Chicago Defender, 16 July 1938.
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In the 1920 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: on Saratoga Road, Oliver N. Freeman, 38; wife Willie May, 31; and children Naomi, 8, Oliver N. Jr., 7, Mary F., 5, and Connie, 4.
In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 1300 East Nash Street, valued at $6000, Oliver N. Freeman, 48, building contractor; wife Willie May, 41, born in Tennessee; and children Naomi, 18, Oliver N. Jr., 17, Mary F., 16, and Connie H., 14.
In the 1940 census of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, N.C.: lodger Oliver N. Freeman, Jr., 27, public school teacher; wife Evelyn E., 27, public school teacher; and daughter Winnifred O., 10.
In 1940, Oliver N. Freeman registered for the World War II draft in Rocky Mount. Per his registration card, he was born 28 September 1912 in Wilson; lived at 703 Atlantic Street; his contact was wife Evelyn L. Freeman; and he worked for the City Board of Education.
Charlotte News, 22 January 1985.





Lisa,
I thought Oliver Nestus Freeman was the one they called “Bear Freeman”, who built the round house of stone that now houses the museum.
This was his son.