Freestone County, Texas
COUCHMAN CEMETERY (African American)

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Background:  This was the cemetery for the ghost town of a Africian American
community that once was here.  Couchman was the birthplace of "Blind" Lemon
Jefferson.  Couchman once had a school and post office.

Directions: Take Highway 27 east of Wortham to F.M. 246.  Go northeast about 3
to 4 miles to an "S" curve just west of Cedar Creek.  This small cemetery is
about 200 feet to the right side of the road on Rudy Miller land.  There are
about 12 marked graves.  Five have legible tombstones.

Oldest Marked Grave: Oct 7, 1853
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Couchman, B. S.                        Mar 20, 1810 - Oct 7, 1853
Couchman, George                       Aug 22, 1841 - Aug 15, 1876

Powell, Infant Daughter of J.E. & M.J. Jan 30, 1878 - Feb 12, 1879
Powell, Marcus B., son of J.E. & M.J.  Feb 6, 1880 - Sept 16, 1880
Powell, Josephus E.                    Feb 19, 1851 - Feb 16, 1883
   
   [Many possible unmarked graves.]