Indiana-Westmoreland County PA Archives Obituaries.....Coleman, Margaret April 27, 1912
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Indiana Co Newspaper 
Miss Margaret Coleman, aged 90 years, died at the home of her nephew R .N. 
Coleman, of near Conemaugh Church, on Saturday, April 27. She was the last 
member of her family and had lived all her life on the farm where she was 
born. Her grandfather, Nicholas Coleman, settled on this farm in 1774, built a 
log cabin, planted fruit seeds and cleared land until 1799 when the Indians 
compelled them to leave. Having first buried the pewter table ware and cooking 
utensils, all other goods were burned by the Indians in the Coleman Cabin. 
Their nearest neighbor at that time was at Broadford on the present site of 
Cokeville, near Blairsville. The Coleman's jorneyed to Franklin Co, and 
remained there twelve years. Upon their return to this property near Conemaugh 
Church they found peach trees loaded with peaches where they had planted the 
seed. This farm had been and is owned by descendants of Nichaolas Coleman. The 
funeral services were held on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, by Rev. R. J. 
Dodds, paster of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, off Freeport assisted by 
the Rev. W. E. Minteer, of Saltsburg.

Additional Comments:
I don't have the name of the newspaper as all of the obits I will submit are  
clippings from a scrapbook. If there is a newspaper name and date I will list 
it.

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