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Descendants of Samuel Freeman

28. Nathaniel Starkey³ Freeman (John Samuel², Samuel¹) was born 21 Mar 1858 in Tomahawk Twp. Searcy Co., AR, and died 28 Jan 1937 in Big Flat, Stone Co., AR. He married Martha Caroline Tilley 1878 in AR, daughter of John Tilley and Nancy Bratton. She was born 10 Nov 1858 in Big Flat, Stone Co., AR, and died 21 May 1943 in Big Flat, Stone Co., AR.

More About Nathaniel Starkey Freeman:
Burial: Freeman Cemetery Near Big Flat, AR
Comp. Addr.: Disk #3 FR7
Occupation: Farmer & made wagon wheels
Resided: Bet. 1858 - 1867, Tomahawk Twp. Searcy Co., AR
Resided (2): Bet. 1868 - 1892, Union Twp., Marion Co., AR
Resided (3): Bet. 1895 - 1937, Big Flat, Stone Co., AR

More About Martha Caroline Tilley:
Burial: Freeman Cemetery Near Big Flat, AR
Occupation: Housewife

Children of Nathaniel Freeman and Martha Tilley are:

+	76	i.		John Nathaniel Starkey⁴ Freeman, born 17 Jul 1879 in Union Twp., Marion Co., AR.
	77	ii.		Martha Cathrine Freeman, born 09 Aug 1881 in Stone Co., AR; died 15 Feb 1884 in Big Flat, Stone Co., AR.

More About Martha Cathrine Freeman:
Burial: Freeman Cemetery Near Big Flat, AR

+	78	iii.	Naomi Freeman, born 11 Sep 1883 in Big Flat, Stone Co., AR/Stone Co., AR.
+	79	iv.	Leona Freeman, born 11 Sep 1883 in Big Flat, Stone Co., AR/Stone Co., AR; died 26 Feb 1971 in New Port, AR.
	80	v.	Anis Freeman, born 10 Nov 1885 in Big Flat, Stone Co., AR/Stone Co., AR; died 15 Feb 1889 in Near Big Flat, Stone Co., AR.

More About Anis Freeman:
Burial: Freeman Cemetery Near Big Flat, AR

	81	vi.	Mary Ann Freeman, born 12 May 1888 in Union Twp., Marion Co., AR. She married Kater Mize 13 Jan 1906.
+	82	vii.	Viola Jane Freeman, born 01 Apr 1890 in Union Twp., Marion Co., AR.
+	83	viii.	Sarah Savannal Emmiline Freeman, born 03 Feb 1892 in Union Twp., Marion Co., AR; died 25 Oct 1987 in Antioch, CA.
	84	ix.	James Benjamin Freeman, born 04 May 1895 in Stone Co., AR; died 03 Dec 1917.

More About James Benjamin Freeman:
Burial: Freeman Cemetery Near Big Flat, AR

Timothy Freeman, born 01 Mar 1901 in Big Flat, Stone Co., AR/Stone Co., AR; died 19 Jul 1966 in Big Flat, Stone Co., AR.

29. Nancy Jane³ Freeman (John Samuel², Samuel¹) was born 05 Aug 1865 in Tomahawk Twp. Searcy Co., AR, and died 05 Mar 1926 in Landis, Searcy Co., AR. She married Alexander N. Copeland 05 Nov 1881 in Big Flat, Stone Co., AR. He was born Abt. 1825 in Wayne Co., TN, and died 27 May 1901 in Near Alco, AR.

More About Nancy Jane Freeman:
Burial: Alco, AR

More About Alexander N. Copeland:
Burial: Alco, AR
Occupation: Farmer

Children of Nancy Freeman and Alexander Copeland are:

	86	i.	Nora⁴ Copeland, born 03 Mar 1883 in Alco, AR; died 16 Oct 1963 in Leslie, AR. She married Allen Huffines 22 Jun 1911.
	87	ii.	Iciphine Melissa Copeland, born 18 Aug 1884 in Alco, AR; died 17 Mar 1968 in Fifty Six, AR. She married George Lawrence 08 Oct 1911.
	88	iii.	Thomas Newton Copeland, born 03 Mar 1887 in Alco, Stone Co., AR; died 17 Mar 1968 in Leslie, AR. He married Myrtle Ward 31 Oct 1921.
	89	iv.	Joseph Frank Copeland, born 23 Nov 1889 in Alco, AR; died 1961 in Mt. View, AR. He married Nena Rose 1914.
+	90	v.	Tolly Rosco Copeland, born 01 May 1891 in Alco, AR.
	91	vi.	Millis Millard Copeland, born 18 Jun 1893 in Alco, AR.

31. Marthy Elizabeth³ Freeman (John Samuel², Samuel¹) was born 15 Jan 1868 in Rea Valley, Marion Co., AR. She married William Newton 31 Mar 1895 in Marion Co., AR. He was born Feb 1853 in AR.

Children of Marthy Freeman and William Newton are:

92	i.	Allen D.⁴ Newton, born 1883 in Marion Co., AR.
93	ii.	Mary A. Newton, born 1887 in Marion Co., AR.
94	iii.	Robert Newton, born 1889 in Marion Co., AR.
95	iv.	William Q. Newton, born 1897 in Marion Co., AR.

32. John David³ Freeman (John Samuel², Samuel¹) was born 09 Jan 1870 in Union Twp., Marion Co., AR, and died 05 Jun 1916 in Yellville, Marion Co., AR. He married Cynthia Ruth Montgomery 05 Feb 1893 in Rea Valley, Marion Co., AR, daughter of James Montgomery and Cynthia Alexander. She was born 22 Mar 1874 in Sharp Co., AR, and died 02 Oct 1912 in Yellville, Marion Co., AR.

Notes for John David Freeman:
John David Freeman was born in Rea Valley as it was earlier called. His entire life was lived within a few miles of this area. He was the 13th child born to John S. Freeman and Nancy (Cypert) Freeman. Nancy died when John David was age eleven.

John David and Cynthia were married 5 Feb 1893 in Rea Valley, Crooked Creek Township, Marion County, Arkansas. They farmed on the farm which is just north of the Rea Valley Cemetery. It is the best farm location in the area. It is flat compared to most. John David's brother, Moses Canada, also farmed with him. He lived 200 yards west and across the road from the cemetery. Roy William Freeman the son of Walter Burley Freeman took me to the exact location in 1990. The only remaining land mark is an old stone cistern.

John and Cynthia moved from Rea Valley into Yellville, Arkansas in 1908 with their nine children. They lived in the Willingham house. John farmed on the Fee Farm which is on the outskirts of Yellville.

I visited with Walter Burley Freeman of Calico Rock, Arkansas in 1970. He said, "I moved in and lived with John David's family in 1911, when William was about age three. I obeyed John as my father and I was treated well. My own father (Moses Canada Freeman) had died and my mother remarried to John C. Bench and moved to the next county (Baxter) in 1903. My early years, until I was eight were lived on the same farm with John David and his family. Albert and I became close friends. John David was a hard worker and a God-Fearing Man".

Ethel, the youngest child was burned seriously from an open fire from which lard was being rendered. This did not cause her death. Cynthia Ruth and Ethel became ill with the highly infectious disease of Typhoid Fever. Cynthia died 2 Oct 1912 and Ethel died 13 Oct 1912. They were buried there on the Fee Farm in a small cemetery on top of a beautiful hill overlooking the farm. Wilsons and Fees are buried there. Two Civil War markers are there, marking the graves of Fee family members that served in the Confederate Army. A marker was placed on the graves of Cynthia and Ethel in 1989 by William Roy Freeman, the youngest son of Cynthia.

John David had a long illness. His right thigh would not heal from an injury. He would not see a doctor because of religious reasons. Walter Burley said " I could see the bone in his right thigh". John David died from blood poisoning 5 Jun 1916. He is buried in the Layton Cemetery in Yellville. A marker was placed on his grave in 1989 by his son William Roy Freeman.

Nine children were orphaned. Margaret Ann, the oldest, was age 20, John Albert age 19, Winning Rome age 18, Virgil Canada age 16, Lou Ruth age 12, Acy Neal age 11, Robert Lee & Mary Lela (twins) age 9, and William Roy age 7.

The family was determined to stay together. Margaret the leader, such a beautiful young lady, became ill with Influenza in 1919 at the age of 24. Pneumonia developed, which resulted in her death 17 Jan 1919. She was buried in the Layton Cemetery in Yellville. The older children were still determined to keep the family together, so they worked and pooled their income. The boys worked at odd jobs, one of which was making railroad ties from oak timber using a broad axe. Neal worked at a Soda Pop bottling plant. The young ladies tended house for well to do families in Yellville.

Mr. Lee Hudson was back in Yellville from Oklahoma visiting his family. He was a Superintendent for the Magnolia Petroleum Company (Mobil) in the Oil Fields of Healdton, Oklahoma. He had a flat tire in front of his family's store in town. Winning Rome repaired the flat tire. Mr. Lee Hudson's brother said, "Lee why don't you give that young man a job in Oklahoma with your company? He sure could use it". Lee did just that.

