Born in Rockford, Illinois, April 11, 1844, son of Daniel and Mary (Waller) Freeman. Mr. Freeman engaged in farming with his father till twenty-one years of age, when he went to Davis, Illinois, and farmed for one year. He came from Davis to Big Grove, Iowa, remained a short time, and then went to Nebraska, where he furnished wood and ties for the Union Pacific Railroad, then in course of construction. In 1867, Mr. Freeman left Nebraska, and returned to Big Grove, remained till spring, and removed to Newtown, near what is now Avoca. While there he constructed the wood culvert extending from Walnut to Neola, on the Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. In May, 1869, Mr. Freeman purchased what was known as the Davenport Saw-Mill, and moved it to Big Grove, where he operated it in connection with the mercantile business. He was married in Avoca. Pottawattamie County, Iowa, September 21, 1869, to Malinda Shipp, born in Greencastle, Iowa. Mr. Freeman was elected Mayor; he has also served as Justice of the Peace; he is a Mason and a Republican.

Born in Rockford, Illinois, April 11, 1844, son of Daniel and Mary (Waller) Freeman. Mr. Freeman engaged in farming with his father till twenty-one years of age, when he went to Davis, Illinois, and farmed for one year. He came from Davis to Big Grove, Iowa, remained a short time, and then went to Nebraska, where he furnished wood and ties for the Union Pacific Railroad, then in course of construction. In 1867, Mr. Freeman left Nebraska, and returned to Big Grove, remained till spring, and removed to Newtown, near what is now Avoca. While there he constructed the wood culvert extending from Walnut to Neola, on the Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. In May, 1869, Mr. Freeman purchased what was known as the Davenport Saw-Mill, and moved it to Big Grove, where he operated it in connection with the mercantile business. He was married in Avoca. Pottawattamie County, Iowa, September 21, 1869, to Malinda Shipp, born in Greencastle, Iowa. Mr. Freeman was elected Mayor; he has also served as Justice of the Peace; he is a Mason and a Republican.

Born in Rockford, Illinois, April 11, 1844, son of Daniel and Mary (Waller) Freeman. Mr. Freeman engaged in farming with his father till twenty-one years of age, when he went to Davis, Illinois, and farmed for one year. He came from Davis to Big Grove, Iowa, remained a short time, and then went to Nebraska, where he furnished wood and ties for the Union Pacific Railroad, then in course of construction. In 1867, Mr. Freeman left Nebraska, and returned to Big Grove, remained till spring, and removed to Newtown, near what is now Avoca. While there he constructed the wood culvert extending from Walnut to Neola, on the Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. In May, 1869, Mr. Freeman purchased what was known as the Davenport Saw-Mill, and moved it to Big Grove, where he operated it in connection with the mercantile business. He was married in Avoca. Pottawattamie County, Iowa, September 21, 1869, to Malinda Shipp, born in Greencastle, Iowa. Mr. Freeman was elected Mayor; he has also served as Justice of the Peace; he is a Mason and a Republican.