C., and were buried in the cemetery at Porter Swamp
Baptist church. The mother still lives and resides in Tattnall
county. She was married first to J.A. McClosky, and after his
death married Mr. B.V. Coleman. There were two children by Mr.
McClosky: J.R. and S.A., the first living in Florida and the
latter at Vidalia, Montgomery Co. By B.V. Coleman there were
four children: J.S, born Nov. 16, 1856; D.V; Mary E., wife of
W.H. Page, born Aug. 27,1861; N.R., born March 1,1864, and died
July 14,1888. Mr. D.V. Coleman married Miss Mattie Hayes, of
South Carolina, Oct. 12, 1887. She is the daughter of A.G. and
E.M. Hayes, of Marion county, S.C. To this union have been born
four children: Lena 0., born Sept. 22,1888; Arthur W., born
Feb. 16, 1889; Annie B., born Aug. 25, 1890, and Mattie V, born
Dec. 1,1894-all living. Mr. D.V. Coleman is engaged in the
manufacturing of naval stores, and turns out at his still in
Tattnall county about 700 barrels of spirits turpentine and
2,500 barrels of resin annually. He is also interested in
another plant in Tattnall county which produces about 500
barrels of spirits and 2,000 of resin. He employs about sixty-
five hands, and operates about 175,000 boxes on his individual
farm and about 125,000 at the farm he is a partner in. He is
also engaged in farming in North and South Carolina, and
conducts a mercantile business in Ohoopee, Tattnall Co. He has
been engaged in the manufacture of naval stores for about nine
years. Most of his turpentine and resin are shipped to
Savannah.