Randolph County AlArchives Obituaries.....Freeman, Noah Madison August 23, 1950 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Valerie (Johnson) Freeman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00009.html#0002248 and Robert (Bob) Freeman rdstr6@aol.com July 25, 2007, 9:55 am "The LaGrange Daily News" LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia Issue of Wednesday, Aug. 23, 1950 page 9 Noah Freeman, of Hillcrest, dies at home Noah Freeman, 42, of the Hillcrest community, died at 1 a. m. today at his residence after an illness of three months. Funeral services will be held at 4 p. m. tomorrow at the Hillcrest Methodist Church. The Rev. Lovic Bryant, pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church in Heard County, will officiate. The Rec. Felix Waddell, pastor of the Hillcrest Methodist Church, will assist. Burial will be at Shadowlawn cemetery with Nathan Gross, Ralph Scarbrough, Travis Freeman, Julian Freeman, Fred Allen and Darnell Cole serving as pallbearers. Mr. Freeman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Freeman of Hillcrest; two daughters, Mrs. Grady Allen and Mrs. Ridley Woodruff, both of Hillcrest; three sons, Roy Freeman and Otis Freeman, both of Hillcrest; a sister, Mrs. Nancy Bryan of Cusseta, Ala.; two brothers, Oscar Freeman of LaGrange and Jim Freeman of Macon; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mr. Freeman was born in Randolph Co., Ala., but had lived at Hillcrest 25 years. A retired textile mill employee, he was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church of Heard County. He was employed by Dunson Mills for a number of years. Maddox Funeral Home is handling arrangement. Additional Comments: Noah was the son of Eli Jackson Freeman and Elizabeth "Eliza" A. Davis. He married Sarah Odessa Elizabeth Arrington on 27 May 1897 in Heard Co., Georgia. According to mapquest.com, Hillcrest, Georgia is in the north part of Troup Co, close to the Heard County line, on Hwy 27/New Franklin Road just past Wares Cross Road. Noah & wife, Sallie, are my Great-grandparents. My Grandfather is their eldest child, Roy Lee Freeman. This family has be a challenge to trace due to the court houses burning in both Heard Co., Georgia and Randolph Co., Alabama. * 1880 Census--Burson's Beat, Randolph Co, AL, pg. 286D (pg. 24) June 11, 1880; Family #221 Jackson FREEMAN Self M Male W 35 GA Farmer NC SC E. A. FREEMAN Wife M Female W 33 AL Keeps House GA GA Rufus FREEMAN Son S Male W 12 GA Works On Farm GA GA J. J. FREEMAN Son S Male W 9 AL GA GA Levi FREEMAN Son S Male W 7 AL GA GA Noah FREEMAN Son S Male W 4 AL GA GA Benjamin FREEMAN Son S Male W 2 AL GA GA William LIPHAM Nephew S Male W 8 AL GA GA * 1891 Tax List - Texas District, Heard Co., Georgia - John J. Arrington (Father of Sarah "Sallie" [Arrington] Freeman) * 1900 Census - Saxon Precinct No. 1, Randolph Co., AL ED 8A; pg. 50 HH as of June 1, 1900 - Enumerated June 18, 1900 - HH #142-146 Noah M. Freeman, head, W M July 1878, 21, m 3 yrs, AL AL AL, farmer Sarah, March wife, W F, March 1879, 21, m 3 yrs, 1/1 child, AL AL AL Roy L., son, W M May 1900, 0 mos, S, AL AL AL * 1910 Census - GMD #1517/Walnut Hill Dist, Heard Co., GA; ED 66; sheet 5A HH as of April 15, 1910 - Enumerated April 21, 1910 - #69-70 Wedowee & Franklin Road Noah M. Freeman, head, M W 32, m 1x for 12 years, ALA SC AL Sarah O., wife, F W 28, m 1 x for 12 yrs, 5/5 children, GA AL AL (1881) Roy L. son, M W 10, S, AL AL GA Basil O, son, M W 8, S, GA AL GA Wilton E., son, M W 6, S, GA AL GA Velma, dau, F W 3, S, GA AL GA Frederick J., son, M W 11 mos, S, GA AL GA * 1920 Census - Rockalo district, 987, Heard Co., GA; ED 66; pg. 2A HH as of Jan 1, 1920 Noah M. Freeman, head, M W 41, M, AL AL AL Sallie, wife, F W 38, M GA VA AL (1881) Otis, son, M W 17, S, GA AL GA Edgar, son, M W 15, S, GA AL GA Velma, dau, F W 12, S, GA AL GA Fred, son, M W, 10, S, GA AL GA * 1930 Census - LaGrange City, Troup Co,. GA; ED 1, pg. 26B Militia District 655 LaGrange HH as of Apr 1, 1930 - Enumerated Apr 14, 1930 41 Thornton St - #496-557 Noah M. Freeman, head, rent @ $5/mo, M W 53, m 1st @ 20, AL AL AL, weaver cotton Sallie, wife / homemaker, F W 47 (1882), m 1st @ 14 (m. 1897 > b. 1883), AL AL AL Edgar, son, M W 24, S, GA AL AL Mary, dau, F W, 9, S, GA AL AL Grady Allen, son-in-law, M W 22, m 1st @ 19, GA GA GA Thelma Allen [sic - s/b Velma], dau, F W 20, m 1st @ 17, GA AL AL Novers Allen, granddaughter, F W 3 0/12, S, GA GA GA * GA Death Index: Name: Noah ?? Freeman Death Date: 23 Aug 1950 County of Death: Troup Gender: M Race: W Age: 72 years County of Residence: Troup Certificate: 21185 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/obits/f/freeman1244gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 5.2 Kb