Freestone County, Texas
Communities 


Cedar Community

The Cedar community was located near Donie in the southeastern part of 
the county.  The Cedar community is located near the modern Farm Road 80 
running between Donie and Teague.  The area is drained by Cedar Creek. Cedar
was located near the old communities of Beene, Salem, and Freestone.
Cedar was located about six miles from Teague.

The Cedar Church was organized in 1902 with A.B. Tedder as its first pastor.  
Other pastors at the church were H.L. McKissack for 16 years, W. M. Barger for 
31 years and O.D. Christian.  

Cedar School appears on a 1918 map.  The Cedar School in 1923 has Richard Bray 
and Miss Pearl Bottoms as teachers.  Other teachers at the school were Dora Porter, 
Myttie Oakes Martin, Stella Clark, Virda Biggs, Miss Garland, Era Wolf, Mable Cope, 
Hildred Williams, E.J. Christian, Ethel West, Lelia Easterling, Mary Womack, H.O. 
Aman, and Lera Seely Penrod.  Ruth Senter and Ruby Beene Day were the last teachers.  
Cedar School closed in 1936 and consolidated with Freestone school.  


Known Past Residents:
Bottoms, Pearl
Bray, Richard
Prouty, E. M.
Prouty, Ruby Dell
Sartor, Andrew Gilbert and Rosie Emaline (Gray)
Tedder, A. B.