Brief Life History of William Jefferson
When William Jefferson Free was born on 15 November 1844, in Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States, his father, Joshua Perkins Free, was 40 and his mother, Sarah Darter, was 39. He married Margaret A Elliot in 1864. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died on 31 January 1913, in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Wm J Free, "United States Census, 1910"
- William J. Free, "Find A Grave Index"
- W. J. Free in entry for H. C. Cole and L. M. Free, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: nickname or status name from Middle English fre ‘free’ (Old English frēo), with reference to either tenurial status (‘free born’) or to character (‘noble, generous, open-handed’).
Irish: variant of Freeman .
Americanized form of Swiss German and German Frei and Frey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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