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Hall County School District No. 12
This page is a history and demographic of the early schools of Hall County, Nebraska.
Brief History of the School District No. 12
The report for the year 1872, made by Thos. Mitchell, director, showed nine boys and sixteen girls of school age, with eleven boys and twelve girls actually attending school in that district. One hundred and twenty days of school were taught by John Harrison and Mrs. Jenny Sweet, each teaching one-half term. The school house cost $1,790 to build, repairs $4 and rent $15 were shown also for that year. Fuel was $24.90, and $210 was paid to the teachers.
Text books used were Worcester's spelling, Hillard's readers, John H. French's arithmetic, Gyatt's geographies, Harvey's grammar and Goodrich's histories.
The families then residing in the district, with children of school age . . . (see list below.
Demographic of District No. 12
List of children of school age who attended in 1871-1872.
| # | SURNAME | NAME OF ENROLLED CHILD | NAME OF PARENT(S) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ANDREWS | William | J. H. |
| 2. | BARNHOLSTER | Elizabeth | D. |
| BARNHOLSTER | George | D. | |
| BARNHOLSTER | Mary | D. | |
| 3. | BROWNE | Addie Delap | Mr., guardian |
| 4. | FARR | Earnest | W. |
| 5. | GOODRICH | Eva Goodrich | C. L. |
| 6. | LOCKEBY | Hiram | A. J. |
| 7. | McCARTY | Catherine | Mrs. |
| 8. | MITCHELL | Cladis | Thomas |
| 8. | MITCHELL | H. F. | Thomas |
| MITCHELL | John | Thomas | |
| 9. | MITCHELL | Merty | William |
| 10. | SPIRK | Cora | Wallace |
| SPIRK | Florence | Wallace | |
| SPIRK | Mary | Wallace | |
| 11. | STRAUB | Amelia (Etta) | Mr. (George) |
| STRAUB | George (Washington) | Mr. (George) | |
| STRAUB | Gorden (Mead) | Mr. (George) | |
| STRAUB | James (Frank) | Mr. (George) | |
| STRAUB | Lydia (Ellen) | Mr. (George) | |
| STRAUB | (Ida) Mary | Mr. (George) | |
| STRAUB | William (Levi) | Mr. (George) | |
| 12. | SWEET | Minnie | Jenny |
| 13. | WATSEN | Claten | John |
| WATSEN | Martha | John |
Reference:
# Household number per family.
1 reported in 1872 (individual or entire family).
2 not reported in 1872.
A Special Thanks to Our Transcribers: Kaylynn Loveland, Larry Coates, & the many volunteers at the Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society
Cited Source:
A. F. Buechler and R. J. Barr, editors. "The Schools of Hall Cuonty," History of Hall County Nebraska (Lincoln, NE: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1920): 348-367. Provided by the Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society, Grand Island, Nebraska.
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