The teacher is my mother, Rita Alice (actually Alice Emmarita McFadden), the 
daughter of John Philip McFadden and Augusta Ryan.
John was killed in Wynot, NE in 1913 and Augusta raised her 3 daughters, 
Mary, Mrs Earl Hirschman, Leone, Mrs Clifford Coonrod, and Rita, Mrs Ray L. 
Williamson, by herself until 25 OCT 1916  when she married Emil Hoefer at 
Holy Trinity Church in Hartington.
 
The family lived in the Hartington and Coleridge area and later moved to Laurel.
Emil and Augusta "Gussie" ran a cafe during the years they were building state 
highway 20 through the Laurel area. 
 
Rita wanted to attend the St Vincent's school of nursing in Sioux City, but 
she wanted to go with her sister, Leone. Upon graduating High School, Rita 
obtained a Teaching Certificate and taught school for a year while she waited 
for Leone to graduate High School. They then went to Sioux City and graduated 
St. Vincent's together.
 
[I have their St Vincent's graduation picture]
 
Rita taught at a "country school" somewhere near Hartington and Coleridge.
  
Richard R. Williamson
158 W Santa Paula
Tucson, AZ 85706
rrw122433@aol.com
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