Tuscola-Genesee-Oakland County MI Archives Biographies.....Freeman, Hampton 1854 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

HAMPTON FREEMAN was born in Oakland County, this State, July 10, 1854. He is the
son of Hampton and Sidney F. (Hummer) Freeman, both of whom were natives of New
Jersey. His father was a farmer by calling and our subject was brought up upon a
farm in Oakland County. He received a common-school education, pursuing his
course in the school until fifteen years of age when he began life for himself.
For some years he worked at anything he could find to do and trusted to this
precarious way of living until twenty-five years of age.

  In 1879 our subject removed to Genesee County. There he bought a farm which he
began to improve and cultivate. He remained upon it for five years, carrying on
his agricultural labors very successfully until 1885, when he removed to Tuscola
County and settled in Gagetown. He there opened a hardware store with Mr.
LaFlamboy, the partnership continuing for about eighteen months. On the
dissolution of this partnership the original of our sketch opened up a general
store in 1887, where were sold dry goods, boots, millinery, groceries and
notions and in fact everything kept in a first-class general store. He has since
continued in the business and his efforts in this direction have been crowned
with success.

  Our subject was married September 15, 1879, to Imogene Rifenberg of Oakland
County, Mich. They have been the parents of two children, both of whom died in
infancy. Our subject is independent in politics, believing in institutions
rather than in parties. Good schools and public enterprises that invigorate a
people and add to their stock and resources receive his sanction and
encouragement.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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