Charles Woolfolk Coleman1

b. 1811, d. 1883 or 1884
Birth1811 Charles Woolfolk Coleman was born in 1811, possibly in Hanover County, Virginia.2 
Marriage10 Oct 1854 He married Mary Elizabeth Graham Gardner, daughter of Jeremiah Caleb Gardner and Margaret Montgomery Edmiston, on 10 Oct 1854 in Hanover County, Virginia.3 
Cens-18606 Aug 1860  Charles and Mary lived in Caroline County, Virginia, in 1860. Two children were recorded with them: Margarett A. (4) and Charles (1). Charles Sr. was 49 and owned personal property worth $200. He was a farmer.4 
Military  Charles served in Woolfolk's Light Artillery during the Civil War.2  
Cens-18701870  By 1870 they had moved to Hanover County. An additional daughter, Mary, had been added to the family.5 
Cens-188022 Jun 1880  The 1880 census clarified that the family lived in the Ashland District of Hanover County. The household that year included Charles (69), Mary (54), Margarett (23), Mary G. (16) and Sally W. (9).6 
Death1883 or 1884 Charles died in 1883 or 1884.7 

Family

Mary Elizabeth Graham Gardner b. 31 Jul 1825, d. 1905
Children
Last Edited2 Jun 2013

Citations

  1. [S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 219. Trimble cites records belonging to Robert M. Gardner as his source for information on the family of Margaret Montgomery Edmondson and Jeremiah Caleb Gardner.
  2. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  3. [S1644] Mary Taylor, "Susan Wells Gardner" in History and Families of Somvervell Co., Texas, 1875-2001, p. 310-11.
  4. [S2889] Charles W. Coleman household, 1860 U.S. cens, Caroline Co., VA, pop. sched., p. 70 (stamped), dwelling 548, family 548, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2012. Household includes: Charles W. Coleman, 49, farmer, owns pers. prop of $200; Mary G., 35; Margarett A., 4; Charles, 1; all b. VA.
  5. [S2888] Charles Coleman household, 1870 U.S. cens., Hanover Co., Virginia, pop sched., Upper District, p. 113 (stamped), dwelling 177, family 177. Apr 2012. Household includes: Charles Coleman, 60, farmer, owns pers. prop of $500; Mary, 45; Maggie, 15; Charles, 11; Mary, 6, all b. VA.
  6. [S2887] Charles W. Coleman household, 1880 U.S. cens., Hanover Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Ashland District, ED 62, page 40D, dwelling 298, family 301, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2011. Household includes: Charles W. Coleman, 69, farmer, b. VA; Mary E.G., 54, wife, b. VA; Margarett A., 23, dau, b. VA; Mary G., 16, dau, b. VA; Sally W., 9, dau, b. VA.
  7. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner calculated the range of years during which Charles W. Coleman died by consulting tax records of Hanover Co., VA.