
Rural School Teachers ~ 1948 - 1953Decatur County, Iowa |
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Eli Hutchinson County Superintendent, Leon, Iowa | ||||
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| 1948-1949 | ||||
| BLOOMINGTON TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Baker | Betty Jean Higday | Kellerton | |
| 2 | Battle Hill | Closed | ||
| 3 | Tuskeego | Closed | ||
| 4 | Center | Pearl Omer | Lamoni | |
| 5 | Wion | Jerrie Lou Throckmorton | Lamoni | |
| 6 | Scott | Closed | ||
| 7 | Zion | Lee Stuart | Kellerton | |
| 8 | Happy Hollow | Closed | ||
| BURRELL TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Jack Oak | Chattie Cottingham | Decatur | |
| 2 | Rauch | Madge Woodard | Decatur | |
| 3 | Terre Haute | Beverly Mc Carl | Decatur | |
| 4 | Valley | Grace Benton | Decatur | |
| 5 | McNeill | Elouise Hembry | Decatur | |
| 6 | Center Hill | Marjorie Baker | Route #3 Leon | |
| 7 | Hill | Glenn Campbell | Leon | |
| 8 | Union Ridge | Oda Mc Kern | Leon | |
| CENTER TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Sunnyside | Thelma Williams | Garden Grove | |
| 2 | S. White Oak | Dorothy Brolin | Leon | |
| 3 | Crown | Evelyn Palmer | Garden Grove | |
| 4 | Franklin | Mary J. Ridgway | Leon | |
| 5 | Pleasant View | Ruth Bunch | Leon | |
| 6 | White Hall | Helen Wheeler | Leon | |
| 7 | N. White Oak | Virginia Bethards | Decatur | |
| EDEN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | East Eden | Irene Parsons | Garden Grove | |
| 2 | West Eden | Phyllis Daniels | Leon | |
| 3 | Welcome | Maureen Leahy | Leon | |
| 4 | High Briar | Closed | ||
| 5 | Hard Scrabble | Margaret Robbins | Davis City | |
| 6 | Eden Center | Closed | ||
| 7 | Brush College | Lola Hullinger | Route #2 Leon | |
| 8 | Buzzard Roost | Corrine Hamaker 1/2 | Route #2 Leon | |
| Mary Johnston 1/2 | ||||
| FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Lone Star | Closed | ||
| 3 | Hollingshead | Roberta Jamison | Weldon | |
| 4 | Pop Corn | Ethel Bunch | c/o L.L. Mallat Van Wert | |
| 5 | Center | Mary Delk | Weldon | |
| 6 | Lillard | Closed | ||
| 7 | Wilson | Closed | ||
| 8 | Fairview | Gretchen Miller | Leon | |
| HAMILTON TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Boothtown | Mrs. Darrell Turpin | Pleasanton | |
| 2 | Vine Oak | Loretta Craig | Pleasanton | |
| 3 | Holden | Malinda Reed | c/o Thomas Smith Pleasanton | |
| 4 | Scott | Darlene Dale | Pleasanton | |
| 6 | Oak Seminary | Lela Clampitt | Pleasanton | |
| 7 | Moffett | Closed | ||
| DAVIS CITY INDEPENDENT | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P | Wilberta Neal | Lamoni | ||
| 1-2 | Helen Post | Davis City | ||
| 3-4 | Cecile Hamilton | Davis City | ||
| 5-6 | Zula Downey | Davis City | ||
| 7-8 | Elizabeth Graham | Pleasanton | ||
| DECATUR INDEPENDENT | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1-2-3-4 | Mrs. LaNelle Buckingham | Leon | ||
| 5-6-7-8 | Letha Bunch | Decatur | ||
| PLEASANTON | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1-2-3 | Mrs. LaVera Cowles | Pleasanton | ||
| 4-5-6-7-8 | Mrs. Marjorie Young | Pleasanton | ||
| HIGH POINT TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Spunkey Ridge | Closed | ||
| 2 | Pleasant Hill | Imogene Reinier | Garden Grove | |
| 3 | Bradney | Pauline C. McDowell | Leon | |
| 4 | High Point | V. Madge Shaw | c/o Walter Barlean Garden Grove | |
| 5 | Reynolds | Closed | ||
| MORGAN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Elm | Marjorie E. Shields | Lineville | |
| 2 | Pioneer | Closed | ||
| 3 | Union | Mrs. Alice Brizendine | Lineville | |
| 4 | Fairview | Closed | ||
| 5 | White Oak | Closed | ||
| 6 | Morgan Center | Bessie Showers | Lineville | |
| WOODLAND TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Riddle | Dwain Bethards | Garden Grove | |
| 2 | Beavers | Closed | ||
