childrenSarah Elizabeth Coulson · Laura J. Coulson · Amanda C. Coulson · Carrie Coulson
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What the record says
Born Carlisle, PA Dec 28 1817.
Died Urbana Aug 4 1891.
Father Patrick Coulson born in Ireland, served as officer in British army before emigrating.
Mother Elizabeth (LeCompte) of French descent.
Family removed to Ohio (Greene County) c.1822, later Fairfield County.
Married Maria Compton Mar 1, 1844 (OCR '1814').
Carpenter, then established a grocery store in Urbana in 1847 which he ran until 1884.
Later president of the Perpetual Savings and Building Association.
First a Whig, then Republican, later Prohibitionist.
Wesleyan Methodist.
Daughter Sarah Elizabeth m.
Albert Slagel of Springfield, OH.
Laura J. m.
James Cheetham of Urbana.
Amanda C. m.
Colin McDonald of Urbana.
Carrie died age 34.
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