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Freese, John

Male 1806 - 1879  (73 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Freese, John was born in 1806; died in 1879.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: FREE.J006

    Family/Spouse: McFarland, Nancy Jane. Nancy was born in 1809; died in 1882. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Freese, Ruey Ann  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Sep 1851 in Coshocton County, Ohio; died on 9 Feb 1920 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Freese, Ruey Ann Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 2 Sep 1851 in Coshocton County, Ohio; died on 9 Feb 1920 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: FREE.R003

    Ruey married Tipton, William on 2 Sep 1875 in Brown County, Indiana. William was born on 2 Mar 1851 in Belmont County, Ohio; died on 26 May 1928 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Tipton, Laura Alice  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Sep 1876 in Brown County, Indiana; died on 5 Nov 1899 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    2. 4. Tipton, Joseph Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jul 1879 in Brown County, Indiana; died on 2 Dec 1968; was buried in Lacon Cemetery, Lacon, Marshall County, Illinois.
    3. 5. Tipton, Nancy Elinor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Dec 1880 in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana; died on 24 Apr 1962 in Wood River, Madison County, Illinois; was buried on 27 Apr 1962 in Milton Cemetery, Alton, Madison County, Illinois.
    4. 6. Tipton, Eva Iona  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jul 1883 in Brown County, Indiana; died on 29 Jul 1929 in Union County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    5. 7. Tipton, Ida Mae  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Dec 1887 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 18 Oct 1979 in Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Tipton, Laura Alice Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ruey2, 1.John1) was born on 1 Sep 1876 in Brown County, Indiana; died on 5 Nov 1899 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: TIPT.L001

    Laura married Smith, H.H. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Smith, Oscar Earl  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jul 1897 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 3 Dec 1983 in Tolono, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

  2. 4.  Tipton, Joseph Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ruey2, 1.John1) was born on 11 Jul 1879 in Brown County, Indiana; died on 2 Dec 1968; was buried in Lacon Cemetery, Lacon, Marshall County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: TIPT.J001

    Joseph married McCommons, Sylvia on 20 Aug 1908. Sylvia was born in 1885; died in 1971. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 5.  Tipton, Nancy Elinor Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ruey2, 1.John1) was born on 12 Dec 1880 in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana; died on 24 Apr 1962 in Wood River, Madison County, Illinois; was buried on 27 Apr 1962 in Milton Cemetery, Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: TIPT.N001

    Notes:

    Mrs. Pierce had resided in East Alton for 44 years and was a member of the Church of Christ.

    Nancy married Pierce, John Richard on 20 Jan 1901 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois. John (son of Pierce, J. and ?, S.J.) was born on 24 Aug 1871 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois; died on 26 Sep 1961 in Wood River, Madison County, Illinois; was buried in Milton Cemetery, Alton, Madison County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Pierce, E.L.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 10. Pierce, W.I.  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 11. Pierce, E.M.  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 12. Pierce, H.A.  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 6.  Tipton, Eva Iona Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ruey2, 1.John1) was born on 6 Jul 1883 in Brown County, Indiana; died on 29 Jul 1929 in Union County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: TIPT.E001


  5. 7.  Tipton, Ida MaeTipton, Ida Mae Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ruey2, 1.John1) was born on 1 Dec 1887 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 18 Oct 1979 in Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: TIPT.I001
    • _FGRAVE: 18793009

    Family/Spouse: Schofield, William Allen. William was born on 21 May 1872 in Illinois; died in Sep 1970; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Schofield, Ruey Eglantine  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 May 1913 in Illinois; died on 4 Mar 2006; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    2. 14. Schofield, William Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 May 1915 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 7 Jul 2008; was buried on 11 Jul 2008 in Spring Bay Cemetery, Spring Bay, Woodford County, Illinois.
    3. 15. Schofield, Lawrence W.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Oct 1916; died on 17 Feb 1920; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    4. 16. Schofield, Edward Logan  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Oct 1918; died on 19 Feb 1920; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    5. 17. Schofield, Florence Eleanor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Sep 1920 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 4 Dec 2005 in Highland, Madison County, Illinois; was buried in Greene Cemetery, Pierron, Bond County, Illinois.
    6. 18. Schofield, Rawleigh Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Dec 1922 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 5 Nov 2007 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    7. 19. Schofield, Infant  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 May 1926; died on 16 May 1926; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Smith, Oscar Earl Descendancy chart to this point (3.Laura3, 2.Ruey2, 1.John1) was born on 17 Jul 1897 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 3 Dec 1983 in Tolono, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: SMIT.O003
    • _FGRAVE: 18792724