| 3 | Scratch Eye | Closed | ||
| 4 | Ireland | Closed | ||
| 5 | South Woodland | Reva Jelsma | Lineville | |
| 6 | Gnat Ridge | Closed | ||
| 7 | Pleasant View | Clara Massey | Lineville | |
| 8 | Charm | Elizabeth Trembly | Route #2 Leon | |
| 9 | Woodland | Josephine Johnson | Route #2 Lineville | |
| DECATUR TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Woodmansee | Helen Warner | c/o Carl Clawson Decatur | |
| 3 | Pleasant Hill | Donald Gramblin | Garden Grove | |
| 4 | Stone | Closed | ||
| 5 | Washington | Closed | ||
| 6 | Wells | Margaret Rauch | c/o Mrs. A.S. Millsap Decatur | |
| 7 | Hickory Grove | Closed | ||
| 8 | Lone Star | Angie Garber | Leon | |
| FAYETTE TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Spurrier | Closed | ||
| 3 | Black | Closed | ||
| 4 | Green | Mildred Thomas | Route #2 Lamoni | |
| 5 | Athens | Closed | ||
| 6 | Brenizer | Closed | ||
| GRAND RIVER TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Jefferson | Closed | ||
| 2 | West Elk | Marjorie Hopkins | c/o Cloyd Trower Grand River | |
| 3 | Centennial | Mary Naylor | Decatur | |
| 4 | Elk Union | Marjorie Foland | Grand River | |
| 5 | East Elk | Joan Lipe | Kellerton | |
| 6 | Center | Closed | ||
| 7 | Diamond | Anna Fitzgerald Van Laar | Grand River | |
| 8 | Welcome | Closed | ||
| LONG CREEK TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Woodard | Irene Schwalbe | Grand River | |
| 3 | Good Hope | Edith Ball | Van Wert | |
| 4 | West | Merna Beers | Decatur | |
| 5 | Round Knoll | Violet Hall | Van Wert | |
| 6 | Hawkeye | Marie Sams | Leon | |
| 7 | Hazel College | Mrs. Reese Lewis | Van Wert | |
| 8 | Elm Grove | Mrs. Clarice Stream | Van Wert | |
| 9 | Spring Valley | Closed | ||
| NEW BUDA TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Stringtown | Closed | ||
| 3 | New Buda | Mabel Akes | c/o Ferd Hildebrand Davis City | |
| 4 | Togo | Closed | ||
| 5 | Bonnett | Margaret Stiles | c/o J.D. Snethen Davis City | |
| 6 | Liberty | Closed | ||
| RICHLAND TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Brick | Cleo Shira | c/o Ray Boles Grand River | |
| 2 | Glenwood | Dorothy O'Grady | Grand River | |
| 3 | Denham | Betty Jean Shields | Grand River | |
| 4 | Daughton | Closed | ||
| 6 | Comstock | Anna Conwell | c/o Harry Foland Grand River | |
| 7 | Foland | Louise Thomas | Grand River | |
| 8 | Westerville | Rosalie Deemer | c/o Kate McGraw Grand River | |
| No Superintendent listed for the following years. | ||||
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| 1949-1950 | ||||
| BLOOMINGTON TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Baker | Mrs. Betty Jean Fugate | Kellerton | |
| 2 | Battle Hill | Closed | ||
| 3 | Tuskeego | Closed | ||
| 4 | Center | Mrs. Sylvia L. Pitkin | RFD 1, Lamoni | |
| 5 | Wion | Mrs. Ruby Peters | c/o Isabelle Wion, Lamoni | |
| 6 | Scott | Closed | ||
| 7 | Zion | Closed | ||
| 8 | Happy Hollow | Closed | ||
| BURRELL TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Jack Oak | Mrs. Marie Millsap | Decatur | |
| 2 | Rauch | Mrs. Madge Woodard | Decatur | |
| 3 | Terre Haute | Miss Maxine White | Lamoni | |
| 4 | Valley | Mrs. May Waddell | Lamoni | |
| 5 | McNeill | Billy Jim Manchester | RFD 1, Davis City | |
| 6 | Center Hill | Miss Margery Baker | RFD 3, Leon | |
| 7 | Hill | Glenn Campbell | RFD 1, Lamoni | |
| 8 | Union Ridge | Miss Edith Chambers | Leon | |
| CENTER TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Sunnyside | Mrs. Marjorie Mitchell | Leon | |
| 2 | S. White Oak | Mrs. Dorothy Brolin | Leon | |
| 3 | Crown | Mrs. Elaine Lyddon | Leon | |
| 4 | Franklin | Miss Mary J. Ridgway | Leon | |
| 5 | Pleasant View | Mrs. Virginia Bethards | Garden Grove | |
| 6 | White Hall | Mrs. Helen Wheeler | RFD 1, Leon | |
| 7 | N. White Oak | Miss Anna Mae Hook | c/o Willis Anderson, Leon | |
