Oscar Nathan Freeman and his twin brother William Thomas were born 24 March 1859 in Rutland, Dane, Wisconsin to John Huckbody and Elizabeth Brewer Freeman. His mother died when Oscar was 3 and his twin brother died when Oscar was 4. They were heading to Utah with their father.

They arrived at Salt Lake on 17 October 1862, they lived in the 10th Ward. Oscar grew up their, and would become a teamster for the authorities in the church, taking them to surrounding areas.

He met and married Emmeline Jane Strong, a daughter of William and Harriet Neeley Strong. They resided happily in Salt Lake until Nathan traveled to the Teton Basin with President Woodruff. He liked what he saw and some time later moved his family to Willow Creek in the year 1892.

He and his family settled on 80 acres of land that would be known as Milo. The construction of a place was difficult. The lumber had to transported from the canyons.
The sagebrush was high, after the lumber was removed from the wagon, a flag had to be put up, so the wagon could be spotted later.

It was hard for Emmeline but she quickly made a home. Oscar enjoyed being on his farm. Oscar and Emmeline had 10 children.

Emmeline figured that the winters were bad and the spring
as well as the summer made it worthwhile. The crisp clean air with warm sunlit days and cool nights made living in Idaho nice. The children grew to be strong and brawn in the healthy sun and air. When it came time for chores to be done, their was even some for the youngest children to do.

Many times they gave food to the Indians as they came through. The whole community showed up to build a school. a large bell tower sounded each morning at 8:30 to warn the children to come to school. At 9:00 to start school, and at 1:00 to return from lunch.

Their family attended church meetings, they were members of the Willow Creek Ward, Bingham Stake. Lettie Andrus was called as the first Primary President, and Emmeline was her counselor. Each week she would ride the lumber wagon to the church to accomplish her duties. Emmeline loved to work with children.

Oscar loved to read and study. He would memorize readings and recite them to the children. He was always in demand at community affairs.

13 June 1906, Emmeline passed away. Oscar tried hard and was a good father. He sold the farm and went to Salt Lake. He didn't like the work he had to do so he became a barber. He came back to Idaho, had a store and a barber shop in Elva. People enjoyed coming to him. He was an interesting person.

Soon after Oscar became postmaster also. In 1908 the Union Pacific came through the area. The railroad asked them to change their name because there was another town called Elba.

The people liked the name Yukon. They feared the confusion with the same name in Alaska. Oscar thought of a boy named "Con" , and he put a U in front of "Con". They accepted his proposal and the town was named "Ucon".

In 1916 he married a widow, Margaret Smith, and they were happy together. He died 23 December 1923 at the age of 64 years and was buried in Ucon Cemetery.

Bio done by his 2nd great grandson David Metcalf with the assistance of the 1985 Bingham County Idaho history book.