Brief Life History of Walter Sylvester
When Walter Sylvester Freeman was born on 9 March 1882, in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States, his father, Walter Freeman, was 44 and his mother, Caroline Lamoreaux, was 35. He married Winifred Maria Wright on 22 February 1906. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Plymouth, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1920 and Romulus, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1930. He died on 13 December 1938, in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Inkster, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Walter S Freeman, "United States Census, 1930"
- Walter Freeman, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Walter S Freeman, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
Spouse and Children
1882–1938 Male
1879–1968 Female
Children (2)
1910–1970 Male
1912–1974 Female
Parents and Siblings
1837–1909 Male
1846–1910 Female
Siblings (6)
1866–1870 Female
1869–1908 Female
1874–1953 Male
1876–1961 Female
1882–1938 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1886
Age 4
1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain
Age 5
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 16
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English freman, fremon ‘freeman, free-born man’ (Old English frēomann, frīgmann), used also occasionally as a personal name. As an African American surname it was in many cases adopted as a name denoting a man freed of slavery. See also Fryman and Free .
Irish: Anglicized (‘translated’) form of Gaelic Ó Saoraidhe (see Seery ).
Americanized form of French Lafrenière (see Lafreniere ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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