Born in Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Daughter of John E Pegram Sr
and Martha Ann (Russell) Pegram
Sister of
Mary Emma (Pegram) Winfield, Carrie (Pegram) Turner, Beatrice (Pegram) Mason, Queen Esther (Pegram) Tucker and John E Pegram Jr
Wife of
Major James Freeman
— married
28 Dec 1926 in Virginia, United States
Mother of
Eunice Freeman
Died
at age 90
in Petersburg, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Geraldine (Pegram) Freeman is a part of US Black heritage.
Jearlean (aka Geraldine, Jeraldin) Pegram was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia on October 27, 1906. She was the daughter of John E. Pegram, Sr. and Martha Russell.
She was married to Major James Freeman on December 28, 1926 in Virginia.
Jearlean passed away on October 8, 1997 in Petersburg, Virginia. She is buried in Dinwiddie Memorial Park in Dinwiddie, Virginia.
Sources
- 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 005157513; FHL microfilm: 1375640; Image number: 278; Sheet number: 14; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03650-3, FamilySearch Record: MPPM-31M (accessed 23 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYY1-91YV, Geraldine Pegram (3), single daughter, in household of Martha Ann Pegram (45) in Rowanty, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
- 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census", Year: 1920; Census Place: Rowanty, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Roll: T625_1885; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 26, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #23288022 (accessed 23 August 2023), Geraldine Pegram (15), single daughter, Laborer, in household of John Pegram Sr (62) in Rowanty, Dinwiddie, Virginia. Born in Virginia.
- 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 85; Digital film/folder number: 004955296; FHL microfilm: 2342175; Image number: 895; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03731-2, FamilySearch Record: CDLT-3ZM (accessed 23 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R8D-9DRD, Jerlean Freeman (22), wife, in household of Major Freeman (23) in Rowanty, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
- Marriage: "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989", citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia, FamilySearch Record: 6ZQC-7626 (accessed 23 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91H-Z37J-1 Image number 00150, Jearlean Pegram (21), daughter of John Pegram and Martha Russell, marriage to Major Freeman (21) on 28 Dec 1926 in Virginia, United States.
- Marriage of daughter Dorothy Lee Freeman: "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988", citing , Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States, certificate 3922, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, FamilySearch Record: QK9F-YFML (accessed 23 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TR-W35Y-H Image number 00129, Geraldine Pegram's daughter with husband Major James Freeman, Dorothy Lee Freeman marriage to Walter Stanley Shands on 18 Feb 1956 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States.
- Death of husband Major James Freeman: "Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014", Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9278 #451975713 (accessed 23 August 2023), Jeraldin Freeman in death record for husband Major James Freeman 2 Dec 1970, wife of Richard Freeman, in Petersburg, Virginia, USA.
- Death: "Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014", Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014, Ancestry Record 9278 #5157434 (accessed 23 August 2023), Jearlean P Freeman death 8 Oct 1997 in Petersburg, Virginia, USA.
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/206424346/jearlean-p-freeman: accessed 23 August 2023), memorial page for Jearlean P. Freeman (27 Oct 1906–8 Oct 1997), Find A Grave: Memorial #206424346, citing Dinwiddie Memorial Park, Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Mandy W. (contributor 47005846).
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