NARCISSA COULSON was born February 10, 1814, and died February 26, 1873,
at Mason, Warren County, Ohio, at the age of fifty-nine. She married on February 17 or
27, 1841, to JOHN BERCAU, who was
born February 20, 1818, and died March 1, 1891, at Mason, Ohio, at the age of
seventy-three.
NARCISSA COULSON and JOHN BERCAU were the parents of the
following children:
WILLIAM H. BERCAU, born
February 1, 1842; died December 7, 1862, near Mason, Warren County, Ohio, at the
age of twenty; unmarried.
OSCAR M. BERCAU, born May 2,
1844; farmer at Mason, Warren County, Ohio, ca. 1901.
MARY F. BERCAU, born September
5, 1847; married October 24, 1822, to JAMES
ELLIOTT; Kyles, Butler County, Ohio, ca. 1901.
MARILDA J. BERCAU, born
December 25, 1849; died December 26, 1867, near Mason, Warren County, Ohio, at
the age of eighteen; unmarried.
NINTH GENERATION
DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL COULSON AND CHARITY DEATH
LINE OF WILLIAM COULSON AND MARY McFARLAND
WILLIAM FRANKLIN COULSON was born December 29, 1819, and died July 23, 1879, at the age of sixty, at Mason, Warren County, Ohio. He married at the age of 50, on February 18, 1869, in Shelby County, Ohio, to LAURA LEFEVRE and was married to her for ten years before he died. In 1901 the address of the Guardian of William's children was: General Benjamin Lefevre, Wall Street, New York, between Nassau and
Broadway.
WILLIAM FRANKLIN COULSON and LAURA LEFEVRE were the
parents of the following children:
MARY AMANDA COULSON was born March 23, 1822, and died February 28,
1876, in Millport, Knox County, Missouri, at the age of fifty-three. She married on
March 2, 1845, in Warren County, Ohio, to DAVID
BUNNELL.
MARY AMANDA COULSON and DAVID BUNNELL were the parents
of the following children:
SARAH MARIA
BUNNELL, born December 25, 1845; died April 27, 1875, at the age of
twenty-nine, at Paynesville, Pike County, Missouri; married September 23, 1869, to
BENJAMIN F. DIGGS; no children.
SEBERY FILMORE
BUNNELL, born June 18, 1845; merchant at Knox City, Knox County,
Missouri, ca. 1901.
JAMES COULSON was born February 15, 1814, and died March 15, 1883, in
Athens County, Ohio, at the age of sixty-nine. He married on March 30, 1844, to
SARAH A. MOUNTS, Washington
County, Pennsylvania.
JAMES COULSON and SARAH A. MOUNTS were the parents of the
following children:
ELIZABETH
COULSON, born April 24, 1845; died December 2, 1858, at the age of
thirteen.
JOHN COULSON, born October 9,
1846; Millwood, West Virginia.
SARAH COULSON, born January
6, 1849; died April 14, 1868, in Athens County, Ohio, at the age of nineteen.
JAMES COULSON, born
September 21, 1850; died December 7, 1858, at the age of eight.
AVA COULSON, born February 10,
1853; died December 11, 1858, at the age of five.
SAMUEL COULSON, born
January 20, 1855; Grosvenor, Athens County, Ohio.
NANCY COULSON, born
September 3, 1859; Grosvenor, Athens County, Ohio.
DANIEL COULSON, born July 2,
1866; Grosvenor, Athens County, Ohio.
NINTH GENERATION
DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL COULSON AND CHARITY DEATH
LINE OF JOHN COULSON AND SARAH MUSTARD
ELIJAH COULSON was born August 15, 1815, and died April 17, 1889, near
Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, at the age of seventy-three. He
married on October 19, 1853, to CHARLOTTE WARWICK.
ELIJAH COULSON and CHARLOTTE WARWICK were the parents
of the following children:
GEORGE EMERY
COULSON, born October 4, 1854; a farmer in Washington County,
Pennsylvania, ca. 1901.
JOHN WALTER
COULSON, born May 20, 1859; a farmer at Amity, Washington County,
Pennsylvania, ca. 1901.
NINTH GENERATION
DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL COULSON AND CHARITY DEATH
LINE OF JOHN COULSON AND SARAH MUSTARD
NANCY COULSON was born November 12, 1824 or 1825, and died December 3,
1887, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, at approximately sixty-three years of age.
She married on March 9, 1848, to JOHN
FOSTER; all of their surviving children were living in Washington County,
Pennsylvania, ca. 1901.
SARAH FOSTER, born
December 15, 1848; died October 27, 1875, at the age of twenty-six.
MARY FOSTER, born November 12,
1850; died March 19, 1865, at the age of fourteen.
JOHN FOSTER, born July 3, 1858;
employed as a printer and living in Washington County, Pennsylvania, ca. 1901.
EDWARD FOSTER, born
December 31, 1860; employed as a printer and living in Washington County,
Pennsylvania, ca. 1901.
ROBERT FOSTER, born February
2, 1868; employed as a traveling agent, Washington, Washington County,
Pennsylvania, ca. 1901.
NINTH GENERATION
DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL COULSON AND CHARITY DEATH
LINE OF SARAH COULSON AND WILLIAM McGARY
JOHN McGARY was born December 21, 1810, and died December 20, 1886, the
day before his seventy-sixth birthday. He married on December 3, 1843, to EMILY PERKINS.
