Sumner Hopkins Coleman
 (1898-1955)

Sumner Hopkins Coleman was born on May 8, 1898, in Belleville, Michigan.  He was one of seven children born to Claud Edwin Coleman and Jennie Maude Heath.

Sumner became the breadwinner for his family when his father died of complications from diphtheria in 1915.

Sumner married Elizabeth "Bess" Sinkule on April 21, 1917, in Belleville.  They had three children.

Elizabeth Helen Sinkule
 (1897-1983)

Elizabeth Helen Sinkule, known as Bess, was born on September 30, 1897, in Ypsilanti, Michigan.  Her parents were Frank Silkule and Teresa Rozum.
 

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