SHANGHAI SCHOOL
Kinmundy Township, Marion County, Illinois
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According to Sue (Hester) Hulsey, the "Shanghai" name came from Shanghai roosters in that area. Henry and Louisa "Lucy" (Stock) Metzger lived in a 2 story Victorian house north of Kinmundy (and south of where the Hulsey home is today). There was a large cottonwood tree on there property as well. Lucy raised exotic birds including peacocks and Shanghai roosters, so the community became known as the "Shanghai" area. The Metzger couple donated the land for the Shanghai Church and Shanghai School too.
Teachers from SHANGHAI SCHOOL – District #22 (Kinmundy twp.)
(According to "The Kinmundy Express" on Oct. 11, 1951, an article was included about the original records of the local school districts, the districts were established in 1872. In the first records available from 1877, it states that in Kinmundy twp., Shanghai School was originally district #2, and was later changed to district #22.)
(Fall 1877) Guilford Warren ((37.50)
(1878) Hamer Stewart ($35)
(1903-04) Florence Crossett ($33.33)
(1908) Bess (Lynch) Hiestand
(1915-16) Alta Jones
March 21, 1918: Jane Walker – teaching at Shanghai.
June 13, 1918: Miss Nelle Diss hired to teach at Shanghai School.
(1918-19) Jessie Fish
(1920-21) Bertha Davis
(1922-23) Ruby Hanna
(1923-24) No school
(1926-27) Evelyn Killie
(1927-28)
(1928-29) Evelyn Killie
(1930-31) Raymond Atkins
(1931-32) Raymond Atkins
(1932-33) Miss Evelyn Killie
(1933-34) Miss Evelyn Killie
(1934-35) Edna Wachholz
(1935-36) Marjorie Keller
(1936-37) Miss Marjorie L. Keller (later Marjorie L. (Keller) Walkington)
(April 29, 1937) The entire school was only 3 pupils. Miss Marjorie KELLER has taught 2 successful terms in this district.
(1937-38) Mrs. Bertha S. Gaston
(Sept. 2, 1937) She will have 2 pupils, 1 a beginner, and the other a 4th grader
(1938-39) Miss Mattie Imboden
(1939-40) W.L. Green
(1940-41) Vivian Ridenour
(1941-42) Miss Dorothy Chase (married Rubin)
(June 26, 1941) Shanghai School is getting a new coat of paint, both interior and exterior,
also have new seats and a piano installed - everything necessary to make it a standard school. Miss Dorothy Chase has been employed to teach the coming term, salary $95.00.
(1942-43) Dorothy Chance Rubin
(1943-44) No School
(1944-45) No School
(1945-46) Mrs. Mary Brasel
(1946-47) Mrs. Mary Brasel
(1947-48) Mrs. Mary Brasel
(1948-49) Mrs. Mary Brasel
(1949-50) No School
Aug. 30, 1951: The Kinmundy Grade School district No. 25 was enlarged considerably yesterday when Miss Margaret West, County Superintendent of Schools, dissolved districts 19 (Young), 21 (Sherman), 22 (Shanghai), and 26 (Meadow Branch).
(The above information was gathered from "The Kinmundy Express" articles, school photos, and Marion County school directories.)
|
Year |
Names of Trustees (Town 4, Range 3) |
Names of Directors at Shanghai School (#22) |
|
1877-1878 |
I.W. Robb, Richard E. Shelton, William R. Hubbard |
G.B. Conant, Phillip Gunn, J.F. Howell |
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1915-1916 |
C.W. Hanna, H.W. See Jr., J.R. Jones; R.C. Robb - Twp. Treas. |
Frank Reese, Charles Diss, J.M. Gray |
|
1918-1919 |
J.R. Jones – President; C.W. Hanna – Clerk; W.H. Gray; R.C. Robb – Treasurer |
J.M. Gray, Chas. Diss, F.M. Reese |
|
1920-1921 |
W.H. Gray – President; J.E. Craig – Clerk; C.W. Hanna; R.C. Robb – Treasurer |
Martin Metzger, Effie Doolen, Abe Owens |
|
1922-1923 |
C.W. Hanna – President; J.E. Craig – Clerk; J.A. Baylis; F.E. Jones – Treasurer |
Mrs. Effie Doolen, E.H. Gray, Abe Owens |
|
1923-1924 |
J.E. Craig – President; J.A. Baylis – Clerk; S. Jones; F.E. Jones – Treasurer |
E.H. Gray, Abe Owens, Effie Doolen |
|
1926-1927 |
J.A. Baylis – President; I.D. Ingram – Clerk; S.W. Jones; F.E. Jones - Treasurer |
E.H. Gray, L.S. Brasel, C.W. Hanna |
|
1928-1929 |
J.E. Craig – President; J.A. Baylis, S.W. Jones, F.E. Jones – Treasurer |
L.S. Brasel, E.H. Gray, C.W. Hanna |
|
1930-1931 |
J.E. Craig – President, J.A. Baylis, S.W. Jones, F.E. Jones - Treasurer |
L.S. Brasel, C.W. Howe, E.H. Gray |
|
1931-1932 |
J.E. Craig, J.A. Baylis, S.W. Jones; F.E. Jones – Treas. |
E.H. Gray, C.W. Hanna, Emil? Meyers |