| EDEN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | East Eden | Mrs. Irene Parsons | RFD 1, Garden Grove | |
| 2 | West Eden | Mrs. Marjorie Young | Box 51, Leon | |
| 3 | Welcome | Closed | ||
| 4 | High Briar | Closed | ||
| 5 | Hard Scrabble | Mrs. Margaret Robbins | Davis City | |
| 6 | Eden Center | Closed | ||
| 7 | Brush College | Miss Lola Hullinger | RFD 2, Leon | |
| 8 | Buzzard Roost | Mrs. Clara Jones | RFD 3, Leon | |
| FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Lone Star | Closed | ||
| 3 | Hollingshead | Mrs. Clarice Stream | Van Wert | |
| 4 | Pop Corn | Miss Ethel Bunch | c/o L.L. Mallat Van Wert | |
| 5 | Center | Miss Mary Delk | Weldon | |
| 6 | Lillard | Closed | ||
| 7 | Wilson | Closed | ||
| 8 | Fairview | Mrs. Gretchen Miller | Leon | |
| HAMILTON TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Boothtown | Mrs. Mary Johnston | RFD 1, Pleasanton | |
| 2 | Vine Oak | Miss Loretta Craig | Pleasanton | |
| 3 | Holden | Mrs. Mabel Akes | c/o Ellen Linstrom, RFD 3, Leon | |
| 4 | Scott | Mrs. Elizabeth Graham | Pleasanton | |
| 6 | Oak Seminary | Closed | ||
| 7 | Moffett | Closed | ||
| DAVIS CITY INDEPENDENT | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1 | Mrs. Wilberta Neal | Lamoni | ||
| 2-3 | Mrs. Helen Post | Davis City | ||
| 4-5 | Miss Cecile Hamilton | Davis City | ||
| 6/7/8 | Mrs. Zula Downey | Davis City | ||
| 6/7/8 | Mrs. Pauline McDowell | Leon | ||
| DECATUR INDEPENDENT | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1-2-3-4 | Mrs. LaNelle Buckingham | Leon | ||
| 5-6-7-8 | Miss Letha Bunch | c/o Roy Harger, Decatur | ||
| PLEASANTON | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1-2-3 | Mrs. Margaret Turpen | Pleasanton | ||
| 4-5-6-7-8 | Mrs. Jonda Reed | Pleasanton | ||
| HIGH POINT TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Spunkey Ridge | Closed | ||
| 2 | Pleasant Hill | Miss Imogene Reinier | Garden Grove | |
| 3 | Bradney | Mrs. Ruth Kemp | RFD 1, Leon | |
| 4 | High Point | Miss Clara Massey | Lineville | |
| 5 | Reynolds | Closed | ||
| MORGAN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Elm | Mrs. Marjorie Shields | Lineville | |
| 2 | Pioneer | Closed | ||
| 3 | Union | Mrs. Lela Clampitt | Pleasanton | |
| 4 | Fairview | Closed | ||
| 5 | White Oak | Closed | ||
| 6 | Morgan Center | Mrs. Bessie Showers | Lineville | |
| WOODLAND TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Riddle | Dwain Bethards | Garden Grove | |
| 2 | Beavers | Mrs. Josephine Johnson | c/o A.G. Coontz | |
| 3 | Scratch Eye | Closed | ||
| 4 | Ireland | Closed | ||
| 5 | South Woodland | Mrs. Gladys McDowell | Lineville | |
| 6 | Gnat Ridge | Closed | ||
| 7 | Pleasant View | Mrs. Myrtel Wagner | c/o Marvin Johnson, RFD 2, Lineville | |
| 8 | Charm | Mrs. Helen Deemer | RFD 2, Leon | |
| 9 | Woodland | Mrs. Thelma Williams | Garden Grove | |
| DECATUR TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Woodmansee | Miss Helen Warner | c/o Carl Clawson Decatur | |
| 3 | Pleasant Hill | Morgan Jones | Leon | |
| 4 | Stone | Closed | ||
| 5 | Washington | Closed | ||
| 6 | Wells | Mrs. Opal Snethen | Grand River | |
| 7 | Hickory Grove | Closed | ||
| 8 | Lone Star | Mrs. Marie Harden | Decatur | |
| FAYETTE TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Spurrier | Closed | ||
| 3 | Black | Closed | ||
| 4 | Green | Mrs. Mildred Thomas | RFD 2, Lamoni | |
| 5 | Athens | Closed | ||
| 6 | Brenizer | Closed | ||
| GRAND RIVER TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Jefferson | Closed | ||
| 2 | West Elk | Mrs. Joan Powers | Kellerton | |
| 3 | Centennial | Mrs. Mary Naylor | RFD 1, Decatur | |
| 4 | Elk Union | Mrs. Marjorie Foland | Grand River | |
| 5 | East Elk | Miss Beverly McCarl | c/o L.B. Flaggard, RFD 1, Lamoni | |
| 6 | Center | Closed | ||
