John Robinson Freeman was born in Fayette Co., Texas to, the son of William B. and Minerva Freeman. He married Oct 13, 1881 at Willow City, Texas to Susan Estelle HARRISON, born July 30, 1861 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Joseph David HARRISON and Arrena Ellin (DUTTON) both natives of Blount County, Alabama. This family had gone to Arkansas some time between the years of 1858 and 1860. When Joseph David HARRISON joined the Confederate army in 1862, he took his family back to Blount Co. Ala., and Susan was the only one of the children born in Ark.
John R. Freeman and his wife, Susan, lived, the early years of their married life, at Willow City, Gillespie Co., TX, and their three older children were born there. Their youngest child, John Dorbandt FREEMAN, was born during the two year period they lived in Lampasas, TX. The family moved, in 1907 to Aspermont, Stonewall Co., TX, and Susan (HARRISON) FREEMAN died there on Sep 20, 1909. I quote here short excerpts from a long obituary which was written by her pastor, the Rev. A.T. Ford, and appeared in the Aspermont newspaper Sep 25, 1909. Quote.... "Mrs. Susan Freeman, became a Christian and joined the Baptist church in her early girlhood. To her, religion was a verity, a principle of life. To her Jesus Christ was an all sufficient Savior and ever present helper and comforter...... Six years ago she was stricken with cancer, but no complaint against her lot was ever heard. Always patient, always cheerful, helping others as long as she could walk to a neighbors house. Her life was a benediction to all with whom she came in contact........at 11:52 p.m. on Sep 20, 1909, surrounded by her husband, her four children, her only brother, and other relatives and friends present, she gently breathed her last...... At 4 p.m. Sep 21, we laid her body in the silent grave to await the summons of her Savior to come forth in immortality."
The children of John R. Freeman and Susan (Harrison) were:
- 1. Willie Grace Freeman, born Oct 10, 1882, died Mar 25, 1974, buried at Hill Crest Cemetery White House, TN. She was married May 16, 1912 at Aspermont, TX, to Carl D. WALKER, b. Nov. 12, 1882 at West Union, Illinois, died Nov. 10, 1968, buried Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. He was the son of Samuel WALKER, and Susan (CLARK).
- 2. Pearl Amero Freeman, 2nd child of John R. Freeman, and Susan (Harrison) was born Apr 19, 1884, at Willow city and died Jun 2, 1976, Albuquerque, NM, buried at Tatum, NM. She was married Jun 5, 1912 at Aspermont, TX to Nyles Neblett (or Nesbett) MORRIS, born Jul 11, 1883 at Knoxville, TN, the son of William Henry MORRIS, and Florence (TYREE). He died Apr 23, 1942 at Tatum, NM, where he was in the newspaper business. He had published weekly newspaper, in previous years, in the Texas towns of Jayton, Ralls, Gunter, and Ropesville.
- 3. William Stanley Freeman, 3rd child of John R. and Susan Freeman, was born Mar 4, 1886, and died May 16, 1945. He was married Aug 23, 1911 at Anson, TX to Agnes Lindsay McCALL, born Sep 1886 in Glasgow, Scotland, the daughter of James McCALL Sr., and Mary (ENGLISH). She died Sep 14, 1952 and is buried with her husband at Joilet, ILL, which was their home for many years and where their four children were all born.
John R. FREEMAN, father of the above children, was married a second time in 1923 to Amanda Anita SINGLETON, born Apr 7, 1888, died Feb. 23, 1959 at Crosbyton, TX. They were the parents of a son.
Submitted by Sue S. Lackey
Freeman, Amanda Anita
Born: 4/7/1888
Died: 2/23/1959
Birth: Sulphur Rock, Ark.
Father: Issac P. Singleton(Memphis,Tenn.)
Mother: Manda Ann Hawkins (Miss)
Religion: Baptist
Came to Cros. in 1937.
Source: Adams Funeral Home
Transcribed by Bettye Odom
Last Rites Are Held Monday For Mrs. Freeman
Funeral services for Mrs. John R. Freeman, 70, were conducted at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Wayland Boyd officiating.Burial was in Crosbyton Cemetery under direction of King Funeral Home.
Mrs. Freeman died about 1:30 p.m. Monday in Crosbyton hospital after suffering a stroke last Friday. She was born in Sulphur Rock, Ark., and came to Crosbyton in 1937.
Pallbearers were Gene Green, Billy Crump, Guy Thompson, Floyd Edwards and Troy Rich, all of Crosbyton and Horace Franklin, Lubbock.
Survivors include a son, John E., Lubbock; a daughter, Mrs. Romilda Lindsey, Bethany, Okla.; three sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Jamar, Odessa; Mrs. Ola Scitern, Lamesa, and Mrs. Lutishia Daniels, Comanche; three stepchildren, J.D. Freeman, Austin; Mrs. Pearl Morris, Albuquerque, N.Mex., and Mrs. Grace Walker, Springfield, Mo., and three grandchildren.
Crosbyton Review, February 26, 1959
Record provided by Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum
transcribed by Linda Fox Hughes
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