Cass County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Coleman, Frank 
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Marshall H. Sanders, Jr. sanmarjr@sbcglobal.net December 21, 2012, 10:10 pm

Cemetery:           Chain Lake Cemetery
Name:               Frank Coleman

Date Of Photograph: November 3, 2012
Photo can be seen at:
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Frank Coleman
1847-1924

The raised lettering, flower inscribed marker of Frank Coleman is located in a 
section of the cemetery reclaimed by the woods. This marker is partially 
buried and wedged beneath a large tree. The marker is only visible in the fall 
of the year when foliage is absent.
 
The multil-racial Frank Coleman was born in 1847 in Virginia.  His father was 
Shane Holder however his mother is unknown. On his marriage application Frank 
indicated his age as 35.  Based on his marriage date of 25 Sep 1884, Frank 
Coleman was actually 37 years old.  He married Susan E. Sanders age 17, in 
Williamsville, Porter Township, Cass County Michigan. Susan Sanders, b. 18 Jul 
1867 in Williamsville, Porter Township, Cass County Michigan was the daughter 
of Montesque C. Sanders b. 1831 in Virginia and Sarah Jane Byrd b. 1834 in 
North Carolina.
  
Frank Coleman and Susan Sanders were the parents of Ray Coleman b. 4 Jul 1885 
and (unknown) Coleman born 28 Dec 1889.  

Frank Coleman who worked as a laborer died 21 Jul 1924 at the age of 77 in 
Calvin Township, Cass County Michigan.

Chain Lake Cemetery


Additional Comments:
Contributors:  Maurice W. Sanders, author of Allen-Sanders Descendants 1985, 
Debra McIntosh, TribalPages webmaster for the Ancestry of Charles Sidney Smith 
and Carrie Eldridge author of Cabell County's Empire For Freedom, The 
Manumission of Sampson Sanders' Slaves.
Photographed and Transcribed by: Sharon A. Simeon and Marshall H. Sanders, Jr. 

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/cass/photos/tombstones/chainlake/coleman247959nph.txt

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