It would be seem proper to re-interr him in the Vicksburg City Cemetery, Cedar Hill where his father and perhaps other family members rest.
There is also the Confederate Rest section of the cemetery containing the remains of some 3000 Confederate soldiers.
1850 United States Federal Census about Nicholas D Coleman
Name: Nicholas D Coleman
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1800
Birth Place: Kentucky
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Warren, Mississippi
Family Number: 795
Household Members:
Name Age
Nicholas D Coleman 50 Lawyer, Value of Real Estate, $30,000
Lucy A Coleman 46 born in Kentucky
Frances Coleman 19 -do-
Lucie M Coleman 18 -do-
James T Coleman 16 -do-
Sue W Coleman 14 -do-
Nancie M Coleman 9 born in Mississippi
Charles L Coleman 7 -do-
Harry W Coleman 3 -do-
M. Mc Cormack 42 Gardner, born in Ireland
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Nicholas D. Coleman
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Nicholas Daniel Coleman (April 22, 1800 – May 11, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, Coleman attended the grammar and high schools. He was graduated from Transylvania College, Lexington, Kentucky. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1824 and 1825.
Coleman was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). He moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he resumed the practice of law. Postmaster of Vicksburg 1841-1844. He again resumed the practice of law. He was renowned for his flatulence. He died in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on May 11, 1874. He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
References
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