George Thomas Coleman^{[1, 2]}

1865 - 1950  (84 years)

• Photos

  George Thomas Coleman and wife Maria Toman image from: Roots, Shoots & Fruits by Reta Mae (Coleman) Toman

  
  

• Name	George Thomas Coleman
  Born	8 Sep 1865	, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31733216
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Bible Christian
  Residence	1895	Wilmot Township - Concession 2 Lot 11, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00015-1216.25
  Died	24 Aug 1950	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 7]
  Buried	New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I48535	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	James C. Coleman,   b. 13 Nov 1835, , Ireland ,   d. 16 Dec 1912, Caradoc, Middlesex Co., Ontario  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Lydia Steen,   b. 27 Apr 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Nov 1914, Caradoc, Middlesex Co., Ontario  (Age 76 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F4328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria Toman,   b. 27 Feb 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1926, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Earl Toman Coleman,   b. 12 Oct 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1970  (Age 80 years)   2. Orval Toman Coleman,   b. 10 May 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1990  (Age 95 years)   3. Ella May Coleman,   b. Aug 1904, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F12626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Judith Ann Bingeman,   b. 19 May 1871, Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Nov 1956, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1929
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F12627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George Coleman By Record Correspondent NEW DUNDEE, Aug. 25. - George Thomas Coleman, 84, of New Dundee, died last night at his residence after a five-year illness. Born Sept. 8, 1865, near Guelph, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Coleman. After farming west of New Dundee for 25 years, he moved to the village in 1916 and was a produce dealer for 10 years. He assisted in his son's hardware store until 1945. Mr. Coleman was a former secretary of the New Dundee Creamery and also a trustee and Sunday school teacher of the Bethel United Missionary Church, New Dundee, of which he was a member. In 1888 he married the former Maria Toman, who predeceased him in 1926. In 1929 he married Mrs. Judith Ann Herber who survives him. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two sons, Earl T., and Orval T., both of New Dundee; two brothers, Robert, Galt, Ernest, London, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Smith and Mrs. Robert Morrow, both of Komoka, Ont. There are six grandchildren and one great grandchild. The funeral will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Bethel United Missionary Church with the Rev. J. H. Good, pastor of the church, officiating. Interment will be in the New Dundee Union Cemetery. The body is resting at the New Dundee home of his son, Earl. Removal will be made to the church prior to the service. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 24 Aug 1950 pg 7

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 303. [S266] Funeral Card - - Funeral Card Notices of Waterloo County Volume 2. In/ Affectionate/ Remembrance// Died/ In Blenheim Township, Ont., on Saturday,/ October 16th, 1926, at 5.50 o'clock, a.m,/ Maria Toman/ Beloved wife of Mr. George Coleman,/ aged 63 years, 7 months, 19 days.// The Funeral/ Will take place on Tuesday afternoon, 19th/ inst, at 2 o'clock, from the residence of her/ son Orval T. Coleman, to the M.B.C. Church,/ New Dundee, for services, thence to Union/ Cemetery for interment./ Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation [S175] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - New Dundee Union CC#4561 Cemetery Internet Link. George Coleman born Sept.8,1865 died Aug.24,1950 his beloved wife Maria Toman born Feb.27,1863 died Oct.16,1925 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints Coleman [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 10. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 11. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 4. [S139] Funeral Card - - Sherk, Leone Collection. Coleman, George Thomas - Funeral Card 1950.jpg [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 10 Jan 1862. "Coleman - Steen: On the 31st ultimo, by the Rev. Jno. McMechan, Mr. James Coleman, School Teacher, to Miss Lydia Steen, daughter of Mr. John Steen, all of the Township of Waterloo."

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Sep 1865 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Bible Christian - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1895 - Wilmot Township - Concession 2 Lot 11, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Aug 1950 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth