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The Second National commenced business in 1882 and has made a wonder- ful record of safe, efficient and profitable banking since that time. It now has a capital of $100,000 and a surplus and undivided profit account of $55,000.
The present officers of the bank are, S. S. Graham, President; W. J. Stew- art, Vice President; M. G. Bulger, Cashier: C. B. Edmiston, Teller.
ITALIAN BANK.
Rosie Poletz, Notary Public and Italian banker is also located in the "Neck," Brownsville, and does a good business in steamship tickets and foreign exchange among his many countrymen. He has been kcated in Brownsville for many years and is quite popular among Americans as well as his own people. He also conducts an extensive fruit business, wholesale and retail. The fruit business is principally conducted or managed by his most estimable wife.
HUNGARIAN BANK.
Peter Rutsek's Hungarian Bank recently established does a good business among the people of that nationality in this section of the county and there are many of them. He is located in the "Neck." It is a branch of a similar banking institution at Uniontown.
SLAVISHI BANK.
J. C. Majerchak caters to the wants of the Slavish people in banking busi- ness and is also agent for various steamship lines. He does a large exchange business as do all the foreign bankers. His bank is located in Postoffice building, Brownsville.
Educational History
FIRST SCHOOLS AND EARLY EDUCATORS-INCONVENIENCES OF OUR FORE- FATHERS IN SECURING AN EDUCATION-BROWNSVILLE SCHOOLS IN OLDEN TIMES-PRESENT SCHOOLS, SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND TEACHERS-LIST OF PUPILS NOW ATTENDING SCHOOLS IN THE THREE TOWNS WITH GROUP PICTURES OF ALL THE ROOMS -- PICTURES OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS AND TEACHERS.
BROWNSVILLE SCHOOLS A CENTURY AGO.
On the spot which is now occupied by the rectory of Christ Church, there stood, about a century ago, a small frame building, erected by subscription as early as 1805 or perhaps even earlier than that, which was the first house in Brownsville erected expressly for school purposes. Previous to this, small schools had been taught in private residences. The earliest of whom we can learn, was a Mr. DeWolf, who seems to have been succeeded by Rev. Wheeler, a Baptist minister. A Mr. Scott also seems to have taught school in Brown- ville about that time. Robert Ayers, James Johnston, a Mr. McConnell, Edward Byrne, Dr. Samuel Chalfant, Joshua Gibbons, and William Y. Roberts were also among the early teachers in Brownsville.
FIRST SCHOOL HOUSES.
The first school house erected for exclusive school purposes under the school law of 1834, was built in 1836. It was located on Church Street near the present Union school building. Another schoolhouse was built on the public grounds on Front Street, opposite the residence of N. B. Bowman. The Town Hall was also used for school purposes as appears by the records.
YOUNG LADIES' SEMINARY.
A Miss Crawford had a Young Ladies' Seminary in the Town Hall about the year 1843. The first Union school building was erected about the breaking out of the war of the rebellion at a cost of over $10,000. G. L. Osborne was the first principal in the new building.
Mrs. Charlotte Smyth conducted a Young Ladies' Seminary in the old stone house once occupied by George Boyd. She commenced in 1866 and continued for about five years.
FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS. FROM 1854 UNTIL 1904
C. W. Wanee W. H. Cooke
I. M. Herrington F. F. Porter
J. V. Gibbons J. S. Carroll
George Yeagles R. V. Ritenour
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PRESENT TEACHERS AND PUPILS.
ROOM No. 1.
TEACHER, MISS JESSIE ROBINSON.
Addis, Lizzie
Hall, Eliza
Addis, Francis
Horkey, Anna
Barish, Charley
Hill, Nelia
Burkhart, Howard
Harrison, Effie
Cross, Jones
lker, Harry
Calleus, Elmer
Iker, Clarence
Crable, Russell
Johnston, Lizzie
Crable, Wallace
Jones, Lizzie
Crable, Wendall
Koon, Flo
Cushenberry, Eddie
Labin, James
Chew, Ray
Luda, Elizabeth
Claybaugh, Louis
Luda, Matilda
Cross, Charlie
Lash, Margaret
Crable, Flo
Meese, Louis
Cline, Agnes
Madera, Bruce
Cunningham, Agatha
McMillan, Cora
Cherry, Pauline
Marchon, Lizzie
Crable, Cassy
Rankin, Cary
Crable, Jane
Rankin, Francis
Davis, Charlie
Stawn, Cathryn
Frank, Chas.
