Columbus Whitfield Freeman (1870 - abt. 1899)

Born 21 May 1870 in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Jane (Huntley) Laughter — married 26 Sep 1895 in Henderson County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 1899 at about age 28 in Caroleen, Rutherford County, North Carolina

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Biography

Columbus Whitfield Freeman^[1] was born on May 21, 1870, in Buncombe, North Carolina,the child of Rufus Freeman and Sophronia Morgan^[2]. He married Martha "Molly" "Mattie" Jane Huntley on September 26, 1895^[3], in Henderson, North Carolina. He died as a young father in 1899 in Caroleen, North Carolina, at the age of 29, and was buried in Henrietta, North Carolina.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW84-6RQ : 12 April 2016), Columbus Freeman in household of R K Freeman, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 11, family 75, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,624
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC6D-HWM : 20 August 2017), Columbus W Freeman in household of Rufus R Freeman, Ivy, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 38, sheet 207D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0954; FHL microfilm 1,254,954.
3. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZBH-L9N : 10 March 2018), Columbus W. Freeman and Mattie Huntley, 26 Sep 1895; citing Henderson, North Carolina, reference pg 41; FHL microfilm 589,491.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 July 2018, 22:02), entry for Columbus " Lum" Whitfield Freeman(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KCSS-G2W); contributed by various users.