| 7 | Diamond | Mrs. Anna Van Laar | Grand River | |
| 8 | Welcome | Closed | ||
| LONG CREEK TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Woodard | Mrs. Irene Schwalbe | Grand River | |
| 3 | Good Hope | Miss Edith Ball | Van Wert | |
| 4 | West | Miss Merna Beers | Van Wert | |
| 5 | Round Knoll | Mrs. Violet Hall | RFD 1, Van Wert | |
| 6 | Hawkeye | Miss Anna Conwell | c/o Clyde Watson, Van Wert | |
| 7 | Hazel College | Mrs. Annie Bunch | Van Wert | |
| 8 | Elm Grove | Mrs. Adelaine Chambers | c/o Earl Duff, Van Wert | |
| 9 | Spring Valley | Mrs. Dorothy Lewis | RFD 2, Weldon | |
| NEW BUDA TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Stringtown | Closed | ||
| 3 | New Buda | Miss Chattie Cottingham | Davis City | |
| 4 | Togo | Closed | ||
| 5 | Bonnett | Mrs. Audrey Campbell | Lamoni | |
| 6 | Liberty | Closed | ||
| RICHLAND TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Brick | Mrs. Louese Munyon | Grand River | |
| 2 | Glenwood | Mrs. Dorothy O'Grady | Grand River | |
| 3 | Denham | Mrs. Margaret Stiles | c/o F. D. Conwell, Grand River | |
| 4 | Daughton | Closed | ||
| 6 | Comstock | Mrs. Marjorie Black | Grand River | |
| 7 | Foland | Miss Rosalie Deemer | Grand River | |
| 8 | Westerville | Closed | ||
| 1950-1951 | ||||
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| DAVIS CITY INDEPENDENT | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1 | Mrs. Wilberta Neal | Lamoni | ||
| 2-3 | Mrs. Helen Post | Davis City | ||
| 4-5 | Miss Cecile Hamilton | Davis City | ||
| 6-7 | Mrs. Zula Downey | Davis City | ||
| 8-9 | Mrs. Pauline McDowell | Leon | ||
| DECATUR INDEPENDENT | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1-2-3 | Mrs. LaNelle Buckingham | Leon | ||
| 4-5-6-7-8 | Miss Letha Bunch | c/o Roy Harger, Decatur | ||
| PLEASANTON | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1-2-3-4 | Mrs. Elizabeth Graham | Pleasanton | ||
| 5-6-7-8 | Morgan Jones | Pleasanton | ||
| BLOOMINGTON TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Baker | Mrs. Betty Jean Fugate | Kellerton | |
| 2 | Battle Hill | Closed | ||
| 3 | Tuskeego | Closed | ||
| 4 | Center | Mrs. Sylvia L. Pitkin | RFD 1, Lamoni | |
| 5 | Wion | Mrs. Zelpha Kemmerer | Lamoni | |
| 6 | Scott | Closed | ||
| 7 | Zion | Closed | ||
| 8 | Happy Hollow | Closed | ||
| BURRELL TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Jack Oak | Closed | ||
| 2 | Rauch | Mrs. Madge Woodard | Decatur | |
| 3 | Terre Haute | Miss Maxine White | Lamoni | |
| 4 | Valley | Mrs. Margery Baker | RFD 3, Leon | |
| 5 | McNeil | Mrs. Belle Boswell | Davis City | |
| 6 | Center | Closed | ||
| 7 | Hill | Mrs. Gertie Green | Lamoni | |
| 8 | Union Ridge | Mrs. Marjorie Mitchell | Leon | |
| CENTER TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Sunnyside | Mrs. Ione Smith | Leon | |
| 2 | S. White Oak | Closed | ||
| 3 | Crown | Mrs. Elaine Lyddon | Leon | |
| 4 | Franklin | Miss Mary Jean Ridgway | Leon | |
| 5 | Pleasant View | Mrs. Virginia Bethards | Weldon | |
| 6 | White Hall | Mrs. Helen Wheeler | RFD 1, Leon | |
| 7 | N. White Oak | Miss Edith Chambers | Leon | |
| EDEN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | East Eden | Mrs. Cleo Fulton | Leon | |
| 2 | West Eden | Mrs. Phyllis Daniels | Leon | |
| 3 | Welcome | Closed | ||
| 4 | High Briar | Closed | ||
| 5 | Hard Scrabble | Mrs. Margaret Robbins | Davis City | |
| 6 | Eden Center | Closed | ||
| 7 | Brush College | Miss Lola Hullinger | RFD 2, Leon | |
| 8 | Buzzard Roost | Mrs. Corrine Hamaker | RFD 3, Leon | |
| FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Lone Star | Closed | ||
| 3 | Hollingshead | Mrs. Dorothy Brolin | Leon | |
| 4 | Pop Corn | Miss Ethel Bunch | Leon | |
| (Mrs. Selma Thompson) | ||||
| (Mrs. Naomi Bowen) | ||||
| 5 | Center | Miss Mary Delk | Weldon | |
| 6 | Lillard | Closed | ||
