Individual Details
Ethan Sheldon FREEMAN
(1 Oct 1824 - 1910)
One account has his middle name as Sheldon.
Some records have his birth year as 1822.
In the 1850 Census he and Emily are living as farmers with one child, Eugene (listed as Ethan E.) in Marengo, McHenry County, Illinois. Living with him is his father-in-law Frederick Squires, and sisters-in-law, Mary and Harriett Squires.
In the 1860 Census he is living with his wife Emily and two children, Eugene and Emily, in Marengo and is in the construction and collector business.
In June 1863 while living in Marengo he registered for the Civil War draft and indicated he was born in New York, age 38, and was a constable.
In the 1865 Illinois state census he and his family are in Marengo.
In the 1870 Census he is living with his wife Emily and family in Marengo as a Railroad Baggage Man. Also living with them is his daughter-in-law Flora and her son Benjamin.
In the 1900 Census he is living with his second wife Alvira in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. His daughter, Valora (Emily), is now married to Charles Griffin and is living in Hammond, Tangiphahoa.
In the 1910 Census widowed Alvira is living with step-grandson Frank Griffin.
Events
| Birth | 1 Oct 1824 | Brutus, Cayuga County, New York | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1848 | Emily M. SQUIRES | |||
| Census | 1900 | Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | |||
| Death | 1910 | Natalbany, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana |  | ||
| Marriage | Jane Stillwell | ||||
| Marriage | Alvira (Almira) (Mary E.) UNKNOWN |
Families
| Spouse | Emily M. SQUIRES (1827 - 1873) |
| Child | Eugene Ethan FREEMAN (1849 - ) |
| Child | Velora (Emily) G. FREEMAN (1850 - 1935) |
| Spouse | Alvira (Almira) (Mary E.) UNKNOWN (1831 - ) |
| Spouse | Jane Stillwell (1840 - 1910) |
| Father | Silas FREEMAN (1775 - 1836) |
| Mother | Sarah (see note) French (1779 - 1836) |
| Sibling | Mary (Polly) FREEMAN (1797 - ) |
| Sibling | Hezekiah FREEMAN (1799 - 1801) |
| Sibling | Olive FREEMAN (1801 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Darius FREEMAN (1803 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Walter FREEMAN (1805 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Hannah FREEMAN (1807 - ) |
| Sibling | Harriet FREEMAN (1810 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Caroline Sophia FREEMAN (1812 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Leonard B. FREEMAN (1814 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Sarah (Sally) Marie FREEMAN (1817 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Lewis W. FREEMAN (1819 - 1880) |
| Sibling | John H. FREEMAN (1821 - 1868) |
Notes
Death
In a Marengo Beacon/Republican-News (Marengo, Illinois) ยท 25 Feb 1910 newspaper article, it references an announcement of his death but no date given.