Shadden School

Kinmundy Historical Society

SHADDEN SCHOOL

Omega Township, Marion County, Illinois

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Teachers from SHADDEN SCHOOL – District #86 (Omega twp.)

(1903-04) S.C. Waters ($34.16)

(1908) Libbie Skinner

(1909) Will Cox

(1915-16) Wm. Huser

(1918-19) Ermine Mulvaney

(1920-21) Tince Murphy

(1921-22)

(1922-23) Faye Beard

(1923-24) Mrs. Faye B. Vandeveer

(1924-25)

(1925-26)

(1926-27) Loren V. Middleton

(1927-28)

(1928-29) Loren Middleton

(1929-30)

(1930-31) Loren Middleton

(1931-32) Loren V. Middleton

(1932-33) Loren V. Middleton

(1933-34) Loren V. Middleton

(1934-35) Loren V. Middleton

(1935-36) Orthel S. Tate

(1936-37) Orthel S. Tate

(1937-38) L.V. Middleton

(1938-39) Merle H. Anderson

(1939-40) Merle Anderson

(1940-41) Ula M. Beard

(1941-42) Mrs. Archie Beard

(1942-43) Ula M. Beard

(1943-44) Genelle S. Slagley

(1944-45) Velma Edwards (later became Velma (Edwards) Wilkinson)

(1945-46) Ula M. Beard

(1946-47) Mrs. Ula M. Beard

(1947-48) Mrs. Ula M. Beard

(1948-49) Mrs. Ula Beard

(1949-50) Mrs. Ula Beard

(1950-51) Mrs. Opal Luttrell

(1951-52) Marshall McCarty

(1952-53) Marshall McCarty

(1952-53) No school

(The above information was gathered from "The Kinmundy Express" articles, school photos, the One Room School house Memorial in Salem, IL, and Marion Co. School directories.)

Shadden School – March 10, 1983

This information was furnished by Archie Beard (who attended this school and still lives in the area now), Loren and Vera Middleton (who live in the vicinity also – Loren taught Shadden School several years), and from records of George Cox (he lived on South Broadway where Cantrell Agency is now located at the time of his death, who taught there about 1880 or 1881), and from records of William J. Cox (who taught there in 1909 or 1910.

John Beard deeded the ground to the Directors of District 6 (see Book T, page 578) Oct. 9, 1863. It was filed April 9, 1864. The description was “Begin at the section line in Section 26 4 rd N, thence 10 rd W. making ¼ A.” This was the S.E. corner of NE ¼ SE ¼ Section 26 T3N R4E.

The name probably came from the Shaddens who owned the land to the south and had furnished the land for Shadden Cemetery. The cemetery is nearby.

The earliest teacher we have records of is George Cox. Luther Beard, Archie’s father, always told of going to school on Christmas Day while Mr. Cox was teaching. He had perfect attendance that year. Luther also went to school to Mary Lawson. She was a sister of the late John Lawson, the father of several children still living in this area including Tommy and Fred of Xenia, Illinois, Mary Meador of Iuka, Illinois and Frieda Lawson of Salem, Illinois.

Dick Waters taught when Archie was in first grade. Martha Potter finished that Spring term. Next was Jake Warren who taught 5 months. Lige Crundwell taught that Spring term. Luther Morton followed. The big boys did not get the best of him. He stopped the fun. He cut two big switches and switched one big boy and promised to whip another if he did not sit down. This impressed Archie as a third grader.

Arthur Hiestand, son of Columbus Hiestand, came next. The picture included with this article was taken while Libby Skinner, who was Pete Joines’ mother, was the teacher. William J. Cox, father of Maxine Cox Barksdale, taught Shadden School about 1909 or 1910. Gladys Littrell Morrison furnished a picture of that year. It appeared in the Times Commoner a few months ago.

Millie Long Kelchner and Bert Millican each taught about that time. Archie only went to school one day when Grace Hultz taught. Bill Huser taught during the winter and Archie attended then. This was during the days that older students may have taken seventh and eighth grade two or three times rather than go to high school and it also helped pass those long winter days.

