My FREEMANS lived in Mercer County for a while, and I am hoping to make a connection with someone who is a descendant of one of Balis or his father, Eli, siblings. Hope someone can help me. They bounced around from KY county to another, until about 1881 they moved to Coles Co., IL. Balis "Jack" Jackson FREEMAN b: 24 Feb 1845 Washington, Co., KY d: 6 Dec 1906 Cheney/ orTyler, Spokane, WA FatherL Eli Freeman born born 1794 KY Mother: Mary "Polly" Jenkins born 1810 KY Balis married Martha E. Hendren b: 22 Oct 1845 Danville, KY m: 10 Jan 1867 Washington Co., KY d: 1898 Charlestown Twp., Coles, IL Mother: Sarah Jane POULTER Father: Robert Self HENDREN 2 Granville Meritt Freeman b: 1869 Washington Co., KY d: Resided Spokane Co., WA, +Minnie Veach b: 1866 m: 29 Jul 1886 Coles Co., IL d: 14 Jan 1906 Mattoon, Coles Co., IL *2nd Wife of Granville Meritt Freeman: +Mary M. Unknown, Mrs. b: 1882 IL m: Aft. 1906 2 Paralee Freeman b: 18 Jun 1870 KY d: 25 Jul 1934 Jacksonville , IL +George L. Veach b: 29 Aug 1869 IL m: 16 Oct 1889 Loxa, Coles Co., IL d: 3 Nov 1936 Charleston, Coles Co., IL Mother: Sarah Fudge Father: John Veach 2 Solomon Jasper FREEMAN b: 27 Sep 1872 KY d: 2 Aug 1940 Portland, Multnomah, OR married Mary Arizona "Zona" WOODRUM b: 17 Apr 1877 Charleston, Coles, IL m: 1 Jan 1896 Coles Co., IL and divorced about 1910, d: 4 Aug 1932 Portland, Multnomah, OR Mother: Elizabeth SOWERS Father: John Lawrence WOODRUM 2 Sarah E. Freeman b: Jul 1878 KY d: 1906 Resided Spokane, WA married Ralph L. Lackey b: Dec 1867 IL m: 25 Aug 1895 Coles Co., IL d: 1906 Resided Spokane, WA 2 Anna M. Freeman b: Jan 1878 KY d: Resided: 1900 Ponoma Twp., Franklin Co., KS married Ralph L. Garrett b: Aug 1870 IL m: 25 Oct 1894 Coles Co., IL 2 Charles Cecil Freeman b: 3 Nov 1884 Coles Co., IL Resided: Spokane Co., WA 1920 married Francis E. Unknown b: 1886 MN 2 Ada "Addie" Freeman b: c 1882 d: 24 Sep 1956 Spokane Co., WA married +Homer H. Bennett b: 1877 d: 2 May 1923 Spokane Co., WA