JOHN McGARY and EMILY PERKINS were the parents of the
following children:
LIDA McGARY, born November
4, 1844; married ANDREW J.
FULTON, a farmer at Whitney, Belmont County, Ohio, ca. 1901.
WILLIAM McGARY, born October
25, 1846; farmer at Green Hill, Wetzel County, West Virginia, ca. 1901.
MARANEL McGARY, born May
28, 1848; died October 1, 1854, in Belmont County, Ohio, at the age of six.
MARY ANN McGARY was born August 25, 1815, and died November 13, 1887, at
Lowland Farm, Washington County, Pennsylvania, at the age of
seventy-two. She married on October 7, 1841, to DANIEL CLOSSER who died June 18,
1883.
MARY ANN McGARY and DANIEL CLOSSER were the parents of
the following children:
REBECCA JANE
CLOSSER, born June 30, 1842; married S. B.
DAY; Lowland Farm, Washington County, Pennsylvania, ca. 1901.
NINTH GENERATION
DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL COULSON AND CHARITY DEATHSARAH McGARY
SARAH McGARY was born June 1, 1827, and died October 25, 1875, at the age
of forty-eight. She married on October 26, 1854, at Rosby's Rock, Marshall County,
West Virginia, to JOSEPH HARSH who
was born April 23, 1826.
SARAH McGARY and JOSEPH HARSH were the parents of the
following children:
RACHEL A. HARSH, born
July 24, 1856; Mayorsville, West Virginia, ca. 1901.
WILLIAM S. HARSH, born March
24, 1858; farmer at Mayorsville, West Virginia, ca. 1901.
JAMES R. HARSH, born April 16,
1860; Mayorsville, West Virginia, ca. 1901.
JOSEPH R. HARSH, born a twin
August 13, 1862; died September 27, 1881, at the age of nineteen.
WILLIAM COULSON was born June 8, 1817, at Ten Mile, Washington County,
Pennsylvania, and died November 19, 1898, at his residence near Edgecliff, on the
Allegheny Valley railroad, at the age of eighty-one. He married MARGARET SHALER.
WILLIAM COULSON and MARGARET SHALER were the parents of
the following children:
Henry J. Coulson published the following obituary on William Coulson which was "taken from a newspaper Nov. 21, 1898."
Capt. William Coulson
Capt. William Coulson died Saturday, November 19, at his
residence, near Edgecliff, on the Allegheny Valley railroad. Capt.
Coulson was the oldest of the brothers who owned the famous Coulson line of steamers, plying the upper Missouri some years ago. He had served on the river for 40 years as engineer and captain, and was the originator of the idea of the "doctor," a mechanical contrivance of great value and now used on all steamers on the western waters. Capt. Coulson was born at Ten Mile, Washington County, June 8, 1817. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. O. L. Page and Mrs. S. M. Reynolds of Avalon, and four sons, William W., Samuel S., Martin M. and John E. Coulson. He also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Mary Price, Mrs. Margaret Evans and Miss Eliza Coulson of Allegheny.
Henry J. Coulson, also published the following from The Pittsburg Leader of November 21, 1898, which he said "gives the following in addition to the account given on [his] page 212:
Capt. William Coulson funeral services at his late residence, near Edgely station, A.V. Ry. [Allegheny Valley Railway], Monday, 15 2 P.M. Burial at Uniondale cemetery Tuesday at 2 P.M.
He died of paralysis. He was the originator of the idea of the "doctor," a device for utilizing the exhaust steam to heat the water supply before it enters the boilers. It is now used on every steamer.
NINTH GENERATION
DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL COULSON AND CHARITY DEATH
LINE OF JAMES COULSON AND MARGARET WELLS
REBECCA COULSON was born March 21, 1819, and died October 1, 1886, in
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, at the age of sixty-seven. She married March 22, 1851, to
THOMAS JEFFERSON
LYNN who was a farmer in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, ca. 1901.
REBECCA COULSON and THOMAS JEFFERSON LYNN were the
parents of the following child:
SANFORD LYNN, born June
18, 1854; employed ca. 1901 in the electric light establishment in Connellsville,
Pennsylvania, and residing in New Haven, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
NINTH GENERATION
DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL COULSON AND CHARITY DEATH
LINE OF JAMES COULSON AND MARGARET WELLS
NANCY COULSON was born February 16, 1821, and died March 11, 1891, at
Chapman, Kansas, at the age of seventy. She was married July 7, 1843, in Greene
County, Pennsylvania, by Rev. H. Cree, to EDWARD EAGLEN who was born February
11, 1808, and whose occupation was a farmer.
NANCY COULSON and EDWARD EAGLEN were the parents of the
following children:
JOHN WILLIAM
EAGLEN, born May 9, 1843; died May 19, 1863, at the age of twenty;
unmarried.
JOHN COULSON was born March 12, 1825, and died December 26, 1897, in
Yankton, South Dakota, at the age of seventy-two. He married KATE WAKEFIELD who was residing in
Pawnee City, Nebraska, ca. 1898.
JOHN COULSON and KATE WAKEFIELD were the parents of the
following child:
WILLIAM COULSON,
living in Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, in 1898.