| 7 | Wilson | Closed | ||
| 8 | Fairview | Mrs. Gretchen Miller | Leon | |
| HAMILTON TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Boothtown | Miss Ada Phelps | Lineville | |
| 2 | Vine Oak | Miss Loretta Craig | Pleasanton | |
| 3 | Holden | Mrs. Mabel Akes | RFD 3, Leon | |
| 4 | Scott | Miss Jonda Reed | Pleasanton | |
| (Mrs. Mildred Reeves) | ||||
| 6 | Oak Seminary | Mrs. LaVera Cowles | Pleasanton | |
| 7 | Moffett | Closed | ||
| HIGH POINT TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Spunkey Ridge | Closed | ||
| 2 | Pleasant Hill | Miss Imogene Reinier | Garden Grove | |
| 3 | Bradney | Mrs. Ruth Kemp | RFD 1, Leon | |
| 4 | High Point | Mrs. Irene Parsons | Garden Grove | |
| 5 | Reynolds | Closed | ||
| MORGAN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Elm | Mrs. Irolene Chambers | Leon | |
| 2 | Pioneer | Closed | ||
| 3 | Union | Mrs. Lela Clampitt | Pleasanton | |
| 4 | Fairview | Closed | ||
| 5 | White Oak | Closed | ||
| 6 | Morgan Center | Mrs. Helen Flummer | Lineville | |
| WOODLAND TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Riddle | Dwain Bethards | Garden Grove | |
| 2 | Beavers | Mrs. Josephine Johnson | Lineville | |
| 3 | Scratch Eye | Closed | ||
| 4 | Ireland | Closed | ||
| 5 | South Woodland | Mrs. Gladys McDowell | Lineville | |
| 6 | Gnat Ridge | Closed | ||
| 7 | Pleasant View | Miss Clara Massey | Lineville | |
| 8 | Charm | Mrs. Helen Deemer | RFD 2, Leon | |
| 9 | Woodland | Mrs. Myrtle Wagner | Garden Grove | |
| DECATUR TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Woodmansee | Mrs. Maggie Goldner | Kellerton | |
| 3 | Pleasant Hill | Mrs. Elizabeth Trembly | Leon | |
| 4 | Stone | Closed | ||
| 5 | Washington | Closed | ||
| 6 | Wells | Closed | ||
| 7 | Hickory Grove | Closed | ||
| 8 | Lone Star | Mrs. Marie Harden | Decatur | |
| FAYETTE TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Spurrier | Closed | ||
| 3 | Black | Closed | ||
| 4 | Green | Mrs. Mildred Thomas | RFD 2, Lamoni | |
| 5 | Athens | Closed | ||
| 6 | Brenizer | Closed | ||
| GRAND RIVER TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Jefferson | Closed | ||
| 2 | West Elk | Closed | ||
| 3 | Centennial | Mrs. Mary Naylor | RFD 1, Decatur | |
| 4 | Elk Union | Mrs. Ann Conwell | Grand River | |
| 5 | East Elk | Miss Beverly McCarl | RFD 1, Lamoni | |
| 6 | Center | Closed | ||
| 7 | Diamond | Mrs. Anna Van Laar | Grand River | |
| 8 | Welcome | Closed | ||
| LONG CREEK TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Woodard | Mrs. Irene Schwalbe | Grand River | |
| 3 | Good Hope | Mrs. Ruby Peters | Decatur | |
| 4 | West | Miss Merna Beers | Van Wert | |
| 5 | Round Knoll | Miss Lois Davenport | Van Wert | |
| 6 | Hawkeye | Mrs. Dorothy Stream | Van Wert | |
| 7 | Hazel College | Mrs. Annie Bunch | Van Wert | |
| 8 | Elm Grove | Mrs. Violet Hall | RFD 1, Van Wert | |
| 9 | Spring Valley | Mrs. Dorothy Lewis | RFD 2, Weldon | |
| NEW BUDA TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Stringtown | Closed | ||
| 3 | New Buda | Miss Chattie Cottingham | Davis City | |
| 4 | Togo | Closed | ||
| 5 | Bonnett | Mrs. Audrey Campbell | Lamoni | |
| 6 | Liberty | Closed | ||
| RICHLAND TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Brick | Miss Catherine Conwell | Grand River | |
| 2 | Glenwood | Miss Shirley Brown | Grand River | |
| 3 | Denham | Mrs. Edith Ball | Grand River | |
| 4 | Daughton | Closed | ||
| 6 | Comstock | Mrs. Merna Van Laar | Grand River | |
| 7 | Foland | Miss Louise Thomas | Grand River | |
| 8 | Westerville | Closed | ||
| 1951-1952 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS CITY INDEPENDENT | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1 | Mrs. Sylvia Pitkin/Margaret Turpen | RFD 1, Lamoni | ||
| 2-3 | Mrs. Marie Davenport | Leon | ||
