1880 United States Census for Calera, Shelby, Alabama, Family History Library Film 1254031, NA Film Number T9-0031, Page Number 223D
Name Relation Marital Gender Race Age Birth Occupation Father Mother
Joshua H. FROST Self M Male W 49 AL Farmer TN AL
Catharine FROST Wife M Female W 46 AL Keeping House SC SC
Henrietta E. FROST Dau S Female W 18 AL At Home AL AL
Joshua M. FROST Son S Male W 16 AL Work On Farm AL AL
Thomas W. FROST Son S Male W 13 AL Work On Farm AL AL
Luther B. FROST Son S Male W 11 AL Work On Farm AL AL
There are Union Parish, Louisiana census records for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 for James W. Colson.
...The Colesons that I found in the 1870 and 1880 Union Parish La census record appear to be John's father, James W Coleson and his family and a James Marion Coleson. The latter is not the son of James W so must be a brother. I did also learn that the James Marion Coleson was married to Josephine Stevens and they went from Union Parish to Jasper Co Tx sometime after the 1880 Union Parish census. James Marion Coleson had a son named John B Coleson so I assume he was related to the John B Coleson who married Nancy Stokes.
Another interesting bit of information in the 1870 Union Parish census is a Prudence Coleson age 9 and living with the family of Frank Perdue. Could this possibly be the daughter of John B Coleson and Nancy Stokes. Frank Perdue/Pardue was related to Eliza Slawon Pardue's first husband....
Sincerely, Nelda J Tarrer