Gammill and Cowles Cemeteries

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Posted By: Nancee Seifert (email)
Date: 10/13/2014 at 09:09:46

Subject: RE: Gammill and Cowles Cemeteries (Hamilton Twp)

That big new house just west of Gammill Cemetery is on what was our pasture land when we lived there. Our house was at the foot of the hill. I remember Dad said the barn was built with wooden pegs and square nails used on it and the
house. I had a few but they got lost in one of my 8 moves since then. I looked on the Hamilton twp map and it was/is owned by Ronald Deemer.

The first year I was in the 4th grade and went to Oak Seminary Country School (not Vine Oak - memory lapse)It was approx. 2 mi. +/- one way - Depending on the weather I got taken by car, horse back or wagon behind 2 mules. I had a pony for a while but it was smarter than I was and I landed on my rear more than once. Sometimes in the winter Dad would walk me across the cornfield and we would walk across frozen Little River. Much shorter trip. I remember going by the Cowles cemetery when we walked home by way of the road on nice days.

The second year Boothtown School opened and I attended it for 4 years - during which Lavera Cowles, her sister Blanche Marie Gifford and Miss Ada Phelps were among my teachers. Miss Phelps was approx. 62 and a very independent lady. She boarded with my family one year, another the next year and then set up housekeeping during the week in the school house. Her family came after her on weekends. Talk about being attached to your work.

The stores were open in Pleasanton 2 nights a week on Thursday (?) and Saturday nights. There was a movie in some bldg on those nights in the winter and in a tent in the park in the summer. I remember I won the $25 drawing one night and I was rich!!!!! There were also box suppers, Christmas Plays at school and end of the year picnics for entertainment.

These are my memories and I hope others will add theirs to it.

Mary Cone Stewart 04/30/10