While a young man , his family moved frequently , living in Iowa and Illinois and settling in Beatrice , Nebraska Territory .
Freeman was born in Preble County , Ohio , but was raised in Genesee County , New York , and Knox County , Illinois .
While a young man , Freeman 's family moved frequently , living in Iowa Illinois Illinois and settling in Beatrice , Nebraska Territory .
Freeman was born in Preble County , Ohio , but was raised in Genesee County , New York , and Knox County , Illinois .