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A N N ARB OR DIS T RIC T - I N FORMA TION SHEET
Ministe r 1 s Biog r aphical Record
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Harry
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Coleman Sr.
Name of P a s t o r - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - Birth· Dat e
Charge Now Serving
Education:
Jun
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25 ' I 896
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Pastors School at Hamlin University,st Paul ,Minnesota
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Status in the Detroit Conference __A_p_p_r_o_v_e_d_
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Fields of past Employment other than ministr y
National
Areas of
S e rvice:
!3 years Supt • at
Co. Toledo Ohio.
London Charge Nov.I9
47
to present time.
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Charges serv ed a nd dates
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Community S e r v i ce
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Trustee ~o srd of Educ a tion, Dundee Community
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Memb er Mi l an Twp . zoning board
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Date of Marriage
Family:
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Maiden Name of Wife
Myrtle Rendle
Britton High School
Schools Attended
Eastern Micgigan
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Ypsilanti Michigan
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Harry William Coleman Jr.
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Birth D a te July
5 , 1937
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Hospital calling' Preaching the
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If a Supply Pastor:
When did you receive your Local Preacher 1 s License?
Nov.25
Nov.2o I947
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DETRO IT CONFERENCE HISTOR ICAL SOC IETY FILE
Date of Record 1/30/64
Name :
Coleman
( Jast )
Birth:
Harry
(f irst)
June 25, 1896
(date )
William
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Dundee, Michigan
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Date of birth March 29,1857 Nationa I ity Engllsh Occ upat ion farmer
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Date of birth March 27,1865
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Any Notab le item in f amil y history (Pu b li c Serv ice , Authorsh i p, ln vention 1
Education, Med icine, et c., et c.
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PERSONA L HJSTORY :
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ReI i g i ous Ex per! ence and Ch urch Work before enter ing the Min I stry Called to
the min i stry at age 17 hut would not accept the call. Was Churoh
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qchool Supt., and teacher and member of' the of'fical board untill
1947 when I enj,ere.d the minis t!:Y•
Ca l l to the Ministry
At ag& 47 I began preparing far the ministry
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and took the conferen ce course of' study and attended Pastor's
School at Hamlin Universit~ St. Paul, Minn.
Educat ion : Schoo ls and Deg rees-- -H igh Sc hoo l Dundee High School
Col lege ______________________ semina r y________________________________
Post -Grad uate ________________________________________________________
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Admi tted on Tri al , and Ordi nations :
. On trial 1 947
Ordained deacon 1953
Elder l955
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Marriage : Date_April._1-,... 19AQ___ Pi ace
Wife's maiden name . .:._.M;yrtl.~
Dund..e.e.., Michigan _Rea Methodist. Churcg
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Education· Britton High School - Eastern Michigan University
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Chi Idren: by prevlio.us marri~e:
Name Ellen Bell.e--Col-1.-l:lar
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Harry William Coleman Jr.
July 5, 1937
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Appointments served, with dates:
London Charge--· 1947
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Offices held in the Conference, or on District:
District - member of the board of Missions, Parsonage committee
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Pub I ic or Community Offices:
Dundee Community Schools board of Education member 13 years, board of
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Education presid~nt 9_xeara, :Parole Advisor for Washtenaw Cormty,
member of Milan Twp. Zoning Board 3 years. Community Chest & RedD~l~~O
Serv ice Record with U. S. Armed Forces:
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Writings -- Articles or Books:
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Hobby reading"Chuckles In The Cemeteryu
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Clu bs and Fraterna l Organi zations :
Dundee Exchange Club
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List one or two items wh ic h you consider outsta nding i n your Mi~istry;
such as a Bui !ding Program, an Evangelistic Crus ade, a n exceptional Class
of New Members, some bit of community serv ice, etc.
Hew Educational Unit and kitchen. at London
C L I P P I NGS
(about you personally or your ministr y)
l\1 RS. MYRTLE MARIE COLEMAN,
65, wife of Rev. Harry W. Coleman of
Dundee, died D ecember 17, 1963, at
Saline Community Hospital. She had
been in failing health for 12 years. The
daughter of William and Edith R endle,
Mrs. Coleman was born in Britton
December 20, 1897. She graduated from
Britton high school in 1916, attended
Eastern Michigan University and taught
in the public schools of Lenawee and
Monroe counties for 31 years, retiring in
1947 because of her health. She married Mr. Coleman of t he London Methodist church, April 7, 1939, at the Rea
Methodist church. Besides he1· husband,
she is survived by a s tep-daughter, Mrs.
Wayne Collar of Milan; a step-son,
Harry W. Coleman, Jr., of Dundee; five
grandchildr en;
one g reat-grandchild;
and four sisters, Mrs. Martha Bra dy of
Whitmore Lake, Mrs. E. E. Myers of
Cleveland, Mrs. Bert Moore and Mrs.
Edward Kanous of Britton. Funeral
services were held at the Stevens and
Bush Funeral Home in Milan with Rev.
Edwin W. Stricker, district super intendent, officiating. Burial was in Oak
Gl'ove cemeter y at Dundee.
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It the subject of this Sketch is deceased , please enter :
Date of death ________~--------------- Place ______________________________________
Pl ace of Bur ial ______________________________________________________________________
Before entering the minis try Supt. a~ - ~ eaeiving at Consolidated
Paper Co. Monroe, Michigan, Supt. at National Supply Co. Toledo, Ohi~
Managed MY 120 acre f arm untill retirement in 1963.
Spending my time baby- sitting for my grand children and wishing
I had another life to give t.o the Ministry.
The Ministry has given me the' most rewarding years of my life
and I would advise young pe9ple today who want. to enrich their lives
to enter full-time Christian work.
Earn your money and than some, that and some , is what gives
the raise in salary.
( Dr. Pellowe use what you can of this Biography
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REV. HENRY COLEMAN , a retired ~ay
pastor of the Detroit Confe rence , du~d
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HARRY W. COLEMAN, 8 1 ,
retrred from the Detroit Conference ,
died recently in Ann A rbor. He served
as pastor of the London, Oakville and
Mooreville United Methodist c hurches,
reti ring after 20 years at the London
church. He then served the Petersburg
Uni.ted Methodist Churc h for five years,
until 1973 . He was a member of the
Dundee Board of Education for 13 years
and served as president for nine years.
He was also a member of the Dundee
Optimists and the Petersburg Kiwanis.
He is survived by his wife, Isabelle ; a
son, Harry , Jr., of Dundee; a daughter,
Mrs . Wayne Collar (Ellen) of Milan, and
11 grandc hildren and six great-g randchildren . Servic es were held in the
Petersburg United Presbyterian Churc h,
with Revs. Florence Hedwe ll and James
Lumsden offic iati ng. Burial was in Oak
Grov e Cemetery, Dundee.
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