    Family/Spouse: Brown, Frances Delores. Frances (daughter of Brown, James Thomas and Freese, Nancy Elizabeth) was born on 21 Nov 1900 in Brown County, Indiana; died in Oct 1981 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Oscar married Lynn, Helen Margaette on 20 Feb 1918 in Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois. Helen was born on 3 Feb 1902 in Illinois; died on 20 Mar 1947 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Pierce, E.L. Descendancy chart to this point (5.Nancy3, 2.Ruey2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Johnston. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 10.  Pierce, W.I. Descendancy chart to this point (5.Nancy3, 2.Ruey2, 1.John1)

  4. 11.  Pierce, E.M. Descendancy chart to this point (5.Nancy3, 2.Ruey2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Rhyne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 12.  Pierce, H.A. Descendancy chart to this point (5.Nancy3, 2.Ruey2, 1.John1)

  6. 13.  Schofield, Ruey EglantineSchofield, Ruey Eglantine Descendancy chart to this point (7.Ida3, 2.Ruey2, 1.John1) was born on 30 May 1913 in Illinois; died on 4 Mar 2006; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: SCHO.R004

    Family/Spouse: Cash, Carl Andrew. Carl (son of Cash, Samuel A. and Cheek, Leila) was born on 24 Sep 1906 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; died on 18 Oct 1993 in Welborn Baptist Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; was buried on 20 Oct 1993 in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 14.  Schofield, William AllenSchofield, William Allen Descendancy chart to this point (7.Ida3, 2.Ruey2, 1.John1) was born on 1 May 1915 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 7 Jul 2008; was buried on 11 Jul 2008 in Spring Bay Cemetery, Spring Bay, Woodford County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: SCHO.W004
    • _FGRAVE: 28199594
    • Military Service: World War II, Staff Sergeant, Battery B, 54th Anti-Aircraft Replacement Training Battalion, United States Army
    • Funeral: 11 Jul 2008, Wright and Salmon Mortuary, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois

    Notes:

    He was born in Clay City, the son of William A. & Ida Mae Tipton Schofield, Sr. He married Margaret N. Bute March 19, 1945, in El Paso, Texas, they celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary.

    He was a machinist at Caterpillar, Inc. for 29 years, retiring in 1978. He was a World War II veteran, and he attended Spring Bay United Methodist Church & was a member of the Spring Bay American Legion Post 1115. He was a volunteer member of the Spring Bay Fire Department and an avid bowled. He loved to travel. He also enjoyed gardening & loved his family.

    Survivors are his wife, a daughter Karen; a son, Jerry; and 5 grandchildren.

    Funeral services were held July 11, at Wright and Salmon Mortuary in Peoria, with Rev Linda McKinney and Rev. Joe Richard officiating. Burial was in Spring Bay Cemetery with military rites.

    Memorials may be made to the Methodist Hospice or the Fire Department of Spring Bay.

    Military Service:
    Entered active service as a draftee on August 8, 1942 at Saint Louis, Missouri. Trained as an Automatic Weapons Crewman (Military Occupational Specialty 601) and departed the Continental U.S. on December 13, 1942 bound for Alaska and the Aleutian Islands Campaign. Returned to Continental U.S. on May 1, 1944. Awarded the American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, the WWII Victory Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged from Battery B, 54th Anti-Aircraft Replacement Training Battalion as a Staff Sergeant on December 6, 1945 at Fort Bliss, Texas.

    Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1905366

    Buried:
    Plot: 422-2

    William married BUTE, Margaret N. 'Maggie' on 19 Mar 1945 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas. Margaret (daughter of Bute, Harry Opal and Woods, Nina Marie) was born on 14 Oct 1927 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; died on 9 Mar 2018 in Unity Point Health-Methodist, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois; was buried in Spring Bay Cemetery, Spring Bay, Woodford County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. SCHOFIELD, K.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. SCHOFIELD, Jerry Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Mar 1946 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; died on 9 Jul 2016 in Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried on 15 Jul 2016 in Spring Bay Cemetery, Spring Bay, Woodford County, Illinois.

  8. 15.  Schofield, Lawrence W. Descendancy chart to this point (7.Ida3, 2.Ruey2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Oct 1916; died on 17 Feb 1920; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: SCHO.L001
    • _FGRAVE: 18792540


  9. 16.  Schofield, Edward Logan Descendancy chart to this point (7.Ida3, 2.Ruey2, 1.John1) was born on 4 Oct 1918; died on 19 Feb 1920; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: SCHO.L002


  10. 17.  Schofield, Florence EleanorSchofield, Florence Eleanor Descendancy chart to this point (7.Ida3, 2.Ruey2, 1.John1) was born on 6 Sep 1920 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 4 Dec 2005 in Highland, Madison County, Illinois; was buried in Greene Cemetery, Pierron, Bond County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: SCHO.F001

    Notes:

    She was a member of White Shrine of Jerusalem #104 in Highland, Order of Eastern Star Pocahontas, Illinois and royal Neighbors of America. She graduated from Clay City High School class of 1940, and worked at Brown Shoe Company in Flora. She lived in California while her husband was in the service, and worked in an aircraft factory. They later moved to Texas and then to Greenville in the 1950's. There she worked for DeMoukin Brothers. After her first husband died, she moved to Pochontas then to Highland in 1966, and worked at St. Joseph Hospital for 15 years and retired. She enjoyed gardening, her grandchildren, and being one of the 'Hardee Girls.'

    Family/Spouse: Yockey, Eugene R.. Eugene died on 28 Mar 2000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Martin, Howard C.. Howard died in 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Mason, G.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 18.  Schofield, Rawleigh WilsonSchofield, Rawleigh Wilson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Ida3, 2.Ruey2, 1.John1) was born on 15 Dec 1922 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 5 Nov 2007 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer, Factory Worker, Oilfield Roughneck
    • Reference Number: SCHO.R003
    • _FGRAVE: 22679032
    • Military Service: World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, United States Army
    • Funeral: 8 Nov 2007, Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

    Notes:

    He was a veteran of World War II in the European Theater, in Patton's 3rd Army.

    Locally he belonged to the First United Methodist Church of Flora; the Golden Links Sunday School Class; the VFW and American Legion Posts in Clay City. He was a farmer, factory worker and oil field rough neck. He also enjoyed gardening, lawn mowing, and wood working.

    Military Service:
    Entered active service as a draftee on February 9, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and attended the 16 week Radio Operators School, qualifying in the Military Occupational Specialty (777). Departed the U.S. on May 21, 1944 bound for assignment to Headquarters Detachment European Theater Of Operations U.S. Army (ETOUSA). Participated in the Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged from the Signal Corps as a Technician 5th Grade on December 31, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois.

    Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1998456

    Died:
    Rawleigh W. Schofield, 84, of rural Clay City died at his home on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 1:20 PM.

    Family/Spouse: Dunahee, Marcella Jane. Marcella (daughter of Dunahee, Hancel E. and Swisher, Golda May) was born on 1 Jan 1929 in Richland County, Illinois; died on 14 Mar 1981 in Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 17 Mar 1981 in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Schofield, J.L.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Schofield, M.M.  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 24. Schofield, Darrell W.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Mar 1948 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 18 Aug 2021.
    4. 25. Schofield, William Hancie 'Bill'  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Sep 1949 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 10 Jan 2020 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    5. 26. Schofield, Teresa Kay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Mar 1962 in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky; died on 9 Jul 2009 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 14 Jul 2009 in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    6. 27. Schofield, A.A.  Descendancy chart to this point

    Rawleigh married ?, S. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 19.  Schofield, Infant Descendancy chart to this point (7.Ida3, 2.Ruey2, 1.John1) was born on 15 May 1926; died on 16 May 1926; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: SCHO.U002

    Notes:

    Died in infancy




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