Freetown Town Directory.

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   For explanations, etc., see page 17.
   Postoffice address in (parenthesis) when different from the name of the town

Alexander Fred, (East Freetown) r 9, dairy 9 cows, farmer, leases of A Humphrey 99
Anderson Alanson S Rev, (Freetown Corners) pastor M E church
Atchison Henry N. (McGraw) r 2, dairy 5 cows, farmer 50
Atchison Robert, (McGraw) r 2, dairy 23 cows, farmer 230
ATKINS JOHN L, (McGraw) r 3, dairy 25 cows, apiarist 24 colonies, farmer, leases W W Bennett of Cortland 207
Baker C Elmer, (McGraw) r 1, farm laborer
Baker Huldah A, (Texas Valley) r 49 n 50, widow Horace F
Baker Thomas, (Freetown Corners) blacksmith
Baker William, (Freetown Corners) wagon maker
Balja Robert B, (McGraw) r 4, dairy 15 cows, farmer on shares for Leonard J Watrous, of Cortland, 127
Bancroft Charles N, (Freetown Corners) r 20, farm laborer
Baptist Church, (Freetown Corners) no pastor
Barry Lester H, (McGraw) r 21 n 24, farm laborer
Bates Merton A, (Freetown Corners) r 38, farm laborer
Bates William W, (Freetown Corners) r 38, dairy 7 cows, farmer leases of A E Brainard 50
Bauder Michael E, (Texas Valley) r 29, carpenter, h and lot
Beach Orrin, (East Freetown) r 7, farm laborer
Bean Andrew, (Freetown Corners) r 32, dairy 15 cows, farmer 60 owned by wife
Bean Austin A, (Freetown Corners) r 32, farmer with Andrew Bean for B C Bean of Bridgeport Conn 145
Bell Lewis, (East Freetown) r 14, dairy 13 cows, farmer 60
BENNETT CHARLES, (McGraw) r 2, dairy 21 cows, farmer 177
Bennett Charles A, (McGraw) r 18, butter and cheese maker
Bennett Minerva J, (Freetown Corners) widow Rev Alvin, h and lot
Birtch Andrew, (Freetown Corners) farm laborer
BORTHWICK ALONZO J, (McGraw) r 20, dairy 15 cows, 14 sheep, farmer 116
BORTHWICK BELL (Mrs F E), (McGraw) r 20, dressmaker
BORTHWICK FRANK E, (McGraw) r 20, farmer with A J Borthwick
Bowdish Charles W, (Marathon) r 31 cor 49, dairy 19 cows, farmer leases of John Bowdish of Marathon 126
Bowdish Earle, (Marathon) r 31 cor 49, farm laborer
BOWDISH URIAH, (Texas Valley) r 31, dairy 14 cows, 400 sugar trees, farmer 157
BRAINARD ARTHUR E, (Marathon) r 38, ex-sheriff, breeder and dealer in reg Holstein cattle, dairy 35 cows, farmer 265
Briggs Sally M, (Texas Valley) r 13, widow Morris
Brown Ancil D, (McGraw) r 3 student
Brown Milford M, (McGraw) r 3, dairy 25 cows, 800 sugar trees, farmer 140
Burns Anna R, (Marathon) r 45, school teacher
Burns May L, (Marathon) r 45, widow James H, dairy 12 cows, 13 sheep, farmer 103
Caffrey Bernard, (Marathon) r 48 cor 33, dairy 16 cows, farmer 107
CALDWELL A SUMMERVILLE, (East Freetown) r 15, dairy 10 cows, farmer 82
Caldwell Eva C, (East Freetown) r 14, school teacher
Caldwell Gifford C, (East Freetown) r 15, farmer with A S Caldwell
CALDWELL W G DE ELL, (East Freetown) r 7, (W H Caldwell & Son) justice of the peace, mgr East Freetown Milk Station
CALDWELL W H & SON, (William H and W G DeELL) (East Freetown) r 14, dairy 40 cows, 2,000 sugar trees, dealers in agricultural implements and fertilizers, owners of "Maplewood Place" farm 444
CALDWELL WILLIAM H, (East Freetown) r 14, (W H Caldwell & Son)
Carley Sarah R, (Marathon) r 58, widow E Clark
Carr Wilber, (McGraw) r 21, dairy 16 cows, 28 sheep, 300 sugar trees, farmer 225
Carr Walter, (McGraw) r 21, farm laborer
Cobb Melvin, (Marathon) r 38, dairy 18 cows, farmer on shares for A B Benham of Cortland 168
Cobb Otis M, (Marathon) r 38, farm laborer
Conrad N James, (Freetown Corners) r 37, dairy 8 cows, farmer leases of F Eaton 110
Cowlin John, (McGraw) r 2, farm laborer
Cooper Merton, (Freetown Corners) blacksmith
Courtney Albert, (Texas Valley) r 33, dairy 4 cows, farmer 25
Courtney Esther, (Texas Valley) r 30, widow Jesse, dairy 8 cows, farmer 111
Crysler Joel F, (East Freetown) r 15, dairy 15 cows, 500 sugar trees, farmer 100
Dart Jane G, (McGraw) r 39, widow Richard
Dart Maggie S, (McGraw) r 39, widow Edwin A, dairy 15 cows, farmer 145
Davis John M, (Freetown Corners) potmaster, general merchant
DAVISON THOMAS, (Marathon) r 25 n 16, dairy 14 cows, 600 sugar trees, ginseng grower, farmer 130
Dickinson Arthur G, (Freetown Corners) r 23, farmer on shares for Mrs R D Sholes of Blodgett Mills 79
Dickinson Lester E, (Freetown Corners) r 23, dairy 10 cows, 14 sheep, farmer 87 owned by wife
Dickinson Marilla, (Marathon) r 44, widow William
DILLENBECK MERTON H, (East Freetown) r 7 n 9, town clerk, general store, dry goods, gorceries, boots and shoes, rubber goods, hardware, fertilizers, feed and seed corn, lime and salt, plaster, produce dealer and dealer in young stock, station agent E & C N Y Ry, U S Express agt, Home telephone pay station
Doran Bert E, (East Freetown) r 6, dairy 10 cows, 400 sugar trees, farmer leases of J Underwood 86
Darling George, (East Freetown) r 15, dairy 13 cows, 1,000 sugar trees, farms on shares for Misses Libbie and Minnie Baker of Marathon 111
Dougherty John, (East Freetown) r 7, farm laborer
DuMond Milo K, (East Freetown) r 7, farm laborer
Eades George B, (McGraw) r 3, dairy 7 cows, farmer 119
Eaton Frank M, (Marathon) r 38, dairy 21 cows, 300 sugar trees, farmer 120
Eaton Fred C, (McGraw) r 18, farmer 110
EDWARDS J DENNIS, (Texas Valley) r 14 cor 32, dairy 25 cows, 10 sheep, 500 sugar trees, farmer 300
Edwards Wellington F, (Texas Valley) r 14 cor 32, farmer with J D Edwards
Flavin Elizabeth E, (Marathon) r 45, school teacher
Flavin Margaret E, (Marathon) r 45, school teacher
Flavin Martin, (Marathon) r 45, dairy 9 cows, farmer 100
Forshee Betsey A, (Marathon) r 38, widow Albert, leases or Elias Richardson 5
Foster William J, (McGraw) r 21
FREETOWN CREAMERY, (McGraw) r 17, A A Watrous mgr
Frize Eliza A, (East Freetown) r 28, widow Mathias
Fuller Charles F, (Freetown Corners) r 39, dairy 7 cows, farmer on shares for Wm Fuller of California 135
Furber Ervin M, (Freetown Corners) r 44, farm laborer
Furber John, (Marathon) r 44, dairy 12 cows, farmer 108
Furber Thomas H, (Freetown Corners) r 44, dairy 25 cows, farmer 142
Gardner Frank B, (East Freetown) r 29, carpenter
Gardner Oscar N, (Texas Valley) r 13, carpenter and farmer 66
GRANT BYRON L, (Freetown Corners) r 16, dairy 20 cows, 600 sugar trees, steam thresher, dealer in agricultural implements, fertilizers and Aermotor wind mills and farmer 155
Grant Charles, (Freetown Corners) farm laborer
Grant Chester W, (East Freetown) r 6, dairy 12 cows, 800 sugar trees, farmer leases of M Grant of McGrawville 140
Grant Daniel B, (Freetown Corners) r 16, student
GRANT J ROSE, (McGraw) r 4, cattle dealer, dairy 15 cows, 900 sugar trees, farmer 100
Grant John, (Freetown Corners)
Grant Philander D, (East Freetown) r 7, postmaster, carpenter, dairy 5 cows, farmer 56
Grant Vander M, (East Freetown) r 7, dairy 12 cows, 450 sugar trees, farmer 102 and in Solon 109
Griffin Herbert H, (East Freetown) r 14, dairy 14 cows, 5 sheep, farmer, leases of George Carter of Marathon 165
