Henry Freed (1842 - 1900)

Born 31 Jul 1842 in Stark County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Barbra (Haines) Freed — married 2 Aug 1863 in Stark, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Jun 1900 at age 57 in Fairfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Henry Freed was born in Stark County, Ohio. DeKalb County, Indiana History of 1885 says born June 28.

1850 lived with parents and 5 siblings on family farm in Paris Township, Stark County, Ohio. 1850 did not attend school.

1860 lived with parents and 2 younger siblings on family farm in Paris Township, Stark County, Ohio. 1860 he was no longer in school.

August 2, 1863 married Barbara Haines in Stark County, Ohio. They had 9 children.

Occupation: farmer.

1870 lived with wife, Barbara, and 4 children, and his father, Peter Freed, in Fairfield township, DeKalb County, Indiana. 1870 had no real estate, but had $834 of personal property. 1870 likely lived on and farmed his father's land.

1880 lived with wife Barbara, his father, Peter Freed, and 7 children, in Fairfield township, DeKalb County, Indiana. 1880 was a farmer.

Last residence: Fairfield township, DeKalb County, Indiana. Married at time of death.

1900 lived with wife, Margaret, and 2 children, and son-in-law, in Fairfield township, DeKalb County, Indiana. 1900 he owned his land, free and clear. He was a landlord, so the farm was rented to others to farm.

Cause of death: anemia, caused by consumption. Death certificate informant: daughter, Emma Johnston, Hudson, Indiana.

Buried June 10, 1900 in Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield Center, DeKalb County, Indiana; Plot: 2nd Addition - West Side.

Note: 1900 census report is dated June 21, 1900 and reports Henry. It is presumed the actual data was gathered before his June 7, 1900 death.

Sources

• 1850 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Paris, Stark, Ohio; Roll: M432_730; Page: 396A; Image: 141; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• 1860 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Paris, Stark, Ohio; Roll: M653_1038; Page: 460; Family History Library Film: 805038; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

• 1863 marriage record, Source Information: Ancestry.com. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015; Original data: Genealogical Card File. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

• 1870 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana; Roll: M593_309; Page: 293A; Family History Library Film: 545808; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

• 1880 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana; Roll: 273; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 079; Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site; Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• History of DeKalb County, Indiana, Inter-State Publishing Co., Chicago 1885, p. 566.

• 1900 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1240366; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

• 1900 death certificate, Indiana #110, Source Citation: Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1903; Roll: 03; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015; Original data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.

• Findagrave.com Memorial #37786577. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37786577/henry-freed