Photograph
Solomon Freeman
| Portrait of Solomon Freeman wearing a suit and sitting in a chair. Solomon Freeman was a slave purchased by Abraham Bush as a boy. The Bush family moved to what would become Middleton in 1847, and granted freedom to Solomon and his mother, though both remained with the Bush family as servants. They lived in a log cabin in Section 2 of the Town of Middleton, near the present-day intersection of Century Avenue and Highway 12 and 13. Solomon later assisted John Green in a grain mill and wool business. He lead the Baptist Union Church congregation when their regular minister was unable to be there. He died in 1900 and is buried in Middleton Junction Cemetery. His grave was unmarked until 1974, when the Middleton Historical Society put up a marker. |
| Image ID: | 128992 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1885 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Middleton |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Name File |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Freeman |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 10 inches |
| Biographical information comes from the February 27, 1971 issue of the Madison Capital Times and the June 24, 1982 issue of the Wisconsin State Journal. |
| Neckties |
| Suits (Clothing) |
| Chairs |
| African Americans |
| Beards |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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