J. Martin Coleman, a son of Lemuel P. and Rosanna ( Moore) Coleman, was born March 26, 1843 in Parke county, Indiana. when ten years of age came to Beaver township with his parents. He was married in Jackson township, October 15,1863, to Miss Rebecca Nye, daughter of Adam L. and Elizabeth ( Crobarger) Nye. They have six children living- Mary E., Ida E., Orpha M., Alice A., Nettie F., and Jesse Joseph. Mr. Coleman is a member of the Church of God. He has held the offices of school director and road supervisor. Owns two hundred and forty acres of good land, one hundred acres of which is under cultivation, and all fenced. He resides in section 34, and is a farmer and stock raiser.