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John Thomas Edgar Freeney

John Thomas Edgar Freeney[1, 2]

Male 1882 - 1947  (65 years)

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  • Name John Thomas Edgar Freeney  [3
    Birth 28 Jan 1882  Delmar, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LDPM-ZHG 
    FamilySearch URL https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDPM-ZHG 
    Death 21 Mar 1947  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Burial Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I272  Main
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2021 

    Father Thomas Barton Freeny, Sr.,   b. 20 Dec 1850, Somerset County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1884, Wicomico County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Mother Emily Goslee,   b. 16 Dec 1849, Somerset County, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1923, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1873 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Naomi Phillips,   b. 1885, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. J.E. Freeney, Jr.
     2. P. Freeney
    +3. J. Freeney
    Documents
    Freeney Family Tree
    Freeney Family Tree
    By Marguerite Freeney Howard
    Family ID F152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2003 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Mar 1947 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Freeney Siblings
    Freeney Siblings
    L to R: 1)Annie 2)Ella May 3)Thomas Barton 4)Fannie 5)John Edgar 6) Leona
    John Edgar Freeney
    John Edgar Freeney
    John Edgar Freeney cir. 1901
    John Edgar Freeney cir. 1901
    John Edgar Freeney
    John Edgar Freeney

    Documents
    Freeney Family Bible - Births (p1)
    Freeney Family Bible - Births (p1)
    1) Thomas B. Freeney - December 20, 1850
    2) Emily Goslee - December 16, 1849
    3) Leonia Freeney - August 31st 1874
    4) Fannie E. Freeney - January 13th 1876
    5) Senora A. Freeney May 7 1877
    6) Ella Mae Freeney May 27 1879
    7) John Thomas Edgar Freeney - January 28 1882
    8) Thomas Barton Freeney - February 22nd 1884
    Freeney Family Bible - Deaths
    Freeney Family Bible - Deaths
    1) Barton Freeny departed this life Jan 30 - 1884
    2) Emily (Goslee) Freeney departed this life Aug 10 1923
    3) Fannie Freeney Phillips departed this life May 9th 1944
    4) John Edgar Freeney departed this life Mar 21st 1947
    5) Thomas Barton Freeney Jr departed this life Jan 4 1950
    6) Leona Freeney Boston departed this life June 19 1950
    7) Annie Freeney Brewington departed this life Feb 3 1973
    8) Mae Freeney Culver departed this life Feb 13, 1976

    J. Edgar Freeny - Obituary
    J. Edgar Freeny - Obituary
    The Daily Times, Salisbury, Maryland, 24 Mar 1947, Mon, Page 2 " Wicomico County Native Dies In California J. Edgar Freeny, 65, son of the late T. Barton and Emily Freeny of Spring Hill, died Friday at the California Hospital in Los Angeles, after a weeks illness. Born in Wicomico county in 1882, he had been a resident of Los Angeles for the past 30 years where he was a prominent canned goods broker. He visited his sister, Mrs. I. S. Brewington here in January. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Martha Phillips, two sons, John Edgar Freeny, Jr., and Phillips Freeny, and a daughter, Mrs. Glen Harding, and two grandchildren all of Los Angeles. His brothers and sisters are T, Barton Freeny, Delmar; Mrs. H. L Boston, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Mrs. Brewington, Salisbury, and Mrs. James B. Culver, Baltimore, Funeral services were held to day in Los Angeles and burial was in the Forest Lawn Cemetery."
    Death Certificate - John Thomas Edgar Freeney
    Death Certificate - John Thomas Edgar Freeney
    Lists Martha Carolyn Freeney as his wife.

  • Notes 
    • Lynn Howard Howell notes:

      "Leonia and her brother Edgar lived 'Out in some western state' and we did not see much of them"

      Obituary notes: Wicomico County Native Dies In California J. Edgar Freeny, 65, son of the late T. Barton and Emily Freeny of Spring Hill, died Friday at the California Hospital in Los An geles, after a week s illness. Born in Wicomico county in 1882, he had been a resident of Los Angeles for the past 30 years where he was a prominent canned goods broker. He visited his sister, Mrs. I. S. Brewington here in January. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Martha Phillips, two sons, John Edgar Freeny, Jr., and Phillips Freeny, and a daughter, Mrs. Glen Harding, and two grandchildren all of Los Angeles. His brothers and sisters are T, Barton Freeny, Delmar; Mrs. H. L Boston, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Mrs. Brewington, Salisbury, and Mrs. James B. Culver, Baltimore, Funeral services were held to day in Los Angeles and burial was in the Forest Lawn Cemetery.

      JSH notes: His death certificate lists his wife as Martha Carolyn Freeney, age 55, and lists his burial place at Inglewood Park Cemetery. [5, 8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] John S. Howell, Jr., JSH Feb 13 2003 gedcom.

    2. [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).

    3. [S477] Marguerite Freeney Howard, Marguerite Freeney Howard, Goslee Chart.

    4. [S1512] Thomas B. Freeny Sr & Emily Goslee Freeny, Freeny (Freeney) Family Bible, (Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original tongues. New York, American Bilble Society, 1873. In our archives - received June 2008. Also contained photos, postcards, cloth pieces, and a wrapped lock of hair between the pages. All in my files.), 28 Jan 1882.

    5. [S1252] Death Certificate, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9SV-PXKR?i=1806&cc=2001287.

    6. [S1512] Thomas B. Freeny Sr & Emily Goslee Freeny, Freeny (Freeney) Family Bible, (Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original tongues. New York, American Bilble Society, 1873. In our archives - received June 2008. Also contained photos, postcards, cloth pieces, and a wrapped lock of hair between the pages. All in my files.), "John Edgar Freeney Phillips departed this life on Mar 21st 1947".

    7. [S1736] Obituary, The Daily Times, Salisbury, Maryland, 24 Mar 1947, Mon, Page 2.

    8. [S567] Lynn Howard Howell, Lynn Howard Howell, interview 2 July 2008.