Barbour County AlArchives Biographies.....Tandy R. Freeman August 12 1842 - after 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
    TANDY R. FREEMAN. - Prominent among the prosperous planters or Barbour
county, is the gentleman for whom this sketch is prepared. Mr. Freeman's father,
also Tandy R. Freeman by name, was a native of Marion district, S. C., born
about the year 1800. He was bred a farmer, and in early life went to Florida,
where for about twenty years he served as overseer of a large plantation owned
by Col. Fitzgerald. He was married in that state in 1828 to Anna E. Sweet, and
afterward purchased a plantation below Columbus, Ga., upon which he passed the
remainder of his life, dying in 1844. He became quite successful in business
affairs and at the time of his death was in possession of a comfortable fortune.
Mrs. Freeman was born and raised in Quincy, Fla., and was the daughter of Rev.
Gospero Sweet, a well known Methodist minister, who lived to the remarkable age
of 102 years, retaining almost unimpaired his faculties, physical and mental,
until the last, and preaching a sermon but a few days before he died. Eight
children were born to Tandy R. and Annie E. Freeman, but one of whom, Tandy R.,
whose name appears at the beginning of this sketch, is living. Tandy R. Freeman,
Jr., was born on the 12th of August, 1842, in Muscogee county, Ga. In 1849, he
accompanied his mother to Barbour county, Ala., and in 1858 entered Emory &
Henry college, W. Va., where he pursued his studies until the excitement caused
by the fall of Fort Sumter broke up the institution. Returning home, he enlisted
in Baker's company, First Alabama regiment, and received his first actual war
experience at Pensacola, during the bombardment of than city by the Federal
fleet. At the expiration of his time of enlistemnt, Mr. Freeman re-entered the
service as member Of the Eufaula light, artillery and served as gunner till the
close of the war, participating in the battles of Murfreesboro, Mission Ridge,
Chickamauga, the Atlanta campaign, Hood's raid, Franklin and Nashville, and was
then ordered to Mobile, where he remained until the evacuation of that city by
the southern force. When the war cloud passed away, Mr. Freeman returned home,
and has since followed agricultural pursuits in Barbour county. He was united in
marriage in January, 1866, to Eliza J. Roquemore, who has borne her husband
seven children, namely: Annie E., wife of O. R. Spurlock; Tandy, a graduate of
Birmingham business college, at present engaged in teaching at Hawkinsville,
Ala.; William E., Percival S., Evaline E., Mary R., and Eileena M. Mr. Freeman
is one of the prosperous planters of Barbour county, and also one of its most
intelligent and progressive citizens. He is a Methodist in his religious belief,
holding the office of steward in his congregation, and the democratic party
represents his political faith.



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