Freestone County, Texas
Communities


Old Ghost Towns - Never had a post office:


Prairie View 

  Founded in 1885. Located in the north west part of Freestone County.



School:
Prairie View School
  not listed as a public school in 1887
  not listed as a public school in 1891
  33 pupils in 1892.
  had 14 African American students in 1893-94
    

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Social Organizations:


Businesses:
I. D. Smith & Co. Mill

Known Former Residents:
Brewer, Hogan 
DeBerry, Mr.
Edwards, Charlie 
Folk, Frank 
Gamewell, J.C. 
Lamb, Johnnie 
Lamb, Julia 
McCorkle, Della 
Stubbs, W.T. 
Turner, E.E. 

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PRIMARY SOURCES - 

[Newspaper Research by Linda Mullen: 

The Fairfield Recorder - Jan 8, 1892

PRAIRIE VIEW PENNINGS:  Prairie View was founded in 1885 by the citizens of 
the north west portion of Freestone County.  The prairie is all level and you 
can see for miles were it not for the mesquite population.  We have a country 
store owned by I.W. Smith which saves many trips to Wortham or Mexia which 
are 7 and 13 miles distant.  We have a good school with 33 scholastic 
scholars, with E.E. Turner teaching.
> Mrs. Julia Lamb has been sick
> W.T. Stubbs took advantage of the Christmas excursion and went to Mississippi 
to visit his parents and other relatives.
> Mrs. J.C. Gamewell, an aged lady, is dangerously ill.
> Mr. Frank Folk, who is teaching at Rabbit Hill across the county line, has the 
grippe.
> Mr. Hogan Brewer is taking care of his brother in law's, Mr. Presley, family 
until his returns.


The Fairfield Recorder - Jan. 29, 1892
PRAIRIE VIEW HAPPENINGS:
> Miss Della McCorkle is staying with her brother-in-law, Mr. Artemus Edwards.
> Mrs. W.T. Stubbs has been sick.
> Died at his home Jan. 13, 1892 of pneumonia, Mr. Johnnie Lamb, aged 22 years.  
He was the eldest son of his mother.  He leaves a mother, two sisters and a 
brother to mourn his loss.


The Fairfield Recorder - Feb. 26, 1892
PRAIRIE VIEW HAPPENINGS:
> Mr. DeBerry and family leave for Greer county.
> We are sorry to learn the death of Capt. Peck and Mr. Louis Miller

The Fairfield Recorder - March 11, 1892
PRAIRIE VIEW HAPPENINGS:
> I. D. Smith & Co. have fixed their mill.
> Mr. Charlie Edwards has returned home from Wortham.