Private 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 7b 8a 9a 10a 10b 11a 11b

Birth Name Private
Birth Name Freebe, Jos C 1b
Birth Name Freeby, Joseph 3a 4a
Birth Name Frieby, Jos 2a
Birth Name Freeby, Joseph C 1a 5a 6a
Gender male
Age at Death about 74 years

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth about 1841 Illinois, United States Birth of Joseph C. Freeby
3a 4a 5a 6a
Census 1860-06-01 Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, United States Census of Cornelia Miller

Age: 19

Sex: Male

Place of birth: Illinois

2a
Census 1870-06-01 Franklin, Portage, Ohio, United States Census of Mary Elizabeth Cline

Age: 29

Sex: Male

Color: White

Occupation: Carpenter

Value of real estate: 900

Value of personal estate: 300

Place of birth: Illinois

Male citizen 21 and over: Yes

3a
Census 1880-06-01 Franklin, Portage, Ohio, United States Census of Mary Elizabeth Cline

Color: White

Sex: Male

Age: 39

Married: Yes

Occupation: Carpenter

Number of months unemployed during the census year: 4

Place of birth: Illinois

Place of birth of father: Pennsylvania

Place of birth of mother: Pennsylvania

4a
Residence 1892-08-02 Vernon, Los Angeles, California, United States Residence of Freeby, Joseph Caldwell
11a
Occupation 1892-08-02   Farmer
11a
Residence 1896-06-04 Cerritos, Los Angeles, California, United States Residence of Freeby, Joseph Caldwell
11b
Occupation 1896-06-04   Farmer
11b
Census 1900-06-01 Long Beach, Los Angeles, California Census of Mary Elizabeth Cline

Relation to head: Head

Color: White

Sex: Male

Month of birth: October

Year of birth: 1840

Age: 59

Single, married, widowed or divorced: Married

Years of present marriage: 37

Place of birth: Illinois

Place of birth of father: Pennsylvania

Place of birth of mother: New York

Occupation: Farmer

Months not employed: 0

Can read: Yes

Can write: Yes

Can speak English: Yes

Home owned or rented: Owned

Owned free or mortgaged: Free

Farm or house: House

5a
Residence 1908 1156 Orange Ave, Long Beach, California, United States Residence of Freeby, Joseph Caldwell
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Residence 1909 1156 Orange Ave, Long Beach, California, United States Residence of Freeby, Joseph Caldwell
8a
Census 1910-04-15 Long Beach, Los Angeles, California Census of Mary Elizabeth Cline

Relationship to head: Head

Sex: Male

Color: White

Age: 69

Single, married, widowed or divorced: Married 1

Years of present marriage: 47

Place of birth: Illinois

Place of birth of father: Pennsylvania

Place of birth of mother: New York

Able to speak English; if not, language spoken: English

Occupation: Carpenter

Nature of industry: Odd Jobs Now

Employer, employee or working on own account: Wage

Out of work: No

Weeks out of work in 1909: 0

Able to read: Yes

Able to write: Yes

Home owned or rented: Owned

Owned free or mortgaged: Free

Farm or house: House

6a
Residence 1913 1156 Orange Ave, Long Beach, California, United States Residence of Freeby, Joseph Caldwell
9a
Residence 1914 1125 Orange Ave, Long Beach, California, United States Residence of Freeby, Joseph Caldwell
10a
Residence 1915 1125 Orange Ave, Long Beach, California, United States Residence of Cline, Mary Elizabeth
10b
Death between 1915 and 1918   Death of Freeby, Joseph Caldwell
10b 10c

Families

Unknown Partner Cline, Mary Elizabeth
  Children
  1. Freeby, Harriet
  2. Freeby, Cornelia Margaret
  3. Freeby, Joseph Henry
  4. Freeby, Mary E
  5. Freeby, Louise Alice

Narrative

Joseph joined the Union on 28 July 1962: Company G, 115th Infantry Regiment of Ohio. This regiment was organized in the counties of Portage, Stark and Columbiana in August and September 1862, to serve for three years. It was ordered to Cincinnati and on Octobert 9 was divided - five companies left at Cincinnati, where they acted as provost guard, and five sent to Columbus to perform guard duty. In Octobert 1862, the detachment sent to Columbus was ordered to Maysville, Kentucky, and in December to Covington, where it performed provost duty until October, 1863. During the time that Joseph was enlisted in Company G, the regiment fought on 02 September 1863 at Dayton, Ohio.

