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William “Willie” Coleman Jr.

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William “Willie” Coleman Jr.

Birth
Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
14 Dec 1918 (aged 22)
El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot
Block 10, Row 1, Lot 49, Space 1
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No middle initial or name found in any documentation, even in his signature on his WWI draft registration card (although Allen has been suggested).

1900 United States Federal Census in Elm Grove, Payne, Oklahoma (ancestry.com):
William Coleman 40 Head
Eliza J (Mulanax) Coleman 40 Wife
Charley Coleman 18 Son
Adaline Coleman 15 Daughter
Cecil Coleman 13 Son
Alfred Coleman 10 Son
Bessie Coleman 8 Daughter [twin]
Arthur Coleman 8 Son [twin]
Mary Coleman 6 Daughter
Willie Coleman 3 Son
Hazel Coleman 1 Daughter

Willie Coleman (20 years) married Bessie French (16 years) on April 7, 1917 in Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma - Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 (ancestry.com).

Mr. and Mrs. Will Coleman moved to Towanda, Kan., last week, where Mr. Coleman will work in the oil fields. - Stillwater Gazette, page 3, in Stillwater, Oklahoma on December 6, 1918.

Funeral Record #177 [probably Strode Funeral Home in Stillwater, Oklahoma] on December 16, 1918:
Name: William Coleman
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 5 days
Occupation: farmer
Marital Status: Married
Parents: William Coleman, Eliza Mulanax
Death Date: December 14, 1918
Death Place: El Dorado, Kansas
Cause: Influenza
Funeral: Lewis Street at 10 am by Rev. Taylor
Date of Funeral: December 17, 1918
Interment: Fairlawn Cemetery [Stillwater, Oklahoma]
No middle initial or name found in any documentation, even in his signature on his WWI draft registration card (although Allen has been suggested).

1900 United States Federal Census in Elm Grove, Payne, Oklahoma (ancestry.com):
William Coleman 40 Head
Eliza J (Mulanax) Coleman 40 Wife
Charley Coleman 18 Son
Adaline Coleman 15 Daughter
Cecil Coleman 13 Son
Alfred Coleman 10 Son
Bessie Coleman 8 Daughter [twin]
Arthur Coleman 8 Son [twin]
Mary Coleman 6 Daughter
Willie Coleman 3 Son
Hazel Coleman 1 Daughter

Willie Coleman (20 years) married Bessie French (16 years) on April 7, 1917 in Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma - Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 (ancestry.com).

Mr. and Mrs. Will Coleman moved to Towanda, Kan., last week, where Mr. Coleman will work in the oil fields. - Stillwater Gazette, page 3, in Stillwater, Oklahoma on December 6, 1918.

Funeral Record #177 [probably Strode Funeral Home in Stillwater, Oklahoma] on December 16, 1918:
Name: William Coleman
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 5 days
Occupation: farmer
Marital Status: Married
Parents: William Coleman, Eliza Mulanax
Death Date: December 14, 1918
Death Place: El Dorado, Kansas
Cause: Influenza
Funeral: Lewis Street at 10 am by Rev. Taylor
Date of Funeral: December 17, 1918
Interment: Fairlawn Cemetery [Stillwater, Oklahoma]

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Buried: 12/17/1918

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  • Maintained by: MHF
  • Originally Created by: DonZas
  • Added: Apr 18, 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10809395/william-coleman: accessed ), memorial page for William “Willie” Coleman Jr. (9 Sep 1896–14 Dec 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10809395, citing Fairlawn Cemetery, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by MHF (contributor 47514829).