Freestone County, Texas Obituaries [Submitted by Linda Mullen. This is Phoebe Devilla (Dowdy) Claridge b 18 Mar 1824, d Feb 1888; buried Mt. Zion Cemetery; m 14 Jan 1840 to James Claridge in Shelby Co., Illinois.] Fairfield Recorder - Feb. 10, 1888 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE - Mrs. Claridge, an old lady, and mother of Mr. D.H. Claridge living about 9 miles southeast of Fairfield died last Sunday.  She had been a resident of the county many years.