Griffin Loren, (East Freetown) r 15, farm laborer
Guy George W, (Marathon) r 46, farm laborer
Guy James, (Marathon) r 45, dairy 8 cows, farmer 75
Haley Jasper, L. (Texas Valley) off r 33, dairy 5 cows, farmer 50
HALL CORA L, (McGraw) r 21 n 24, music teacher
HALL E BURDETT, (McGraw) r 21 n 24, dairy 21 cows, 8 sheep, farmer 152 and in Virgil 13
Hall Mary, (Freetown Corners) widow Isaac C, farmer 32
Hammond Sidney S, (McGraw) r 24
HARVEY LUCIUS L, (Texas Valley) r 49 cor 31, propr and mgr "Maple Shade" Creamery, dairy 19 cows, reg Holsteins and full blood Chester White and Berkshire swine, farmer 125
Hawley Lyman, (Marathon) r 38, farmer 4
Hay H Clair, (Marathon) r 38
Higgins Charles, (McGraw) off r 19, dairy 18 cows, farmer 140
Higgins William, (Freetown Corners) r 48, farm laborer
HILSINGER HERBERT G, (Texas Valley) r 49 n 50, blacksmith and wagonmaker
Homer Milo T, (Marathon) r 48, dairy 11 cows, farmer 65
Howard Janary J, (McGraw) r 21, dairy 7 cows, blacksmith and farmer, leases of Joseph Jacobs 50
HOME TELEPHONE PAY STATION, M H Dillenbeck mgr
Humphries Albert, (East Freetown) r 9, dairy 28 cows, farmer 99, farms on shares with R Humphries for Bert Pitcher of Solon 180
Humphries James W, (Marathon) r 44, dairy 8 cows, 400 sugar trees, farmer 57
Humphries Richard, (East Freetown) r 9, farmer 2ith A Humphries on shares for Bert Pitcher of Solon 180
Isaacs Lucetta M Mrs, (McGraw) r 18
Jacobs James H, (Blodgett Mills) r 21, farmer 3
Jacobs Joseph W, (McGraw) r 21, carpenter and farmer 50
Jacobs Marcus M, (Blodgett Mills) r 21, dairy 5 cows, farmer 47½
James Luther U, (Marathon) r 48, farm laborer
Jaquins Morris, (Freetown Corners) r 18, farm laborer, h and lot
Johnson Bros, (Marathon) r 25, (E S and E H), props creamery
Johnson Bros Creamery, (Marathon) r 25, Johnson Bros proprs
Johnson Earle S, (Marathon) r 25, (Johnson Bros)
Johnson Egbert H, (Marathon) r 25 (Johnson Bros)
Johnson John, (Marathon) r 48, farmer 50
Jones Benjamin, (East Freetown) r 13
Jones Elmer E, (East Freetown) r 13, dairy 14 cows, 350 sugar trees, farmer 115
Lake Clarissa, (Marathon) r 38, widow Reuben
Landpher Henry O, (Marathon) r 38, dairy 5 cows, 14 sheep, farmer 92¾
Lanpher Arthur W, (McGraw) r 3, farm laborer
Lanpher Diana B, (McGraw) r 24, widow Leonard
Lanpher Frank U, (McGraw) r 3, farm laborer
Lanpher George J, (McGraw) r 3, dairy 30 cows, 400 sugar trees, thresher, farmer 200
Lanphier Arthur, (Marathon) r 38, farmer with G J Lanphier
Lanphier Charles G, (McGraw) r 39, farm laborer
LANPHIER GEORGE J, (Marathon) r 38, dairy 13 cows, mason and farmer 102¾ and in Cortland 25
Livingston Eugene (East Freetown), r 11, farmer in Cincinnatus 107, dairy 15 cows, farmer, leases of Mrs Sarah Harvey of Cincinnatus 175
"MAPLE SHADE" CREAMERY (Texas Valley), r 49 n 31, L L Harvey prop
Maricle Martin (Freetown Corners), r 38, dairy 7 cows, 350 sugar trees, farmer 50
Martin Amy E (East Freetown), r 7 opp 10, widow Alden, dairy 30 cows, farmer 228
Martin Henry C (Marathon), r 41, dairy 23 cows, farmer on shares for Andrew Davis 187
Mathews David R (Texas Valley), r 50, justice of the peace, farmer 1¼
MAYBURY CLINTON B (McGraw), r 4, breeder of and dealer in reg Holstein cattle, reg English Berkshire swine and Perchron horses, propr stallion "Henri jr," dairy 24 cows, 1300 sugar trees, farmer, leases of H Martin of Solon 237
Maycumber Rosette (McGraw), r 1
Maycumber William (McGraw), r 1, dairy 8 cows, farmer 40
Mynard M Adelbert (Texas Valley), r 14, supervisor, dairy 17 cows, farmer 111
McMahon John (Freetown Corners), farm laborer
McMahon Patrick M (McGraw), r 18 cor 25, carpenter
Meacham Willis G (East Freetown), r 9, dairy 15 cows, farmer 73
Merihew Chester (Messengerville), r 42, farm laborer
Merihew Elmer T (Marathon), r 49, farms on shares for Mrs E W Sites 125
Merihew James L (Marathon), r 42, dairy 12 cows, farmer for Samuel Merihew 125
Merihew Ransom (Marathon), off r 38, farmer 6
Merihew Samule (Messengerville), r 42, dairy 27 cows, farm 250
Methodist Episcopal Church (East Freetown), r 7, Rev A S Anderson pastor
Methodist Episcopal Church (Freetown Corners), Rev A S Anderson pastor
Methodist Episcopal Church (Texas Valley), r 50, Rev J E Wilson of Willet pastor
Metzgar Almeron H (McGraw), r 18, dairy 9 cows, farmer 151
Metzgar James (McGraw), r 18, h and lot
Miller Oren W (McGraw), r 20, dairy 17 cows, farms on shares for Mrs C C Carley of Homer 200
Monroe Charles L (East Freetown), farmer 3
Mudge Charles L (East Freetown), r 6, dairy 11 cows, farmer, leases of Frank Peck of Cortland 104
MYERS FRED B (Freetown Corners), r 39, dairy 4 cows, farmer 70
Northrup R J (McGraw), off r 21, dairy 15 cows, farmer 130
O'Connell David (Marathon), r 46, 12 sheep, farmer 83½
Parsons Benjamin (Marathon), r 34, farm laborer
Parsons Charles H (Marathon), r 34, dairy 13 cows, farmer for John Mallory of Marathon 200
Parsons Frank (Marathon), r 34, farm laborer
Peak Ira (Freetown Corners), laborer, h and lot
Peak William H, (Freetown Corners)
Pease Nell R (Freetown Corners), r 39, dairy 9 cows, farmer 82, owned by wife
Persons Irving C (East Freetown), r 8, dairy 9 cows, farmer for Mrs Lucy A Persons
Persons Lucy A (East Freetown), r 8, widow Milo, farmer 75
Petrie Henry (Texas Valley), r 28, dairy 6 cows, farmer 40
Phalen Richard (Marathon), r 48, dairy 50 cows, 800 sugar trees, farmer on shares for H Seeber of Cortland 400
Phalen William (Freetown Corners), r 38, dairy 35 cows, farmer on shares for A E Brainard 265
Pickert Neland J (Messengerville), r 42, farm laborer
Pickert Norman (Messengerville), r 42, dairy 28 cows, farmer on shares for Seth Davis of Marathon 237
Potter Francis (Blodgett Mils), r 21, dairy 13 cows, farmer, leases of the Reuben Northrup estate 126
Pratt Henry (Freetown Corners), r 42, farm laborer
Price Alonzo (Texas Valley), r 29, farm laborer
Reagan George T (Marathon), r 47, dairy 10 cows, farmer 100
Richardson Ashley G (Marathon), r 38, dairy 6 cows, 400 sugar trees, farmer 66
Richardson Elias (Marathon), r 44, farmer 5
Richardson Fred L (Marathon) r 26, dairy 10 cows, farmer 17½, farms on shares for A McMahon of Groton 100
Richardson John B (Marathon) r 38, dairy 5 cows, farmer 63
Richardson Mary, (Marathon) r 44
Richardson William, (Marathon) r 44, dairy 19 cows, farmer 147
Pickert Arena, (Freetown Corners) widow Morgan
Rifenberg Andrew N, (Freetown Corners) farm laborer, h and lot
Rifenberg Mary M, (Freetown Corners) widow Henry H
Robertson Edward C, (Freetown Corners) mason
Rowe Dealton E, (McGraw) r 21, dairy 13 cows, farmer, leases of Mrs Louisa Palmer estate 139
Russell Stephen A, (Messengerville) r 40, dairy 12 cows, apiarist 13 colonies, blacksmith, and farmer 72
Ryan Kate, (Texas Valley) r 50
Ryan Maria V, (Texas Valley) r 50, widow Patrick
Ryan Robert, (Texas Valley) r 31, dairy 5 cows, farmer, leases of Mrs E Alexander of Lapeer 55
Sargeant Martha, (Texas Valley) r 49, widow Orrin
Shuler William, (McGraw) r 4, farm laborer
Sites Addie F, (Marathon) r 49, music teacher and dressmaker
Sites Elizabeth W, (Marathon) r 49, widow Peter, dairy 17 cows, 400 sugar trees, farmer 125
SLOCUM CHARLES H, (Freetown Corners) r 44 n 37, dairy 10 cows, farmer 105
Slocum Edith L, (Marathon) r 34, student
Slocum Frank R, (Marathon) r 34, dairy 15 cows, 300 sugar trees, farmer 107
Slocum Nelson H, (Marathon) r 49 cor 48, dairy 5 cows, farmer 50
Smith Charles C, (Marathon) r 44, farm laborer
Smith Chauncey, (Marathon) r 26, highway commissioner, dairy 20 cows, 300 sugar trees, farmer 200
Smith Edwin, (McGraw) off r 21, dairy 21 cows, 21 sheep, farms on shares for S Smith of Blodgett Mills 191
SMITH HARRY L, (Texas Valley) r 48, feed, grist and saw mill and manuf of Dowel rods, r 4 Marathon
Smith Levi A, (Freetown Corners) r 42, farmer 98
Stone Rockwell D, (McGraw) r 20, dairy 9 cows, farmer 80
Stuart Mary, (Marathon) r 31 cor 49, widow John
Sturdevant Frank L, (Texas Valley) r 29, farm laborer
Tarbell Leon J, (East Freetown) r 8, school teacher
Tarbell Lorenzo, (East Freetown) r 8
TARBELL WILLIAM N, (East Freetown) r 8, dairy 20 cows, dealer in fertilizer and feed, farmer 106
Temple George M, (Texas Valley) r 49, blacksmith
Tripp Clarence S, (McGraw) r 18, dairy 23 cows, 400 sugar trees, farmer 170
Tripp Septimus, (McGraw) r 6, dairy 17 cows, 400 sugar trees, farmer 197½
Turner Dewitt, (McGraw) r 6, dairy 17 cows, 400 sugar trees, farmer 197½
Turner Franklin, (McGraw) r 6, farm laborer
Tuttle Chauncey, (Freetown Corners) r 24, farmer 7
Underwood Benjamin E, (East Freetown) r 27, farm laborer
Underwood Eliab, (East Freetown) r 27, farmer
Underwood Floyd L, (East Freetown) r 27, saw mill and planing mill, dairy 20 cows, 7 sheep, 1000 sugar trees, farmer 235
Underwood Joseph, (Freetown Corners) farmer 108
Underwood Norman, (Freetown Corners) r 42, dairy 6 cows, carpenter and farmer 49
Underwood Philander, (McGraw) r 2, dairy 20 cows, farmer 300
Vausburg Mahala, (Freetown Corners) widow Everett
Walsh Edwin, (Texas Valley) r 47
Warner Isaac, (Freetown Corners) r 22, farmer 4
WATROUS AUSTIN A, (McGraw) r 17, soldier in Co G, 185th Reg, N Y S Vol, mgr Freetown creamery
Watrous Emma D, (Mrs A A) (McGraw) r 17, farmer 175
WATROUS GEORGE R, (McGraw) r 17, dairy 30 cows, 800 sugar trees, farmer 177
Watrous Howard C, (McGraw) r 24, farm laborer
Watson Benjamin L, (Texas Valley) r 29, dairy 6 cows, farmer 36
Watson Irving R, (East Freetown) r 13, dairy 20 cows, 450 sugar trees, thresher, farmer, leases of Oscar Gardner 130
Wavle Albert, (McGraw) r 21, dairy 8 cows, farmer 63½
Wavle Charles J, (East Freetown) r 7 n 8, dairy 30 cows, 800 sugar trees, farmer 232½
Wavle James M, (East Freetown) r 7, dairy 10 cows, farmer 126
Wells William H, (East Freetown) r 28, farm laborer
White Adelbert, (Texas Valley) r 29, dairy 10 cows, 1000 sugar trees, farmer 169
White Samantha, (Marathon) r 25 n 16, widow Augustus
Wildman King L, (East Freetown) r 10, dairy 12 cows, 400 sugar trees, farmer 100
WILLIAMS J MARTIN, (Marathon) r 32, dairy 10 cows, 230 sugar trees, farmer 115
Willis Orlando, (Freetown Corners) r 40, dairy 20 cows, 38 sheep, farms for Dudley B Smith of Cortland 134
Winchester Frank, (Freetown Corners) r 24, farm laborer
Wright James W, (East Freetown) r 6, dairy 17 cows, 700 sugar trees, farmer 200
Youngs John D, (Blodgett Mills) off r 21, farm laborer


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