News from Freeport, IllinoisFollowNews from Freeport, IllinoisFollow Top Freeport, Illinois NewsFreeport, Illinois · FreeportErik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,783 - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyThis is the grave of John Schofield. Born in 1831 in Gerry, New York, Schofield grew up the son of a Baptist minister and missionary. The lattermeant a lot of moving around and they ended up in Freeport, Illinois for Schofield’s teenage years. After school, Schofield spent some time surveying land in Wisconsin and then became a school teacher back in Illinois. He really wanted to go to West Point and managed to get in. In his senior year there…See the StoryLatest News StoriesYou've scrolled to the bottom of the feed, there are no more stories.