| 4 | Miss Julia Belle Higdon | Davis City | ||
| 5-6 | Mrs. Zula Downey | Davis City | ||
| 7-8 | Mrs. Phyllis Daniels | Leon | ||
| DECATUR INDEPENDENT | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1-2-3-4 | Mrs. LaNelle Buckingham | Decatur | ||
| 5-6-7-8 | Miss Letha Bunch | Decatur | ||
| PLEASANTON | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1-2-3-4 | Mrs. Doris Rhodes | Leon | ||
| 5-6-7-8 | Morgan Jones | Leon | ||
| BLOOMINGTON TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Baker | Mrs. Betty Jean Fugate | Kellerton | |
| 2 | Battle Hill | Closed | ||
| 3 | Tuskeego | Closed | ||
| 4 | Center | Mrs. Paul Leonard | Lamoni | |
| 5 | Wion | Mrs. Gertie Green | RFD 1, Lamoni | |
| 6 | Scott | Closed | ||
| 7 | Zion | Closed | ||
| 8 | Happy Hollow | Closed | ||
| BURRELL TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Jack Oak | Closed | ||
| 2 | Rauch | Closed | ||
| 3 | Terre Haute | Mrs. Madge Woodard | Decatur | |
| 4 | Valley | Miss Margery Baker | RFD 3, Leon | |
| 5 | McNeil | Closed | ||
| 6 | Center | Closed | ||
| 7 | Hill | Mrs. Aurelia Alexander | RFD 1, Lamoni | |
| 8 | Union Ridge | Mrs. Marjorie Mitchell | Leon | |
| CENTER TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Sunnyside | Mrs. Ione Smith | Leon | |
| 2 | S. White Oak | Miss Gentilie Lyons | Weldon | |
| 3 | Crown | Mrs. Elaine Lyddon | Leon | |
| 4 | Franklin | Mrs. Mary Jean Ridgway Beers/ | Leon | |
| Myrtle Hughes | ||||
| 5 | Pleasant View | Mrs. Virginia Bethards | Weldon | |
| 6 | White Hall | Mrs. Helen Wheeler | RFD 1, Leon | |
| 7 | N. White Oak | Miss Edith Chambers | Leon | |
| EDEN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | East Eden | Mrs. Cleo Fulton | Leon | |
| 2 | West Eden | Mrs. Myrta Cox | Leon | |
| 3 | Welcome | Closed | ||
| 4 | High Briar | Closed | ||
| 5 | Hard Scrabble | Mrs. Margaret Robbins | Davis City | |
| 6 | Eden Center | Closed | ||
| 7 | Brush College | Miss Lola Hullinger | RFD 2, Leon | |
| 8 | Buzzard Roost | Mrs. Corrine Hamaker | RFD 3, Leon | |
| FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Lone Star | Closed | ||
| 3 | Hollingshead | Mrs. Dorothy Brolin | Leon | |
| 4 | Pop Corn | Mrs. Florence Fulton | Leon | |
| 5 | Center | Miss Mary Delk | Weldon | |
| 6 | Lillard | Closed | ||
| 7 | Wilson | Closed | ||
| 8 | Fairview | Mrs. Gretchen Miller | Leon | |
| HAMILTON TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Boothtown | Miss Ada Phelps | Lineville | |
| 2 | Vine Oak | Eldon Cowles | Pleasanton | |
| 3 | Holden | Mrs. Mabel Akes | RFD 3, Leon | |
| 4 | Scott | Mrs. Mildred Reeves | Pleasanton | |
| 6 | Oak Seminary | Mrs. Bessie Showers | Pleasanton | |
| 7 | Moffett | Closed | ||
| HIGH POINT TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Spunkey Ridge | Closed | ||
| 2 | Pleasant Hill | Mrs. Imogene Warren | Garden Grove | |
| 3 | Bradney | Closed | ||
| 4 | High Point | Miss Clara Massey | Lineville | |
| 5 | Reynolds | Closed | ||
| MORGAN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Elm | Mrs. Doris Swigart | Lineville | |
| 2 | Pioneer | Closed | ||
| 3 | Union | Mrs. Lela Clampitt | Pleasanton | |
| 4 | Fairview | Closed | ||
| 5 | White Oak | Closed | ||
| 6 | Morgan Center | Mrs. Helen Flummer | Lineville | |
| WOODLAND TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Riddle | Dwain Bethards | Garden Grove | |
| 2 | Beavers | Mrs. Barbara Skinner | Garden Grove | |
| 3 | Scratch Eye | Closed | ||
| 4 | Ireland | Closed | ||
| 5 | South Woodland | Mrs. Irene Parsons | Garden Grove | |
| 6 | Gnat Ridge | Closed | ||
| 7 | Pleasant View | Closed | ||
| 8 | Charm | Mrs. Elizabeth Graham | Pleasanton | |
| 9 | Woodland | Mrs. Myrtle Wagner | Garden Grove | |
| DECATUR TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Woodmansee | Mrs. Maggie Goldner | Kellerton | |
| 3 | Pleasant Hill | Closed | ||