|
1932-1933 |
S.W. Jones, J.E. Craig, J.A. Baylis; F.E. Jones – Treas. |
E.H. Gray, Bert Bailey, C.W. Hanna |
|
1933-1934 |
S.W. Jones, J.E. Craig, W.F. Harvey; F.E. Jones – Treas. |
E.H. Gray, Bert Bailey, C.W. Hanna |
|
1934-1935 |
S.W. Jones, J.E. Craig, W.F. Harvey, F.E. Jones – Treas. |
Howard Diss, Bert Bailey, Forrest Doolen |
|
1935-1936 |
S.W. Jones – President; J.E. Craig; W.F. Harvey; F.E. Jones – Twp. Treasurer |
Howard Diss – President; Bert Bailey – Clerk; Forrest Doolen |
|
1936-1937 |
S.W. Jones – President; J.E. Craig; W.F. Harvey; F.E. Jones – Twp. Treasurer |
J.H. Diss – President; Bert Bailey – Clerk; Forrest Doolen |
|
1937-1938 |
W.F. Harvey – President; Geo. Cole; Frank Johnson; F.E. Jones – Twp. Treasurer |
Emmitt Gray – President; Howard Diss – Clerk; J.M. Gray |
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1938-1939 |
W.F. Harvey – President; Frank Johnston, Geo. Cole; J. Norris Vallow – Twp. Treas. |
J.M. Gray – President; J.H. Diss – Clerk; E.H. Gray |
|
1939-1940 |
Frank Johnson – President; George Cole, William R. Doolen; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treas. |
J.M. Gray – President; J.H. Diss – Clerk; Tom Cheadle |
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1940-1941 |
Frank Johnson – President; George Cole, W.R. Doolen; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treas. |
T.P. Cheadle – President; Milton Gigar – Clerk; J.H. Diss |
|
1941-1942 |
Frank Johnson – President; W.R. Doolen; J.N. Vallow - Treasurer |
T.P. Cheadle – President, Mrs. Roy Hulsey – Clerk; J.H. Diss |
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1942-1943 |
Frank Johnson – President; W.R. Doolen; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Fern Ballance – President; Tillie Hulsey – Clerk; Jack Diss |
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1943-1944 |
Frank Johnson – President; W.R. Doolen; J. Fletcher Cole; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Fern Ballance – President; Tillie Hulsey – Clerk; Freda Ballance |
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1944-1945 |
Frank Johnson – President; W.R. Doolen; J. Fletcher Cole; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Fern Ballance – President; Tillie Hulsey – Clerk; Freda Ballance |
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1945-1946 |
Frank Johnson – President; Fletcher Cole; G.C. Doolen; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Fern Ballance – President; Tillie Hulsey – Clerk; Frieda Ballance |
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1946-1947 |
Frank Johnson – President; Fletcher Cole; G.C. Doolen; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Fern Ballance – President; Tillie Hulsey – Clerk; Harvey Hanna |
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1947-1948 |
Frank Johnson – President; G.C. Doolen; Dwight Ingram; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Mrs. Fern Ballance – President; Mrs. Tillie Hulsey – Clerk; Harvey Hanna |
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1948-1949 |
Frank Johnson – President; G.C. Doolen; Dwight Ingram; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Mrs. Fern Ballance – President; Dale Ballance – Clerk; Harvey Hanna |
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1949-1950 |
G.C.. Doolen – President; Dwight Ingram; T.A. McCulley; J.N. Vallow – Treasurer |
Mrs. Fern Ballance – President; Dale Ballance – Clerk; Emmitt Gray |
|
1950-1951 |
G.C.. Doolen – President; Dwight Ingram; T.A. McCulley; J.N. Vallow – Treasurer |
Fern Ballance – President; Dale Ballance – Clerk; Tillie Hulsey |
(The above information was gathered from Marion County school directories.)
Shanghai School; Kinmundy twp., Marion Co., IL; Bess (Lynch) Hiestand – teacher; 1908
Back Row: Lula (Diss) Schaufelberger, Mabel (Metzger) Wallweber, Marvin Diss, Nell (Miller) Wilson, Emmett Gray, Beulah Diss
Third Row: Orville Diss, George Miller, Neta (Metzger) Longheinrich, Marge (Miller) Reinhardt, Claude Hanna, Nellie (Diss) Blomberg,
Bess (Lynch) Hiestand - teacher
Second Row: Lowell Diss, Mildred (Doolen) Hanna, Ruby (Hanna) Lee, Ted Miller, Fred Gray, ___________, Lewis Fields
Front Row: J. Howard Diss, William Miller
