Freeman, John Albert “J.A.”
Florence Lee (Collinson) Freeman (1857- 1930)
Ten children:
Sons: Stephen, John, Maurice, William, V.Paul, Wilfred, Morley
Daughters: Mrs. P. W. (Tessa?) Gregory (Miss M.W. Freeman?), Mrs. F. Pazolt, Miss Angela M. Freeman
John (?) Freeman
Winnifred Freeman (1866-1961)
Amy Mary (Freeman) Napier Hemy
Sons: Stephen, John, Maurice, William, V.Paul, Wilfred, Morley
Daughters: Mrs. P. W. (Tessa?) Gregory (Miss M.W. Freeman?), Mrs. F. Pazolt, Miss Angela M. Freeman
John Albert “J.A.” Freeman was born in Penryn, Cornwall, England on January 15, 1853. He married Florence Collinson in 1880. He died on November 30, 1929 in Princeton.
He immigrated in 1910, bringing his family to Princeton, to join a cousin who had been one of the original directors of the Vermilion Forks Mining and Development Co. This move was also necessitated by the poor health of his son, Wilfred.
He was a rancher, taking over the W.J. Waterman ranch. In November 1910, he applied for a license to divert water using a “dam, flue, ditch” to 243 acres of land.
As a result of the efforts of John A. Freeman, St. Peter’s (Catholic) Church was built in 1919.
Grew a lot of garden and field produce in 1912 – 1913.
In 1913, Miss Winnifred Freeman from Falmouth, England (sister of J.A. Freeman) visited her relatives in Princeton (she had previously visited in 1912). Miss Freeman was an artist of well-known merit and had three paintings at the Royal Academy exhibition (1913).
He was a subscriber to the Victory Loan, November 1918.
Shortly after WW1 he moved to Salmon Arm. Five of his six sons served in the war, two being decorated with the military cross.
Similkameen Star, December 7, 1910, page 3; August 29, 1913, page 1; Princeton Star, November 8, 1918, page 1; December 5, 1929, page 1 (obituary); November 22, 1930, page 6 (obituary – Florence Lee Freeman); Similkameen Star, March 8, page 3; February 4, 1937, page 7