Freestone County, Texas
Towns


Coutchman 
(very commonly spelled as Couchman without the "T")

Coutchman is a well known Africian-American community located near the 
Navarro County line about half way between Streetman and Wortham. 
Coutchman is best known for its former resident musician, Blind Lemon 
Jefferson. The area is drained by Cedar Creek that flows into Tehuacana 
Creek.  

The area might be named after an early settler, Benjamin S. Couchman (1810-1853), 
who held a land patent for a parcel of land in Freestone County back at 
its beginnings.  The Anglo-Saxon family name seems to be Couchman, while the
later Africian-American community is referred to as Coutchman.


School:
Coutchman had a school.

Post Office:
Coutchman had a post office between 15 Jan 1894 between 15 Feb 1905.  After 
which the mail went to Wortham.  Most of the time William Taylor Stubbs was the 
postmaster, with the except in 1901 when William C. Bland ran the office.
The September 14, 1894 issue of the Dallas Morning News says "The following 
postoffices have had special service discontinued:  Couchman, Freestone county, 
from Marathon;..."

Cemetery:
Couchman Cemetery


Former Residents:
Bland, William C.

Evans, Annie Lou (Barree) 

Meador, Mary Elizabeth (Stubbs)

Oliver, Minyard 

Spence, Raymond 
Stubbs, William Taylor