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Henry Eugene COLEMAN, Jr.

Henry Eugene COLEMAN, Jr.

Male 1901 - 1966  (64 years)


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  • Name Henry Eugene COLEMAN  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 9 Mar 1901  Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Eugene COLEMAN, Jr.  [5, 6, 7
    Census 4 Apr 1940  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 10 Feb 1966  [2, 3
    Burial Abt 13 Feb 1966  Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)/Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I292  Rivera Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

    Family Antoinette Christine DOBRY,   b. 13 Jun 1899, Kremlin, Garfield, Oklahoma Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1985 (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 9 Jun 1924  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8
    Divorce Between 5 Apr 1940 and 24 Apr 1950  [4
    • Antoinette was married in 1924 and on her 1958 naturalization papers is listed as divorced. The family was enumerated on the 1940 census and the divorce must have occured between those two events. Update... Antoinette is listed as divorced on the 1950 census, which helps us narrow our window.

      Assuming the correct record has been located, Eugene Coleman Jr appears on the 1950 Beverly Hills, CA census married to a lady named Valmar.
    Children 
    +1. Rexford Lee COLEMAN,   b. 2 Jun 1930, Hollywood/Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 2013, Irvine, Orange, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Mattison Barr COLEMAN
    Family ID F125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S117] COLEMAN, Rex, Email of 20 May 2004.
      My father?s name was Henry Eugene Coleman Jr. (but he hated "Henry" and never used that name).

    2. [S446] findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial #85860800.
      Birth 9 Mar 1901
      Death 10 Feb 1966

    3. [S822] Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) (Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA), Grave Markers.
      H. EUGENE COLEMAN, JR.
      1901 - 1966

    4. [S1046] California, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999.
      Name: Antoinette Christine Dobry Coleman
      Record Type: Petition
      Birth Date: 13 Jun 1899
      Birth Place: Kremlin, Oklahoma
      Petition Place: California, USA
      Spouse: Henry Eugene Coleman
      Petition Number: 132945

    5. [S821] 1940 U.S. Census, California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 11, Enumeration District No. 60-52, Sheet No. 2A.
      Lines 34 thru 37

    6. [S963] Obituary of Joseph DOBRY, (Name: Calgary Herald; Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Date: 23 Jul 1956;).
      Joseph Dobry

      A resident of Alberta for more than 50 years, Joseph August Dobry of 1119 Premier Way, died Sunday in a local nursing home at the age of 86.

      Born in Czechoslovakia, he came to Canda in 1905. Well-known for his work to obtain gas rights for Edmonton in the Viking Gas Field, Mr. Dobry was president of Dobry Oil Co. Ltd. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church.

      Survivors include is wife, Annie; two sons, Dr. Joseph Dobry of Calgary and Dr. Austin N. Dobry of Vancouver; three daughters, Mrs. J. Slavik, Viking, Mrs. Dwain [sic] T. Shinn, Washington, and Mrs. E. Colman [sic], California, and one brother, Joseph of Oklahoma.

      The body will be forwarded to Viking for funeral srvice [sic] and burial. Leyden's Funeral Home Ltd. is in charge.
      This obituary references Joseph's brother Joseph in Oklahoma - which makes no sense. It must be a mistake and is actually referring to Florian.

    7. [S943] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
      Name: Joseph August Dohry [sic]
      Gender: Male
      Death Age: 86
      Birth Date: abt 1870
      Birth Place: Czechoslovakia
      Residence Place: Alberta
      Death Date: Abt 1956
      Obituary Date: 23 Jul 1956
      Obituary Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
      Newspaper Title: Calgary Herald
      Spouse: An Nie [sic]
      Child:
      Joseph Dobry
      Austin N. Dobry
      J. Slavik
      Dwain T. Shinn
      E. Colman
      Siblings: Joseph

    8. [S1047] California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980.
      Name: Antoinette C Dobry
      Gender: Female
      Event Type: Marriage
      Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1924 [this is the date of recording]
      Marriage Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
      Spouse: Henry E Coleman


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