West Point School, 1892

WATTS, STEPHENS, POLLEY, RAINS, BENSON, ENGLAND, LOWDER, HOMER, PRICE, KING, MCFARLAND, FERTIG, GUNTER, LINK, HABERMAN, BERRY, EASTER, ZIKE, JARVIS, LANE, GRIFFITH, WORTHINGTON, BARCUS, CHEERS, JOHNSON

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/4/2012 at 00:11:09

Mount Ayr Record News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa

One of the highlights of country school days of yesterday was having the school picture taken. This is the West Point school, which was located 1 1/2 miles north of Benton and 1/2 mile west, as it looked in 1892. The only student still living is circled in the third row, Marion STEPHENS.

Students in the picture are:

FRONT ROW, from left: May Watts, Sarah Watts, Mary Stephens (Polley), Alta Rains (Benson), Maude England, Teresa England.

SECOND ROW, from left: May Lowder (Homer), Alice Watts, Jessie Price, Mary McFarland (King), Minnie Fertig (Gunter), Anna England (Haberman), Laura Stephens (Link), Susan England (Berry).

THIRD ROW, from left: Avery Fertig, Marion Stephens, Jack McFarland, Ray Easter, Ed England, Al Stephens, Melvin White, Etta Fertig (Zike).

FOURTH ROW, from left: Lea Easter, Charles Watts, Jim Rains, Walter Stephens, Curt Price, Belle Fertig (Jarvis), George Rains, Rena Price (Lane).

FIFTH ROW, from left: Daisy England (Griffith), teacher Laura Worthington (King), Emma England (Griffith), Clarence Barcus, Etta Rains (Cheers), Mary Watts, Myrtle Price, and Hattie Fertig (Johnson).

Submission by Ann Wyer, April of 2012

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