Rains County, Texas
Dunbar School
(Also known as Sabine Pass)
Jan 8, 1915
Dunbar Dots
School is progressing nicely under the management of Misses Ophelia and Myrtle Meyer.
June 4, 1915
Dunbar Dots
We got our dates wrong last week about the school closing, which we regret, but it closed last Friday with a good crowd out and a nice program. Thie work of our teachers, Misses Ophelia and Myrtle Myers, has been very satisfactory and the patrons are complimenting them on the good work.
no list of students--but some identifiedThe following photo is not available, but gives names of those who were present at this school at the turn of the century
no date (photograph contributed by Jessie Fleming)
Barker, Nora Herring, Virgie
Chapman, Cecil Kennimer, Myrtle (Northcut)
Chapman, Edna Northcut, Eunice
Chapman, Ethel Northcutt, Emma (Latham)
Chapman, Eva O'Neal, Rosie
Chapman, Harvey Piteete, Becky
Herring, Addie Sanford, Fannie 1912
Plevna Cameron - teacher *1916/1917 (photo, 25 June 1987 Rains Co. LEADER)trustees : Jim Pounds, A.J. Meyer (7 April 1917 Rains Co. Leader)
Mrs. Carry Ray, principal
Miss Lillie Ivie
Felps Scott of Fayette, AK, teacher
Jessie Free, primary teacher (She ran away & got married so they hunted for another teacher
& found Mr. Scott. He boarded at Ben & Eva Northcutt's.)
some of the names remembered by owner of photo, Lettie Northcutt Fleming :
Arnold, Ben Goins, Fannie McCravy, Oma
Arnold, Peggy Goins, Mag Moreland, Essie
Brimer, Bill Gowins, Eva Moreland, Thurman
Brimer, Earl Gowins, Gracie Northcutt, Jessie
Brimer, Preston Jones, Arthur Northcutt, Melvin
Brimer, Rhoda Latham, Barney Pounds, Cecil
Dorn, Della Latham, Billy Pounds, Leona
Dorn, Ima Latham, Maude Pounds, Lurline
Dorn, Stella Latham, Preston Roberts, Vera
Fisher, Katy Lynch, Mandy Rouse, Tuttie (Wallie)
Fuller, Bertie Lynch, Raymond Rouse, Johnny
Gay, Johnny McCavy, Claude Tarwaters, Dewey
Goins, Eva McCravy, Elmer Yancey, Ella
Yancey, Nettie1918-1919
Lonidas Leon StroupRains County Leader, January 26, 1922
The Dunbar school is progressing nicely under the management of Mrs. BELL and Mrs. ALLEN. They have organized a literary two weeks on Friday night. It will meet tonight (Friday). Everybody is invited to come.Nov 1925
J.M. & Gaura Gowin gave approximately 1 ac. of land to the Dunbar School District
1926-1927
Miss Lind of Borwnsboro (Rains County Leader, Dec 10, 1926)1947-1948
Della Bullard
Cora Arnold
(Rains County Leader, Sept 12, 1947)
SCHOOL HISTORY
The Dunbar school was located in the southern part of Rains County. Take Highway 19 south from the Hwy 69 & 19 intersection in Emory. Go five miles to County Road 1301. Take a left on County Road 1301and travel approximately ½ mile. The first church and school building to be built were located just east of the northeast corner of the cemetery.Arnold, A.J./trustee (Rains County Leader, April 20, 1917)
Meyer, A.J./trustee (Rains County Leader, April 20, 1917)
Northcutt, B.T./trustee (Rains County Leader, April 20, 1917)
Pounds, Jim/trustee (Rains County Leader, April 20, 1917)In the 1890's Sabine Pass was established by tie-makers. The first postmaster was Sam Aaron from Dunbar, Tenn. When the postal authority requested a name change for the community due to having another "Sabine Pass" somewhere in Texas, Sam chose the name "Dunbar".
Ordered by the court that the following described territory be established and declared a school district of Rains County, Texas, under the virtue of an act of the 26th Legislature requiring that several counties of this state to be divided into independent school districts. Said district to be known as Sabine Pass School District No. 10 meted and bounded as follows… Beginning at the northwest corner of the H.A. Latham survey; thence south with east line of the Smyrna School District #9 to the channel of Sabine River; thence east with the channel of Sabine River to the mouth of the Sandy Creek; thence north with channel of Sandy Creek to mouth of Denson Branch; thence north with said John Belcher Survey; thence east with said Belcher's north line to Mrs. A. Clark's NW corner; thence E with Mrs. Clark's north line to Sandy Creek to Emory School District line; thence west with Emory School District line to the place of beginning. Ordered established May 1899 (Rains County Commissioners Court Minutes, vol. 3, page 195)
On this day comes to be heard the appreciation of 22 free holders residing in Sabine School District #10, asking this Court to grant them election to determine whether or not there should be a tax of 20c on each $100 valuation of property in said school district for the purpose of supplementing the general school fund and for the erection of a school building in said Sabine school district #10. It is therefore ordered that said petition be and the same is hereby granted that an election be ordered to be held on the 23rd day of December AD1899 to be held at Sabine schoolhouse in said district and that L.W. Chapman, H.N. Wade & H.S. Myers be and they are hereby appointed to hold.said election. Approved November 14, 1899 (Rains County Commissioners Court Minutes, vol. 3, page 261)
Deed Records, vol. 113, pages 297-298 Rains County, Texas
Be it resolved by the County Board of School Trustees, of Rains County, Texas, assembled in regular session at their usual meeting place in the city of Emory, a quorum of said Board being present and participating that: Whereas, Dunbar Common School District of Rains County, has been by this Board abolished and the school therein discontinued; and Whereas the buildings now standing on the land herein described were erected by said School District and a lot was purchased from Jim Pound for school purposes; Whereas, said buildings are needed by said Dunbar Community for religious and community purposes; Now, Therefore, we, the County Board of School Trustees of Rains County, Texas, do hereby authorize the sale of said lot, together with the buildings thereon to the said the Dunbar community for and in consideration of the sum of $1 cash; and Whereas said Community has designated J.P. Porter, Leland Fleming and W.A. Arnold as Trustees to take title of said property in trust for said Dunbar Community, it is ordered that deed of conveyance of said property be executed to said trustees, in trust for said Community. Be it further resolved that Jim McBride, President of the County Board of School Trustees, and Arthur Jones, Secretary to said Board, be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute a deed of conveyance, conveying the property to said trustees above named. Above resolution passed 16 November 1950 Arthur Jones, County Judge witnessed 16 November 1950 Being a part of the B. de O'Sinea Survey : Beginning at the NE corner of a tract of land in the B. de O'Sinea Survey conveyed to J.J. Pound by a deed recorded in volume 28, page 321 of the Deed Records, Rains County, Texas; Thence west 336 feet; Thence south with a well established fence line 378 feet; Thence east with a well established fence line 341 feet to the WB line of the W.M. McClenden tract of land; Thence north 374 feet to the place of beginning, containing 2 acres of land, including a part of the public road on the north and east sides of this tract of land, and being the lot of land on which the Dunbar School house now stands and being School District No. 10. Dated 24 January 1951 The second building used as a school and church was built about 1904 or 1905.
