Joel Terrell Freeman (1812 - 1891)

Born 27 Jul 1812 in Catheys Creek, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1891 at age 78 in Gerton (Hickorynut Creek), Henderson, North Carolina, USA

Biography

Joel Terrell Freeman^[1] was born on July 27, 1812, in Rutherford, North Carolina^[2], the child of Rob Freeman and Catherine Seward. He married Isabel Minerva Porter on September 16, 1834. He died on August 29, 1889, in Gerton, North Carolina, and was buried in Henderson, North Carolina^[3].

Occupation: Farmer

Joel and Isobella are shown in the 1860 Federal Census of Edneyville Township, Henderson County, N. C. According to the 1845 Henderson County Court records, Joel was in charge of overseeing Hickorynut Road from the Henderson line to the Buncombe line beginning at the Buncombe line near Turkey Knob Gap, then with a leading ridge opposite Widow Morrison's then a direct line to the bridge on Broad River at the mouth of Reedy Patch Creek, then north to the McDowell line, then with said line to Buncombe line.^[4]

Note

!BIRTH Information from Mark Sumner Genealogy !MARRIAGE Information from Mark Sumner Genealogy

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BZ-HGC : 9 November 2014), Joel T Freeman, Henderson county, Henderson, North Carolina, United States; citing family 569, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW8Q-H3J : 17 October 2014), J T Freeman, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 17, family 117, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,642.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101033138/joel-terrell-freeman: accessed 24 March 2023), memorial page for Joel Terrell Freeman Sr. (27 Jul 1812–3 Apr 1891), Find A Grave: Memorial #101033138 , citing Bearwallow Cemetery, Gerton, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.
4. ↑ Modified 26 August 2013 by Jerry Moffitt https://familysearch.org/tree/person/K876-54K/details?parents=LHD7-595_LHD7-53C

See also:

• CENSUS 1860
  J T Freeman born 1813 nc
  United States Census,1860,State:North Carolina,County: Henderson, Enumeration Date: 7/10/1860, Enumerator:C.M. Green,Page:71,House #:469, Line:15
  https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS4-L6G?mode=g&i=70&cc=1473181

• CENSUS 1870
  born 1812
  United States Census, 1870, State: North Carolina, Co: Henderson, NARS:M-432 , State Reel: ,Page: 3, District: Chimney Rock Township , Enumeration Date: July 16, 1870,Enumerator: W.D. Whitted,
  Name: FREEMAN JOEL TERRELL ,Page: 17, House # 117,Line # 33
  https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62B9-SSC?i=16&cc=1438024

• CENSUS 1880
  Joel T Freeman born 1853 nc
  Source: CENSUS YR: 1880 STATE: North Carolina COUNTY: Henderson, DIVISION: Edneyville District # 9th Civil Enumeration District:95 ,Enumerator: John Freeman, Enumeration Date: 5 June 1880; PAGE NO: 7 House #: 66 Line: 27
  https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB6-9H7N

• BURIAL
  Place: Bearwallow Cemetery
  Gerton
  Henderson County
  North Carolina, USA
  https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101033138