Sekedo, Mary
Fisher, William
Smith, Leuda
Gabler, Harold
Schaffer, Helen
Glover, Harry
Wetzel, Robert
Hicks, Stanley
Watson, Hobart
Hill, Mathew
Wyley, Priscilla Yates, Bert
ROOM No. 2.
TEACHER, MISS NORA CRAFT.
Bennett, Lea
Falcone, Batist
Crable, Audley
Grable, Kennedy
Crable, Orziela
Falcone, Mary Frank, Wendall Fox, Jane
Davis, James
Garrad, Bernard
Davis, David
Glover, Clarence
Duff, James Fredina, Peter
Greaves, Athel Hormell, Graham
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Hyatt, Kathryn Horkey, Velma
Inghram, George
Inghram, Grace Inghram, Pearl
Patterson, Howard Pastorius, Ellen
Jones, Joe Johnston, Andy Jones, Dave Lash, Ellen
Roher, Charlic
Spiker, Elmer
Strawn, Caroline
Smith, Mary
Muler, George
Stannard, Margaret
Muler, John
Swan, Katie
Meese, Lottie
Swan, Martha Vickers, Nellie
ROOM No. 3.
TEACHER, MRS. EFFIE SHAW.
Brashear, Donald
Marchion, John
Crable, Evert
Marchion, Mary
Carmack, Graham
Mardorff, Mary
Chalfant, Alex
Mcese, Helen
Coulter, Carolin
Madera, Helen
Coulter, Margaret
Marks, Wilda
Cullens, Gertie
Pastorious, Mollie
Cox, Grace
Ross, Hazel
Cushenberry, Madeline
Ramage, Dester
Dulualy, Kathryn
Smith, Steven
Gregg, Flint
Smothers, Espy
Fisher, Florence
Stevenson, Martha
Hicks, Acle
Scott, Mary Sinalley, Lillian
Inghram, Anna Joliff, Fallie
Taylor, Nevil Wiley, George
Lynch, Bernard
Wordman, Thos.
Long, Sarah
Wheeler, Charlie
Ledwith, Mary
Whetzel, Edna
Meese, Frank Moorhouse, Eddie
Watson, Helen
ROOM No. 4.
TEACHER, MISS KATE MECHEM .
Baker, Rea Burkhart, Bessie Barish, Ausly
Daugherty, George Dusenberry, Ina Fox, Willie
Meechem, Helen
Marks, Helen
McCoy, Nora Niel, Frank
Herky, Steve
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Mrs. Effie Shaw Nora Craft
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Fox, Sarah Hardwick, Audley Harrison, Russell Honesty, Adam Hibbs, Silvia Hall, Mary Harrison, Elizabeth Iker, Anna Johnston, George
Jones, Dave Jacobs, Kathryn Long, Charlie
Long, Willie Long, Fred Labin, Thomas Linn, Mable Luft, Katie
Meechem, Frank McManus, Leo Meese, Isaac
Mason, Robert
Marshall, Celia McAlleese, Clara
McManus, Theresa Mason, Eleanor Porter, Elizabeth
Richie, Helen Snowdon, Mary
Smalley, Ruth
Sleicker, Dot
Spiker, Anna
Sharratt, Katie
Smothers, Ada
Thomas, Grace
Thomas, William
Whetzel, Claud
Whetzel, Winnie
Whetzel, Nelson
Wheeler, Mary
Watson, Marie
ROOM No. 5.
TEACHER, MISS FLORA MCGINTY.
