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Laura B. Freeman was born on 12 August 1882 at Douglas County, Missouri.^2,3

Laura B. Freeman died in 1899 at Douglas County, Missouri.²

Laura B. Freeman died in 1899.¹ She was buried at Mt. Arrarat Cemetery, McKinley Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.^2,3

Charles A. Freeman was born on 3 January 1884.^2,1

Charles A. Freeman married Dottie Berdilla Permelia Caroline Chapman.²

Charles A. Freeman married Lizzie Moses on 31 January 1933.²

Sarah F. Freeman was born on 20 October 1885.^1,2

Herbert E. Freeman was also known as Bert. He was born on 26 October 1887.^1,2

Herbert E. Freeman married Minnie F. (--?--).

Herbert E. Freeman married Minnie Wood, daughter of James Lowell Wood and Samantha J. Douglas.

Herbert E. Freeman died in 1960.^1,2 He was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, McKinley Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.²

Thomas Freeman was also known as Thomas M. Freeman.² He was born on 11 January 1890.¹ He was born circa 1891.²

Leonard S. Freeman was also known as Len. He was born on 31 January 1893.^1,2

Leonard S. Freeman married Della Moore.¹

Leonard S. Freeman died in 1954 at Missouri (one source give the death year as 1958.)^2,3 He was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, McKinley Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.²

Dottie Berdilla Permelia Caroline Chapman was also known as Bertha. She was born on 12 April 1886.^1,2

Dottie Berdilla Permelia Caroline Chapman married Charles A. Freeman, son of William R. Freeman and Delphia Adams.¹

Dottie Berdilla Permelia Caroline Chapman died on 31 March 1931 at age 44.¹

Dottie Berdilla Permelia Caroline Chapman died on 31 January 1933 at age 46.²

Hazel Freeman was born on 1 March 1923 at Douglas County, Missouri.²

Hazel Freeman married Living Smith.

Hazel Freeman died on 6 January 1999 at Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, at age 75.²

Charles Chase Austin was born on 9 November 1826 in New York.²

Charles Chase Austin married Mary Elizabeth Kline.

Charles Chase Austin died on 1 January 1906 at Cedar County, Missouri, at age 79.²

William Thomas Southard was mostly known as Tom Southard.^3,4,5 He's Social Security records indicate he was born on 30 January 1891.⁶ An alternative source indicates William Thomas Southard was born on 23 August 1886. The ages listed for him in the 1920 and 1930 censuses are more consistent with the earlier date.⁵

William Thomas Southard married (--?--) (--?--) circa 1910.⁷

William Thomas Southard married Mary Jane Fields, daughter of Lindsey Waters Fields and Martha Ann Tayloe, on 9 April 1916 in Stone County, Arkansas. The minister performing the ceremony was named Stephens.⁸

William Thomas Southard and Mary Jane Fields appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of North Fork, Baxter County, Arkansas, enumerated 8 January 1920. The home was listed as being on a farm that was owned with no mortgage. The official date of that census was 01 Janurary 1920. Their children Udell L Southard and Georgia D Southard were listed as living with them, as were his daughter, Ruth Southard, her son, Earl Casey, both from earlier marriages, and his mother, Sarah Ann (--?--) (listed as Sarah Ann Clark). All adult members of the household were listed as being able to read and write and the two oldest children were listed as attending school.² William Thomas Southard was listed as a farmer (for his own account) on a general farm in the 1920 census.²

William Thomas Southard appeared on the census of 1930 at Norfolk, Baxter County, Arkansas.⁷ He was listed as a farmer, general farm in the 1930 census.⁷

William Thomas Southard was the mayor of Norfork Arkansas circa 1959.⁹

William Thomas Southard died on 6 April 1978 at Arkansas at age 91.⁵ He was buried at Hand Cemetery, Jordan, Baxter County, Arkansas.⁵

Mary Elizabeth Kline was born in 1824 at Elmyria, New York.²

Mary Elizabeth Kline married Charles Chase Austin.

Barbara Butts was born on 24 September 1915.¹

Barbara Butts married Paul W. Freeman, son of Herbert E. Freeman and Minnie Wood.¹

Barbara Butts died in 1944.¹

Della Moore was born in 1892.^1,2

Della Moore married Leonard S. Freeman, son of William R. Freeman and Delphia Adams.¹

Della Moore died in 1989 at Missouri (one source gives year of death as 1980.)^2,3 She was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, McKinley Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.²

Amos Freeman was born on 8 November 1918.¹

Amos Freeman died on 21 March 1980 at age 61.¹

Leonard L. Freeman was born in 1927 at Missouri.^1,2 He was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, McKinley Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.²

Leonard L. Freeman died in 1928 at Missouri.²

Joseph Freeman was born on 3 April 1895.¹

Infant Johnson was born in 1920.^1,3

Infant Johnson died in 1920.^1,2 She was buried in Pleasant Plains Cemetery, Pleasant Plains, Independence County, Arkansas.²

Jefferson Ethmer Johnson was born on 4 December 1905.²

Jefferson Ethmer Johnson died on 12 November 1906.²

Mildred Imogene Johnson was born on 26 October 1907.^2,1

Mildred Imogene Johnson died on 1 September 1908.^2,1 She was buried in Pleasant Plains Cemetery, Pleasant Plains, Independence County, Arkansas.¹

John W. Freeman was born on 13 September 1851 (one source gives year of birth as 1855.)^1,2

John W. Freeman appeared on the census of 1860 at Falling Springs Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.²

John W. Freeman appeared on the census of 1870 at Wood & Richland Twp, Texas County, Missouri.²

John W. Freeman married Mary E. Turnbull.

