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Freestone County, Texas Schools
(Approbations, Students, Schools, Teachers)


List of Schools (pre 1920)

File Name Article School Count Image 1 Image 2 Submitted Submitted by
1886-1887 School List 1886-1887 110 N/A N/A N/A N/A
1887-1888 MISSING 1887-1888 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1888-1889 MISSING 1888-1889 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1889-1890 MISSING 1889-1890 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1890-1891 MISSING 1890-1891 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1891-1892 School List 1891-1892 110 N/A N/A 25 Apr 2023 Nancy Rula
1892-1893 School List 1892-1893 110 + 2 Dist. N/A N/A N/A N/A
1893-1894 MISSING 1893-1894 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1895-1896 School List 1895-1896 106 + 2 Dist. N/A N/A N/A N/A
1896-1897 School List 1896-1897 106 + 3 Dist. N/A N/A N/A N/A
1897-1898 School List 1897-1898 108 + 1 Dist. N/A N/A N/A N/A
1898-1899 School List 1898-1899 113 N/A N/A N/A N/A
1899-1900 School List 1899-1900 112 N/A N/A N/A N/A
1900-1901 School List 1900-1901 113 N/A N/A N/A N/A
1901-1902 School List 1901-1902 121 + 11 Dist. N/A N/A N/A N/A
1902-1903 MISSING 1902-1903 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1903-1904 School List 1903-1904 130 + 13 Dist. N/A N/A N/A N/A
1904-1905 School List 1904-1905 130 + 13 Dist. N/A N/A N/A N/A
1905-1906 School List 1905-1906 131 + 13 Dist. N/A N/A N/A N/A
1906-1907 School List 1906-1907 132 + 17 Dist. N/A N/A N/A N/A
1907 School District Boundaries 1907 35 Districts N/A N/A N/A N/A
1907-1908 School List 1907-1908 40 + 5 Dist. N/A N/A N/A N/A
1908-1909 School List 1908-1909 40 + 5 Dist. N/A N/A N/A N/A
1909-1910 School List 1909-1910 38 + 0 Dist. N/A N/A N/A N/A

List of Schools (1920+)

File Name Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Source
School List 1929-1954 1929 Road Rates 1931 Road Rates 1931 School Rates 1932 School Rates F.C. Museum
School List 1929-1954 1934 School Rates 1935 School Rates 1938 School Rates 1939 School Rates F.C. Museum
School List 1929-1954 1940 School Rates 1941 School Rates 1942 School Rates 1943 School Rates F.C. Museum
School List 1929-1954 1945 School Rates 1946 School Rate Tax Amts 1947 School Rates 1947 School Rate Tax Amts F.C. Museum
School List 1929-1954 1948 School Rate Tax Amts 1950 School Rates 1951 School Rates 1951 School Rate Tax Letter F.C. Museum
School List 1929-1954 1953 School Rates 1953 School Rates (prep) 1954 School Rates 1954 School Rates (prep) F.C. Museum
School List 1929-1954 1955 School Rates Unknown Year School Rates Unknown Year School Rates N/A F.C. Museum


Schools in News

File Name Date Image 1 Image 2 Submitted Submitted by
News of 1859 1859 N/A N/A N/A N/A
News of 1867 1867 N/A N/A N/A N/A
News of 1870 1870 N/A N/A N/A N/A
News of 1872 1872 N/A N/A N/A N/A
News of 1882 1882 N/A N/A N/A N/A
News of 1886 1886 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tacker School House news 1888-1891 N/A N/A 22 Feb 2006 Ann Farnsworth
1892 News 1892 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Teachers' Examining Board of 1898 1898 N/A N/A N/A N/A
News of 1901 1901 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Program for Wortham High School Baccalaureate 22 May 1921 N/A N/A 29 May 2006 Wanda Smith
Wortham High School Graduating Exercises 27 May 1921 N/A N/A 29 May 2006 Wanda Smith
School Building contracting 17 Jun 1921 N/A N/A 24 Sep 2022 Eric Wood
News of 1930 1930 N/A N/A N/A N/A
News of 1932 1932 N/A N/A N/A N/A
News of 1933 1933 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Students/Pupils

File Name Date Image 1 Image 2 Submitted Submitted by
PUPILS/STUDENTS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