By Linda McCallister
Originally submitted this to "Scattered Seeds" Ancestry.com Family Tree on 6 Apr 2009

Narrative

Joseph C. Freeby was born in Illinois in about 1841. His father was born in Pennsylvania, and his mother was born in Pennsylvania or New York (he gave different information for the census over the years, for PA, then later NY).

Peter Freeby was born in Illinois in about 1844. His father was born in Pennsylvania, and his mother in Massachusetts (which may or may not be correct).

=> 1860

Peter and a "Jos" both lived with a family in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio in 1860:
Name Age
Cornelia Miller 46 (born in New York, about 1814)
Eliz Thompson 26 (born in Connecticut, about 1834)
Jos Frieby 19 (born in Illinois, about 1841)
Peter Frieby 16 (born in Illinois, about 1844)
Harriet Miller 10 (born in Ohio, about 1850)
Alice Thompson 5 (born in Ohio, about 1855)
Bert Thompson 3 (born in Ohio, about 1857)

Below is a possible timeline for how this family came to be living together. Note that all relations are assumed.

Cornelia married Mr. Freeby, before 1841.
Cornelia (20) had a daughter: Eliz /Freeby/, 1834, Connecticut.
Cornelia (30) had a son: Jos Freeby, 1841, Illinois.
Cornelia (33) had a son: Peter Freeby, 1844, Illinois.*

Cornelia married Mr. Miller, before 1850.
Cornelia (36) had a daughter, Harriet Miller, 1850, Ohio.

Eliz /Freeby/ married Mr. Thompson, before 1855.
Eliz (21) had a daughter, Alice Thompson, 1855, Ohio.
Eliz (23) had a son, Bert Thompson, 1857, Ohio.

* Peter in 1880 claimed on the US Federal Census that his mother was born in Massachusetts. It's possible they were half-brothers, both living with Jos's mother, Cornelia. Also, Joseph C. Freeby had put his mother's birthplace as Pennsylvania for a census or two, then in a later census put it as New York, so it's possible the two were uncertain of their mother's actual birthplace.

=> 1870

Joseph C. lived in Franklin, Portage, Ohio. He lived with his wife, Mary Elizabeth Freeby, and their daughter, Harriet Freeby. Note that there was a Harriet Miller where Jos and Peter lived ten years earlier.

Cornelia Miller continued to live in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio:
Name Age
Cornelia Miller 55 (born in New York, about 1815)
Henry A Thompson 13 (born in Pennsylvania, about 1857)

Note that Cornelia lived in 1860 with a Bert Thompson born about 1857. Here, she lived with a Henry A. Thompson who was born about 1857. It's possible Bert and Henry are the same person, but their names and birthplaces are different. Henry may be a step-son, but where is Bert? Did he not live until age 13?

As a side-note, in 1900, a 44-year-old Henry Thompson, born in February, 1856 in Pennsylvania, and whose mother and father were both born in Pennsylvania, was a boarder in a home in Perry, Fayette, Pennsylvania. This may be a different Henry Thompson.

As a side-note, in 1920, a 64-year-old Henry Thompson, born about 1856 in Pennsylvania, and whose mother and father were both born in Pennsylvania, was a boarder in a different home in Perry, Fayette, Pennsylvania. This may be a different Henry Thompson.

=> 1880

Joseph C. continued to live in Franklin, Portage, Ohio. He lived with his wife, Mary Elizabeth Freeby, and his kids, Cornelia and Joseph Freeby. Note that there was a Cornelia where Jos and Peter had lived.

Peter continued to live in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio:
Name Age
Peter Freeby 36
Joanna Freeby 32
John Freeby 13
Hattie Freeby 11
Morden P. Freeby 9
Nellie Freeby 7
Julia Freeby 5
Bessie Freeby 8m

=> 1890

Joseph C. had moved to Long Beach, Los Angeles, California. He lived with his wife, Mary Elizabeth, their daughter Mary Freeby (and her daughter Margeret Elizabeth Fessenden), and their other daugther, Louise Alice Freeby. Note that there was an Alice Thompson where Jos and Peter had lived.

Narrative

The 1915 Long Beach, California, City Directory lists Joseph, but the 1918 directory has his wife listed as widowed.

