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Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Freeman III

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Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Freeman III

Birth
Murray County, Georgia, USA
Death
27 Jun 1859 (aged 34)
Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA
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Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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Benjamin Freeman married Rebecca Ann Ransom in Georgia, in 1848. They came to Craighead (then part of Poinsett) county in 1852, before the town of Jonesboro was laid out, and settled on the old Greensboro Road, where he kept a post office called "Loch Bee". Ben Freeman was one of the first school teachers in the county. He taught a subscription school in the woods near where Church and Matthews streets intersect in present-day Jonesboro. He also served as Justice of the Peace for Poinsett county.

source: "The History of Craighead County, Arkansas", by Harry Lee Williams (1930) page 513

Children of Rebecca Ransom and Ben Freeman:
Olivia Signora (Freeman) Clark
Cordelia Clifford (Freeman) Hall
Gordelia Melvina (Freeman) Wood
Florence Eugenia (Freeman) Hopkins
Benjamin Freeman married Rebecca Ann Ransom in Georgia, in 1848. They came to Craighead (then part of Poinsett) county in 1852, before the town of Jonesboro was laid out, and settled on the old Greensboro Road, where he kept a post office called "Loch Bee". Ben Freeman was one of the first school teachers in the county. He taught a subscription school in the woods near where Church and Matthews streets intersect in present-day Jonesboro. He also served as Justice of the Peace for Poinsett county.

source: "The History of Craighead County, Arkansas", by Harry Lee Williams (1930) page 513

Children of Rebecca Ransom and Ben Freeman:
Olivia Signora (Freeman) Clark
Cordelia Clifford (Freeman) Hall
Gordelia Melvina (Freeman) Wood
Florence Eugenia (Freeman) Hopkins

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  • Maintained by: LJ
  • Originally Created by: Kendall
  • Added: Nov 2, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31082724/benjamin_franklin-freeman: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Freeman III (11 May 1825–27 Jun 1859), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31082724, citing Ransome Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by LJ (contributor 47832442).