Cameron County PA Archives Obituaries.....Freeman, Eldred Nailey May 31, 1922 ************************************************ 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, 3:50 pm Press/Independent-front page, Jun 8, 1922 Thursday June 8 1922- ELDRED BAILEY FREEMAN, one of the oldest residents of the county, passed away at his home at Sizerville, May 31, aged 77 years and 7 mos. Born in Shippen Township in 1845 he has lived his entire life in and about Emporium. A skilled mechanic, lumberman, carpenter and gunsmith, having made improvements on the Maynard and Winchester rifles. He has made many friends all over the county. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was among the firstto enlist, serving as landsman and was honorably discharged Jun. 9, 1865. An interesting family tree is traced back to Elder Brewster, who came over in the "Mayflower", and Colonel Ethan Allen, of Revolutionary fame, is another ancestor. In 1874 he married Martha L. Barton and to this union ten children were born, three of whom survive both parents. Some years after her death he remarried, his widow being formerly Etta Lewis, and with the daughters, Mrs. Anna Clark, Mrs. Lottie Udell, and Miss Florence Freeman, survive him. The funeral service was held from the home of his grand-daughter, Mrs. Walter Nellis,on West Fifth Street, Saturday, Rev. J.M. Brennan conducting the services. A large number of relatives and friends were in attendance to pay last respects to a departed friend. Interment was made in Rich Valley Cemetery. Mrs. Orphia Derr, of Renovo, and Mrs. Charlotte Hanscom, of Cleveland, O. attended the services. A brother, Halsey, of Sacramento, Cal., and a sister, Alvina Johnson, of Force were unable to attend. This file has been created by a form at http://www.usgwarchives.net/pafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb