POSSUM TROT SCHOOL
Omega Township, Marion County, Illinois
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Teachers from POSSUM TROT SCHOOL – District #85 (Omega twp.)
(1894) Mrs. Minnie Siple
(1903-04) Martha J. Potter ($30)
(1904) Nora Meyers
(1915-16) Mrs. Grace Tate Holman
(1918-19) Ula Middleton
(1920-21) Ben Millican
(1921-22)
(1922-23) Earl Vandeveer
(1923-24) No school
(1924-25)
(1925-26)
(1926-27) Mrs. Ula M. Beard
(1927-28)
(1928-29) Sylvian Beard
(1929-30)
(1930-31) none listed
(1931-32) Mrs. Archie Beard
(1932-33) Ben Millican
(1933-34) Ben Millican
(1934-35) Merle Walkington
(1935-36) Loren Middleton
(1936-37) Loren V. Middleton
(1937-38) Mrs. Ula M. Beard
(1938-39) Mabel Foster
(1939-40) Opal Luttrell
(1940-41) Opal Luttrell
(1941-42) No school
(1942-43) No school
(1948-49) Students attended Brown School at the Omega twp. Consolidated-3 district
(The above information was gathered from Marion County School Directories, and the One Room School Memorial in Salem, IL )
|
Year |
Names of Trustees (Town 3, Range 4) |
Names of Directors at Possum Trot School (#85) |
|
1915-1916 |
W.A. Kniseley, T.J. Middleton, W.E. Stevenson; B.E. Siple – Twp. Treas. |
Wm. Beard, Arthur Daniels, E.C. Goodwin |
|
1918-1919 |
W.A. Knisely – President; W.E. Stevenson – Clerk; T.J. Middleton; B.E. Siple – Treas. |
Amos Platt, Wm. M. Beard, Arthur Daniels |
|
1920-1921 |
N.B. Potter – President; T.J. Middleton – Clerk; W.A. Kniseley; B.E. Siple – Treas. |
F.E. Cheeley, J.W. Warren, Claude Fear |
|
1922-1923 |
C.F. Hadden – President; S.J. Mulvaney – Clerk; N.B. Potter; B.E. Siple – Treas. |
Guy Hanks, J.W. Warren, Wayne Schooley |
|
1923-1924 |
N.B. Potter – President; S.J. Mulvaney – Clerk; C.W. Hadden; B.E. Siple – Treas. |
Wayne Schooley, Archie Beard, Wm. M. Beard |
|
1926-1927 |
C.W. Hadden – President; Chas. See – Clerk; L.V. Middleton; B.E. Siple – Treas. |
W.E. Schooley, Archie Beard, Wm. Beard |
|
1928-1929 |
Chas. See – President; L.V. Middleton; W.E. Stevenson; B.E. Siple – Treasurer |
W.E. Schooley, Archie Beard, Wm. M. Beard |
|
1930-1931 |
W.E. Stevenson – President; John Baker, Ray Schooley; B.E. Siple - Treasurer |
W.E. Schooley, Archie Beard, Wm. Beard |
|
1931-1932 |
W.E. Stevenson, John Baker, Ray Schooley, B.E. Siple - Treasurer |
W.E. Schooley, Walter Jones, Archie Beard |
|
1932-1933 |
W.E. Stevenson, Wm. Hadden, Ray Schooley; B.E. Siple - Treasurer |
Walter Jones, W.E. Schooley, Archie Beard |
|
1933-1934 |
H.M. Long, L.A. Beard, W.E. Stevenson; B.E. Siple – Treas. |
Archie Beard, Walter Jones, Stanley Warren |
|
1934-1935 |
H.M. Long, Leslie A. Beard, W.E. Stevenson; B.E. Siple – Treas. |
Walter Jones, Archie Beard, Stanley Warren |
|
1935-1936 |
H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard, W.E. Stevenson; B.E. Siple – Twp. Treas. |
Walter Jones – President; Stanley Warren – Clerk; Archie Beard |
|
1936-1937 |
H.M. Long – President; W.E. Stevenson, Leslie A. Beard; Originally H.E. Siple but changed to Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treasurer |
Walter Jones – President; Archie Beard – Clerk; Stanley Warren |
|
1937-1938 |
H.M. Long – President; W.E. Stevenson; Leslie A. Beard; Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas. |
Stanley Warren – President; W.E. Schooley – Clerk; Archie Beard |
|
1938-1939 |
H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard; S.E. Stevenson; Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas. |
W.E. Schooley – President; Stanley Warren – Clerk; Archie Beard |
|
1939-1940 |
H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard; W.E. Stevenson; Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas. |
Walter Jones – President; W.E. Schooley – Clerk; Archie Beard |
|
1940-1941 |
H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard; W.E. Stevenson; Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas. |
Archie Beard – President; Walter Jones – Clerk; W.E. Schooley |
|
1941-1942 |
H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard; Mancil Cantrell; Loren V. Middleton – Treas. |
W.E. Schooley – President; Archie Beard – Clerk; Walter Jones |
|
1942-1943 |
H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard; Mancil Cantrell; Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas. |
Walter Jones – President; W.E. Schooley – Clerk; Archie Beard |
|
1943-1944 |
H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard; Mancil Cantrell; Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas. |
Archie Beard – President; W.E. Schooley – Clerk; Walter Jones |
|
1944-1945 |
Leslie A. Beard – President; Mancil E. Cantrell; Cloyd Bradley; Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas. |
Walter Jones – President; W.E. Schooley – Clerk; Archie Beard |
|
1945-1946 |
Mancil E. Cantrell – President; Leslie A. Beard; Elmer J. Weyhrich; Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas. |
Jack Yates – President; W.E. Schooley – Clerk; Archie Beard |
|
1946-1947 |
Mancil E. Cantrell – President; Leslie A. Beard; Elmer J. Weyhrich; Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas. |
Jack Yates – President; W.E. Schooley – Clerk; Archie Beard |
|
1947-1948 |
Elmer J. Weyhrich – President; Leslie A. Beard; Wayne Whitney |
Jack Yates – President; W.E. Schooley – Clerk; Archie Beard |
(The above information was gathered from the Marion County School Directories.)
Possum Trot School; Omega Twp; Marion Co., IL; Mrs. Minnie Siple – teacher; 1894
Back Row: Gertie Decker, Carrie Whitman, Charles Keller, Mrs. Minnie Siple – teacher, Willie Beard, Ella Alderson, Delta Green,
Elrah Keller
Middle Row: Goldie Oglesby, Ettie Decker, Ella (Keller) Jones, Anna (Keller) Shaffer, Esna Alderson, Emma (Cox) Woodward,
Chester Oglesby, Ethel Alderson, Sherman Beard
Front Row: Elva Alderson, Gertie Kitchen, Lizzie Kitchen, Cyrus Alderson, Jimmie Oglesby, Mira Beard, Carl Whitman, Clark Whitman,
Clint Kitchen, Milton Smith, Earl Keller, Willie Smith
Possum Trot School; Omega Twp; Marion Co., IL; Nora Meyers – teacher; 1904
Back Row: Stanley Warren, Charlie Morgan, Dora Runyon, Nora Meyers – teacher, Elva Alderson, Earl Huddlestun, Hallie Warren
Front Row: Tony Runyon, Johnny Beard, Opal Schooley, Ruby Jones, Paul Warren, Lillian Decker, ___________,
Birdie Warren, Loren Decker