School Records

File Name Date Image 1 Image 2 Submitted Submitted by
Cotton Gin Academy 1859-? N/A N/A N/A N/A
Fairfield Female College 1860s to 1880s Picture Article N/A N/A
Fairfield Female College graves
at Fairfield Cemetery 		abt 1865 Picture N/A N/A Linda Mullen
Woodland Academy 1863-? N/A N/A N/A N/A
Butler school started 1864-1866 N/A N/A 06 May 2005 Eric Wood
Visit by FC School Agent 1888 N/A N/A 17 Apr 2005 Eric Wood
Freestone County Schools 1883 N/A N/A 11 Dec 2007 Eric Wood
Freestone County Schools 1891-92 N/A N/A 17 Apr 2005 Hugh D. Whitaker
Petition to change Stewards
Mill school lines 		Feb 1914 Page 1
Request 		Page 2
Acres 		17 Feb 2006 John Young Bonner
Dew School opened 21 Dec 1925 N/A N/A 3 Apr 2006 N/A
Students at Westminster 1925-1929 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wortham High School ca 1920 Picture N/A 5 July 2007 Wanda Smith

Teacher Letters/Contracts

Submitted: Sept 2006 by John Young Bonner
& Eric Wood

Transcription Letter Date Envelope Back Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4
Brewer School contracts Jul 1895 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Susie White To
Oliver Young Bonner 		Jul 16, 1907 N/A N/A Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 N/A
Chas Watson To
Oliver Young Bonner 		Jul 16, 1907 Envelope N/A Page 1 N/A N/A N/A
FJHS Principal Born resigns Jan 1977 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Approbations

File Name Article Image 1 Image 2 Submitted Submitted by
Tom Robinson Bonner 10 Feb 1903 Front Back 16 Mar 2006 Michael Edd Bonner
Bettie Bonner 2 Feb 1903 Front Back 16 Mar 2006 John Young
Bonner, Jr.
Joell Bonner 13 Feb 1903 Front Back 16 Mar 2006 John Young
Bonner, Jr.
John Lee Bonner 2 Jan 1903 Front Back 16 Mar 2006 John Young
Bonner, Jr.
John Lee Bonner 12 Feb 1903 Front Back 16 Mar 2006 John Young
Bonner, Jr.
Certificate of Honor
- Era Hope Bonner 		8 May 1925 Image N/A 16 Mar 2006 John Young Bonner

Superintendents and Trustees

File Name Article Image 1 Image 2 Submitted Submitted by
Wortham ISD
Superintendents and Trustees 		1883-current N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Fairfield ISD
Superintendents and Trustees 		?-current N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
C. V. Reed - Superintendent of Wortham 1918-1929 Photo N/A N/A N/A 5 July 2007 Wanda Smith
Election Officals for
School Board Trustees 		1912 N/A N/A N/A N/A 25 Nov 2021 Eric Wood

School Buildings

File Name Date Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Submitted Submitted by
New school at Fairfield, TX 1903 Photo N/A N/A N/A 25 Feb 2023 Eric Wood
Wortham Public School 1908 Postcard Front Postcard Back N/A N/A 13 Sep 2011 Eric Wood
Wortham High School 1909 Photo Postcard - back N/A N/A

20 Feb 2016

Eric Wood
Wortham High School 1910 Photo Postcard - back N/A N/A

20 Feb 2016

Eric Wood
John H. Reagan School (at Teague) 1911 Postcard Front Postcard Back N/A N/A 1 Apr 2023 Eric Wood
Teague High School 1912 Postcard Front Postcard Back N/A N/A 21 Oct 2011 Eric Wood
Fairfield high school postcard 1938 Postcard - front Postcard - back N/A N/A 7 Sep 2019 Eric Wood

Arts

File Name Date Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Submitted Submitted by
Teague High School
Recital Program 		1913 Recital Program Recital Program Recital Program Recital Program

7 Sep 2022

Eric Wood
Playbill for "Back to the Farm"
(WHS play), May 26 		1921 N/A N/A N/A N/A 29 May 2006 Wanda Smith
Piano recital, May 30 1921 N/A N/A N/A N/A 29 May 2006 Wanda Smith
Program for Mrs John Munroe's
recital, June 6 		1921 N/A N/A N/A N/A 29 May 2006 Wanda Smith
Fairfield High School
senior class play- "Keep Off the Grass" 		1937 Play - Page 1 Play - Page 2 Play - Page 3 N/A

30 Mar 2023

John Young Bonner