| Name |
Catherine Coleman |
| Born |
Mar 07, 1795 |
Louisiana, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
Jul 24, 1860 |
San Antonio, Bexar county, Texas, USA [3] |
| Died |
Y |
| Buried |
Oak Island Cemetery, Somerset, Bexar county, Texas, USA |
| Notes |
- Judy Burdick wrote: The family moved to Liberty county between 1823 and 1825. "Phillip, according to family legend, was ambushed by Santa Anna's men on the eve of the Texas Revolution as he was riding to San Jacinto to warn the troops. He made it back home and died in Catherine's arms. She had Martha Ann shortly after she and two of her slaves helped to bury him under a tree in Liberty County. She then followed her children, who had been sent away from danger by wagon. His grave hasn't been found as far as I know, but she is buried at Oak Island Church cemetery in Somerset TX. There is a TX Pioneer bronze medallion on her headstone."
She moved in her later years to the San Antonio, Texas area to live with her daughter's family. As an elderly lady she applied for a pension for her husband's (Philip P. Dever) service in the War of 1812. In that document she gave her residence as the Medina River about 14 miles south of San Antonio. She died March 10, 1873 and is buried in the Oak Island Cemetery in South Bexar County.
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| Person ID |
I24847 |
mykindred |
| Last Modified |
Sep 5, 2009 |
| Father |
John Coleman, b. circa 1770, Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Y |
| Mother |
Rebecca Holston, b. circa 1776, Tennessee, USA , d. 1836 (Age ~ 60 years) |
| Married |
circa 1793 |
| Notes |
- Carolyn Whittington wrote FEB 4th 2001: "...the 1826 Atascosito Census taken by the
Spanish while Texas was still part of Mexico, covering Liberty and surrounding counties in southeast Texas is in a book called "Liberty, Liberty County and the Atascosito District" by Miriam Partlow. ...t it lists the full names of all members of the household, adults and children alike, and also gives the maiden names of the married women. Within that census is listed Rebecca Holsten, described as the widow of John Coleman, age 56, owner of 1 slave, born in Tennessee. There is also listed several young women with the maiden name of Coleman (most likely the daughters of Rebecca and John) who were married to other early settlers of the Atascosito District:
(1) Catherine Coleman, 29, born Louisiana, wife of Philip P. Dever,
(2) Mary Coleman, 32, born Louisiana, wife of James Martin
(3) Sally Coleman, 26, born Louisiana, wife of David Minche
(4) Adelia Coleman, 19, born Louisiana, widow of John Yocum
"If I'm not mistaken, Hebert's Records of Southwest Louisiana shows Rebecca as a daughter of Stephen Holstein. One of the children of Catherine was named Henry Holstein Devers, further evidence of the family's connection to the Holstein family. According to Liberty County land records, Rebecca Coleman came to Texas in 1825 and died in 1836. I suspect that the presence of these relatives in Texas was a factor that influenced Melina and her brother William K. Dalton to leave Louisiana and settle specifically in Liberty County. Melina may have found refuge in their households after leaving Elisha.
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| Family ID |
F9053 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Philip Peyton Dever, b. Sep 15, 1785, Kentucky, USA , d. Apr 09, 1836, Devers, Liberty county, Texas, USA (Age 50 years) |
| Married |
Dec 1812 |
Martinville, Louisiana, USA |
| Notes |
- 1860 census, TX, Bexar, San Antonio, p. 309, (M653-1288, p.499)
July 24, 1860
HH 2595/2474
Benjamin Gale, 33, M, farmer, $700, $1000, AL
Julia A " , 31(?), F, TX
Fountain " , 10, M, TX
Laura " , 7, F, TX
Collins " , 5, M, TX
Richard " , 3, M, TX
Lucy " , 1, F, TX
Catharine Dever, 64, F, $950, LA
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| Children |
| | 1. John Coleman Dever, b. Sep 04, 1815, d. Y |
| | 2. Lindsey Dever, b. circa 23 Oct 1817, d. youth |
| | 3. Louisiana Jackson Dever, b. Sep 25, 1819, d. Y |
| | 4. Mary Lucinda Dever, b. Dec 04, 1822, Devers, Liberty county, Texas, USA , d. Sep 28, 1893, Bexar county, Texas, USA (Age 70 years) |
| | 5. Louisa Rebecca Dever, b. circa Apr 1825, d. Y |
| | 6. Roana Sophronia Dever, b. circa May 1827, d. Y |
| | 7. Julia Ann Dever, b. Apr 10, 1829, d. Sep 20, 1862, San Antonio, Bexar county, Texas, USA (Age 33 years) |
| | 8. Josephine Catherine Dever, b. Mar 20, 1831, d. Y |
| | 9. Henry Holstein "Holts" Dever, b. Apr 1834, d. Y |
| | 10. Martha Ann Dever, b. Apr 26, 1836, d. Y |
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| Family ID |
F9450 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1795 - 