Left to Right:
Front Row, kneeling: Eldon PECK (?), Gilbert BATES,
Clarence CRAGGS, Eldon LEACH, Chester BARE, Henry CHISM, William WOODS
Middle Row: Ina DAINS, Martha BATES, Gertie BARE,
Beatrice BATES, Lena BARE, Esther LEACH, Myrtle BARE, Floyd CHISM, Frank
CHISM
Back Row: Harry WOODS, Clem WEISE, Susie WEISE, Laura
ELDRED (teacher), May BARE, Letha LEACH, Louis LEACH, Wright WOODS
Contributed by Dorothy Shannon, all rights reserved.
Nov 1920
3rd Grade
Teacher: Miss Ruth Niells
Nov 1920
6th Grade
Teacher: Mrs. Vera VanDoren
May 1930
3rd Grade
Teacher: Mrs. Wilma Downing
Contributed by David Richard
Contributed by Annette Miner
Bott School may have been located across the border of Brighton Township, in Madison County.
Contributed by Rebecca Moore
Catalogue of City School No. 3 Carlinville
In the Winter Session of 1858-9
Rev. L. S. Williams, Principal
Miss Harriet A. Whitaker, Assistant in Grammar
Department
Miss Flora F. Andrews & Miss Maria Fishback, Teachers in the
Intermediate and Primary Departments
Keep this while you live, mark those who die before you,
and let us all meet in that "Better Land far, far away."
Names
marked with + are living and are residents of Carlinville. Those marked
with * are known to be deceased.
Susan Actone +
Mary C. Adams
John D. Allen
William T. Allen
Nancy Anderson
Wm. A. Anderson
A. M. Baird*
Franklin Baird
Margaret Baird
Mary J. Baird
Virginia Baird
Charles Bailey
Theodore Bailey
Robert Bates
Martha Bates*
Andrew J. Bates*
Isabella Bates
Lucy Beattie
John H. Boyd
Thomas H. Boyd
Samuel I. Berry*
Robert Berry
Sam'l M. Berry*
Edward Berry
Kate Berry +
Belle E. Berry*
Henry Bartles
Richard Baker*
Thomas Baker*
Robert Bell
Martha J. Drish*
James Burch
Wm. Bremer
Edgar Brink*
Emily Bacon
Alex M. Boring +
S. Elizabeth Braley
Sarah E. Braley
Elnora Braley
Nancy Burnett
John H. Cherry*
Sarah Cherry
Edward Cherry
Wm. Chapman*
Samuel Chapman
John Conover*
James Clark
Samuel Clark
Thomas Cook *
Thomas Crew
Walter Crew +
James Crew
C. W. Crone
Coll'n J. Cockrell*
H. P. Cockrell
John E. Cockrell*
Wm. Campbell
Susan Davis +
Sarah T. Davis +
Nicholas Dubois
Cath'e M. Dubois
Sarah Doss
Lewis Deasel*
James Denison*
Archy Denison*
Ellen Dugger*
John W. Dugger
Jackson Drennan*
T. A. Ellis
Oliver Fishback
Eliza J. Fletcher
Aleta Fitzgerald (??) *
W. D. Graham*
Mary Grubbs
Wm. S. Grubbs
Catharine Grubbs
Charles Glass
Orville Glass
John Glass*
Isabella Garnett
Eleanor Glesner*
John A. Glesner
T. F. Glesner
Julia Hamilton*
Mary H. Headley
Robert Hankins +
John C. Hankins +
Keturah Hart
Samuel Mills*
Sus'n Halderman*
M'y F. Halderman*
J. B. Halderman*
Mary E. Oldham*
Sarah A. Hicks
John W. Hicks
Sarah Hall
John W. Hall*
James O. Hall*
Sophia Hobson
Jane Hall
Jimmy Hall*
Sarah Hill*
Wm. H. Jordan
John Jones +
Sam'l T. Keller*
Cind'lla C. Keller
Mary C. Keller
Wilbur F. Keller
Aug. Klanenberg*
Anto'e Knabnor +
Wm. C. Logan*
Mary V. Logan*
Sa'h J. Hamilton*
Vivian Logan*
Mal. Lightbo??n
Diana Lentz*
Henrietta Lentz +
Lena Lentz
Far. Steinmeyer
Hannah Mills +
Mary A. Mills
James J. Mead
Ellen Neeley *
Eliz'th A. Palmer +
John M. Palmer*
Amanda Patison
Henry Pollard
Charles Pollard*
Julia Pollard
G. Pocklington +
Sarah Pockl'ton +
P. H. Pentzer*
John Phillips +
Robert Queen
James D. Queen*
Ellen C. Robert'n*
Eli'th Robinson*
David Robinson
Emma Rider
B. F. Ross
Mary A. Smock*
John H. Shibley
Edward Logan*
Antoinette Snow
Hezekiah Short*
John Spoon*
John Shilinglaw
Otto Steinmeyer*
Hy. Younghans
Mary Taggart +
Edward Trover +
John L. Tunnell*