| 4 | Stone | Closed | ||
| 5 | Washington | Closed | ||
| 6 | Wells | Miss Chattie Cottingham | Decatur | |
| 7 | Hickory Grove | Closed | ||
| 8 | Lone Star | Mrs. Marie Harden | Decatur | |
| FAYETTE TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Spurrier | Closed | ||
| 3 | Black | Closed | ||
| 4 | Green | Mrs. Maxine Nash | Lamoni | |
| 5 | Athens | Closed | ||
| 6 | Brenizer | Closed | ||
| GRAND RIVER TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Jefferson | Closed | ||
| 2 | West Elk | Closed | ||
| 3 | Centennial | Mrs. Mary Naylor | Decatur | |
| 4 | Elk Union | Miss Ann Conwell | Grand River | |
| 5 | East Elk | Miss Betty Jean Allen | Kellerton | |
| 6 | Center | Closed | ||
| 7 | Diamond | Mrs. Opal Snethen | Grand River | |
| 8 | Welcome | Closed | ||
| LONG CREEK TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Woodard | Mrs. Irene Schwalbe | Grand River | |
| 3 | Good Hope | Closed | ||
| 4 | West | Miss Merna Beers | Van Wert | |
| 5 | Round Knoll | Miss Lois Davenport | Van Wert | |
| 6 | Hawkeye | Mrs. Dorothy Stream | Van Wert | |
| 7 | Hazel College | Closed | ||
| 8 | Elm Grove | Mrs. Violet Hall | RFD 1, Van Wert | |
| 9 | Spring Valley | Mrs. Corrine Eishen | Van Wert | |
| NEW BUDA TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Stringtown | Closed | ||
| 3 | New Buda | Mrs. Zula Downey | Davis City | |
| 4 | Togo | Closed | ||
| 5 | Bonnett | Mrs. Audrey Campbell | Lamoni | |
| 6 | Liberty | Closed | ||
| RICHLAND TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Brick | Frank Cochran | Grand River | |
| 2 | Glenwood | Miss Shirley Brown | Grand River | |
| 3 | Denham | Mrs. Edith Ball | Grand River | |
| 4 | Daughton | Closed | ||
| 6 | Comstock | Mrs. Merna Van Laar | Grand River | |
| 7 | Foland | Miss Louise Thomas | Grand River | |
| 8 | Westerville | Closed | ||
| 1952-1953 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS CITY INDEPENDENT | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1 | Mrs. Wilberta Neal | Lamoni | ||
| 2-3 | Mrs. Gretchen Miller | Leon | ||
| 4 | Mrs. Marie Davenport | Leon | ||
| 5-6 | Miss Julia Belle Higdon | Davis City | ||
| 7-8 | Mrs. Phyllis Daniels | Leon | ||
| DECATUR INDEPENDENT | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1-2-3-4 | Mrs. LaNelle Buckingham | Decatur | ||
| 5-6-7-8 | Miss Letha Bunch | Decatur | ||
| PLEASANTON | ||||
| School Name | Teacher Name | Address | ||
| P-1-2-3-4 | Mrs. Margaret Turpin | Pleasanton | ||
| 5-6-7-8 | Mrs. Mildred Reeves | Pleasanton | ||
| BLOOMINGTON TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Baker | Mrs. Ellen Jans | Lamoni | |
| 2 | Battle Hill | Closed | ||
| 3 | Tuskeego | Closed | ||
| 4 | Center | Mrs. Lola Leonard | Lamoni | |
| 5 | Wion | Mrs. Gertie Green | R# 1, Lamoni | |
| 6 | Scott | Closed | ||
| 7 | Zion | Closed | ||
| 8 | Happy Hollow | Closed | ||
| BURRELL TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Jack Oak | Closed | ||
| 2 | Rauch | Closed | ||
| 3 | Terre Haute | Mrs. Madge Woodard | Decatur | |
| 4 | Valley | Miss Margery Baker | R# 1, Leon | |
| 5 | McNeil | Closed | ||
| 6 | Center | Closed | ||
| 7 | Hill | Mrs. Carma Thompson | R# 1, Lamoni | |
| 8 | Union Ridge | Mrs. Marjorie Mitchell | Leon | |
| CENTER TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Sunnyside | Mrs. Ione Smith | Leon | |
| 2 | S. White Oak | Miss Gentilee Lyons | Weldon | |
| 3 | Crown | Mrs. Elaine Lyddon | Leon | |
| 4 | Franklin | Mrs. Myrtle Hughes | Leon | |
| 5 | Pleasant View | Mrs. Maxine LaFollette/Mary Beers | Weldon | |
| 6 | White Hall | Mrs. Helen Wheeler | Leon | |
| 7 | N. White Oak | Miss Edith Chambers/Ruby Peters | Leon | |
| EDEN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | East Eden | Mrs. Cleo Fulton | Leon | |
| 2 | West Eden | Mrs. Myrta Cox | Leon | |
| 3 | Welcome | Closed | ||
