George J. Freeman 1841-1915

FREEMAN, CARROLL

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Date: 3/16/2020 at 18:23:24

G.J. FREEMAN, farmer, stock-raiser and stock-dealer, Sec. 21; P.O. Farley; born in Lorain Co., Ohio, Oct. 22, 1842; removed with his parents to Dubuque Co., in 1853; his father, Samuel A. Freeman, born in Vermont, died in 1866; was a soldier in the war of 1812, and, with his intelligent New England energy, had all the qualities essential to successful pioneer life; his mother, Harriet Freeman, born in New Hampshire, died in 1874, was a worthy helpmate for such a man, and the sterling qualities of the parents are inherited by the son; Mr. Freeman has 530 acres of land in Secs.20 and 21, seventy acres of timber land in Iowa Township- a farm grandly adapted to stock-raising, and effectively used for that purpose by its able proprietor. Mr. Freeman acts with the Republican party, but takes little time to work in the field of politics; his best energies are devoted to the development of his business, and to the furtherance of good enterprises in his community, of which he is one of the earliest settlers, and his success is, beyond question, mainly the result of his own exertions.

He was married in 1866, to Miss Catharine Carroll, daughter of Peter and Ann Carroll, who removed from Ohio to Dubuque Co., when she was only 10 years of age, so she too, was one of the pioneers of this locality; they have six children- Cora G., Joseph A., Charles L., Anna, Harriet, and the youngest, very aptly named Winnie.

"The History of Dubuque County. Iowa"
http://members.tripod.com/~Doreen_3/DBIONOP.htm