Vitals:  Obits:  Coleman, John Nelson, Indiana Co, PA

SUBJECT: John Nelson COLEMAN 1906 Obituary
SUBMITTER: Michael S. Caldwell
EMAIL: msc@juno.com
DATE: Jan 04, 1999
SURNAMES: COLEMAN, WOLF, VAN HORN, McCLELLAND
Obituary on file at the Indiana County (PA) Historical & Genealogical Society:

DIED SUDDENLY AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY - J. Nelson Coleman Expired in the Midst
of Merry-Making. Was Prominent Citizen. Complained of Unusual Fatigue After
a Short Walk-Exhaustion the Cause.

J. Nelson Coleman, one of the most prominent citizens of the south-western
part of the county, dropped dead on Wednesday, July 18, while attending
a birthday party at the home of his cousin, T.H. Coleman.

The party was given in honor of the birthday of Mrs. Robert Coleman, a
few relatives having been invited. Mr. Coleman walked over with his wife
and arriving at the house, sat down on the steps, remarking that he had
never found it so difficult to walk.

The guests had spent some time in conversation and were then invited to
the dining room for refreshments. Nelson Coleman did not rise from his
chair when the others did, and those who went to his side found that he
was dying. He expired almost instantly.

The deceased was a prominent citizen in his community, and was possessed
of a large amount of property, real and personal. He was a life-long member
of the Presbyterian church at Clarksburg.

His wife and six children survive. The latter are: Mrs. Verner Wolf, of
Greeley, Col.; Mrs. George Van Horn, of Loveland, Col.; Mrs. H.J. McClelland,
of Nowrytown; Albert and William, who live at home, and Paul, a civil engineer
in the south.

[this obituary has a hand-written date "7-18-1906"]

Funeral of J. Nelson Coleman

Funeral services over the remains of J. Nelson Coleman, who died suddenly
at the home of his cousin, T.H. Coleman near Clarksburg, on Wednesday evening,
will be held at the home of the deceased at 10 o'clock Sunday morning.
The services will be in charge of Rev. Fulsher, pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Clarksburg. The remains will be taken to Blairsville on Sunday
afternoon and interred in the cemetery at that place.
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