Ambrose, Temp. Bowman, John
Bca, Jonny Barish, Mary
Bowman, Ella
Curl, Sadie Claggett, Martha Crable, Ellen Fear, Hazel, Greaves, Nora
Johnston, Annie Kennedy, Stanley Kisinger, Lillian Labin, Alex Labin, Richard Ledwith, Margaret Moyers, Karl
Madera, Mary
Roher, Wallace Snowdon, John Smith, Elgia Snowdon, Rosa Trelish, Win. Taylor, Oliver Thomas, Bessie
Murray, James
Tredius, Rosa Underwood, Aquilla
Huston, Smith Hicks, Hettie Hormell, Sara
Underwood, John
Vickers, George Vickers, John
Washington, Lawrence Waugaman, Ezra Williams, Mamic
Williams, Kitty Webb, Bessie Zimmer, Edna
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ROOM No. 6.
TEACHER, MISS ANNA KISINGER.
Baird, Helen Cox, Lillian Chew, Lucy
Inghram, Ruth
Jones, Tommy
Koon, Russell
Cullens, Frank
Kirker, Duncan
Carvell, Frank
Kirker, James
Crable, Rob Campbell, Earl Campbell, Carl Crable, Clara
Mason, Margaret
Meese, Theresa
Mecchem, John
Corey, Beatrice
McAleese, James
Fisher, Mary
Moorhouse, Nelson
Porter, Alice
Gregg, Marie
Paluig, Dale
Grafinger, Blanche
Pastorius, Frank
Hibbs, Margaret
Spiker, Clyde
Hibbs, Genevieve Hick, Howard Inghram, Elta
Whetzel, John
Williams, Russell
ROOM No. 7.
TEACHER, MISS MARGARET FISHBURN.
Baird, Charley
Marshall, Katie
Baker, Nellie
Mardorff, Paul
Claggett, Helen
McMillan, Katie
Cullens, Chella
Porter, Duncan
Chadwick, Mattie
Polety, Thomas
Dawson, Beatrice
Pastorious, Pearl
Fox, George Gribble, Allison
Ross, Fanny Roberts, Blanche
Gabler, Willie
Snyder, Elmer
Hutton, Earl Hyatt, Hazel
Snowdon, Junior Steele, Lawrence
Hawkins, Gertrude
Thomas, Jessie
Kisinger, Arlie Labin, Mathew
Whetzel, Homer Zunier, Bertha
ROOM No. S.
TEACHER, MISS MARY JOHNSON.
Brieker, Olive Bowman, Mary
Breckenridge, John Cherry, Mary
Shaw, Helen
Gabler, Louise
Ledwith, Wm.
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Donaldson, Thomas Gabler, Raymon Gabler, Elsie Garrad, Albert
Long, Mary
Medley, Edith
Mccullough, Charlotte
McAleese, Anna
Gribble, Ina
Meechem, Blanche
Gregg, Aubrey
Power, Elsie
Hibbs, Edith
Stiveson, Bessie
Huston, Holmes
Taylor, Alan Whetzel, Ada
ROOM No. 9.
TEACHER, PROF. C. GREGG LEWELLYN, PRINCIPAL. GRADUATING CLASS.
Coldren, Will
Movers, Goldie
Hawkins, Della Risbeck, Frank
TWO LEAVES FROM A LEDGER.
The following from a ledger of Daniel N. Robinson, shows entries during 1833 and from it some idea can be formed of the princely salaries paid teachers at that date. The entries are self-explanatory: 1835. DR.
To Cash paid Misses Crawford for three Mo. teaching. $60.00
6 4 Mrs. Coulter 30.00
64 = Miss Craven 36.00
44 David Clark 44 64 72.00
W. B. Rose 46
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I. C. Gamble
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D. Clarke Ditto 6.25
Mrs. Coulter 3.25
Misses Crawford 5.38}
Miss Craven 64
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Geo. Hogg & Co. for two Blank Books. .374
Cash remaining in Treasury 38.11
$380.37
1836. April 25. To allowance for disbursing at the rate of ten dollars per year to be computed only for the length of time the School continues for three months, this year. $2.50
Iluston, McCready
Hyatt, Walter
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1835. CR.
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April 25. By cash remaining in Treasury .
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DAN N. ROBINSON, Treasurer, E. E. April 25th, 1836.
BIOGRAPHY OF PRINCIPAL
PROF. C. GREGG LEWELLYN, now the popular and efficient principal of the Brownsville public schools, was born in Masontown, Pennsylvania, June 23, 1874, and is a son of L. E. and Sarah Ellen (Hague) Lewellyn. He received his education in the public schools of his native borough, in the California, Pa., Normal schools and in the Indiana, Pa., Normal, and has followed teach- ing continuously since graduating from the latter institution.
