History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 854, Pleasant Township
Alexander Freeman, farmer, sec. 36; P. O., Summum; was born in
Oneida Co., New York, Feb. 6, 1808, son of Richard W. and Abigail
(Bowers), the former a native of New Hampshire and the latter of
Connecticut. When 2 years of age he was brought with the family in
emigration to Ohio, where he remained on a farm until 28 years of age,
when he came with his father to Isabel township, this county; followed
carpentering for about 5 years, then returned to farming. In 1830 he
built a saw and flouring-mill on Spoon river; was in the Black Hawk
war; in Lewistown, May 7, 1829, he married Mary Benson, who was born in
Livingston Co., N. Y., Jan. 11, 1814, and they are the parents of 7
children, 4 of whom are living; Marille C., who married A. E. Lane;
Malvina, who married A. C. Hatch; Lorin, who died in the army; Harriet,
who also married A. E. Lane, and is deceased; William A., Dexter and
Mary L., who married John C. Moore, and is deceased.
submitted by Glenene Brown
