Thomas W. Freeman

1824–1865 (age 41)

Biography

Thomas W. Freeman was a notable resident of St. Louis, Missouri, whose life spanned the formative decades of the nineteenth century. Living from 1824 to 1865, he witnessed significant changes in American society during the antebellum and Civil War periods.

Freeman's legacy is preserved at Bellefontaine Cemetery, one of the nation's earliest rural cemeteries, reflecting his place in the community's history. His life and times remain part of the historical record of mid-nineteenth century America.