Morgan County IN Archives Obituaries.....Coleman, Caroline (Wylie) April 19, 1897
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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

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