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1. CHRISTINA⁶ SHUNK (JOHANN SIMON⁵ SCHUNCK, HANß WILHELM⁴, JOHANNES³, ISAAC², JOHANNES WEINNANTZ¹) was born 15 May 1795 in Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA^1,2, and died 4 Mar 1887 in Preble Co., OH³. She married (1) GEORGE N. COLEMAN ca 1813³, son of NICHOLAS KULLMAN or COLEMAN and FREDERICKA HERMAN. He was born 4 Apr 1792 in Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. PA³, and died Bef. 1850⁴. She married (2) JOSEPH BAUM Bef. 1850 in (arbitrary date)⁵. He was born ca 1805⁵, and died 12 Jan 1870⁶.

Notes for GEORGE N. COLEMAN:
1820 PA Census: Somerset Co. Brothersvalley Twp. p. 133, line 47
Series M33, roll 111

George COLEMAN
Males: 3 (<10); 1 (26-45)
Females: 1 (<10); 1 (26-45)
1 engaged in agriculture
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[1830 PA Census: Need to locate this family.]
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1840 PA Census: Somerset Co. Brothersvalley Twp. p. 30, line 25
Series M704, roll 494

George COLEMAN
Males: 2 (15-20); 3 (20-30); 1 (50-60)
Females: 1 (5-10); 1 (10-15); 1 (40-50)
9 total in family, 3 in manufacturing & trading
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Notes for JOSEPH BAUM:
1850 OH Census: Montgomery Co. Miami Twp. p. 61:

Joseph BAUM, 45, Boatman, 100, Ohio
Christina, 55
Nelson COLEMAN, 25, Boatman
Harriet COLEMAN, 5
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Children of CHRISTINA SHUNK and GEORGE COLEMAN are:
i. ANN ELIZA⁷ COLEMAN, b. 15 Apr 1815⁶; d. 6 Aug 1849⁶.
ii. WASHINGTON COLEMAN, b. 1 Nov 1817⁶.
iii. CHILD COLEMAN, b. 25 Jan 1824⁶.
iv. ISABELLA COLEMAN, b. 2 Mar 1825⁶.
v. JOSIAH OR JEREMIAH COLEMAN, b. 8 Oct 1829⁶.
vi. NELSON COLEMAN, b. ca 1825⁷.

Endnotes

1. Reformed & Lutheran Church records of Berlin, Somerset Co. PA
2. E.C. Saylor, E.C. Saylor, 1929 translator, CHURCH RECORDS OF BERLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY, PA, transcribed by Helen Hill Greenberg,, (Closson Press; 1935 Sampson Drive; Apollo, PA 15613-9209), p. 39.
3. Laurel Messenger, November 1980 p. 3
4. Christina already married to Joseph Baum in 1850
5. 1850 OH Census
6. Laurel Messenger, November 1980 p. 3
7. 1850 OH Census


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