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- A newspaper article was written about Rev. James W. Freeman who in May 1911 killed his second wife on his farm 6 miles wouthwest of Carbondale, Jackson Co., IL. He apparently slit her throat from ear to ear. The article says that he was a veteran of the Confederate Army and that he was 65 years old, which makes him born 1846, I am assuming from TN. His murdered wife seems to have been Sarah F, Freeman, 1871-1911 and is buried in the Greathouse Cemetery in Jackson Co., IL.
1870 Jackson CO., ILL Ridge Dist, Census HH# 192-192
Freeman James W. 30 farmer TN
Permelia 25 TN
Wright Wilson 9 TN (Permilia had a brother Wilson )
Wright Wm 15 TN (Permelia had a brother William)
1880 Jackson CO., ILL Ridge Dist Census HH# 39-40
Freeman James 40 farmer TN
Parmelia 35 TN
Ella F. 7 ILL
1900 Makanda Jackson CO., ILL census HH 38-40
James W. Freeman, Feb 1840, 60, married 7 yrs. TN TN TN
Sarah F. (wife) Dec 1871, 28, married 7 yrs, 3 children, 3 alive, ILL MS ILL
James E. (son) May 1894, 6, ILL
Charles P. (son) Apr 1896, 4, ILL
Ada M. (dau) May 1898, 2, ILL
1910 Makanda, Jackson CO., IL census
James Freeman, 70, marriage 2, this marriage 17 yrs, TN TN TN
Sarah F. (wife) 38, marriage 1, this marriage 17 yrs. 6 children, 6 alive, IL IL IL
Charles P. (son) 14, IL
Ada M. (dau) 11 IL
Ruby S. (dau) 8 IL
Jessie B. (son) 5 IL
Arthur S. (son) 2 IL
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: James W Truman [James W Freeman]
Home in 1920: Chester, Randolph, Illinois (Southern Illinois Penitentiary)
Age: 80
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Tennessee
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Listed as a janitor
James W. is in jail in 1920 but I cannot find his children James, Ruby, Jessie and Arthur. Looks like Ada is in a rooming house & Charles is married both living in Carbondale, Jackson CO., IL in 1920 have not looked at the 1930 census.
The Pointer Newspaper, Fri Nov 17, 1911; Riverdale IL
Murphysboro---The trial of James Freeman for wife murder has begun-------
Daily Free Press, Sat Feb 17, 1912 Carbondale, IL
Gilford Freeman was arrested & jailed----on the charges of stealing parcels & clothing from the ILL Central Depot----near Carbondale. The young man----is nephew of James Freeman the aged Mahanda Twp citizen who cut his young wife's throat month ago.
Daily Free Press, Tues Aug 15, 1911; Carbondale, IL
Charles Freeman about 12 or 15 was accidently shot by Hallie Brewer about 8 at the Freeman farm Sunday. The boy is not seriously hurt although wounded in the face and head. Young Freeman is the son of James Freeman recently charged with the murder of his wife.
The Daily Free Press Sep 1, 1911 seems old man Freeman was a model prisoner for he followed commands given by guards for everyone to go to their cells when a mutiny broke out
Daily Free Press Thurs. Nov 23, 1911 tells of James Freeman taken to prison on Wed, got life for the murder of his wife.
James W. Freeman
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
birth: 1841 —Tenn.
death: 11 Mar 1922 —Menard, Randolph, Illinois
burial: 13 Mar 1922
residence: 11 Mar 1922 —Menard, Ill.
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1840 - 1922 (82 years)
