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In 1850, the Texas Legislature formed Freestone County from Limestone County. Freestone is a descriptive name referring to the quality of the soil. [10] The county was organized in 1851. Fairfield was designated as the county seat. Of the county's total 1860 population of 6,881, [11] more than half (3,613) were slaves. Freestone County voted ...
On December 11, 1922, George Gay was lynched in Streetman a town that straddles the border of Freestone and Navarro counties in Texas.He allegedly assaulted a young girl. According to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary it was the 60th of 61 lynchings during 1922 in the United St
Paramount Records paid for the return of his body to Texas by train, accompanied by the pianist William Ezell. [26] Jefferson was buried at Wortham Negro Cemetery (later Wortham Black Cemetery) in Wortham, Freestone County, Texas. His grave was unmarked until 1967, when a Texas historical marker was erected in the general area of his plot ...
Fairfield is a city and county seat of Freestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,850 at the 2020 census, [ 4 ] down from 3,094 at the 2000 census. [ 5 ] It was founded in 1851.
Pages in category "Freestone County, Texas" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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Flames After Midnight: Murder, Vengeance and the Desolation of a Texas Community. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292726338. - Total pages: 274 "3 Black Burned by mob in Texas". The Morning Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma: World Pub. Co. May 7, 1922. pp. 1– 74. ISSN 2163-4637. OCLC 12228935 "Kirven, Texas is Quieted".
Freestone was originally called Bond's Prairie, and under the latter name had its start in 1905 when the railroad was extended to that point. [2] A post office called Freestone was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1975.