In the later part of the winter while Bessie Nelms Borton was teaching the school caught fire. Several big boys had gone to Crab Apple to skate. Archie climbed the ladder, one built with one upright and cross pieces to step up. The little boys and girls carried water and the fire was extinguished. About a week later the ceiling fell on the stove. Just as the mess was cleaned, Superintendent of Schools Thrasher came.

Maggie Slagley taught in 1920. She became ill, and Eula Middleton Bard completed the term.

Tince Murphy, the teacher in 1920-1921, condemned the old school. His daughter, Dorothy Murphy Spitler, finished his year of teaching.

The new school was built in 1921 in time for the next school year. That old school is still a crib on the Leslie Beard estate.

Loren Middleton began teaching at Shadden in the mid-twenties and taught eleven years, Orthel Tate taught one year, then Loren went back one more year. Pansy Beard Mulvaney went all eight years to Shadden to the same teacher – Loren.

In no order: Merle Anderson, 2 terms. Ula Beard 1948-1950. Ben Millican, Genelle Smith Slagley, Velma Edwards Wilkerson (DFM note: should be “Wilkinson”), and finally Marshall McCarty taught the last two years the one room school were in session.

Loren told of one experience – One of the older boys was running, ran into a tree, and broke his arm. Loren had one of the eighth grade girls take up school and he took the boy home. The boy’s father was in the field and told Loren, “If you think he needs to go to the doctor, you go ahead and take him.” Loren did, and the doctor set the arm. He took the boy home and returned to school to find that the Superintendent of Schools had visited while he was gone. Since everything was going along O.K., Mr. Chance seemed pleased. The boy was back the next day and never missed another day.

Loren listed some directors he remembered – Jim Rogers, Virgil Bartley, Ernest Sander, Gerald Cantrell, Masel Hanks, Francis Beard, and Clyde Mulvaney.

The Bartleys, Linders, and Burketts all had large families, and their children all went to Loren.

He and Vera say it is a pleasure to be remembered by the students who have gone to school to them.

Shadden School House has been converted into a home now. Hugh Coughlin bought the ground (one acre) and then sold it to Jerry Beard – several generations down from the original owner. Jerry and his family are living there now.

(The letter below was submitted to the “Salem Times-Commoner” after the above article was printed):

Editor:

This is concerning your bit of history concerning Shadden School.

There was one of the large families not listed, which attended Shadden School. Mr. Loren Middleton was also their teacher. This was between the years of 1926 and 1937. There were seven or eight of them in the family. They were children of Willie Bryan.

They were a nice bunch of kids. I know. I married one of them and lived with him 40 years until death took him away.

Elsie Bryan, Rt. 3, Salem.

(One Room School Memorial – Archives - Salem, IL)

Year

Names of Trustees (Town 3, Range 4)

Names of Directors at Shadden School (#86)

1915-1916

W.A. Kniseley, T.J. Middleton, W.E. Stevenson;

B.E. Siple – Twp. Treas.

W.L. Luttrell, N.B. Potter, Mrs. Jeanette Wolf

1918-1919

W.A. Knisely – President; W.E. Stevenson – Clerk;

T.J. Middleton; B.E. Siple – Treas.

Leslie Beard, P.A. Wolfe, Oliver Wantland

1920-1921

N.B. Potter – President; T.J. Middleton – Clerk;

W.A. Kniseley; B.E. Siple – Treas.

Oliver Wantland, L.A. Beard, P.A. Wolfe

1922-1923

C.F. Hadden – President; S.J. Mulvaney – Clerk;

N.B. Potter; B.E. Siple – Treas.

F.M. Brasel, W.L. Littrell, C.E. Thompson

1923-1924

N.B. Potter – President; S.J. Mulvaney – Clerk;

C.W. Hadden; B.E. Siple – Treas.

C.E. Thompson, F.M. Beard, L.A. Beard

1926-1927

C.W. Hadden – President; Chas. See – Clerk;

L.V. Middleton; B.E. Siple – Treas.

Earl Herriman, L.A. Beard, P.A. Wolf

1928-1929

Chas. See – President; L.V. Middleton; W.E. Stevenson;

B.E. Siple – Treasurer

N.B. Potter, L.A. Beard, P.A. Wolfe

1930-1931

W.E. Stevenson – President; John Baker, Ray Schooley;

B.E. Siple - Treasurer

V.E. Bartley, N.B. Potter, P.A. Wolfe

1931-1932

W.E. Stevenson, John Baker, Ray Schooley;

B.E. Siple – Treasurer

V.E. Bartley, N.B. Potter, Gerald Cantrell

1932-1933

W.E. Stevenson, Wm. Hadden, Ray Schooley;

B.E. Siple - Treasurer

V.C. Bartley, N.B. Potter, Gerald Cantrell

1933-1934

H.M. Long, L.A. Beard, W.E. Stevenson;

B.E. Siple – Treas.

N.B. Potter, V.C. Bartley, George Beard

1934-1935

H.M. Long, Leslie A. Beard, W.E. Stevenson;

B.E. Siple – Treas.

T. Beard, N.B. Potter, V.E. Bartley

1935-1936

H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard, W.E. Stevenson;

B.E. Siple – Twp. Treas.

F.M. Beard – President; Gerald Cantrell – Clerk;

James Rogers

1936-1937

H.M. Long – President; W.E. Stevenson, Leslie A. Beard;

Originally H.E. Siple but changed to Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treasurer

F.M. Beard – President; Cloyd Bradley – Clerk;

Bruce Eagan

1937-1938

H.M. Long – President; W.E. Stevenson; Leslie A. Beard;

Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas.

Ernest Souder – President; V.E. Bartley – Clerk;

Gerald Cantrell

1938-1939

H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard; S.E. Stevenson;

Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas.

Ernest Souder – President; Virgil Bartley – Clerk;

J.T. Rogers

1939-1940

H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard; W.E. Stevenson;

Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas.

J.T. Rogers – President; L.L. Baker – Clerk;

V.E. Bartley

1940-1941

H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard; W.E. Stevenson;

Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas.

J.T. Rogers – President; Leon Baker – Clerk;

Marshal Beard

1941-1942

H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard; Mancil Cantrell;

Loren V. Middleton – Treas.

Clyde Mulvany – President; Masel Hanks – Clerk;

Leon L. Baker

1942-1943

H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard; Mancil Cantrell;

Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas.

Hollis Mulvaney – President; Leon L. Baker – Clerk;

Masel Hanks

1943-1944

H.M. Long – President; Leslie A. Beard; Mancil Cantrell;

Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas.

Leon Baker – President; Masel Hanks – Clerk;

Raymond Heflin

1944-1945

Leslie A. Beard – President; Mancil E. Cantrell;

Cloyd Bradley; Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas.

Leon Baker – President; Masel Hanks – Clerk;

Raymond Heflin

1945-1946

Mancil E. Cantrell – President; Leslie A. Beard;

Elmer J. Weyhrich; Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas.

Steve Leonard – President; Masel Hanks – Clerk;

Maude Burkett

1946-1947

Mancil E. Cantrell – President; Leslie A. Beard;

Elmer J. Weyhrich; Loren V. Middleton – Twp. Treas.

Herschel Sill – President; Verl Beard – Clerk;

Herman Trinkle

1947-1948

Elmer J. Weyhrich – President; Leslie A. Beard;

Wayne Whitney

Herschel Sills – President; Verl Beard – Clerk;

Herman Trinkle

1948-1949

Elmer J. Weyhrich – President; Leslie A. Beard;

Wayne Whitney; Loren V. Middleton – Treas.

Herschel Sill – President; Verl Beard – Clerk;

Herman Trinkle

1949-1950

Elmer J. Weyhrich – President; Fred G. Mulvaney;

Leslie A. Beard; Loren V. Middleton – Treas.

Hershel Sill – President; Verl Beard – Clerk;

Max Metcalf

1950-1951

Elmer Weyhrich – President; Leslie A. Beard;

Fred G. Mulvaney; Loren V. Middleton – Treas.

Herschel Sill – President; Verl Beard – Clerk;

Max Metcalf

1951-1952

Elmer Weyhrich – President; Leslie A. Beard;

John R. Baker; Loren V. Middleton – Treas.

Hershel Sill – President; Verl Beard – Clerk;

Max Metcalf

(The above information was gathered from Marion County School Directories.)

Shadden School; Omega twp., Marion Co., IL; Libbie Skinner - teacher; 1908

Back row: Harry Potter, Walter Broom, Libbie Skinner - teacher; Olga (Cantrell) Alderson, Margret (Beard) Smith, Grace (Tate) Holman, Maude (Beard) Middleton,

Mancil Cantrell, Eugene Tate, and Edwin Potter

Front row: Willie Beard, Mason Tate, Archie Beard, Verl Beard, Bertha (Wantland) Tarter, Gladys (Littrell) Morrison, Hazel Wantland, Goldie (Tate) Hoskins,

Hannah Broom, Lora (Littrell) Bartley, Ethel (Littrell) Linder, and Minnie (Wantland) Prather.

Shadden School; Omega twp., Marion Co., IL

Shadden School; Omega twp., Marion Co., IL; Will Cox – teacher - 1909

Back row: Mancil Cantrell, Will Cox – teacher

Third row: Minnie Wantland, Bertha Wantland, Harry Potter, Otto Beard, Eugene Tate, Willie Beard, Everett Tate, Mason Tate,

Maude (Beard) Middleton, Gracie (Tate) Holman, Ethel (Littrell) Linder

Second row: Gertie Beard, Bessie Beard, Ruby Beard, Jennie Wantland, Hazel Wantland, Gladys (Littrell) Morrison, Goldie Green,

Edith Beard, Lora (Littrell) Bartley, Archie Beard, Noah Beard, Edwin Potter

Front row: John Beard, George Beard, Verl Beard, Evan Littrell, Basil Cantrell, Floyd Beard

Shadden School; Omega twp., Marion Co., IL; Oct. 15, 1913

Shadden School; Omega twp., Marion Co., IL; Loren V. Middleton – teacher - mid 1930's

Back row: Dorthey Linder, Betty Thompson, Margaret Burkett

Third row: Eddie Bryan, John Linder, Frank Beard, Haley Bryan, Geneva Burkett, Florice Bartley

Middle row: Loren V. Middleton - teacher, Billy Thompson, Opal Mulvaney, Florence Linder, Mary Lou Burkett,

____ Mickels, Pansy Beard, Miner Linder

Front row: Lewis Bryan, Tom Jourdan, Arthur Bryan, Lawrence Linder, Grace Linder, Jeannine Burkett,

Norma Bartley, Viola Jourdan, Mildred Jourdan, Jack Mickels, Lorene Bryan

Shadden School; Omega twp., Marion Co., IL; Velma (Edwards) Wilkinson - teacher; 1944-45

Students:

1. Ula Baker (7th grade)

2. Ola Beard (7th grade)

3. Arlene Hanks (5th grade)

4. Roger Bartley (5th grade)

5. Donald Hanks (4th grade)

6. Laurence Baker (4th grade)

7. Robert Bartley (2nd grade)

8. Delbert Bartley (1st grade)

9. Marie Baker (1st grade)

Shadden School; Omega twp., Marion Co., IL; Boys photo; Velma (Edwards) Wilkinson - teacher; 1944-45

Shadden School; Omega twp., Marion Co., IL; Velma (Edwards) Wilkinson - teacher; 1944-45

Marie Baker (1st), Delbert Bartley (1st), Robert Bartley (2nd), Laurence Baker (4th), Donald Hanks (4th),

Rogert Bartley (5th), Alene Hanks (5th), Ola Beard (7th), Ula Baker (7th)

Velma (Edwards) Wilkinson - teacher

Shadden School; Omega twp., Marion Co., IL; Ula Beard – teacher - 1949-1950

Back row: Ula Beard - teacher, J.W. Cox, Raylene Jones, Nadine Cox, Virginia Cox, Bill Ferguson, Lawrence Baker, Ernie Ferguson

Middle row: Marie Cox, Gracie Jones, Marie Baker, Melba Metcalf, Verla Baker, Jerry Beard, Tommy Cahill

Front row: Frank Metcalf, Norene (or Ruby Jones), Sherman Sills, Ruby Ferguson, Rose Ann Ferguson,

Barbara Burket, John Sills, Timmy Cahill