The 1870 Federal Census lists George W., age 22, as living with his parents and doing farm labor.
On February 13, 1875. George W. Freehafer and Mary Elizabeth Cates were united in marriage in Richland County, Ohio. George and Mary were the parents of two sons, Harvey Delven Freehafer who married Charlotte B. Ackerman and Jennie L. Weill of Mansfield, Ohio, and son Homer Leroy Freehafer of Denver, Colorado.
George W. died on 5 October of 1881, he had contracted typhoid fever and his body was found in the Clearfork River near the head gate of the Fildes Woolen Mill. George's death was ruled a suicide. He was buried at the Four Corners (Zion) Cemetery, near Butler, Worthington Township, Richland County, Ohio. May he rest in peace.
(Written by Judy Pence Farst)
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GEORGE FREEHAFER - On Thursday of last week the body of Geo Freehafer was found in the Clear Fork at the head gate near the Fildes Woolen Mill. The deceased was a resident of Worthington Township and committed suicide by drowning. He leaves a wife and two children.
(Source: Richland Shield & Banner, Saturday, 15 October 1881)
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Family Data Collection - Individual Records about George Freehafer-
Name: George Freehafer
Parents: Jonathon Freehefer, Mary Cramer
Birth Place: OH
Birth Date: 1849
The 1870 Federal Census lists George W., age 22, as living with his parents and doing farm labor.
On February 13, 1875. George W. Freehafer and Mary Elizabeth Cates were united in marriage in Richland County, Ohio. George and Mary were the parents of two sons, Harvey Delven Freehafer who married Charlotte B. Ackerman and Jennie L. Weill of Mansfield, Ohio, and son Homer Leroy Freehafer of Denver, Colorado.
George W. died on 5 October of 1881, he had contracted typhoid fever and his body was found in the Clearfork River near the head gate of the Fildes Woolen Mill. George's death was ruled a suicide. He was buried at the Four Corners (Zion) Cemetery, near Butler, Worthington Township, Richland County, Ohio. May he rest in peace.
(Written by Judy Pence Farst)
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GEORGE FREEHAFER - On Thursday of last week the body of Geo Freehafer was found in the Clear Fork at the head gate near the Fildes Woolen Mill. The deceased was a resident of Worthington Township and committed suicide by drowning. He leaves a wife and two children.
(Source: Richland Shield & Banner, Saturday, 15 October 1881)
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Family Data Collection - Individual Records about George Freehafer-
Name: George Freehafer
Parents: Jonathon Freehefer, Mary Cramer
Birth Place: OH
Birth Date: 1849
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Husband of Mary Elizabeth Freehafer
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Amanda Jane Freehafer Minard
1847–1935
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Sarah M. Freehafer Simmons
1851–1913
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Mary E. Freehafer
1851–1853
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John H. Freehafer
1853–1915
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Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Freehafer Cates
1855–1922
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Augustus F. "A.F." Freehafer
1856–1888
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Emerson Freehafer
1857–1861
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Daniel E. Freehafer
1862–1916
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Arminda "Minnie" Freehafer Hills
1867–1929
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Infant Son Freehafer
unknown–1865
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Infant Daughter Freehafer
unknown–1849
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