Leland C. Freeman is the son of Mabel E. Roll and Claude Freeman. He was born 12 Apr 1907 in Hancock County, Illinois. He died Christmas Day, 25 Dec 1990, in Adams County, Wisconsin at age 83. He is buried at La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.

On 17 Jul 1933, at age 26,he married Iva Lois Ardell Wessell, who was age 18, in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois. She is the daughter of John Edward Wessell and Mary Jane Hulet. She was born 4 Aug 1914 in Stronghurst, Henderson, Illinois. She died 21 Sep 1993 at age 79 in Portage County, Wisconsin. She is buried at La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.

Children of Leland C. Freeman and Iva Lois Ardell Wessell:

1. Harold Freeman was born in 1935 in Illinois.
2. Bonnie Rose Freeman was born 3 July 1937 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. She died 3 March 2012 at age 74 in Wausau, Marathon, Wisconsin. She was buried 9 March 2012 at St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin.
   • On 22 July 1959, at age 22, she married George J. DeGroot, who was age 30, in De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin. He is the son of Stephen P. DeGroot and Petronilla Vandenelzen. He was born 10 November 1928 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He died 9 July 2009 at age 80 in Whiting, Portage, Wisconsin. On 14 July 2009, he was buried at St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin. They had no children.

Sources

Leland:

• Birth and Death from Social Security Death Index [Name: Leland C. Freeman; SSN: 332-14-7291; Born: 12 Apr 1907; Died: 25 Dec 1990; SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)].
• Birth, Death and Burial from grave marker.
• Death from Wisconsin Death Index.

Iva:

• Birth and Death from Social Security Death Index [Name: Iva L. Freeman; SSN: 357-18-8217; Last Residence: 54909 Almond, Portage, Wisconsin; Born: 4 Aug 1914; Died: Sep 1993; SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)].
• Birth, Death and Burial from grave marker.
• Death from Wisconsin Death Index.

Bonnie:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Bonnie R Degroot; BORN: 3 Jul 1937; Died: 3 Mar 2012; SSN issued: Wisconsin (1957-1958)].
• Birth, Marriage, Death and Burial from her obituary.

George:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: George J. Degroot; Last Residence: 54481 Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin; BORN: 10 Nov 1928; Died: 9 Jul 2009; SSN issued: Wisconsin (Before 1951)].
• Birth, Marriage, Death and Burial from his obituary.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Leland: 1910 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 12.
• Leland: 1920 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 2.