On 16 August 1928 in Lynchburg, Virginia, Robert Ashton Coleman married Edna Irene Hall. They were white; he was 21; she was 20; both single; his residence Stevensville, Virginia; hers Christiansburg, Virginia; place of their residence #1 S. Addison St., Richmond, Va.; his parents A. B. Coleman and Bettie Boughan; her parents J. K. Hall and Bertha Collins; his occupation salesman; married by J. H. Lynch. [Library of Virginia, Marriage Registers 1853–1935.]

Date of marriage from Coleman family Bible transcribed by Myrle Jean Cook Theimer.

1940 U.S. Census, Richmond City, Virginia
Enumeration District 118–140, Sheet 11B
2515 Second Avenue
House 223, owned, value $4500
Coleman, Robert A., head, male, white, 31, married, not in school, highest level of education C2, born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935, at work previous day, 48 hours worked previous week, agent for life insurance company, private work, 52 weeks worked previous year, $1800 income, no other income
Coleman, Edna J., wife, female, white, 31, married, not in school, highest level of educaiton H4, born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935, at work previous day, 39 hours worked previous week, office clerk for Fed.[?] Housing Ad[?], government work, 52 weeks worked previous year, $1260 income, no other income
Coleman, Robert A. Jr., son, male, white, 8, single, in school, highest level of education 1, born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935
Coleman, Margaret E., sister-in-law, female, white, 21, married [sic], not in school, highest level of education H4, born in Maryland, living on a farm in King and Queen County, Virignia, in 1935, at work previous day, 40 hours worked previous week, 52 weeks work previous year, $625 income, no other income

According to the Social Security Death Index, Edna Coleman was born 20 July 1908 and died August 1985, SSN 223-09-9902, last residence Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina 28210.