Waterloo Region Generations
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Herbert Benson Coleman

Male 1897 - 1994  (96 years)


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  • Name Herbert Benson Coleman 
    Born 28 Dec 1897  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Methodist 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, 111th Battalion, Service #730396 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    WW1, Private, 29th Regiment / 111th Battalion 
    Name Berson Coleman 
    Residence Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 39 Oak St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-61741 
    Died 4 Aug 1994  [6
    Person ID I61741  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Alven Coleman,   b. 7 Feb 1868, Troy, Beverly Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1936, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Lavinia Emma Himes,   b. 28 Jan 1871, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1960  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1895  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F16134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jennie McBride,   b. 23 Apr 1900, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1982  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 24 Aug 1927  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F272647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-5 Page 10.

    2. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 14.

    3. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 021792 (1897).
      Name:Herbert Berson Coleman Date of Birth:28 Dec 1897 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Alver Coleman Mother's name:Levina Emma Hornes

    4. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    5. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    6. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
      [D] Jennie McBRIDE/ COLEMAN/ April 22, 1900/ Oct. 27, 1982/ Herbert B./ COLEMAN/ Dec. 28, 1897/ Aug. 4, 1994/

    7. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12469 (1895), Coleman-Himes.
      Alvin Coleman, 27, Painter, b. Wentworth Co., res. Galt, son of George C. and Harriett married Lavina E. Himes, 24, b. London England, res. Galt, daughter of John and Lavina, Witness(es): Alex E. Wilson and Elizabeth Himes both of Galt, 19 June 1895 in Galt.

    8. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 021792 (1927).
      Name:Herbert Berson Coleman Age:29 Birth Year:abt 1898 Birth Place:Yald, Ontario Marriage Date:24 Aug 1927 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Alven Coleman Mother:Lavinia Himes Spouse:Jennan Mc Bride

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Dec 1897 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Aug 1927 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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