PVT. Co. I, 64th Virginia Mounted Infantry∼COLDIRON, James H. [432] � – b. 4 May 1829, Harlan Co., KY – d. 8 May 1909, Lee Co., VA – buried Coldiron-Richmond Cemetery, Turkey Cove, Lee Co., VA – s/o William (Billie) Coldiron [103] and Leah Lewis – m. Nancy Jane Smith, 1 Apr 1847 – Nancy b. 27 Feb 1832, Harlan Co., KY; d. 10 Jan 1914, Yocum Station, Lee Co., VA; buried Coldiron-Richmond Cemetery, Turkey Cove, Lee Co., VA; d/o John E. Smith and Mary Smith. Children:
{5}m John Smith COLDIRON [5410] – b. 22 Apr 1856, Harlan Co., KY
{5}m William Sheridan COLDIRON [5411] – b. 6 Sep 1857, Harlan Co., KY
{5}m Felix L. COLDIRON [5412] – b. 7 Feb 1860, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Stacy COLDIRON [5413] – b. 29 Jan 1862, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Arminta COLDIRON [5414] – b. 24 Mar 1865, Harlan Co., KY
{5}m Henry Melford COLDIRON [5415] – b. 30 Aug 1867, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Mary Jane COLDIRON [5416] – b. 11 Jun 1868, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Nancy Catharine COLDIRON [5427] – b. 30 May 1871, Harlan Co., KY
James was a member of the Harlan County, Three Forks Battalion, Civil War, Union Army. However, there is a confederate foot stone on his gravesite. Emerson Coldiron [5563], his g-grandson, was working in 2000 to get the records corrected and the stone removed. Emerson died in 2007 and the status of getting this corrected is unknown.
Some of John Smith Coldiron's descendants say his middle name is derived from his mother's maiden name. Nancy's brother John M. Smith married James H.'s sister Arminta. Nancy's death certificate shows father's name as Jack Smyth (old English spelling) and mother as Nancy Howard.
James and family lived in Harlan Co., KY at the 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 census. He was a farmer throughout this period. Since he died in Lee Co., VA, we can assume they moved from Harlan Co. to Lee Co. between 1900 and 1909. Their son William was already living in Lee Co., VA by the 1900 census. At the 1910 census, Nancy was living with son William's family in Lee Co., VA.
We have questioned the marriage date of 1847 submitted by family members. James and Nancy are both living in their parents households at the 1850 census, so it does not appear they were married at that time. However, in the 1900 census it shows both had been married 51 years!
Dr. Daniel F. Coldiron [230] in a letter to his daughter Kara Lee dated 30 Mar 1952, had this to say about James H. Coldiron: "He was a white bearded patriarch when I knew him. He was in his eighties when I was 8 or 10 years old. I remember him well. When he came to Harlan on business or to attend court he would come to our house to spend the night. He lived about 20 or 25 miles up the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River and in those days of horseback traveling one could not go that far and tend to much business and return home the same day. A nice old fellow and a good story teller. He told us lots of stories about his experiences in his early days in Harlan County. Hunting stories about deer, bears, and panthers."
According to 75 Years of Harlan County Coal, published by the Harlan Daily Enterprise on 31 Oct 1986, James was the owner/operator of a mine in Poor Fork in 1886.
{5}m John Smith COLDIRON [5410] – b. 22 Apr 1856, Harlan Co., KY
{5}m William Sheridan COLDIRON [5411] – b. 6 Sep 1857, Harlan Co., KY
{5}m Felix L. COLDIRON [5412] – b. 7 Feb 1860, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Stacy COLDIRON [5413] – b. 29 Jan 1862, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Arminta COLDIRON [5414] – b. 24 Mar 1865, Harlan Co., KY
{5}m Henry Melford COLDIRON [5415] – b. 30 Aug 1867, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Mary Jane COLDIRON [5416] – b. 11 Jun 1868, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Nancy Catharine COLDIRON [5427] – b. 30 May 1871, Harlan Co., KY
James was a member of the Harlan County, Three Forks Battalion, Civil War, Union Army. However, there is a confederate foot stone on his gravesite. Emerson Coldiron [5563], his g-grandson, was working in 2000 to get the records corrected and the stone removed. Emerson died in 2007 and the status of getting this corrected is unknown.
