Co E 5th GA Cavalry
Confederate States Army
James Emmett COLEMAN, son of Rev. Elisha Coleman and Mary Lucretia Scott Nasworthy, was born 18 Apr 1838 in Emanuel County, Georgia. He enlisted, as a private, in Company C, "Bulloch Troops", 2nd Georgia Cavalry Battalion on 2 Nov 1861, in Savannah, Georgia. James Emmett transferred to Company E, 5th Georgia Cavalry on 20 Jan 1863. He was promoted to 3rd Corporal in Jan 1863, 1st Corporal in Dec 1864, and later to Sergeant (some records only show him as 1st Corporal). He was paroled on 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina. James Emmett Coleman died on 3 Oct 1912, and is buried in the Brinson Family Cemetery near Canoochee, Emanuel County, Georgia. He married Sarah Missouri Brinson on 22 Oct 1865 in Emanuel County, Georgia, daughter of Benjamin Brinson and Mary Lewis. She was born 22 Oct 1845 in Emanuel County, Georgia, and died 30 Sep 1923. Sarah Missouri Brinson served as Postmistress at the Canoochee, Georgia Post Office for both the Confederate and U.S. Governments.
Contributor: Jay Clifton (49782973)
Co E 5th GA Cavalry
Confederate States Army
James Emmett COLEMAN, son of Rev. Elisha Coleman and Mary Lucretia Scott Nasworthy, was born 18 Apr 1838 in Emanuel County, Georgia. He enlisted, as a private, in Company C, "Bulloch Troops", 2nd Georgia Cavalry Battalion on 2 Nov 1861, in Savannah, Georgia. James Emmett transferred to Company E, 5th Georgia Cavalry on 20 Jan 1863. He was promoted to 3rd Corporal in Jan 1863, 1st Corporal in Dec 1864, and later to Sergeant (some records only show him as 1st Corporal). He was paroled on 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina. James Emmett Coleman died on 3 Oct 1912, and is buried in the Brinson Family Cemetery near Canoochee, Emanuel County, Georgia. He married Sarah Missouri Brinson on 22 Oct 1865 in Emanuel County, Georgia, daughter of Benjamin Brinson and Mary Lewis. She was born 22 Oct 1845 in Emanuel County, Georgia, and died 30 Sep 1923. Sarah Missouri Brinson served as Postmistress at the Canoochee, Georgia Post Office for both the Confederate and U.S. Governments.
Contributor: Jay Clifton (49782973)
Family Members
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Willie Lindsey "Willie" Coleman
1866–1943
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Emma Eliza Coleman
1868–1869
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Benjamin E Coleman
1870–1870
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Mary Lucretia Coleman Dunford
1871–1960
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Emmett Caleb Coleman
1874–1954
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Sudie Alice Coleman Black
1876–1906
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Sallie Evelina Coleman Bailey
1880–1923
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Jessie Madelaine Coleman Black
1883–1965
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Edwin Loren Coleman
1885–1977
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Winnie Viola Coleman
1887–1887
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Annie Brinson Coleman Hodges
1890–1974
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