History Book

 

A History of
Freestone
County
~
Its Communities
~
Its People

Phase One

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FCGS
PO Box 14
Fairfield, TX 75840

History Book

Freestone County Genealogical Society is pleased to present this book for your pleasure.  It contains information, from three types of sources, about Freestone County, its communities and its people.

Section A
Articles written by people who care about rhese old communities and therefore have studied them as well a their citizens.

Section B
Excerpts from the
Fairfield Recorder
All extant copies of the Fairfield Recorder have been microfilmed.  Some issues of the publication no longer exist and were not microfilmed.  Of those that have been microfilmed, FCGS volunteers have transcribed excerpts from 1876 through 1886.

Section C
Article about Freestone County, written in 1892 containing a very methodical and detailed history of our county.  Volunteers have transcribed a portion of this wonderful information to include in this Phase.

States and counties mentioned in the book:

Counties in Texas: Other states and counties:
   
Anderson, Angelina, Bell, Bosque, Brazos,
Burleson, Callahan, Cass, Cherokee, Collin, Comanche, Coryell, Dallas, Edwards, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Freestone, Greer, Harrison, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Houston, Jack, Johnson, Jones, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Madison, McCulloch, McLennan, Milam, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Panola, Polk, Red River, Robertson, Runnells, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Tarrant, Taylor, Trinity, Washington, and Williamson		 Alabama - Blount, Butler, Lauderdale,
     Lowndes, Monroe and Wilcox
Arkansas - Navada
Georgia - Elbert, Green, Jackson, Madison,
          Stewart, and Troupe
Mississippi - Hinds and Rankin
Missouri - Boone
Tennessee - Lauderdale, Giles and Hardin

Comments about A History of Freestone County - Its Communities - Its People

Sheriff Ralph Billings: "...Your efforts fill in the gaps that very often exist in standard histories.  We so often only have the opportunity to read the history of the greatest soldier, the greatest battle, the wealthiest family, etc., forgetting that the vast majority of our history was made by common people in an every-day, wearisome existence... your collection of articles, we can now accurately paint a picture in our mind of everyday life for the average person in this day and time ... these were the true "happenings" to our ancestors of this time."

Fred & Patsy Neale are Chairman and Secretary of the Freestone County Historical Commission.
They wrote:"...We are very impressed with the organization and layout of the material.  The index was extensive and useful; however, the reader shouldn't skip browsing the easy to read text.
A researcher of a family member and even if one didn't know the participants, the newspaper excerpts give the reader insights into life in Freestone County at that time.
We particularly enjoyed reading about the many communities in the area.  In fact, we went on a little field trip to search for a site we where interested in."