Susan Uhl
James Uhl
Jesse Underkofler*
H. Underkofler
Mary Underkofler
Eliz Underflofler*
Chas W. Vankirk +
Emma Vankirk*
James Vankirk*
James Vanmeter
Jas. Vanarsdale*
Ella Vanarsdale
Mary E. Whitaker
H. B. Whitaker
Edna C. Whitaker
Charles Walker*
Fannie Woods*
William Woods
Soph Woodward*
Emma Welton +
Wm. Stanford
Mary Welton
Ha't Weatherford
Margar't J. Work
William Work*
Edw. Younghans
Mary Younghans
Contributed by Annette Miner
According to an article "School's Out" in the Macoupin Co. Enquirer 6/20/2002, the building in the photo is the Carlinville Free School built on the site of the South school building in 1866, completed 1867. It replaced 3 smaller, earlier schools and was "one of the largest and certainly the most ornate building in town when it was completed." In 1912, the Central building was built just north of it to house the High School. In 1924 the 3rd floor of the Free School building was declared unsafe, and in 1928 the Free School was razed and the South School building that still stands was built on the spot. The cornerstone of the old building was moved to the SW corner of the new building, and the 2-story carved stone main entrance of the old building which originally faced S. Broad was carefully removed and became the south entrance of South School where it can be seen to this day. -- Elisabeth Herndon
My mother, Alice Strait, is in the second row, left to right number 6 (center white dress, white bow). Does anyone know other students in this picture? -- Annette Miner
Contributed by Annette Miner
Row 3 - third from left Alice Strait
Contributed by Annette Miner
Second row from top second from right - Eugene Strait
Contributed by Annette Miner
Bottom row, third from left - Eugene Strait
Boy, 2nd from right, 2nd row from the top, is my uncle, Joseph Liston, who was born Dec 1911 and in 1919 or 1920 would have been 8 or 9 years old and in the 2nd or 3rd grade. -- Marsha Liston Bradshaw
Contributed by Annette Miner
Row 3 from top, far right - Eugene Strait
Originally noted as 1920 or 1921, 3rd or 4th Grade, but the bicycle on the far left looks like the bicycle on the far left of the 1919-1920 7th Grade photo.
Contributed by Annette Miner
Teacher: Miss Arnett
Second row from top, on far left - Alice Strait
Contributed by Annette Miner
Third row from top, third from left, with shoulder-length hair - Alice Strait
Contributed by Annette Miner
I don't know anyone in the picture except my Uncle Eugene Strait, who passed away a year and a half ago, at the age of 89. I do not know where Sunnyside School was, but the Strait family lived on Johnson street, a few blocks from the courthouse (in town center) in 1922 ... moved into that house in 1913, so the Strait children would have attended schools in town. -- Annette Miner, 2004
Contributed by Annette Miner
This photo belonged to my grandfather James R McClain. -- Mike McClain
1 Lucy Wilder, 2 Flora McClain, 3 Bill Flangan, 4 Mimie Are, 5 ??orse Etter, 6
Clara Froun, 7 Myrtel Etter, 8 Viola McClain ?, 9 ? (blank), 10 ? (blank), 11
(blank), 12 Kate Flangan, 13 Dot Wilder, 14 Hattie Costelo, 15 Edda Nemur, 16
Sadde Ba???, 17 Hurber Etter, 18 Harry ??aprt, 19 Dar Grant, 20 ?reter Flangan,
21 Leo Robinson, 22 Joe Bates, 23 John ??larn, 24 Fred Wilder, 25 Holla Neninos,
26 Mag Lows, 27 Minie Souis, 28 (blank), 29 Sam Lous, 30 Jack(?) Mefeid.
Very hard
to read the names. They are written in a child's poor hand writing with little
regard to capitalization. I hope this helps some.