Professor Lewellyn has successfully held the position of principal in the schools of Elco, Granville, West Newton High School, and is now serving a three-year term as principal of the Brownsville schools.
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Excelsior Literary Society
EXCELSIOR LITERARY SOCIETY.
One of the most popular and active literary societies that ever held the boards in this section of the country, was the Excelsior Literary Society that was organized in Brownsville in 1868. Shortly after the society was organized they repaired to the art studio of John Henry Rodgers where W. D. Pratt is now located, and had a group picture taken. For one of these pictures we are indebted to Misses Emeline and Annie Lindy, now Mrs. Welch.
T. Jeff Duncan was principal of the schools at that time and was President of the society. Miss Emeline Lindy was Secretary. They had a large and well selected library for the use of members of the society and met each week in the school building to discuss the leading topics of the day and settle with eloquence and logic, mnooted questions.
The following are the names of the members at the time the above picture was taken, and now :
Row 1. Top reading from left to right: 1, Bennet Moffitt; 2, Roland Nelan (Deceased); 3, Albert Swingler.
Row 2. 1, Miss Celia Patterson: 2, Ed Winn: 3, Jos. Waggoner: 4, Albert Coburn; 5, John Brown; 6, Miss Jennie Adams, now Mrs. Frank Adams.
Row 3. 1, Miss Sadie Huston, now Mrs. Joe Patton; 2, M. C. Mitchell; 3, William Byland; 4, Miss Emeline Lindy: 5, Miss Annie Lindy, now Mrs. Robert Welsh: 6, William Porter (Deceased); 7, Miss Caroline Porter.
Row 4. 1, Charles Crawford: 2, Miss Lizzie Wright, now Mrs. Arthur Swearer; 3, T. Jeff Duncan: 4, Newton Porter; 5, John Wise.
Row 5. 1, Miss Kate Herd, married Robert Graham (Deceased): 2, John Winn: 3, Seaborn Crawford (Deceased): 4, William Weaver (Deceased): 5, James M. Aubrey; 6, Charles Crawford: 7, Miss Mary Huston, now Mrs. John Booth.
Row 6. 1, Miss Carrie Bell: 2, James Bell; 3, Jeremiah Dawson; 4. John Booth; 5 Samuel Crawford: 6, Miss Lizzie Wilkinson.
Row 7. 1, Bowman Shuman; 2, J. D. S. Pringle; 3, Charles Church.
BIOGRAPHY OF PRINCIPAL
PROF. J. F. SNYDER, the present efficient principal of the Bridgeport schools, is a son of I. B. and Mary (McCall) Snyder, and was born in Foxburg, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1872. Shortly after this his parents moved to Cooperstown, Venango County, Pennsylvania, where he attended the public schools and laid the foundation for his future educational work.
After completing the course in the common schools, he took a course in the Clarion County Normal school, graduating from that institution in 1893. He then taught school for several terms and next entered Bucknell University from which he graduated in 1899.
In 1900 Professor Snyder was principal of the Monongahela schools and in 1901 he came to Bridgeport and assumed the duties of the principalship of the schools of this borough which position he has ever since filled with entire satisfaction to the patrons of the schools and honor to himself.
Professor Snyder is a close student and devotes much of his time to re- search. He has also invaded the field of invention and has developed several useful and ingenious mechanical devices.
Bridgeport Schools
For some years after small schools had begun to be taught at irregular intervals in Brownsville, Bridgeport had none, and consequently during that period such of the scholars of the last-named place, as attended school at all, were compelled to cross Dunlap's Creek to do so.
QUAKERS THE PIONEERS IN SCHOOLS.
The first schools of Bridgeport were opened under the auspices of the Friends who lived there, and the earliest teacher of whom any knowledge can be gained at the present day was Joel Oxley, a Quaker, and a man of no little fame as a mathematician, who taught in a building that stood near the site of the Eclipse Mill. Another very early teacher was Eli Haynes. Joshua Gibbons spent fully sixty years of his life in educational employment, teach- ing every year except when serving as county superintendent of schools, which office he filled for four terms of three years each, commencing as the first superintendent of the county under the school law of 1850. Two of his sons, James W. and Henry, are also successful teachers.
FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE.
Not only were the Quakers of Bridgeport the first to open a school in the town, but the fact is also to be recorded that the first building erected here especially as a schoolhouse was built by members of the Society of Friends, on their grounds on Prospect Street. One of the teachers in this old stone house was Eli Haynes, above mentioned.
The earliest reference to a schoolhouse found in the borough records of Bridgeport is under date of Jan 1st, 1815, being mention of the amount to be paid "to Israel Gregg for the expense of purchasing a lot and building a schoolhouse on Second Street, and to procure a deed and have it executed on behalf of the corporation." The schoolhouse here referred to was on the 29th of May, 1823, rented by the Council to John Stump for the term of three months, to be used for teaching a "subscription school," and on the 8th of September in the same year the borough schoolhouse (without doubt the same building referred to above) was rented to Charles VanHook for the term of six months.
March 25, 1824, the schoolroom was rented to James Reynolds for three months; but, on the 21st of April following, he declined using it, and re- signed the privilege which had been granted to him. Three days later, Joel Oxley "requested the privilege of the use of the schoolhouse as a schoolroom for two years from the first day of May next," and on this application "the Burgess was directed to lease the same to Joel Oxley for the above term, reserving the customary privileges of the Council and to the Methodists as a Meetinghouse."
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October 8, 1828, "Major King and James Reynolds applied for the use of the schoolhouse" and the privilege was granted Reynolds.
SCHOOL DIRECTORS APPOINTED UNDER THE LAW OF 1834.
Under the public school law of 1834 the courts of the several counties in the state appointed school directors for cach township district. At the January term of Fayette County Court, in 1835, Caleb Bracken and Joshua Wood were appointed as such officers for Bridgeport. On the 15th of June following the Borough Council took action, ordering a tax of twenty-five cents on the $100, to be levied for the use of public schools, in addition to the tax levied by the county commissioners for that purpose. August 13, 1835, the township of Bridgeport complied with the requirements of the law, and so notified the county treasurer. The amount of money received from the State in that year for school purposes in Bridgeport was $39.78; received from the county of Fayette, $97.56.
SECOND SCHOOLHOUSE.
On the 6th of May, 1837, the Council took into consideration the question "of erecting a building on the west end of the Market House, to answer the double purpose of a Town Hall and School-House for the Borough," and a committee was appointed to act with the school directors in the matter, the Council agreeing to pay $200 toward the erection of the building. The committee contracted (June 6, 1837) with Joel Armstrong to build the hall and schoolhouse and on the 23d of April, 1838, the Council transferred the schoolhouse and lot to the school directors.
THE UNION SCHOOL BUILDING.
In this old building the schools of the borough were taught until they were transferred to the present Union Schoolhouse, which was built in 1852-53, on a lot which was purchased for $400, located on Prospect Street, and being part of the grounds occupied by the old Friends schoolhouse. The cost of the Union Schoolhouse was $2,948.90, and of the furniture and fixtures, $1,150.85; making with the cost of the lot a total of $4,499.75. From No- vember 1854, the old stone schoolhouse was used for the schooling of colored pupils until 1875, when it was demolished and a new brick schoolhouse crected on the same lot.
BRIDGEPORT HAS FIRST GRADED SCHOOLS.
A history of the Three Towns schools would not be complete without special mention of the fact that here were organized the first graded schools west of the Alleghenies, except in Pittsburg and that immediate vicinity, and that grand and efficient teacher, Prof. L. F. Parker,' presided over them.
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The first graded schools of Bridgeport commenced in September, 1853, with Prof. Parker as principal. The move attracted universal attention and no little adverse criticism. Bridgeport was not a large town at that time and there were many who predicted failure. They said that if you get such a large crowd of boys together in one building they would be unmanage- able, and in fact would tear the building down. Their predictions did not prove correct, however, as Prof. Parker held the reins with a steady hand and the result was a grand success. He was backed by such men as the large hearted John Herbertson, the quiet, clear-headed Quaker, Dr. M. O. Jones ; J. M. Carver, who thought much and said little; Mr. Leonard, the hard- working miller down on Dunlap's Creek; Robert Jones, who had time for his paper, for politics and for the school; and many other equally good and true men. Those named were directors, however, and were more closely identi- fied with the establishing of the graded schools.