Some of John Smith Coldiron's descendants say his middle name is derived from his mother's maiden name. Nancy's brother John M. Smith married James H.'s sister Arminta. Nancy's death certificate shows father's name as Jack Smyth (old English spelling) and mother as Nancy Howard.
James and family lived in Harlan Co., KY at the 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 census. He was a farmer throughout this period. Since he died in Lee Co., VA, we can assume they moved from Harlan Co. to Lee Co. between 1900 and 1909. Their son William was already living in Lee Co., VA by the 1900 census. At the 1910 census, Nancy was living with son William's family in Lee Co., VA.
We have questioned the marriage date of 1847 submitted by family members. James and Nancy are both living in their parents households at the 1850 census, so it does not appear they were married at that time. However, in the 1900 census it shows both had been married 51 years!
Dr. Daniel F. Coldiron [230] in a letter to his daughter Kara Lee dated 30 Mar 1952, had this to say about James H. Coldiron: "He was a white bearded patriarch when I knew him. He was in his eighties when I was 8 or 10 years old. I remember him well. When he came to Harlan on business or to attend court he would come to our house to spend the night. He lived about 20 or 25 miles up the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River and in those days of horseback traveling one could not go that far and tend to much business and return home the same day. A nice old fellow and a good story teller. He told us lots of stories about his experiences in his early days in Harlan County. Hunting stories about deer, bears, and panthers."
According to 75 Years of Harlan County Coal, published by the Harlan Daily Enterprise on 31 Oct 1986, James was the owner/operator of a mine in Poor Fork in 1886.
PVT. Co. I, 64th Virginia Mounted Infantry∼COLDIRON, James H. [432] � – b. 4 May 1829, Harlan Co., KY – d. 8 May 1909, Lee Co., VA – buried Coldiron-Richmond Cemetery, Turkey Cove, Lee Co., VA – s/o William (Billie) Coldiron [103] and Leah Lewis – m. Nancy Jane Smith, 1 Apr 1847 – Nancy b. 27 Feb 1832, Harlan Co., KY; d. 10 Jan 1914, Yocum Station, Lee Co., VA; buried Coldiron-Richmond Cemetery, Turkey Cove, Lee Co., VA; d/o John E. Smith and Mary Smith. Children:
{5}m John Smith COLDIRON [5410] – b. 22 Apr 1856, Harlan Co., KY
{5}m William Sheridan COLDIRON [5411] – b. 6 Sep 1857, Harlan Co., KY
{5}m Felix L. COLDIRON [5412] – b. 7 Feb 1860, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Stacy COLDIRON [5413] – b. 29 Jan 1862, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Arminta COLDIRON [5414] – b. 24 Mar 1865, Harlan Co., KY
{5}m Henry Melford COLDIRON [5415] – b. 30 Aug 1867, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Mary Jane COLDIRON [5416] – b. 11 Jun 1868, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Nancy Catharine COLDIRON [5427] – b. 30 May 1871, Harlan Co., KY
James was a member of the Harlan County, Three Forks Battalion, Civil War, Union Army. However, there is a confederate foot stone on his gravesite. Emerson Coldiron [5563], his g-grandson, was working in 2000 to get the records corrected and the stone removed. Emerson died in 2007 and the status of getting this corrected is unknown.
Some of John Smith Coldiron's descendants say his middle name is derived from his mother's maiden name. Nancy's brother John M. Smith married James H.'s sister Arminta. Nancy's death certificate shows father's name as Jack Smyth (old English spelling) and mother as Nancy Howard.
