George E G Freeman1862–
- Name
- George E G Freeman
- Given names
- George E G
- Surname
- Freeman
 Birth | 1862 25 25 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 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 5 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 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell July 26, 1869 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 7 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 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy L Freeman 1871 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dugger Michael Freeman 1873 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 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 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas S Long June 21, 1887 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Jane Long December 8, 1901 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dugger Michael Freeman June 24, 1907 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a father | James Graham Freeman January 11, 1915 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 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 55 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 56 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/ |
| Death of a brother | John Decator Freeman June 20, 1924 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 67 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 |
| Death of a brother | William Nevins Freeman May 27, 1933 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alfred Whitefield Freeman October 17, 1943 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 88 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 84 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 himself |
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 |
George E G 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 | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Graham Freeman - Household
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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