Freestone County, Texas
Communities


[NOTE - There was two Liberty Baptist churches listed in the 1895 Freestone 
  County Association. This is Liberty #1. The other Liberty church was near
  Cotton Gin.]


Liberty


Liberty was located in the SE corner of Freestone County near the Limestone 
County and Anderson County borders.  Nearby places are Butler, Forest Glade, 
and Oakwood. (Oakwood is in Limestone County.)  The area around Liberty is 
drained by Caney Creek that follows directly into the Trinity River. Liberty
was near the old Bonner ferry on the Trinity river.

Like many communities of the times, Liberty had a church building that was used 
by multiple denominations.  In April 1886, it was reported that Liberty was 
lacking a school for the kids and Oakwood was the closest post office.  Later 
in July, they started a school for the children with Judge D. Burlsmith as the 
teacher.

Liberty still appears on maps from 1918.


School:
Libery School 
   (appears in list of Free Public Schools for the County on Jan. 1872)
   in April 1886, without school
   in July 1886, Judge D. Burlsmith taught
   38 students in 1887 under management of Professor J.B.A. Folk
   40 pupils in 1893-94
   eventually consolidated with Oakwood

Church:  
Liberty Church 
  had preaching twice a month in 1886 - Mr. Woods, a Baptist minister on first
  Sunday and Rev. Shappard, a Methodist minister on third Sunday.
  listed in 1895 as Liberty #1 but no further information given.
  eventually moved to Oakwood

Cemeteries:

Social Organizations:

Businesses:
Tippens mill
Shields mill, gin, and farm
wood cutting

Nearby Communities:

[Note- many are considered Forest Glade residents as well]

Known people in Liberty were: 
Bacon, A.
Breshear, Mr.
Burlsmith, Judge D. (schoolmaster)

Dougan, Johnnie

Gill, R. B. "Rube"

Hannon, Grace (schoolmistress)
Holloway, R.
Holloway, T. A.
Holloway, Thomas

Johnson, Bessie

Mayes, R. B. "Bunk"
Mayes, R. M.
Meador, Ophelia
Moody, C. M.

Shields, J. H.
Streety, J. B.

Welch, D. J. (from Ward Prairie)
Whitt, C. C.
Williams, T. J.

Younger, Dr. Henry