Born in Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Halstead
and Minerva (Freeman) Halstead
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Darius Freeman
— married
16 Sep 1850 in Merringo, McHenry Co, IL
Descendants 
Mother of
James Lincoln Freeman and John Elmer Freeman
Died
at age 80
in California, United States
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Biography
Mary Halstead was born in Canada in 1833. She was the daughter of Henry Halstead (1807-1867) and Minerva Halstead (1805–1870). She was sister to Irving Halstead (1831–1882).
She married William D Freeman. They had about 12 children. She died in California in 1913. She and her husband are considered California Pioneers. They married in Illinois in 1850.
Among their children were:
- Emil Royce Freeman (1851–1933)
- George Adelbert Freeman (1852–1930)
- Albert Jerome Freeman (1858–1926)
- Henry Darius Freeman (1859–1930)
- James Lincoln Freeman (1861–1941)
- Lillean Freeman Cornett (1864–1901)
- John Elmer Freeman (1866–1963)
- Warren William Freeman (1869–1931)
- Nellie Emogene Freeman Cornett (1872–1941)
- Leona M. Freeman Cornett (1875–1897)
Mary Halstead Freeman was 80 years old when she died. She is buried in Tomales Presbyterian Cemetery, Tomales, Marin County, California, USA.
On her Find a Grave Memorial was listed the following:
- Mary Halstead is enumerated in the 1850 census, in the town of Coral, McHenry county, Illinois. She is 17 years old and living with her parents, 6 siblings and her sisters children.
- A few months later, on September 15, 1850, she married Warren Darius Freeman. They had two children in Illinois, Emil and George.
- In 1854 they crossed the plains, landing in Amador county. On the way over, in Utah, Mary gave birth in a covered wagon to son William.
- They settled in Amador county, them moved on to Tomales township, Marin county. Records show they had 10 more children, while in Tomales.
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Sources
- Personal Family Records
- Find a Grave Memorial [1]
- William Darius Freeman, California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935 [2]
- 1850 United States Federal Census for Mary Holster [Halsted] Illinois McHenry Coral [3]
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