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From: "Bill Cooper" <>
Subject: [FREEMAN-L] Re: BARNEY FREEMAN Ga., Ark., Tx, and Ca Connections
Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 09:32:08 -0700


Hi Harla,
I have Freeman's in Wise Co. TX in 1870. They moved there from Coles Co. IL.
Appears the family had roots in OH/PA/KY. My family married into Clement
line and settled in Mill Creek, OK. Could be coincidence, but might be a
connection.

Coop
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Date: Friday, October 09, 1998 6:05 AM
Subject: BARNEY FREEMAN Ga., Ark., Tx, and Ca Connections

>Hi again,
>I was encouraged by the response so thought I would share more of the story
on
>Barney to see if it would shed any more light on the possible family
>connections. I am writing it just as told to my dear Aunt Bessie.....
>
>Barney and Malindy Freeman's Family History
>
>Barney , Malindy and family lived in or near Chicamuga, Ga. at the time of
the
>gold rush in California, in 1849. Barney left his family in Georgia and
went
>to California to prospect for gold. He returned several times but spent a
>total of 7 years in California. When the Civil War broke out he returned
home
>to stay. He reportedly brought home a trunk full of Confederate money but
by
>the time he got home the money was worthless. They papered a wall, around
the
>fireplace, of their home with it.
>All of their sons served in the Civil War except Melvin Frank and Barney
>Albert who was too young. Melvin Frank wanting to help carried water to
the
>soldiers fighting near their home. When the war (battle) was over the
>officers finding him on the battle field with the soldiers added his name
to
>their list, and he later received a government pension, he was about 10
years
>old at the time. (Interesting!)
> After the war was over that area of the country was badly torn up and
times
>were hard so the family left Georgia and moved to Arkansas, with the
exception
>of at least two sons, John and Andy. Andy later moved to Grand Junction,
>Colorado. He married and raised several sons. He never returned to live
near
>the other members of the family.
> The rest of the family later moved to Oklahoma and Barney prospected for
>gold in the Arbuckles Mountains. They later moved to Texas, near
Weatherford.
>Melvin Frank's wife Marrilah, died there, on Willow Creek, in 1890. Barney
>died there in 1900. Marrilah's death left a small son, Jepethery, age
about 3
>years, as well as other children. This small son was later my husband's
>father. (Added by Bessie Matthews Freeman)
> After the death of her husband, Barney, Malindy moved to Fresno,
California
>in 1902 to the home of her daughter, Sally Martin. She died there Dec. 13,
>1904.
> The other members of the family moved back to Oklahoma. At least some of
the
>family was living between Mill Creek and Sulphur Oklahoma in 1892.
> This information received from Frank, Cora, and Andy Freeman, from about
>1968 to 1971, the only children of Melvin Frank and 2nd wife Annie.
> by-Mrs.Jess Willard Freeman (Bessis)
>p.s. Sally Martin and husband had 5 children, Barney, Willie, Otis, Linnie,
>and Harriet.
>
>I apologize for the length of this and I hope you wern't bored but thought
it
>better to put it all in to show all the possible Freeman connections.
>Literally family all over the west! I look forward to hearing from any
>'connections' soon. Barney and Malindy are as far back as I have so am
>anxious to learn more. I'd also be glad to fill in the blanks for anyone
>along any of these lines. Aunt Bessie's work was quite extensive.
>Harla (Freeman) Lawson
>

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