FREESE FAMILY
PETER AND CATHERINE FRIESS HENRY AND MAGDALENA FAUST Grandfathers Family LEVENGOOD

PETER AND ANNA FREESE

MICHAEL AND MARY KLECKNER

SOLOMAN AND ELIZABETH FREESE

{sjt#1-1}From a typed note provided by Roberta Kelsey Thomas:
Henry Keitzer  Born May 2, 1856 - Died January 13, 1944.
Buried in St. Anns Catholic Cemetery, Monterey, Indiana.

Mariette Freese Keitzer Born April 20, 1864 - Died November 30, 1938.
Buried in St. Anna Catholic Cemetery, Monterey, Indiana.

Michael Keitzer Born Died
Buried in Old Catholic Cemetery northwest of Monterey

Hellena Parsons Keitzer  Born  Died  
Buried in Old Catholic Cemetery northwest of Monterey.

Soloman Freese Born March 10, 1829 - Died November 18, 1870
Elizabeth Kleckner Freese  Born March 4, 18  Died May 10, 1906.
Both buried in old cemetery east of Monterey.

Hand written on the back:
OLD MONUMENT IN MONTEREY CEMETERY
OUR FATHER AND MOTHER
MARY and MICHAEL KLECKNER
MARY DIED JUNE 13, 1877 AGE 76  MICHAEL DIED AUG 1866

From http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obit%20Bios/Pdf/FulCo%20Obits_Biogs%201905-1907.pdf:
Friday, May 25, 1906 WEEKLY EDITION
Elizabeth [KLECKNER] FREESE, whose maiden name was KLECKNER, was born in Carroll county, Ohio, March 4, 1832, and departed this life May 10, 1906, aged 74 years, after an illness of about ten days, with pneumonia. She came with her father and mother to Indiana in the year 1847 and settled in the wilds of Pulaski county and has been a resident of this (Tippecanoe) township since that time. She was married to Solomon FREESE in the year 1854. Three sons, Frank [FREESE], of Fulton, Joseph [FREESE], of Winamac, and Arthur [FREESE], of this place, who resided with her, and two daughters, Mrs. Henry KEITZER, of this place, and Mrs. Laura CAMPBELL, of Cotulla, Texas, are left to mourn the loss of a devoted mother. (Monterey item)
{sjt#1-20} From a pedigree sheet for Charles Kelsey: Michael Kleckner (father of Elizabeth) was Pen. Dutch. died 1866.
{sjt#1-28} Part of a hand written note from Lenore Bringham Keitzer:
Soloman and Elizabeth Freeze were the parents of Marietta Freese Keitzer and came from Ohio. Lived in first house south of Keitzer home. Soloman died young of pneumonia. Before he was married he made the trip to Cal. for the gold rush and brought back enough to buy his farm. Before she was married Elizabeth's name was Kleckner.
{sjt #1-2} Notes from Roberta Kelsey Thomas state: Soloman died young from pheumonia. He was in the California gold rush. Bought a farm in Indiana, South of Monterey. Came from Ohio.
{sjt#1-5}From Mary Kelsey Richter in a letter to her sister Roberta Kelsey Thomas: Grandma Keitzer  [Marietta Freese] had 1 sister - Laura who had 3 children - Eva & Flo & Dan. The girls never got married but Dan did but had no children. Grandma Keitzer had 3 brothers- [1] Joe - married to Gertrude, no children, [2] Franki[?] married & had several children - I can't remember his wifes name [Matilda according to Roberta Kelsey thomas] [3] Arthur - never married.     I think[?] that is Dan & his wife on that picture sitting next to grandpa Keitzer. I don't have any negatives - I never owned a camera.
A sparse but lengthy list of Freese/Friess which I used to round out this page:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?solomon::freese::93.html
OSCAR E.
 1856-1870
SAMANTHA J.
 1857 - 1875
LAURA A.
 Married Eli Campbell. Had 3 children: Eva, Flo, Dan. Eva & Flo never married. Dan married but had no children.
WILLIAM A.
 1862-1863

MARIETTA

Born April 20, 1864 in Monterey Indiana. Married Henry Keitzer.

HENRY AND MARIETTA KEITZER

JOSEPH

 1865-1935. Married Gertrude (Gerdie) M. Finley. Had no children. In 2008 Charles Kelsey said he was a harness maker.

JAMES

 1866-
ARTHUR E.
 1868-1917. Never married.

FRANCIS (FRANK)
SOLOMON

 A farmer. Had four daughters, one son.

In 2008 Charles Kelsey said he had 5 daughters and 1 son.

According to http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?solomon::freese::93.html his name was really Francis and he had 12 children:

Francis Solomon Freese 1870 - 1944 + Alnora Rebecca Wagoner 1874 - 1967
Children:
 1) Guy Ralph Freese 1895 - 1947 + Edna Champ
 2) Claudie Freese 1896 - 1896
 3) Hazel Elizabeth Freese 1898 - 1969 +Francis Walsh 1884 - 1973
  4) Jerald Freese 1899 - 1900
  5) Florence Freese 1901 - 1988+Paul Jerald Burns 1898 - 1970
5a: Robert Freese Burns 1926 - +Lois Josephine Palmer
5b: Paul Jerald Burns 1927 - 1951
  6) Gladys Mae Freese 1903 -+Emery Allen Davis 1903 - 1988
6a: Marcella Jane Davis 1926 -
6b: Patricia Ann Davis 1928 - +Wayne Welcome
6d: John Allen Davis 1940 -
  7) Mary Ethel Freese 1905 - 1981+Roy Jochim 1901 - 1968
     7a: Arlene Joyce Jochim 1932 -+Robert Donald Carlson 1934 -
     7b: June Ann Jochim 1937 -
8) Francis Freese 1908 - 1949 +Irene Lucile Sampsel 1913 - 1987
8a: [1] Francis Michael Freese 1942 -+Doris Alberta Monroe 1944 -
  *2nd Wife of [1] Francis Michael Freese: +Maria Esther Ramirez
8b: Philip Kent Freese 1945 -+Beverly Dell Tarter
  8c: Andrew Alan Freese 1948 - 1989
9) Annabell Freese 1911 - 1984+Robert Carlisle Kline 1911 - 1995
9a: Donald Wayne Kline 1938 -
9b: James Robert Kline 1941 - +Nancy E. Brockey 1942 -
 10) Marquise Freese 1911 - 1993
 11) Cleo Freese 1915 - 1987+Robert William Fernbaugh 1917 -
11a: Francis William Fernbaugh 1940 - 1991
11b: Thomas Fernbaugh
     11c: Lynn Fernbaugh Fernbaugh
  12) Eldon Freese 1918 - 1921

Freese References:

Here is one of several Freese family links: http://www.surnameweb.org/registry/f/freeze.htm

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