Cameron County PA Archives Obituaries.....Freeman, Rebekiah Wall November 10, 1897
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Virginia Schenck a014206t@bc.seflin.org May 26, 2025, 3:31 pm

Cameron County Press-front page, Nov 11, 1897
1) Cameron County Press-front page
Thursday Nov. 11  1897- MRS. BENJ. FREEMAN, aged 79 years, 
died at Westport, Wednesday, at the home of her daughter, 
Mrs. Emery. The remains will arrive in Emporium to-morrow on 
mail train. Interment at Rich Valley Cemetery.

1a) Cameron County Press-front page
Thursday November 18 1897-funeral of Mrs. BENJAMIN W. 
FREEMAN- In last weeks issue of the Press we made notice of 
the death of this esteemable lady, who has for so years been 
a part of the history of Cameron county. The funeral took 
place on Thursday last, the remains being met at P.& E. 
depot and conveyed to the Rich Valley Church, where they 
were viewed by many of her old neighbors and friends, after 
which she was laid to rest beside her husband who died in 
1882. Rev. J.M. Johnston officiated. 

REBEKAH WALL FREEMAN died in Westport, at the residence of 
daughter, Mrs. J.L. Emery, Nov., 10th, 1897, aged 79 years, 
nine months and one day. The deceased was born at Newberry, 
Lycoming county, Pa., Feb. 9th, 1818. She was the daughter 
of John Chandler, who came from New Jersey. After a short 
stay in Emporium- then only a wilderness- and her life of 
nearly 80 years has been spent in this county, except the 
past two and a half years residence with her daughter at 
Westport, where she has been a helpless invalid, but bore 
her affliction uncomplainingly. Deceased was married to 
Benjamin W. Freeman, of Shippen township, in 1844, and 
reared a family of ten children, seven of whom are living. 
She was a kind and indulgent mother and her life was full of 
many good deeds and sacrifices for those she loved.

Additional Comments:
Originally submitted 1999

This file has been created by a form at http://www.usgwarchives.net/pafiles/

File size: 2.2 Kb