John W. Freeman died on 17 October 1892 at age 41.¹

Elizabeth Freeman married Unknown Alexander. Elizabeth Freeman was born circa 1860 at Falling Springs Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.²

Elizabeth Freeman appeared on the census of 1860 at Falling Springs Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.²

Elizabeth Freeman appeared on the census of 1870 at Wood & Richland Twp, Texas County, Missouri.²

James R. Childress was born on 3 August 1905 at Independence County, Arkansas.²

James R. Childress died on 14 February 1911 at Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, at age 5.²

Bennett Freeman appeared on the census of 1870 at Wood & Richland Twp, Texas County, Missouri.² He was born in May 1870.²

Bennett Freeman married Oliaf May.

Margaret Wanda Johnson was born on 27 December 1923.^3,2

Margaret Wanda Johnson died on 11 August 1925 at age 1.^3,2 She was buried in Pleasant Plains Cemetery, Pleasant Plains, Independence County, Arkansas.²

Nicholas Turnbull was born circa 1826 at Tennessee.^2,3

Nicholas Turnbull married Rachel Freeman, daughter of Aaron Posey Freeman and Alabeth Ball, on 9 April 1849 at Missouri.²

Nicholas Turnbull appeared on the census of 1850 at 45th Dist, Ozark County, Missouri.²

Nicholas Turnbull died circa 1857 at Missouri.²

John Franklin Turnbull was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, McKinley Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.² He was born on 14 October 1848 at Missouri.^2,4,3

John Franklin Turnbull appeared on the census of 1850 at 45th Dist, Ozark County, Missouri.²

John Franklin Turnbull appeared on the census of 1860 at Falling Springs Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.²

John Franklin Turnbull married Sarah Jane Pierce.¹

John Franklin Turnbull married Missouri Pruitt.

John Franklin Turnbull appeared on the census of 1880 at Clinton, Douglas County, Missouri.²

John Franklin Turnbull died on 30 December 1904 at Missouri.^2,4,3

James Turnbull was born in 1852 in Missouri.^1,2

James Turnbull appeared on the census of 1860 at Falling Springs Township, Douglas County, Missouri.²

James Turnbull appeared on the census of 1880 at Clinton, Douglas County, Missouri.²

James Turnbull married Matilda A. Nevels.

James Turnbull appeared before the Dawes Commission on 9 March 1903, in Muskogee, Indian Territory. He was appearing in behalf of the application of his cousin, Alabeth Wood, for her to become a member of the Choctaw tribe in order to receive land allotments when tribal lands were divided among individual members of the tribe. James Turnbull presented to the commission (1) a certificate from a physician stating that Alabeth Wood could not appear in person due to her health and (2) a power of attorney from Alabeth Wood. Alabeth Wood's application was made under a special procedure for certain members of the tribe who had not received land allotments in Mississippi. These allotments had been promised under Article 14 of the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek (in most cases, the people applying in 1903 were descendants -- or claimed to be descendants -- of those still owed land; almost all of the members of the tribe who were living in the 1830s would have been deceased by 1903). Additional (but smaller allotments) were claimed for minor children (under age 18 and unmarried), but Alabeth Wood did not have any minor children in 1903.

Alabeth Wood's application for tribal membership (and for land allotments) was not approved. Certain records relating to the application process are still in existence. These records include transcripts of James Turnbull's answers to questions asked by representatives of the commission during his testimony before the commission -- along with remarks by the commission representatives. Most of the questions he was asked concerned Alabeth Wood and members of her family. These transcripts provide an opportunity to read actual words spoken by this family member (about Alabeth Wood's understanding of certain aspects of family history and her personal history), but, frankly, the amount of personal information in most of these transcripts is quite limited). The testimony states that Alabeth Wood lived at Florilla, Missouri, and had lived there for about 25 years.

The testimony also stated: (1) she had blue eyes and long black hair (perhaps meaning to imply it had once been black); (2) she had two living brothers: Lorenzo D. Wood and William or Bill Wood (there was apparently a third brother living in 1903, Andrew Jackson Wood, who James Turnbull was apparently unaware of or had forgotten -- earlier in his testimony he expressed some confusion about the relative ages of the siblings and indicated there might be older brothers who were deceased by 1902); and (3) that the husband of Alabeth's daughter Easter was known as Will (in formal documents his name is usually given as James W. Fortune). James Turnbull's testimony incorrectly implied that two of Alabeth's sons, Henry and (Isaac) Monroe were no longer living as of 1903. Turnbull was addressed by members of the commission as "judge" at one point in the procedings. No record has been found indicating that Turnbull had ever served as a judge in his home county (Douglas County, Missouri). It is possible someone on the commission staff confused James Turnbull and Aaron Francis Johnson, Alabeth's husband, who had been an elected Douglas County, Missouri judge, circa 1890-94.^3,4

Veanna Turnbull was born circa 1854 at Missouri.² She was born in 1854.¹

Veanna Turnbull appeared on the census of 1880 at Clinton, Douglas County, Missouri.²

Sarah Jane Pierce was born on 16 December 1847.^1,2

Sarah Jane Pierce married John Franklin Turnbull, son of Nicholas Turnbull and Rachel Freeman.¹ Her married name was Turnbull.¹

Sarah Jane Pierce died on 17 November 1875 at age 27.^1,2 She was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, McKinley Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.²

Jink Clinton married Juletta Turnbull, daughter of Nicholas Turnbull and Rachel Freeman. Jink Clinton was born circa 1850 at Missouri.²

Jink Clinton appeared on the census of 1870 at Wood & Richland Twp, Texas County, Missouri.²