James and family lived in Harlan Co., KY at the 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 census. He was a farmer throughout this period. Since he died in Lee Co., VA, we can assume they moved from Harlan Co. to Lee Co. between 1900 and 1909. Their son William was already living in Lee Co., VA by the 1900 census. At the 1910 census, Nancy was living with son William's family in Lee Co., VA.
We have questioned the marriage date of 1847 submitted by family members. James and Nancy are both living in their parents households at the 1850 census, so it does not appear they were married at that time. However, in the 1900 census it shows both had been married 51 years!
Dr. Daniel F. Coldiron [230] in a letter to his daughter Kara Lee dated 30 Mar 1952, had this to say about James H. Coldiron: "He was a white bearded patriarch when I knew him. He was in his eighties when I was 8 or 10 years old. I remember him well. When he came to Harlan on business or to attend court he would come to our house to spend the night. He lived about 20 or 25 miles up the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River and in those days of horseback traveling one could not go that far and tend to much business and return home the same day. A nice old fellow and a good story teller. He told us lots of stories about his experiences in his early days in Harlan County. Hunting stories about deer, bears, and panthers."
According to 75 Years of Harlan County Coal, published by the Harlan Daily Enterprise on 31 Oct 1986, James was the owner/operator of a mine in Poor Fork in 1886.
{5}m John Smith COLDIRON [5410] – b. 22 Apr 1856, Harlan Co., KY
{5}m William Sheridan COLDIRON [5411] – b. 6 Sep 1857, Harlan Co., KY
{5}m Felix L. COLDIRON [5412] – b. 7 Feb 1860, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Stacy COLDIRON [5413] – b. 29 Jan 1862, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Arminta COLDIRON [5414] – b. 24 Mar 1865, Harlan Co., KY
{5}m Henry Melford COLDIRON [5415] – b. 30 Aug 1867, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Mary Jane COLDIRON [5416] – b. 11 Jun 1868, Harlan Co., KY
{5}f Nancy Catharine COLDIRON [5427] – b. 30 May 1871, Harlan Co., KY
James was a member of the Harlan County, Three Forks Battalion, Civil War, Union Army. However, there is a confederate foot stone on his gravesite. Emerson Coldiron [5563], his g-grandson, was working in 2000 to get the records corrected and the stone removed. Emerson died in 2007 and the status of getting this corrected is unknown.
Some of John Smith Coldiron's descendants say his middle name is derived from his mother's maiden name. Nancy's brother John M. Smith married James H.'s sister Arminta. Nancy's death certificate shows father's name as Jack Smyth (old English spelling) and mother as Nancy Howard.
James and family lived in Harlan Co., KY at the 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 census. He was a farmer throughout this period. Since he died in Lee Co., VA, we can assume they moved from Harlan Co. to Lee Co. between 1900 and 1909. Their son William was already living in Lee Co., VA by the 1900 census. At the 1910 census, Nancy was living with son William's family in Lee Co., VA.
We have questioned the marriage date of 1847 submitted by family members. James and Nancy are both living in their parents households at the 1850 census, so it does not appear they were married at that time. However, in the 1900 census it shows both had been married 51 years!
Dr. Daniel F. Coldiron [230] in a letter to his daughter Kara Lee dated 30 Mar 1952, had this to say about James H. Coldiron: "He was a white bearded patriarch when I knew him. He was in his eighties when I was 8 or 10 years old. I remember him well. When he came to Harlan on business or to attend court he would come to our house to spend the night. He lived about 20 or 25 miles up the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River and in those days of horseback traveling one could not go that far and tend to much business and return home the same day. A nice old fellow and a good story teller. He told us lots of stories about his experiences in his early days in Harlan County. Hunting stories about deer, bears, and panthers."
According to 75 Years of Harlan County Coal, published by the Harlan Daily Enterprise on 31 Oct 1986, James was the owner/operator of a mine in Poor Fork in 1886.
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