| 4 | High Briar | Closed | ||
| 5 | Hard Scrabble | Mrs. Clara Jones | Davis City | |
| 6 | Eden Center | Closed | ||
| 7 | Brush College | Miss Lola Hullinger | R# 2, Leon | |
| 8 | Buzzard Roost | Closed | ||
| FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Lone Star | Closed | ||
| 3 | Hollingshead | Mrs. Corrine Hamaker | R#3, Leon | |
| 4 | Pop Corn | Mrs. Florence Fulton | Leon | |
| 5 | Center | Miss Mary Delk | Weldon | |
| 6 | Lillard | Closed | ||
| 7 | Wilson | Closed | ||
| 8 | Fairview | Mrs. Velma Eilts | Weldon | |
| HAMILTON TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Boothtown | Miss Ada Phelps | Lineville | |
| 2 | Vine Oak | Eldon Cowles | Pleasanton | |
| 3 | Holden | Mrs. Margaret Robbins | Davis City | |
| 4 | Scott | Mrs. Doris Rhodes | Leon | |
| 6 | Oak Seminary | Mrs. LaVera Cowles | Pleasanton | |
| 7 | Moffett | Closed | ||
| HIGH POINT TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Spunky Ridge | Closed | ||
| 2 | Pleasant Hill | Closed | ||
| 3 | Bradney | Closed | ||
| 4 | High Point | Miss Clara Massey | Lineville | |
| 5 | Reynolds | Closed | ||
| MORGAN TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Elm | Mrs. Elizabeth Graham | Pleasanton | |
| 2 | Pioneer | Closed | ||
| 3 | Union | Mrs. Lela Clampitt | Pleasanton | |
| 4 | Fairview | Closed | ||
| 5 | White Oak | Closed | ||
| 6 | Morgan Center | Mrs. Doris Swigart | Lineville | |
| WOODLAND TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Riddle | Closed | ||
| 2 | Beavers | Mrs. Barbara Skinner | Garden Grove | |
| 3 | Scratch Eye | Closed | ||
| 4 | Ireland | Closed | ||
| 5 | South Woodland | Closed | ||
| 6 | Gnat Ridge | Closed | ||
| 7 | Pleasant View | Closed | ||
| 8 | Charm | Mrs. Helen Deemer | Leon | |
| 9 | Woodland | Mrs. Myrtle Wagner | Garden Grove | |
| DECATUR TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Woodmansee | Mrs. Lorine Warrick | Grand River | |
| 3 | Pleasant Hill | Closed | ||
| 4 | Stone | Closed | ||
| 5 | Washington | Closed | ||
| 6 | Wells | Miss Louise Thomas | Decatur | |
| 7 | Hickory Grove | Closed | ||
| 8 | Lone Star | Mrs. Marie Harden | Decatur | |
| FAYETTE TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Spurrier | Closed | ||
| 3 | Black | Closed | ||
| 4 | Green | Mrs. Maxine Nash | Lamoni | |
| 5 | Athens | Closed | ||
| 6 | Brenizer | Closed | ||
| GRAND RIVER TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Jefferson | Closed | ||
| 2 | West Elk | Closed | ||
| 3 | Centennial | Mrs. Mary Naylor | Decatur | |
| 4 | Elk Union | Closed | ||
| 5 | East Elk | Mrs. Neoma Huss | Kellerton | |
| 6 | Center | Closed | ||
| 7 | Diamond | Mrs. Opal Snethen | Grand River | |
| 8 | Welcome | Closed | ||
| LONG CREEK TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Woodard | Mrs. Evelyn Palmer | Leon | |
| 3 | Good Hope | Closed | ||
| 4 | West | Miss Lucille Reed | Van Wert | |
| 5 | Round Knoll | Miss Lois Davenport | Van Wert | |
| 6 | Hawkeye | Mrs. Ruth Clark | Garden Grove | |
| 7 | Hazel College | Closed | ||
| 8 | Elm Grove | Mrs. Violet Hall | R# 1, Van Wert | |
| 9 | Spring Valley | Mrs. Corrine Eishen | Van Wert | |
| NEW BUDA TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 2 | Stringtown | Closed | ||
| 3 | New Buda | Mrs. Zula Downey | Davis City | |
| 4 | Togo | Closed | ||
| 5 | Bonnett | Mrs. Audrey Campbell | Lamoni | |
| 6 | Liberty | Closed | ||
| RICHLAND TOWNSHIP | ||||
| School # | School Name | Teacher Name | Address | |
| 1 | Brick | Mrs. Berniece Burchett | Grand River | |
| 2 | Glenwood | Miss Shirley Brown | Grand River | |
| 3 | Denham | James R. Steel | Grand River | |
| 4 | Daughton | Closed | ||
| 6 | Comstock | Closed | ||
| 7 | Foland | Mrs. Edith Ball | Grand River | |
| 8 | Westerville | Closed | ||
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