Daniel Freeman (psychologist), Freeman, D.
Daniel Freeman (April 26, 1826 – December 30, 1908) was an American Homesteading, homesteader and American Civil War, Civil War veteran. He was recognized as the first person to file a claim under the Homestead Act of 1862. Freeman was also the plaintiff in a landmark separation of church and state decision. Physician and soldier Freeman was born in Preble County, Ohio, and was raised in Genesee County, New York, and Knox County, Illinois. While he was a young man, his family moved frequently, to Iowa and Illinois before settling in Beatrice, Nebraska Territory. He was a graduate of a medical institute in Cincinnati, Ohio, and practiced medicine in Ottawa, Illinois. He enlisted in the 17th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, Civil War. Homesteader On May 20, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which gave adults of land if they filed paperwork and paid a small fee. The homesteader was required to build a 12x14-foot dwe ...
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