Morgan County IN Archives Obituaries.....Coleman, Caroline (Wylie) April 19, 1897 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lois Johnson johnsoncountyin@aol.com January 13, 2016, 9:24 pm The Franklin Democrat, Friday, May 14, 1897, Volume XXXVII, Number 44, page 2, column 4 OBITUARY. Mrs. Caroline Coleman was born in Hensley Township, Jan 2, 1844, and died April 19, 1897. She was married Sept. 8, 1864 to W. C. H. Coleman, to whom were born two sons and six daughters. Of these all except two daughters survive her. Mrs. Coleman had been in poor health the past fall and winter, but bore her sufferings uncomplainingly and with true Christian fortitude. She united with the Missionary Baptist church at Beech Grove over twenty years ago and was a faithful and influential member during her life. As a wife, she was a companion who was devoted to her husband and ably and faithfully discharged the duties of a true and noble wife. As a mother she was painstaking and guarded her children with a loving mother’ s care, always teaching them to be persevering and faithful. She truly raised them to be citizens of worth. As a neighbor, she was kind and obliging, taking a deep interest in all who were in tribulation and need; watching over the sick and helpless, sharing in their sorrows. As a Christian, she fully filled the requirements. Mrs. Coleman’ s father, Jas. Wiley, was born in Pa; her mother, Mrs. Ann Wiley, in Ohio. They were married in Ohio and emigrated to Indiana, Hensley township, about 1825. To them were born seven girls and four boys, of whom Mrs. Coleman was the youngest child. After the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Coleman, they settled in their native township, built a beautiful home and raised a promising family. She has left to their loss a dear companion and loving children, who will miss the partner and mother of so long a prosperous and happy life. Mrs. Coleman was buried in the Morgantown cemetery and there rests the good wife, the affectionate mother, the true Christian and kind neighbor. We cannot close this without mentioning that Mrs. Coleman was in our school two terms when a young lady. She yielded in our school an influence that was weighty. All loved her while in school. She was regular in attendance, no difference what kind of weather, although she had to come over hills and a creek. We all remember the cold New Years between 30 and 35 years ago. On that day we taught school and only had two in attendance, i.e. Mrs. Coleman and her niece, Belle Vandegriff, a daughter of the late David Vandegriff. We had a very full school, but only those two dared breast that storm. We mention this circumstance to show that this good woman had nothing to stand in her way to prevent her performing her duty. So in her sickness she bore the pain without any grumbling until called from labor to rest. She died as she had lived, with the loving tenderness so prominently shown on that countenance that was never seen with an angry look. A noble and successful record. She is resting after a life of usefulness to her family and friends. She is gone, out during the life of those who knew her, she will fondly be remembered. B. F. K. Additional Comments: [Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry] Link to Caroline Coleman's grave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70146375 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/morgan/obits/c/coleman973gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb