From the files of Stephen M. Lawson

1915 Craton Hicks and 1st cousin James DeWitt 'Dee' Freeman (55K)
at Z. B. V. Freeman place in Rutherford Co., NC
[See also 1898 and 2002 photos of the home]
Photo shared by Jo Sue Sweeney.




Round Hill Baptist Church, Union Mills, Rutherford Co., NC - 1946
Old Time Revival Services (65K-75K)
Annotaions made by Iola (Francis) Freeman, wife of Rev. Miller's
1st cousin Joe Freeman
Bulletin shared by Jo Sue Sweeney.

William Henry and Margaret Elizabeth (CHAPMAN) HUDSON and five
children - about 1912. (45K)
William Henry, Jr. (back center) married Mary Lou FREEMAN, daughter
of Z. B. V. FREMAN
Minnie Elizabeth (front left) married Crayton Hicks FREEMAN, son
of Z. B. V. FREEMAN
[Others: Frances Lula (back left), Mary Emma (back right), and
Doctor Leroy (front right)]
Photo from Heritage of Rutherford County, NC, by the Gen.
Soc. of Old Tryon County (1984),
with picture submitted by Marguerite Hudson Anderson (dau. of
Doctor Leroy HUDSON).
First Generation
1. Zebulon Baird Vance FREEMAN. Born
on May 14, 1861 in Rutherford Co., NC. Died on Oct 27, 1947
in Rutherford Co., NC. Buried in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Rutherford
Co., NC. 'Zeb'.
He married Dovie Georgiana WILSON, daughter of Hamlin Burgin WILSON
(1831-1889) & Mary A. WILLIAMS (1831-1908), on Feb 2, 1890
in Rutherford Co., NC. Born on Oct 22, 1871. Died on
Sep 23, 1941 in Rutherford Co., NC.
They had the following children:
| i. | Zelma. Unmarried. | ||
| ii. | Alma. Unmarried. | ||
| 2 | iii. | Mary Lou (1895-) | |
| 3 | iv. | Craton Hicks (1897-1971) | |
| 4 | v. | Clara | |
| 5 | vi. | Zebulon Miller Hunt | |
| 6 | vii. | G. Merrill (1902-2001) | |
| 6 | viii. | Charles |
2. Mary Lou FREEMAN (Zebulon
Baird Vance FREEMAN1). Born on Jun 3, 1895.
She married William Henry HUDSON Jr., son of William Henry HUDSON
(1860-1929) & Margaret Elizabeth CHAPMAN, on Oct 29, 1919. Born
on Nov 5, 1897. Died on Jun 29, 1966. Barber in Rutherford
Co., NC.
They had the following children:
| i. | Joseph Hicks. | ||
| ii. | Georgiana. | ||
| iii. | Lucille. |
| i. | Louise. | ||
| ii. | Edith. | ||
| iii. | Wilbur. | ||
| iv. | Eugene. | ||
| v. | Mary Helen. | ||
| vi. | Robert. | ||
| vii. | Virginia. | ||
| viii. | Betty Jean. |
| i. | Mildred. |
| i. | Willa Dean. Married John Blair HAGLER. | ||
| ii. | James Todd 'Jimmy'. |
7. G. Merrill (Zebulon Baird Vance FREEMAN1). Died Christmas 2001 at age 99.
He married Marie JACKSON.
6. Charles FREEMAN (Zebulon
Baird Vance FREEMAN1).
He married Geneva EDWARDS.
They had the following children:
| i. | Charles Boyce. | ||
| ii. | Wray. |
Modified: 2/8/03