Joseph Alexander Freese was born March 27, 1835, in Bedford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, the son of John and Nancy Jane McFarland Freese, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania respectively. On February 12, 1862, in Bartholomew County, Indiana, he married Ella Susan Johnson, daughter of Robert and Malinda Solenberg Johnson. They were the parents of 10 children: Emma J., Charles, William B., Elmer Lewis, Orville, Morris C., Daisy, Nellie, Abe Gilfred and Katherine Lastile Freese. Joseph passed away July 13, 1910, in Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana, and was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery there.
Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name:Joseph A. Freese
Spouse Name:Susan Johnson
Marriage Date:12 Feb 1862
Source Title 1:Bartholomew County Indiana
Source Title 2:Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
Source Title 3:W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book:C-7
OS Page:9
Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920:
Name:Joseph A. Freese
Date:13 Jul 1910
Location:Edinburg
Age:75 yr
Gender:Male
Race:White
Source Location:County Health Office, Franklin
Source Notes:The source of this record is the book H-12 on page 100 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
From the Columbus Daily Herald of November 14, 1895:
"Struck by a Windlass. Yesterday morning about 7 o'clock, Joseph A. Freese, while at work drilling a well on the farm of Elza Breeding, Sr., in the northern part of this county, met with a serious accident. In turning the windlass that raises the drill from the well, it slipped, and the weight of the drill attached to the chain made the crank revolve with lightning rapidity. The crank struck Mr. Freese in a fearful blow on the nose, cutting it through to the bone and mashing it severely. A messenger was dispatched to Edinburg for medical aid and Dr. Lanam went down and dressed the wound, six stitches being necessary. Mr. Freese lives in Edinburg."
Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name:Joseph A. Freese
Spouse Name:Susan Johnson
Marriage Date:12 Feb 1862
Source Title 1:Bartholomew County Indiana
Source Title 2:Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
Source Title 3:W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book:C-7
OS Page:9
Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920:
Name:Joseph A. Freese
Date:13 Jul 1910
Location:Edinburg
Age:75 yr
Gender:Male
Race:White
Source Location:County Health Office, Franklin
Source Notes:The source of this record is the book H-12 on page 100 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
From the Columbus Daily Herald of November 14, 1895:
"Struck by a Windlass. Yesterday morning about 7 o'clock, Joseph A. Freese, while at work drilling a well on the farm of Elza Breeding, Sr., in the northern part of this county, met with a serious accident. In turning the windlass that raises the drill from the well, it slipped, and the weight of the drill attached to the chain made the crank revolve with lightning rapidity. The crank struck Mr. Freese in a fearful blow on the nose, cutting it through to the bone and mashing it severely. A messenger was dispatched to Edinburg for medical aid and Dr. Lanam went down and dressed the wound, six stitches being necessary. Mr. Freese lives in Edinburg."
Joseph Alexander Freese was born March 27, 1835, in Bedford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, the son of John and Nancy Jane McFarland Freese, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania respectively. On February 12, 1862, in Bartholomew County, Indiana, he married Ella Susan Johnson, daughter of Robert and Malinda Solenberg Johnson. They were the parents of 10 children: Emma J., Charles, William B., Elmer Lewis, Orville, Morris C., Daisy, Nellie, Abe Gilfred and Katherine Lastile Freese. Joseph passed away July 13, 1910, in Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana, and was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery there.
Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name:Joseph A. Freese
Spouse Name:Susan Johnson
Marriage Date:12 Feb 1862
Source Title 1:Bartholomew County Indiana
Source Title 2:Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
Source Title 3:W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book:C-7
OS Page:9
Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920:
Name:Joseph A. Freese
Date:13 Jul 1910
Location:Edinburg
Age:75 yr
Gender:Male
Race:White
Source Location:County Health Office, Franklin
Source Notes:The source of this record is the book H-12 on page 100 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
From the Columbus Daily Herald of November 14, 1895:
"Struck by a Windlass. Yesterday morning about 7 o'clock, Joseph A. Freese, while at work drilling a well on the farm of Elza Breeding, Sr., in the northern part of this county, met with a serious accident. In turning the windlass that raises the drill from the well, it slipped, and the weight of the drill attached to the chain made the crank revolve with lightning rapidity. The crank struck Mr. Freese in a fearful blow on the nose, cutting it through to the bone and mashing it severely. A messenger was dispatched to Edinburg for medical aid and Dr. Lanam went down and dressed the wound, six stitches being necessary. Mr. Freese lives in Edinburg."
Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name:Joseph A. Freese
Spouse Name:Susan Johnson
Marriage Date:12 Feb 1862
Source Title 1:Bartholomew County Indiana
Source Title 2:Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
Source Title 3:W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book:C-7
OS Page:9
Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920:
Name:Joseph A. Freese
Date:13 Jul 1910
Location:Edinburg
Age:75 yr
Gender:Male
Race:White
Source Location:County Health Office, Franklin
Source Notes:The source of this record is the book H-12 on page 100 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
From the Columbus Daily Herald of November 14, 1895:
"Struck by a Windlass. Yesterday morning about 7 o'clock, Joseph A. Freese, while at work drilling a well on the farm of Elza Breeding, Sr., in the northern part of this county, met with a serious accident. In turning the windlass that raises the drill from the well, it slipped, and the weight of the drill attached to the chain made the crank revolve with lightning rapidity. The crank struck Mr. Freese in a fearful blow on the nose, cutting it through to the bone and mashing it severely. A messenger was dispatched to Edinburg for medical aid and Dr. Lanam went down and dressed the wound, six stitches being necessary. Mr. Freese lives in Edinburg."
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