Freestone County, Texas
History


News of 1874


Dallas Weekly Herald
February 14, 1874
Page: 1

Texas Items

  MR. JAMES LITTLE, who fought to secure Texas independence, died at Long 
Bottom, Freestone county, on 31st ultimo, aged seventy years.

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Dallas Weekly Herald
July 11, 1874
Page: 2

State Items

  Mr. Bert Johnson, son of the late Colonel Johnson, of Freestone county, first
worthy master of the Texas State grange, died at Tehuacana on the 4th, and was
buried by the patrons of husbandry on the 5th.  Both father and son were devoted
patrons, and their loss will be severely felt in that region, as well as by the 
order in the state generally.

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Dallas Weekly Herald
October 24, 1874
Page: 3

                 Married
  E. P. Graves, Esq., one of our rising young lawyers, was married on Thrusday 
evening, to Miss Julia Gibbs, of Freestone county.  The bridesmaids were Miss
May Jeffries, daughter of Dr. Jeffries, of this city, and Miss Ella Gibbs, of
Huntsville.  The groomsmen were Captain Duncan, of the firm of Messrs. Cummins
& Duncan, and Dr. Allen, of the firm of Allen & Ewing, of this city.