Arda Leslie “Artie” Freels Smith
Her death certificate names William Freels and Margaret Geasland as her parents.
Maternal line · East Tennessee
The Freels branch
Artie Freels brings us into a family trail of census households, cemetery records, and one newspaper tale that absolutely requires a separate story label.
You reached this family through Artie Freels on Mom’s side.
People & evidence
Where the records lead
William F. “Bill” Freels & Margaret J. Geasland
The working family history connects this couple through vital and census evidence.
Pleasant Miller Freels Sr. & Lucinda Qualls
Young William appears in their 1860 and 1870 households. Pleasant’s own parentage remains unresolved.
Place on the map
Freels Smith Cemetery
The cemetery and the Batley Road area remain central places for the Smith and Freels branches.
Working summary based on the family-history report and the underlying records it describes. Individual original images and full citations will be added as each is reviewed for this site.