First Families of Jasper County

Absalom Pennington & Mary Jane (Gray) Free

Before 1880

People can contact me for documentation.

I would also like help in finding more information about these people. They lived in Joplin for many years. I would particularly like to find tombstones and obituaries. Where can I find them?

Absalom Pennington Free born 3 Mar 1841 in Liberty, Clay, Missouri marriedd Mary Jane Gray born 19 Nov 1849 in Clinton, Clinton, Kentucky on 15 Mar 1866 in Mascoutah, St Clair, Illinois. He died 11 Jan 1920 in Joplin and she died 21 Dec 1926 in Joplin.

Their children are:

Nellie G Free born 29 Dec 1866 in Fayetteville, St Clair, Illinois.

Lillie Free born 25 Aug 1869 Fayetteville, St Clair, Illinois.

Willie L Free born 28 Dec 1870 Fayetteville, St Clair, Illinois.

Anna Pearl Free born 28 Oct 1872 in Mascoutah, St Clair, Illinois.

Myrtle J Free born 8 Jan 1875 in Mascoutah, St Clair, Illinois, married John E Briswalter on 25 Jun 1910.

Junius W Free born 28 Jun 1876 Mascoutah, St Clair, Illinois.

Emma G Free born 19 Feb 1878 Joplin, Jasper, Missouri married William A Haglin on 27 Nov 1899.

Lucy Iva Free born 3 Oct 1881 Joplin, Jasper, Missouri married a Mr Wilson about Apr 1904.

Mary Ethel Free born 14 Sep 1887 Independence, Jackson, Missouri married Ellis Rogers on 2 Aug 1907.

The family was in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri in the 1880 census and in Galena, Jasper, Missouri in the 1900 census. They are all in the Joplin city directories at various times from 1902 to 1926.