Freemantown Research Guide

Information about and resources related to the Freemantown community in Floyd County, Georgia

Timeline: Sanford Freeman

  • born abt 1838
  • 1870 US Census residence: Texas Valley enumeration district, Floyd County, Georgia: Mead Freeman 65; Elizabeth Freeman 50; Sandford Freeman 30; Wesley Freeman 23; Caswell Freeman 26; Emma Freeman 14; Biddy M Freeman 12; Angiline Freeman 10; Hilyer Freeman 6
  • abt 1870 marriage to Susan "Susie" Cathey
  • 1880 US Census residence: North Carolina enumeration district, Floyd County, Georgia: Sanford Freeman 37; Susan Freeman 37; Alice Freeman 8; Wesley Freeman 7; Kittie Freeman 5; Emma Freeman 3; Bertha Freeman 1
  • 1892 Floyd County, Georgia Tax Digest, District 1120
  • Aug 1893: Received lot no.13 in the distribution of the estate of his brother, Thomas Freeman
  • 1900 US Census residence: Militia District 1120, Flatwood, Floyd County, Georgia: Sanford Freeman 62; Susan Freeman 58; Kate Freeman 25; Bertha Freeman 28; James Freeman 19; Pearl Freeman 14; Odus Freeman 12; Everett Freeman 10; Arthur Freeman 6
  • death between 1900 and 1910

Timeline: Susan Cathey

  • born 20 Mar 1850, daughter of Jonas "Joe" Cathey and Delse Barry (see Karen Stewart-Ross's essay "Not a Wound Too Deep" for more about Jonas and Delse.)*
  • abt 1870 marriage to Sanford P. Freeman
  • 1880 US Census residence: North Carolina enumeration district, Floyd County, Georgia: Sanford Freeman 37; Susan Freeman 37; Alice Freeman 8; Wesley Freeman 7; Kittie Freeman 5; Emma Freeman 3; Bertha Freeman 1
  • 1892 Floyd County, Georgia Tax Digest, District 1120
  • 1900 US Census residence: Militia District 1120, Flatwood, Floyd County, Georgia: Sanford Freeman 62; Susan Freeman 58; Kate Freeman 25; Bertha Freeman 28; James Freeman 19; Pearl Freeman 14; Odus Freeman 12; Everett Freeman 10; Arthur Freeman 6
  • 1910 US Census residence: Flatwoods District, Floyd County, Georgia: Susan Freeman 60; sons James Freeman 26; Everett Freeman 17 and Auther Freeman 15
  • 1920 US Census residence: Mount Alto, Floyd County, Georgia: Redmon Gap Road: Jim Freman 48; wife Annie Freman 28; mother Susie Freman 69
  • 24 Apr 1926 Susie Freeman sold her half of lot 22 (half of the land sold to Nick Freeman from the Lindsey Freeman estate) and tract no. 13 from the 1893 division of Thomas Freeman's estate to the Berry Schools for $1,052.50
  • death 5 Jun 1936, DeKalb County, Georgia (burial at County Line Cemetery, Ellenwood, Clayton County, Georgia)

*In Jill Strauss, and Dionne Ford. Slavery’s Descendants : Shared Legacies of Race and Reconciliation. Rutgers University Press, 2019.

Children

  • Florence
  • Alice (Aug 1870- )
  • Wesley (abt 1873- )
  • Kittie (Feb 1875- )
  • Emma (abt 1877- )
  • Bertha (Apr 1881-1962)
  • James (Apr 1881- )
  • Pearl (Dec 1885-20 Oct 1927)
  • Otis (17 Mar 1888-8 Mar 1953)
  • Everett Cathey (10 Apr 1890-28 Feb 1979)
  • Arthur (Aug 1893- )

Documentation

  • 1900 census: Sanford & Susan married 30 years
  • 1880 Census: Sanford Freeman 37; Susan Freeman 37; Alice Freeman 8; Wesley Freeman 7; Kittie Freeman 5; Emma Freeman 3; Bertha Freeman 1
  • 1900 Census: Sanford Freeman 62; Susan Freeman 58; Kate Freeman 25; Bertha Freeman 28; James Freeman 19; Pearl Freeman 14; Odus Freeman 12; Everett Freeman 10; Arthur Freeman 6
  • 1910 Census: Susan Freeman 60; sons James Freeman 26; Everett Freeman 17 and Auther Freeman 15
  • 1920 Census: Jim Freman 48; wife Annie Freman 28; mother Susie Freman 69