Freestone County, Texas
Communities


Old Ghost Towns - Never had a post office:

Lindsey (its older name could be Center Knob)
  Lindsey community - The Lindsey community was southwest of Teague near the old
ghost town of Brewer. The community name of "Lindsey" probably comes from the 
Lindsey families that were in the "Brewer Brevities" columns during 1891. *2* *3* 
*4* *5* These Lindsey families are from the sons of James Owen Lindsey. Lindsey 
beginnings pre-date Teague and its old wooden school would later be a part of 
the Teague ISD when it started in 1907. *1* 
  I speculate that its former name was "Center Knob" because it had 11 pupils in 
1895, then the #55 school name is Lindsey with 37 pupils. 37 pupils is a lot of 
pupils for a start-up school for this time period.  
   
School:
  Lindsey school house #55 - The school house was a wooden square single-story 
structure with a pyramid-shaped peaked roof. The building had a double door with 
a short number of steps with no railing for its entry and a short crawlspace under
the school. *1*  The Lindsey school was school #55 in the county.
  
   the "Center Knob" school (probably same). Had 11 pupils in 1895-1896 (#55)
   "Lindsey" school had 37 pupils in 1896-1897 (#55)
   "Lindsey" school had 25 pupils in 1897-1898 (#55) 
   "Lindsey" school had 19 pupils in 1898-1899 (#55) 
   "Lindsey" school had 15 students in 1899-1900 (#55)   
   "Lindsey" school had 16 students in 1900-1901 (#55). Run by Prof. E. J. Headlee. *9* 
   was not listed on the apportionment and does not seem organized in 1901-1902   
   Was not listed on the apportionment and does not seem organized in 1903-1904   
   "Lindsey" school had 13 students in 1904-1905 (#55) 

   part of the Teague ISD in 1909 - *8*
   
Churches:

Cemeteries in the area:
  old Salem cemetery, south of Mills
  
Social Organizations:
  Literary Society (1907) *6*
  
Businesses:

Known people of Lindsey were:
  Miss Hardin (school teacher in 1909) *8*
  
  Bazel Lee Holland Lindsey 
  Holland Lindsey
  James Green Lindsey and Mary Catherine (Sartor)
  
  Jim Meredith *6* *7*

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SOURCES:
*1* = History of Freestone County, Volume II - page 650

*2* = The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, March 27, 1891 Page: 4 or Page: 6
      Brewer Brevities    
  We are sorry to learn that Mr. Holland Lindsey is in declining health.

*3* = The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, May 15, 1891 Page: 4
    Brewer Brevities - May 8th, 1891
  Quite a sensation was caused on the 8th over the report that B. L. H. Lindsey
had attempted suicide by taking an overdose of laudanum. [10% powdered opium]

*4* = The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, July 17, 1891 Page: 5 
   Mr. J. G. Lindsey and wife, of Brewer, and Messrs. Bill Duncan and Dave Morris
and their families passed through town Tuesday on their return from a protacted
meeting of the Holly Springs Primitive Baptist church in Anderson county.

*5* = The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, June 7, 1895 Page: 5
   Mrs. Lindsey, wife of Mr. J. G. Lindsey, died on last Friday night after an
illness of several months. The deceased came to this country with her husband
and family from north Mississippi soon after the war, and settled in the Brewer
neighborhood, where they have resided ever since. The deceased was 55 years old.
She leaves to mourn her loss an aged husband, several children and other relatives.
Her remains were interred in the old Salem cemetery, south of Mills. The Recorder
tenders sincere sympathy to the bereaved family.

*6* = The Teague Chronicle - May 10, 1907 Page: 8
        Hopewell News - May 4th
   Jim Meredith and family of the Lindsey community visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Meredith Friday and Saturday.
    Misses Viola and Phebe Meredith attended the Literary Society at the Lindsey
school house Saturday night, and report a nice time.

*7* = The Teague Chronicle - Friday, July 12, 1907 Page: 4
  Mr. Jim Meredith and wife of Lindsey community spent Sunday at the home of his
father, Mr. J. W. Meredith.

*8* = The Teague Chronicle - Friday, November 5, 1909 Page: 3
  ...
  On Wednesday afternoon in company with Mr. E. H. Robinson, we visited the Lindsey
school. Here we found Miss Hardin very much interested in her work and the bright
faces of the children bore evidence of interest in their work. We would like to 
see this school moved nearer the center of the school population, repaired, painted,
and furnished with up-to-date furniture and fixtures. This was our first official
visit to this community, but we shall see them oftener and hope to be of the 
greatest service to them in the future.
  ...   
      HULON N. ANDERSON
  
*9* = The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, February 2, 1900 Page: 4 
  We learn that Prof. E. J. Headlee's school at Lindsey school house, will close
tomorrow, but hav[e]n't learned whether he will have a school exhibition or not.
  The school at this place is progressing nicely under the management of Prof.
Griffith, and will close in the near future with a concert.

*10* = The Teague Chronicle - Friday, September 17, 1909 Page: 5 
  ...
  As we can not get in our new buildings all the white children in this Independent
District, except those who live adjacent to the Lindsey School House, will meet
at the old building, which has been put in the best condition possible, where  
they will be taught until the several buildings are ready for occupancy.
  ...