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Eye Color Brown
11a 11b
Hair Color Brown
11a
Hair Color Gray
11b

Pedigree

    1. Private
      1. Cline, Mary Elizabeth
        1. Freeby, Harriet
        2. Freeby, Cornelia Margaret
        3. Freeby, Joseph Henry
        4. Freeby, Mary E
        5. Freeby, Louise Alice

Source References

  1. Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
      • Page: FHL Film Number: 891394
      • Page: FHL Film Number: 1986157
      • Citation:

        name: Freebe
        gender: Male
        baptism/christening date:
        baptism/christening place:
        birth date: 16 May 1876
        birthplace:
        death date:
        name note:
        race:
        father's name: Jos. C. Freebe
        father's birthplace:
        father's age:
        mother's name: Elizabeth Freebe
        mother's birthplace:
        mother's age:
        indexing project (batch) number: I00658-4
        system origin: Ohio-EASy
        source film number: 1986157
        reference number: p 376

        Note by Christopher Dickson Fritz: This is for Joseph Henry Freeby.

      • Citation:

        name: Freebe
        gender: Female
        baptism/christening date:
        baptism/christening place:
        birth date: 16 May 1876
        birthplace: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
        death date:
        name note:
        race:
        father's name: Jos. C. Freebe
        father's birthplace:
        father's age:
        mother's name: Elizabeth Freebe
        mother's birthplace:
        mother's age:
        indexing project (batch) number: C02033-5
        system origin: Ohio-EASy
        source film number: 1986157
        reference number: p 376

        Note by Christopher Dickson Fritz: This is for Cornelia Margaret Freeby.

  2. 1860 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1860-06-01
      • Page: Roll: M653_1039; Page: 335; Image: 677; Family History Library Film: 805039
  3. 1870 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1870-06-01
      • Page: Roll: M593_1258; Page: 285B; Image: 168; Family History Library Film: 552757
  4. 1880 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1880-06-01
      • Page: Roll: 1059; Family History Film: 1255059; Page: 259C; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 0172
  5. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1900-06-01
      • Page: Roll: T623_91; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 109
  6. 1910 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1910-04-15
      • Page: Roll: T624_85; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0038; Image: 639; FHL Number: 1374098
  7. Directory Greater Long Beach California (City Directory; Long Beach, California)
      • Page: 1908, Page 76
      • Citation:

        Freeby, Joseph C., carpenter, r. 1156 Orange av

      • Page: 1908, Page 96
      • Citation:

        Freeby, Joseph C., r. 1156 Orange av.

  8. Resident and Classified Business Directory of Greater Long Beach California (City Directory; Long Beach, California)
      • Page: 1909, Page 80
      • Citation:

        Freeby, Joseph C., r. 1156 Orange av.

  9. Resident and Classified Business Directory of Long Beach and Vicinity (City Directory, Long Beach, California)
      • Page: 1913, Page 121
      • Citation:

        Freeby Jos, h 1156 Orange av

  10. Long Beach City Directory (City Directory, California)
      • Page: 1914, Page 186
      • Citation:

        Freeby Jos C h 1125 Orange av

      • Page: 1915, Page 115
      • Citation:

        Freeby Jos C (Mary E) h 1125 Orange av

      • Page: 1918, Page 182
      • Citation:

        Freeby Mary E (wid J C) h 1125 Orange av

  11. California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
      • Date: 1892-08-02
      • Page: 1892; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 20; FHL Roll Number: 976929.
      • Citation:

        Number: 15659
        Name: Freeby, Joseph C
        Age: 51
        Height: 5' 6"
        Complexion: Light
        Color of Eyes: Brown
        Color of Hair: Brown
        Visible Marks or Scars, if any, and their Location: Scar on right wrist, and loss of use of right hand.
        Occupation: Farmer
        Country of Nativity: Illinois
        Place of Residence: Vernon
        Postoffice Address: Station K, City
        Date of Registration 1892: Aug. 2

      • Date: 1896-06-04
      • Page: 1896; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 22; FHL Roll Number: 976931
      • Citation:

        Number: 50
        Name: Freeby, Joseph C
        Occupation: Farmer
        Age: 55
        Height: 5' 6"
        Complexion: Light
        Color of Eyes: Brown
        Color of Hair: Gray
        Visible Marks and Scars, if any, and their Location: Scar on right hand and loss of use of right arm.
        Country of Nativity: Illinois
        Residence: Cerritos
        Date of Registration: June 4
        Postoffice Address: Long Beach
        Able to Read Constitution in English: Yes
        Able to Write Name: Yes