Contributed by Mike McClain
I am not 100% positive, but it sure looks like my father, Andrew Menzie, is the third boy from the left in the front row. The one who is smiling. He was born in 1907 in Gillespie, grew up there and graduated from high school there. I looked up Walter Slaughter in the 1920 census on Ancestry and saw that he was born in 1907 also. So that makes it very likely. Thanks for taking an interest. -- Margaret Menzie Teague
Contributed by David Richards, son of Roy Richard and Barbara Slaughter Richard, grandson of Walter Slaughter (pictured in front row, second from the right) and Leta Vaughn Smith of Gillespie, great-grandson of George Slaughter and Alice Voyles Slaughter of Gillespie.
In the front row, the third
little girl from the right side with the dark hair, is my mother Rena Jenkins.
Rena's brother, Ira jenkins, is the blond boy standing next to the teacher. The
teacher is Miss O'Neil. -- Wanda Mayernick Bober
Contributed by Wanda
Mayernick Bober
1 Stanley MILLER, 2 Janice
SHEARBURN, 3 Eileen MILLER, 4 Patsy GARST, 5 Barbara BARNETT, 6 Violet POST, 7
Robert SMITH, 8 Dickie ENLGAND, 9 Ida Faye CLEVENGER, 10 Georgia NATION, 11
Loretta SMITH, 12 Corrine CHERRY, 13 Helen KATZENMEIER, 14 Clella ENGLAND, 15
Mary DOHM (Teacher), 16 Norman LAIR, 17 Reed WOOLEY, 18 Harold SWEET, 19 Edwin
MILLER, 20 Freddie GARST
Contributed by Emily Crump Jones
Front row, left to right:
Rosse HARLAN,
Georgia DONALDSON,
Edythe COVERDILL,
Jessie SHAFER,
Elizabeth ECCLES
(Valedictorian),
Harry DECK (Class Secretary).
Back row, left to
right:
Professor COFFIELD,
Lois Irene GATES [TROVER] (Salutatorian and Vice
President),
Jim BRISTOW (Class President),
Professor MCEIHENNY,
Wesley
RUTHERFORD,
Nettie SHOWALTER,
Professor MACK.
"My grandmother, Lois GATES TROVER, was the Salutatorian of this Class of 1905, Girard High School. I have her diploma and it appears to be on sheepskin. She gave the 1905 class picture to me before she died." -- M. Trover
Contributed by M. Trover
The Class flower: Lily of the
Valley
Motto: Ad Astra Per Aspera
Program
Overature: by the
Girard Orchestra
March: Mrs. Albert Lutkemeyer
Invocation: Rev. A. H.
Harnly
Quartet: "We Rock Away", Blackburn College Quartet *
Salutatory:
Purpose in Life, by Lois Gates
Oration: The Passing of the Red Man, by Rosse
Harlan
Quartet: "A Man of Thessaly", Blackburn College Quartet
Oration: Be
Master of Your Own Situation, by Edythe Coverdill
Vocal Solo: "When the
Convent Bells Were Ringing", sung by James Bristow
Oration: True Greatness,
by Harry Deck
Quartet: "Farmer Slow", Blackburn College Quartet
Oration:
To Juniors, by Nettie Showalter
Oration: To Seniors, by Charles Dix
Instrumental Music: Girard Orchestra
Oration: Punctuality, by Georgia
Donaldson
Recitation: selections, by Jessie Shafer
Quartet: "Goblins",
Blackburn College
Quartet Oration: Rise & Fall of Nations, by Wesley
Rutherford
Oration & Valedictorian: On the Ruins of the Past, Blooms the
Perfect Rose at Last, by Elizabeth Eccles
Quartet: "Cause I'd Nothing Else to
Do", Blackburn College Quartet
Address: Supt. Heywood Coffield
Presentation of Diplomas: C. H. Metcalf, President of the Board
Quartet:
"Good Night", Blackburn College Quartet
Benediction: Rev. Windbigler
Gillespie - Grimes school pupils and their teacher, November 27, 1894. The
students are not identified, but the teacher was Miss Lora Stokes, now Wheeler,
who was 95 years of age last November, and is now a patient Lakeview Nursing
HOme, Carlinville. Granville Wheeler of Gillespie is a son of the former
teacher.
