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ROBERT M. FREEMAN, farmer; P. O. Tadmor, Montgomery Co.; born Aug. 29, 1803; is a son of John Freeman, who came to Miami Co. in the spring of 1806, and settled in Monroe Township; he and his father, Samuel Freeman, entered a very large tract of land, a part of which they improved. From the proceeds of the part they sold they erected a mill, the second one built in the county; this mill had but one buhr, and of course all kinds of grain were ground on it. Several years elapsed before they did any bolting, and when they commenced using a bolt, the party whose grist was grinding was obliged to turn the bolt. They suffered three losses by fire, one resulting in the destruction of their grist-mill, and two of their saw-mill on the same race. By perseverance and industry, however, they overcame their misfortunes, and finally built a four-story mill, with three run of buhrs, and did a flourishing trade. Our subject was the oldest of thirteen children, and was brought up on the farm and in the saw-mill; at the age of 25, he commenced business for himself; in the spring of 1834, he settled on the farm given his wife by her father, David Puterbaugh; this farm he has cleared up and improved. His marriage with Mary Puterbaugh was celebrated March 27, 1827; the fruits of this union were ten children— David, Isaac, George, John, Daniel, Hannah (deceased), Elizabeth, Minerva, Henrietta and Priscilla. Mrs. Freeman died May 10, 1869; and in 1872, Nov. 28, he married Mrs. Ann Winans, a native of England, and a daughter of Henry J. Hyatt, a very early settler of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman are now living a very quiet, happy life on the old farm.