Absalom William Coleman

1st Inscription:

"Absalom William Coleman and Martha Jane Gaston were married  Oct. 3, 1842 in Monroe Co. Tenn. He emigrated from Tenn. to Illinois in the early 1850's with his parents and their family."

2nd Inscription:

"Absalom William Coleman, first son of Marshall and Ruth died in a log wagon accident while carrying timbers for the the erection of a new house of worship for Mount Hebron Cumberland Presbyterian Church."

3rd Inscription:

Around the top are the names & birthdates of their children;

Marion Clay (Prior) Coleman, 1843, Charles Pinkerton Coleman, 1846, Sarah Ann Coleman Montgomery 1848, James H. Coleman, MD 1850, Ruth Alice Coleman Hiller, 1854, Mary Ann Coleman Stanley, 1856, Josephine Coleman Keen, 1859, John Lindsey Coleman, 1863, Joseph C. Coleman, 1865, Lara Bertie Coleman, 1870.