1 Aunt Edith, 2 Aunt Olive, 3 Aunt Lelia (mama's sister), 4
Uncle Walter Voyles (mama's brother)
"My great grandmother was Lora Rachel Stokes Wheeler - the
teacher in the picture.
"Grimes School picture was taken November 27,
1894. This picture and newspaper article belonged to my grandmother, Rita
Wheeler McDermott.
"Lora Rachel Stokes Wheeler was born 9 Nov 1875 in Hettick,
Macoupin County, and died 9 Jan 1973 in Carlinville, Macoupin County. The
newspaper article says she is 95. So I think it is from a Gillespie newspaper
around 1971/1972."
-- Kathie Marabella
1900 Federal Census
for the Walter and Lilia Voyles in the
newspaper article.
Name: Walter Vogles
Age: 11
Birth Date: Jun 1888
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1900: Gillespie, Macoupin, Illinois
[Macoupin]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Richard Vogles
Father's Birthplace:
Illinois
Mother's Name: Margrette Vogles
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Occupation:
Household Members:
Name Age
Richard Vogles 56
Margrette Vogles 52
Lelie Vogles 15
Walter Vogles 11
Jessie Morrisen 12
Eva Morrisen 10
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Gillespie,
Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 324; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL
microfilm: 1240324.
1900 Federal Census
for the Edith and Olive Person listed in picture. (The
name is not Reassin nor Leason.)
Name: Edith Reassin
[Edith Leason]
Age: 15
Birth Date: Dec 1885
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1900: Gillespie, Macoupin, Illinois
[Macoupin]
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: James Reassin
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Name:
Susa Reassin
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Occupation:
Household
Members:
Name Age
James Reassin 53
Susa Reassin 51
Jessie Reassin
19
Edith Reassin 15
Olive R Pearsen 12
Source Citation: Year: 1900;
Census Place: Gillespie, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 324; Page: 10B; Enumeration
District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1240324.
This
photo belonged to my great grandmother, Orah Clevenger Kinney. I don’t know all
the names of the people in this photo, but the girl with the ink mark on her
shoulder (2nd row middle) is Orah Clevenger Kinney and the boy with the ink mark
on his shoulder is her husband, Earl Kinney. I suspect the girl to the left of
Orah was her sister Opal (or Opel) Clevenger Reynolds, who was just 2 years
older than Orah, but I don’t know that for certain. -- April Wood, 2018 Apr 26
Contributed by April Wood
Left to Right, Top to Bottom: Reba Clark, Vera Stanton, Ruth Kinney,
Leroy Mullens, Mary Baker, John Stratton, Anastasia Reznicek, Lee
Sonneborn, Faye Rands, Wayne Stottler, Mr. H. E. Clay (Coach), Miss
Dorothy Allen (Fac.), Mr. Albert Reeder (Supt.)
This was my
grandmother’s. She is top middle, Ruth Kinney (married name Hughes). --
April Wood, 2018 Apr 26
Contributed by April Wood
My Grandmother and her sibs were reported to have attended Immanuel Luthern
Church School [possibly could be Zion, too], and this is supposedly a photo of
one of them in the 2nd Grade. Assuming that the kids would be 7 - 8 years old in
the 2nd Grade ?, then this photo would be between about 1896 - 1911.
My
Grandmother [Marie] told me that as the oldest, she rode a horse to school with
a couple of the younger kids along the back. The horse was tied out during
school and after school, they rode the horse back home [Cahokia Twp in 1900, Mt.
