Albert Coleman and Julia Coleman

I wish I could help Private User. I went on Ancestry because occasionally I can find weird bits of information places you might not think to look for them. I also looked at Google books and did a Google search. This will take someone more familiar with that era and that region than I am.

There is a Coleman slave owner in Halifax. I think if I were you I would look at all non-white Coleman births and marriages in Halifax and look for names that are similar to the names that Albert and Julia gave their children.

Erica Howton Kenneth Kwame Welsh, (C) Private User Private User -- do any of you have suggestions as to sources and methods to do this research?

Thank you so much Hatte. That is more to go on than I had before. I will look into that aspect and see. I know that this can become tedious work but I am willing to give it a try.

I'm guessing that Halifax was a small place and that some of the Colemans who are black from Halifax are your relatives. Maybe not all. I don't know the customs but I suspect non-related slaves might have taken the same surname. But I would gather those names and then start looking for them in later censuses and in family trees. I saw Coleman Halifax, VA in a list on a black heritage site.

Thank you Hatte. I appreciate the information.

Private User -- you might also check out the projects noted with this tag: http://www.geni.com/projects/tag/slaves
While it may not help you find people you're looking for, there might be some references / sources on the profiles attached to those projects which may give you some ideas for places to look ... and the collaborators on those projects may also have some thoughts.

Also check out the guest Geni blogger about African-American Genealogy: http://www.geni.com/blog/author/sharongeni (Sharon Morgan). Sharon supports the site http://ourblackancestry.com, which also has good references.

Private User This info may help. Maybe Hatte could check it out to see if it's what you want .I am not familiar with the geography in the area. Roanoke / Halifax / Clay Township. There is an Arnold and Julia Coleman plus a couple of other Coleman families on the census

U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
Record: Albert Coleman
Record: District of Columbia Washington > Washington > 1880 > Pg 100
Death: 1880, Washington, District of Columbia

1880 United States Federal Census Record
Virginia > Halifax > Roanoke > Dist. 122 > Pg 14
Name: Albert Coleman
Birth: 1834, Virginia
Lived In (Residence): Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Death: 1880 (not in census)
Family Members
Spouse: Julia A. Coleman
Children: Susan Coleman, Edie Coleman, Joanna Coleman, Jerry Coleman,
Abram Coleman, Sam Clark

District 122: Clay Township, incl. villages of Genoa and Martin Pg 14
District 123: Roanoke (Mag District)

Hope this info helps you out......ttfn

Yes, I think both Arnold and I saw the 1880 census with Julia A. and Albert and the children, Susan, Edie, Joanna, Jerry, and Sam. I can download it for you and attach it to Albert's profile if you need me to, Arnold.

http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/Woodlawn.htm -- I think this might be relevant. See list of slave names.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ajac/vahalifax.htm

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Halifax_County,_Virginia