Ellen Pannell's father was a tobacco grower. Ellen Pannel came from Virginia, she was Octavia's daughter.
She came to New Jersey as a servant for the Guthries. William Freeman's father came from New York. Their family
had never been slaves. William's employer was president of a bank in Trenton. William's father worked for him.
William's children in birth order were Mary, Annie, Rosella, and Wilhelmina. Wilhelmina was the youngest child who expired
of a heart attack while singing in the chuch choir.
The growing years were on a farm with orchard fruits. They killed hog in January and had fresh turkey on Thanksgiving.
There was a St. Bernard dog. There were summer stays at a log cabin where they baked biscuits in a fireplace.
There were Uncle Presley, and Aunt Lottie. Cousin Peter Pannel lived on Jackson Street He worked as a gardner.
The Taylor Pine House across the Lincoln Highway in now the Governor's mansion for the State of New Jersey.