Olive Twp in 1910 - possibly Carlsburg]. Marie had left the area by 1908, but
still was given photos taken later than that. I suspect that she is not in the
photo but maybe one of the younger children. -- Sharon Buethner
The
children and their birthdates are:
Maria [Mary] Schultz, 1888
Bill
[William] Schultz, 1893
Mate [Mae] Hillmann, 1895
Theresia [Tracy]
Hillmann, 1897
Walter Hillmann, 1900
John Hillmann, 1903
Contributed by Sharon Buethner
2nd Row, 7th from left: Elmer Walter DWORSACK (1901-1983)
In 1912, students at Mount Olive School, District 60 just
south of Palmyra [not in the town of Mount Olive], were
first row, Virgil Tummengly, Ralph Robinson, Willie Best,
Roy Robinson;
second row, Vern Stewart, Norman Tummengly, Vivian Standifer
(Cox), Ruby Best (Weller);
third row, Earl Pratt, Chet Tummengly, Eva Stewart
(England), Blanche Lowe or Lows (Stanton), Hazel Robinson (Whittaker), Mable
Pratt (Quarton), Doshle Angelo;
fourth row, William Pratt, Art Best, Russell
Ross, Letha Pratt (Austwick), Ruth Brown, Loy Whitaker, Earl Best and Paul Best.
The teacher was Elsie Baptist (Photo loaned by W. G. Best of Palmyra)
Contributed by Mary McKenzie
Boston Chapel School
Nilwood Elementary School
Built 1927, closed in the 1970's, torn down in 2013
Nilwood High School
Old Cherry Grove School
New Cherry Grove School
South Standard City School
Contributed by Gloria Frazier
The only student I know is my uncle, Edward John Ratz, Jr. He is seated in the
first row, 2nd from left, again wearing overalls. He's resting his face on his
hand. I'd love to find out if someone can put names to the many other faces,
please! -- Cheryl Ratz Gross
Contributed by Cheryl Ratz Gross
The new Pleasant Hill school, complete with a full basement, was built in 1922 and the first class moved in during the spring of 1923. The one room structure was remodeled in 1953 by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Zimmerli who lowered the 14 foot ceiling to eight feet, and partitioned the interior into two bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, living room, hall and bath. (Girard Gazette Staff photo by Martin Jones)
Teacher: Ora Edith Lemarr Fullington
This Raffurty Schoolhouse is located at the corner of Finch Road and Rinaker
Road, Section 6, Polk Township, Macoupin County, Illinois, 2009. Private
property. Picture facing NW. Picture is from Lloyd Konneker.
"Complete
with water pump and storm cellar. I peeked inside. It's pretty rough, but the
blackboards are still there. How long before chalk is just a memory?" – Lloyd
Konneker
"There were two Raffurty schoolhouses in Polk Township. One has
been moved to the Macoupin County Historical Society Grounds. This rural school
house building still standing in section 6 of Polk township at the corner of
Rinaker road and Finch road was the Raffurty School District 91. It was the
first school district organized in Polk township. A part of the district was
also in Chesterfield, Bird and Western Mound townships. The old school house is
on the James Wheeler farm and had been in miscellaneous use as a farm storage
building following the closing of all rural school districts during the
consolidation of the rural schools in 1948." -- Jim Frank
The old school
house building standing there [Rinaker road and Finch road] now is the newer
Raffurty school house built to replace the old school house. When the new
building was erected, the old school building was moved to the Charles
Barnstable farm and used as a chicken house. It is this building that was
donated by Mrs. Charles Barnstable and moved into the Historical Society grounds
in Carlinville and restored. Raffurty School District was known as the Union
School District until 1913 when the named was changed to Raffurty, named after
the owner of the farm where the school was located. At that time there were four
other schools in Macoupin county by the name of Union, thus the reason these
school named Union were changed. The yearly school reports turned in to the
County Superintendent of Schools by the teacher teaching at the school each
particular year spell Raffurty with the ur instead of er. Interesting!"
