Researching August Coleman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14924 people with the Coleman surname? In that year Coleman was ranked number 259 for popularity in the UK. |
The name August means "Form of AUGUSTUS - revered, exalted" and is of Latin origin.
Records of August Coleman on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for August Coleman and the Coleman Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 24018 people with the Coleman surname in the UK? Coleman is now ranked number 213 for popularity in the UK. |
Coleman Family History Databases
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Coleman Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 288633 people with the Coleman surname in the USA? Coleman is ranked number 68 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Coleman Databases
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Some Famous People called August Coleman
August Coleman
August B. "Cap" Coleman was an American tattoo artist. In 1918, he opened a tattoo parlor in Norfolk, Virginia near the navy base there, with sailors as his main clientele. When Norfolk's City Council ruled tattooing illegal in June 1950 by passing Ordinance No. 15,668 Coleman, along with many other tattooists were forced out of the city. Many of the Norfolk tattooists, including Coleman, moved across the Elizabeth River to Portsmouth, Virginia and went to work with Tex Peace. Franklin Paul Rogers learned from him. He designed many of the tattoo flashes used by other tattooists. He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Source: August Coleman, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Coleman
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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