The assistant teachers in this first graded school also deserve much credit' Among them were Mr. Thos. Page an elderly man who did excellent service; in the more advanced rooms were such young ladies as Miss Jones from Brownsville, as cheery as a sunbeam; Dorrie Jones, who could exhibit the best that was in her pupils; Rebecca Krepps, dignified as a princess, exact and compact in every word and thought; Virginia Morgan of Morgantown, and Mary Jane Henderson, all remembered with honor. There was also Sabina Hopkins, whom the scholars liked so well that they asked the privilege to call her "Bina, " but finally compromised on "Teacher," and Mrs. Parker, who was a universal favorite.
Bridgeport, herself, sent into the upper rooms of this graded school, many pupils who have rose to prominence. Among them may be mentioned, Harry S. Bennett, later and for many years a college professor; John Mason, afterwards a Chicago business man; J. Gibson Wood, later a lawyer in Topeka; William Bennett, two of the Gormleys, Thomas Hopkins, still in business at Iowa Falls, Iowa; Michael Drum, the eloquent orator, and others.
There graduated from the upper room, too, such prominent young ladies as Mary Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Edith Bennett, Emeline Lindy, who shortly afterwards commenced teaching in the Bridgeport schools and continued with unparalleled success for fifty-one years, and finally refused to accept the position any longer. retiring last year. There was also Martha Fuller and a long list of others that can not here be named.
From abroad came such scholars as Boyd Crumrine of Washington County, Thomas H. Wilkinson and Samuel Knox of Brownsville, Emmon Miller and his sister Ruth Anna Miller, the Darlingtons from the south edge of town, Helen Robinson, daughter of Dr. Robinson of Uniontown.
Prof. Parker was urged to run for County Superintendent in 1854 when that office was first established. While he had not been in the State long enough to fill the office having come here from Oberlin, Ohio, the previous September. it was argued that the question could be delayed till he had completed a year's residence in Fayette County, and then get the State Superintendent to appoint him. He accepted the nomination but was
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defcated by Joshua V. Gibbons, who thus became the first county superin- tendent of schools of Fayette county, and who is well remembered by many of the older people of this section and particularly in educational circles.
Prof. Parker is now in Grinnell, Iowa, where he has been ever since he left here in 1856, after holding the position of principal of the Bridgeport graded schools for three years. And while many years have passed since he and his most estimable wife turned their faces toward the setting sun, they are still remembered and honored by many old friends among the hills of the Keystone State.
LIST OF TEACHERS AND PUPILS.
ROOM No. 1.
TEACHER, MISS ANNA WILKINS.
Arnette, Wayne
Honesty, Belle
Acklin, Rubic
Hacket, Mckinley
Adams, Redas
Hutlas, Mary
Ansley, Samuel
Harm , Virginia
Alcorn, Merle
Higinbotham, Colvin
Borsodi, Lizzie
Joliff, George
Borsodi, Andy
Johns, Hugh
Borsodi, Joe
Jones, Carrie
Bowman, Irvin
Johns, Helen
Brown, Irvin
Jeffries, Margaret
Bakewell, John
Jackson, Celia
Cumpson, Caroline
Krieg, Arthur
Cock, Hettie
Larue, Elmer
Crabel, Jane
Lucus, Thomas
Cope, Russell
Lucus, Andrew
Cibrickle, Frank
Manning, Della
Dillon, Catharine
Manning, Ora
Dewar, Clara
Mitchell, Mildred
Davis, Margaret
Milliken, Fredrick
Douglas, Helen
Marinelli, Frank
Daugherty, Olivia
Moffitt, Marjorie
Daugherty, Allen
Moffitt, Durbin
Everly, Nova
McIntosh, William
Florence, Deuayne
Minehart, Willie
Free, Charles Guc, Mary
Orr, Robert Robinson, Harry
Gillon, Sadie
Robinson, Leland
Rickard, Pauline
Rickard, Lenore
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