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From: "judy freeman" <>
Subject: Fw: [FREEMAN-L] Freeman Forbears - Garland Evans Hopkins
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 14:55:35 -0800


Would any body happen to have an Arthur/Arther Morris FREEMAN. This has
been my brickwall.
Thank you in advance,
from another judy freeman
-----Original Message-----
From: William Schwank <>
To: <>
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [FREEMAN-L] Freeman Forbears - Garland Evans Hopkins

>Elizabeth E. Freeman wrote:
>>
>> Doug Hunkele wrote:
>> > I am searching for a point of contact as to who has the copyrights, if
>any, to Freeman Forbears by Garland Evans Hopkins. I would like to sit
>down and retype the entire 50 some odd pages and put it online at the
>Freeman Repository and Research Center. Once that task has been done I
>know lots of researchers have "updated" information to Freeman Forbears
>and would like to "append" that data. The copy I have is "incomplete" >as
I xeroxed a copy from microfiche at the local FHC and the copy
>> > I am doing this becasue so many Freeman Researchers utilize this
>document as a starting point for their research. thanks
>>
>> Hello:
>>
>> I lurk about watching and reading the Freeman list. For the most part I
>> have finished my Freeman research but like to add bits and pieces.
>>
>> I have a copy of Freeman Forbears by Garland Evans Hopkins. I copied
>> this from a library whose copy was literally falling apart - all pages
>> are legible so would be glad to provide you some assistance when you
>> come to pages you can't read. Don't know if you have the title page or
>> not but will offer this. The title page says "This a limited issuance
>> of this historical monograph, sixty-five copies being issued and
>> autographed This is copy number 51." Garland Evans Hopkins autographed
>> this copy. The copy I have was privately issued in 1942. Also, the
>> copy I have is 82 pages long (pages 76-82 being miscellaneous records
>> and appendicies). I'm no attorney, but it seems logical that the
>> descendants of Hopkins would have the copy rights unless it falls into
>> the public domain category. Best advice is to check with a copy right
>> attorney if possible.
>>
>> Liz Freeman In Oklahoma!
>
>
>Dear Liz,
>
>I too am lurking around here. Are you a descendant of the Freemans
>who went to Oklahoma from Macon County (Lafayette) area of Tennessee?
>My grandfather was Galen H. Freeman, and was born there. In fact,
>Galen, Tennessee was named for him. He was a son of Emily Matilda
>Smith and John Franklin Freeman. John Franklin Freeman was one of
>several sons and a daughter of Richard Bennett (Captain Dick) Freeman
>and Martha Driver. Judy Freeman Schwank
>
>

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