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- [S16] The family history of Robert Edward Coleman and his descendants of Mercer County, Kentucky, Annetta Coleman Smith, (Name: Self; Location: unknown; Date: 1969;), OCLC Number 7770486., The Family History of Robert Edward Coleman and His Descendants of Mercer County, Kentucky, by Annetta Coleman Smith.
…and died July 6, 1832. He was never married. This Robert Edward Coleman was a large landowner in Mercer County and owned many slaves. He was murdered by two of his slaves and the story of the killing was published in a Lexington newspaper, in 1832. The story goes that Robert Edward was returning home one night and met the two slaves on the road. He asked them why they were out so late at night and they told him one of the women slaves had run away and they were looking for her. However, they followed on after their master and murdered him. It was believed that a Northern overseer of Robert’s farm had hired the slaves to kill his employer. The hired man believed that Robert Coleman carried a lot of money. It was told that the hired man gave the slaves a few dollars, and the money belt and watch that Robert Coleman was carrying. The hired man took most of the money and a diamond ring and left the Country. The slaves were left to face the charge of murder. In those days, the word of a slave meant nothing. So they were hanged for the crime. The above account of the murder was published in a Lexington, Kentucky newspaper in 1832. From, The Family History of Robert Edward Coleman and His Descendants of Mercer County, Kentucky Annetta Coleman Smith, 1969 (PAGE 17)
- [S17] Lexington Observer & Reporter, The American, (Location: Lexington, Kentucky; Date: 26 July 1832;), The Lexington Observer & Reporter, 26 July 1832, page 2, col. 7.
Since our last, it has been reported the Mr. Robert E. Coleman was murdered by two of his own slaves, they have been arrested, and are now in jail in this place. Between twelve and fifteen hundred dollars of the money of which he was robbed, has been obtained also, his Hat Gold Watch, Pistol and Gloves, all of which the murders had secreted in different place, and were shown by one of the accused negroes. ~ Harrodsburg American
- [S82] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
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1804 - 1832 (27 years)
