Freer's in Lamar County
DEDICATION
To all the many Freers out there who are searching, struggling, and being flustered by the loss of the line. I wish you the best of luck and I hope that this page will help you with your search.
To begin this page I will say that this family is most confusing! Lines start and end abruptly, leaving no clues to the connections.
Thomas Henry Freer (was called Henry) is believed to be the son of Thomas Freer Jr. and Ester McCoy (Shattuck) Freer but this is yet to be proven. He was born May17, 1850 in Massac County Illinois . He came to Lamar Co. from there via Popular Bluff Mo. area. He lived and worked In the Lamar and Red River Co.s until he purchased his own land. He was a farmer and a blacksmith in and around the Faught Tx. area His shop was in Faught on the road to Paris Tx. Everyone traveling to Paris from that area passed his shop. His farm land was located south and east of Faught. He became ill and died suddenly, it is believed from the influenza epidemic of 1918. The actual place of his burial is not known at this time, yet I believe he is buried in Red Oak Cem. of Lamar County near his first wife and son. It is told that he was an orphan ( this is only a story) when he came to Lamar Co. According to the 1900 Lamar county Census he was in the Union Army during the war of the Rebellion. His Family has never been discussed. No one connected with the family seems to know any information about this. He was a secretive man and didn't even allow his name to appear on the census rolls of these counties until 1870, where I found him and his younger family. In all the generations that I have talked with His family is unknown.
He married :
Milinda C. Keys Jan. 12,1870 In Lamar Co. Milinda died in child birth . I believe she is interred in either the Old Mt Pleasant Cemeteryor Red Oak Cem. in Lamar Co. Thomas Henry remarried May 17, 1873
Mary E. Whitney May 17,1873 In Lamar Co. Tx.
1. Thomas Henry Freer (called Thom) II born aug. 21 1875 in Lamar co.He Married Mary Goodwin Detherrow March 3 1901 second wife I. L. Ward April 1917
3. Charlie Beneger Born 1878 in Lamar Co. he married Ollie Samantha Jones Feb 15,1901
2. Sallie b. 1877 Married 1. Peter P. West 2. H. Helder
6. Ollie Martin b. Jan. 1896 Married Mary Viola Wren
4. Amanda b. Mar. 1887 Married John Houston
5. Albert b. Feb. 1892 Died as a youth from Lightening
Thomas Henry Freer's Eldest Son, also named Thomas Henry Freer ( was called Thom). He worked as a teamster for an oil drilling co. in Texas and Oklahoma. His actual job was to haul water, pipe, and lumber to and from the job site. His sons also worked for the same co. They hauled water, worked the drill, and any job that was available at the time. He died May 2, 1941 in Maude Oklahoma. He was separated from his wife after his last child was born. There are no records of a divorce, the Lamar county Court House burned in 1916 that destroyed all records prior to that date, Thomas Henry (Thom) remarried in 1917, a license is on hand for that marriage. He raised all his children with the exception of Roy Thomas who was raised by his first wife's Sister and brothers. Roy claimed that he knew nothing about them, However he lived with them for a time in Oklahoma when he was about 17. He them came back to the Lamar co. area and began farming for cousins on his Mothers side of the family.
Married Mary Goodwin Detherrow 3-13-1901 Lamar Co. Tx.
Children:
1. James Henry b. Mar 17, 1902 d. Oct. 6, 1970
2. Charles Edward b. Nov. 19,1903 d.July 7, 1981
3. Eulah May b. Jan. 6,1906 d. Jan 9, 1906( infant Death)
4 Willie b. Aug. 9,1907 d. Oct. 4, 1967
5. Roy Thomas b. Dec. 17,1910 d. July 22, 1996
6. Mary Lou b. Dec.22,1912 d. July 15, 2006
No children came from the second marriage.
This now brings us to the current generation of Thomas Henry Freer (Thom). These are all still alive at the present time so all I will present at this time is the info of names.
Roy Thomas Freer Married Nettie Lorene Weigart Aug. 9,1942. They lived together for 53 years, He was then taken to Houston by his eldest son where he lived until July 1996 with his ex Daughter-in-Law ( ex-wife of Roy (Buddy) Thomas Freer jr). Together they had six children and adopted one Grand Daughter. He worked as a farmer until 1942 when he went west to Sunray Tx. He went to work for the Rock Island Railroad. He worked for them until he retired in 1976. He did other jobs(Machanic,smelter labor, and other odd jobs) off and on but his main job was section gang labor. In 1956 he was made Forman of the section gang at Texhoma Tx-Ok. He retired in Texhoma in Jan. 1976 he then moved back to Lamar Co.
children.:
Roy Thomas ( Buddy) b. Oct.
Yubert Henry b. Dec
Jessie Edward b. Feb.
Charles Daniel b. Oct.
Joe Carl b. Oct.
*adopted Granddaughter*
Mary Lorene (Northcutt) Freer b. Apr.
Mary is the Daughter of Nellie by her First Husband. She was Adopted in Dec. 1976
Many different stories are out there, but these are as directly repeated as I can. The problems that exist in families cause many hardships when tracing out family trees and should be avoided. I have tried to give the linage to the best of my knowledge with what proof that I have. Please contact me If you know of any further info we can use.
I have located much more information on the Freer Line through the efforts of many new friends and distant Cousins. I wish to take this opportunity to say THANKS for your help and support.
Other names associated with this family are;
Keyes/Keys, Whitney, Detherrow, Perkins, Ussery, Morton, Johnson, Weigart, Lindsey, DeWoody, Daws (Dawes), Rollin, Wright, Gray(Grey), Jones, Jarvis, Shotwell, Toney, Smith, Vaughn, Houchin
OTHERS RESEARCHING THESE NAMES
MORE INFO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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