ROME, JOHN ALBERT and VIRGIL CANADA went to Wirt, Oklahoma and started working for the Magnolia Petroleum Company (Mobil), driving trucks, hauling pipe and lumber for the oil derricks in western Carter County. All of the derricks were made of wood at this time. They would get the lumber and pipe at the train depot in Healdton and haul it to the drilling locations at Wirt, Dillard, Graham and County Line. This was very hard work because all of the trucks were loaded by hand. The pipes and beams were long and heavy. They knew how to work and were in good condition. It was said that Rome would get on one end of a pipe and two men on the other and lift it on the truck.

These young men didn't forget their brothers and sisters back in Arkansas. By 1923 they had saved enough money to send for the rest, except for two, which were NEAL and LEE. They would have to wait for a while. Lee later said he was scared to death back in Yellville that they would forget him. They didn't. They all rented a company house on the Magnolia lease north of Dundee, Oklahoma.

NEAL started working for Magnolia in 1924. LOU married Dale Willingham, who had moved to Oklahoma from Yellville also. He started working for Magnolia also. In 1926, LEE and WILLIAM started to work for Magnolia. The other two sisters, FLORA and LELA married employees of the same company.

In 1926 the six Freeman brothers and the three brothers-in-law were employed by the Magnolia Petroleum Company (Mobil) in the Healdton Oil Field.

In 1929 the country was in a depression which resulted in cut backs in Magnolia's operation. Rome, John Albert and Virgil were reassigned to the Production Department because the heavy trucks were discontinued. Lee was transferred to Kilgore Texas as a machinist in a machine shop. Dale Willingham was transferred to Seminole, Oklahoma. Vern Ferguson was terminated and moved to Pampa Texas where he worked for the Skelly Oil Company. Neal was transferred to Fittstown, Oklahoma. Joe Stephens and William Roy remained in the Healdton Production Department.

More About John David Freeman:
Burial: Layton Cem., Yellville, Marion Co., AR
Comp. Addr.: Disk #3 FR15
Occupation: Farmer
Resided: Bet. 1870 - 1907, Union Twp., Marion Co., AR
Resided (2): Bet. 1907 - 1916, Yellville, Marion Co., AR

More About Cynthia Ruth Montgomery:
Burial: Fee Farm Cemetery, Yellville, AR
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever

Children of John Freeman and Cynthia Montgomery are:

	96	i.	Abigail⁴ Freeman, born 28 Apr 1894 in Rea Valley, Marion Co. AR; died Abt. 1895 in Rea Valley, Marion Co. AR.
	97	ii.	Margaret Ann Freeman, born 29 Aug 1895 in Rea Valley, Marion Co. AR; died 17 Jan 1919 in Yellville, Marion Co. AR.
+	98	iii.	John Albert Freeman, born 14 Jan 1897 in Rea Valley, Marion Co. AR; died 15 Jan 1974 in Kansas City, MO..
+	99	iv.	Winning Rome Freeman, born 26 Aug 1898 in Rea Valley, Marion Co. AR; died 31 Aug 1953 in Healdton, Carter Co., OK.
+	100	v.	Virgil Canada Freeman, born 16 Mar 1900 in Rea Valley, Marion Co. AR; died 05 Mar 1943 in Wirt, Carter Co., OK.
+	101	vi.	Lou Ruth Freeman, born 17 Oct 1901 in Rea Valley, Marion Co., AR; died 10 Feb 1967 in Harrison, Boone Co., AR.
+	102	vii.	Flora Freeman, born 13 Apr 1903 in Rea Valley, Marion Co., AR; died 30 May 1950 in Amarillo, TX.
+	103	viii.	Acy Neal Freeman, born 09 Jan 1905 in Rea Valley, Marion Co. AR; died 15 Oct 1978 in Borger, Sedgwick Co., TX.
+	104	ix.	Robert Lee Freeman, born 25 Mar 1907 in Rea Valley, Marion Co. AR; died 16 Jul 1969 in Bryan, Brazos Co., TX.
+	105	x.	Mary Lela Freeman, born 25 Mar 1907 in Rea Valley, Marion Co. AR; died 31 Jan 1987 in Healdton, Carter Co., OK.
+	106	xi.	William Roy Freeman, born 30 May 1909 in Yellville, Marion Co. AR; died 21 Feb 1998 in Baptist Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK.
	107	xii.	Ethel Freeman, born 13 Aug 1911 in Yellville, Marion Co., AR; died 13 Oct 1912 in On the Fee Farm near Yellville, Marion Co., AR.

More About Ethel Freeman:
Burial: In the Fee Farm cemetery, Yellville, AR
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever

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