William Nevins FreemanAge: 77 years1855–1933
- Name
- William Nevins Freeman
- Given names
- William Nevins
- Surname
- Freeman
 Birth | June 22, 1855 18 19 |
 Marriage of parents | James Graham Freeman — Nancy Jane Long — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 1, 1856 (Age 15 months) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a brother | John Decator Freeman January 1860 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | June 12, 1860 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George E G Freeman 1862 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a sister | Adelia Catherine L Freeman 1865 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 11 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 11 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Alfred Whitefield Freeman June 20, 1868 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell July 26, 1869 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 13 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | August 24, 1870 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy L Freeman 1871 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dugger Michael Freeman 1873 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 22 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 19, 1880 (Age 24 years) |
 Civil marriage | Francis Margaret “Fannie” Long — View this family December 18, 1884 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | George Freeman May 1886 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas S Long June 21, 1887 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Willie G Freeman August 1890 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Plato S Freeman April 1892 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Frank Freeman November 1893 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Alfred Freeman September 1895 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Maude Freeman December 1897 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Mallie Freeman April 1900 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | June 18, 1900 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Lottie J Freeman 1901 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Jane Long December 8, 1901 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Robert C Freeman 1903 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Mary J Freeman 1905 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dugger Michael Freeman June 24, 1907 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1910 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a father | James Graham Freeman January 11, 1915 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 60 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 61 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 62 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 4, 1920 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Decator Freeman June 20, 1924 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 74 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 7, 1930 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | May 27, 1933 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Fellowship Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Graham Freeman Birth: December 17, 1836 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: January 11, 1915 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Jane Long Birth: June 13, 1836 38 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: December 8, 1901 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: October 1, 1856 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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-15 months himself |
William Nevins Freeman Birth: June 22, 1855 18 19 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 27, 1933 — Bostic, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
John Decator Freeman Birth: January 1860 23 23 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: June 20, 1924 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
George E G Freeman Birth: 1862 25 25 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Adelia Catherine L Freeman Birth: 1865 28 28 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Alfred Whitefield Freeman Birth: June 20, 1868 31 32 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: October 17, 1943 — Bostic, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Nancy L Freeman Birth: 1871 34 34 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Dugger Michael Freeman Birth: 1873 36 36 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: June 24, 1907 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Francis Margaret “Fannie” Long |
| himself |
William Nevins Freeman Birth: June 22, 1855 18 19 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 27, 1933 — Bostic, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Francis Margaret “Fannie” Long Birth: November 17, 1862 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 1947 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: December 18, 1884 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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17 months son |
George Freeman Birth: May 1886 30 23 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
Willie G Freeman Birth: August 1890 35 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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21 months son |
Plato S Freeman Birth: April 1892 36 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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20 months son |
Frank Freeman Birth: November 1893 38 30 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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23 months son |
Alfred Freeman Birth: September 1895 40 32 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Maude Freeman Birth: December 1897 42 35 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Mallie Freeman Birth: April 1900 44 37 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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21 months daughter |
Lottie J Freeman Birth: 1901 45 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Robert C Freeman Birth: 1903 47 40 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Mary J Freeman Birth: 1905 49 42 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
William Nevins Freeman has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (7)
Parents Joseph Cowan + Mary Malinda Long
Parents William Nevins Long + Clara O Melton
Parents Elisha W Long + Cynthia Baber
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - James Graham Freeman - Household
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Graham Freeman - Household
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Nevins Freeman - Household
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Nevins Freeman - Household
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Nevins Freeman - Household
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Nevins Freeman - Household
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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