Rains County, Texas

Bonanza School

Submitted by Elaine Nall Bay--no date



no date (Looking Back...", Rains County Leader, 29 Sept. 1998)
Teacher : Ola Cates Deaton

no date ("Looking Back...", Rains County Leader, 22 Sept. 1998)
Teachers : Elmer Hamrick, Frank Knight, --- Smiley

Students:
Agnes Baugh                                         Ola Bell Kinser                             May Rosenbaum
Kate Bruce                                            Aline Knight                                 Inez Senter
Katherine Fitzgerald                               Eula Knight                                   Juanita Smiley
Katie (Mrs. Tice) Gammill                      Haskell Knight                              Faye Stubbs
Sammy Harrison                                     Lois Lofton                                  Vera Stubbs
Reba B. Hennen                                     Avis Looney                                 Irene Terry
Alton Higgenbotham                               Almond McLeroy                         Anna Jane Ward (Ragan)
Effie Higgenbotham                                Audrie McLeroy                           Haskel Ward
Ora Higgenbotham                                 Cora McLeroy                              Countis Whittle
Willie Mae Higgenbotham                       Jewel Rosenbaum                         Mathis Whittle

1912 (school held in Methodist Church building until school building could be completed)
Annie Cox - teacher
T.R. Phillips - teacher

1911-1912
Miss Ethel Kirk
(Rains County Leader, Jan 21, 1912)

1912-1913
Miss Annie Cox
(Rains County Leader, Sept 13, 1913)

1914-1915
Miss Jessie Adams - teacher
Miss Della Holman - teacher
names of students not available

1915-1916
Prof. White
Prof. Basset
(Rains County Leader, Feb 25, 1916)

1938-1939
Sammie S.W.Ward
Mrs. Grace T. Ward
Miss Juanita Koon
Miss Jessie Adams
Trustees - Walter Formby, John Clapp, Will Anderson
(Rains County Leader, Spet 21 & Oct 21, 1938)


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