"Chesterfield Items. Union School House in the neighborhood of James Rafferty's
has been enlarged, newly covered, repainted and renovated generally and is now a
credit to the district." -- The Macoupin County Enquirer, November 4, 1869.
Contributed by Sue Raffurty McMurry
"The spelling of Rafferty/Raffurty is
incidental … all the same family. The only branch of the family that used the
Raffurty spelling is my line - from James Raffurty - his father & brothers,
nephews, etc. spelled it with the "er". My James Raffurty changed his because 3
James Rafferty's received mail at the same PO." – Sue McMurry
Left to Right -
Back row: Edward John Ratz Jr. (my uncle - in overalls),
Russell Lockyer, Warner Braun, Ron Breitwiser, Allen Kahl.
Middle row:
Stanley Smith, Wilbur Kahl, Milan Kahl, Neal Christopher, Ives LeBorne.
Front row: Nell Gaspard (teacher), Mary LeBorne, Alberta Lyles, Anna Weiss.
Contributed by Cheryl Ratz Gross
Smalleytown School was built on Andrew Smalley's land, Section 3 of Bunker Hill Township, and located on the north side of Miles Station Road, about a mile off Rt 159. Andrew came from Somerset County, New Jersey. Andrew's daughter, Frances, was the first teacher at Smalleytown School.
Back Row, left to right: E. Paulick, R. Sanders, H. Weise, J. Hastings, B.
Bozarth, H. Miller
Girls Standing, left to right: Teacher Miss Westermeier,
A. Spence, Mildred Ott, D. Basso, M. Smith, E. Mull, E. Sievers, J. Finnegan
Girls Seated, left to right: A. Jones, Dorothy Emilie Panhorst ( born 2 Aug
1901, Staunton IL, died 29 Dec 1961 St Louis MO), B. King, H. Rollands
Boys
Seated, left to right: J. Kotzman, A. Gerlt, T. Walsher, John William "Jack"
Panhorst (born 2 Aug 1901 Staunton IL, died 18 Sep 1967 Indianapolis IN), H. O.
Linton
Absent: Clarbell Patterson
Contributed by John Panhorst
Union School, on Harmony Church Road, closed in the 1940s.
Top row, 6th from left: Joseph Francis Cinotto (from grandson Pete Cinotto)
3rd row from bottom, 5th from left: Earl "Bulldog" Graham
2nd row, far right: Coach Sam England
Contributed by Debbie Stalego
Pictured from Left to Right -
1st Row:
Dorothea McGlothlin, Charles Stalega,
Margaret Vietti, John Parks, Mary Betts, Clarence Clark, Clarence Boyle, James
Bradley, Joseph (Francis) Cinotto, Velma Novotny, William Vivian, Mary Klein,
Arline Smithson.
2nd Row:
Okal Wrightsman, Miriam Brubaker
(Secretary), James Clark, Lucille Burgess, Clifford Hunter, Mamie Jones, LaRue
Andrews (Vice-President), George Trojack, Lauretta Tobin, Herbert Malsbury, Nina
Scofield, Elmer Riva, Doris Davidson, Earl Ritchie.
3rd Row:
Edvige
Calsoni, Harold Vivian, Earl Graham, Hazel Haines (Treasurer), Anton Borella,
Bernice Williams, Andrew Hunter, Doreen Bailey, Thomas Mellish, Dorothy Schien,
Eldon Rutherford, Genevieve Smithson, Howard Dodd, Mary Baruzzini.
4th
Row:
Archie Wilson, Wilma Long, Charles Bolton, Norma Baumgartner, Clyde
Friend, Virginia Linkinholder, James Murphy (President), Enid Alderson, Charles
Cowdrey, Thelma Harshbarger, Morrell Jacoby, Ethel Hammer, R.M. Alderson.
5th Row:
Dwight Branham, Alice Fletcher, Houston Lay, Fern Way (class
Sponsor), O. T. Marston (Principal), Atili Chiti (Class Sponsor), Maurice Snell,
Mervin Guthrie, Margaret McCready.
Contributed by Debbie Stalego
Western Mound Schoolhouse
Some called it Ireland.
Tom Fitzgerald on porch.
Contributed by Gloria Frazier
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