The Washington herald., 1910-02-08
OF ]. I. FREEMAN SET
Teacher to Follow Daughter to
Grave by Two Days,
Both Were Victims of Typhoid Fever,
from Which Third Member of
Family Is Suffering

Funeral services for John T. Freeman.
one of the most popular OF the Business
High School teaching corps. who died
of typhoid fever Sunday afternoon. Just
two days after the passing OF his daugh-
ter, Miss Jean Freeman. viii take place
tomorrow afternoon at , o'clock.
Services will be conducted al the Met
ropolitan Presbyterian Church by the
Rev. DIT. Hickok. pastor. Interment
will be in Glenwood Cemetery under
Masonic auspices Federal Lodge No !.
F. A. A. NJ, a. r. Severn. woTshipful
master. Will have charge Of the services
at the grave.
The fathers death occurred Sunday aft
.ernoon at 5:45 o'clock, almost forty-eight
hours after death had claimed his nine
.teen-year-oId daughter, whose funeral
took place yesterday afternoon from her
home. 1881 Massachusetts avenue. Or.
Hickok olficiated.
Both deaths were due to typhoid fever
Another daughter, Miss Ruth Freeman, Is
III with a mild form OF the same disease.
Her condition last night was not con-
sidered serious
Miss Jean Freeman became III shortly
after Christmas, when the family moved
from 1907 East Capitol street II was
first supposed she had the grip, but she
rapidly grew worse and her case was
diagnosed as typhoid fever. About ten
days later her father and afterward her
younger sister, Ruth, were stricken. The
father was seriously i'll from the begin
ming.
The mother, assisted by her son StuaFt.
who is twenty-one years old, ana q
trained nurse. watched the patient day
and night. The fever was Of a severe
type, and despite all efforts Of Drs. W. p.
C Hazen and James F. Douglas. two
Of the patients grew steadily worse. Last
Thursday afternoon the condition OF Miss
Jean left no hope OF her recovery, and
her mother was told that the end Of her
daughters life was approaching. she
died Friday afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
Leaving the deathbed Of her daughter.
the mother had 10 remain by the sickbed
of her husband, whom she saw growing
gradually weaker and weaker. and from
whom she had to hide her grief al the
loss Of her daughter
While awaiting the funeral arrange
ments OF two members OF the family, the
mother had TO nurse her own daughter.
Mr.. Freeman was well known in educa-
tionai circles in Washington. He was born
in Lancaster, Pa, fifty years ago. and
after graduating from Dartmouth College
In 1888. where he received the degree OF
B. S. he came 20 Washington. After
passing a teachers examination he re-
ceived an appointment as instructor OF
/ the seventh grade Of the WaIlach School
Four years later he received from Dart
mouth the degree OF NJ. s. About the
! same time he was promoted 10 the prin-
/ cipalship Of the Peabody School Some
years later he was appointed super
| vising principal Of the southeast division,
/ including the schools in Anacostia. At the
death of y. ?. Gage. Mr.. Freeman was
made supervising principal OF the Third
division. At this time ne was particularly
active in the organization of tn Teach
/ ers' Aid and Annuity Society.
/ IL 1895 Mr.. Freeman was appointed
superintendent Of schools in Schenectady,
| n Y, where he remained for three
Eyears. In 1909 he returned TO Washing
ton and was appointed a teacher OF
mathematics and bookkeeping in the
| Business High School