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PITCHIN PHOTOS

The Pitchin School was only a short distance from where the present Spring Run Cemetery lies.  This community has been known by both names Pitchin or Spring Run.  According to the Bond Family, the community was named Pitchin since one of the earliest families they researched in the area was from Pitchin, Ohio.  New settlers often named a new community for the one they had left.  There was also an old game called Pitchin' pennies. There is even a poem called Pitchin' at the Church.  Several stories have evolved about the origin of the name Pitchin, but the most likely one is that it was named for Pitchin, Ohio.

 These initial photos have been collected and scanned by Norma Jennings and Sharol Fletcher  but others are welcome to contribute.  If you can help identify any of the unknown people in the pictures, we would very much appreciate it.  Contact:  ialouisa9@yahoo.com
Buffington Family Photos
 Humphrey Family Photos
 Benjamin Jennings Family Photos
Alvin Wharton Jennings Family Photos		 Barton Jones Family Photos





The teacher seated at the left is Mrs. E. Paisley.
Boy seated on the ground at right is Roy Aringdale.

1896 Pitchin School Photo - Louisa County, Iowa
Picture identification by Boyd Jennings - 1972

Left to Right: Back Row: Howard Strauss (Always wanted to go with Lois but Alvin ran him off), Ben Wagner, Joe Gipple (Married Margaret Allen, their boy is Tom at Conesville), O. C. Buffington (Lois' husband), Frank Gipple, Roy Aringdale (Nellie Pierce's husband-she works at the Gazette office in Columbus Jct, ), Everett Bozman.

Middle Row: Eva Bretz (Teacher, lived at Faler home  walked to school dailv), Edith Hill, Maud Pearson (Married Levi Metzger, their daughter is Verda Jones), Lois Jennings, Lula Buffington (Carl's sister), Emma Bozman, Bruce Jennings.

Front Row:Marsh Hill (1ived on farm east of Boyd Jennings farm, known as  "The Ranch"), Ed Peiffer (Moved in from Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, or someplace), Howard Hill (Doctor in California), Nettie Chamberlain, May Hill, (Lived on "The Ranch"), Verdie Jennings, Winnie Gipple (Lou Hall's wife), Ruth Hall (Would come over to ride Boyd's hobbv horse  then he would wash it after she left), Elsie Aringdale .





This photo was taken before the 1907 fire that destroyed the Pitchin School.  Only known students, as identified by  Boyd Jennings.
Back row: Joe Gipple behind tree at left; Blanche Bush;
Chet Lavery; Edna Cross; Elsie Aringdale;  Amy Rowland, Teacher; Roy Aringdale; Lulu Buffington;

Front Row: Alvin Cross, Earl Bush, Boyd Jennings, Ralph Cross,    Zena Cross (lived on Owens farm)

After the fire:



Fred and Ruby Aringdale are sitting on the steps near the pole.  Pearl Fletcher leaning against the schoolhouse on the right.
This photo was taken the same day as the large Spring Run or Pitchin School reunion so you will be able to pick out
others from the photo below from their clothing and hair styles.  I didn't find it necessary to take the time to do it myself
since I am not related to them and the faces were unclear but I could pick out the little dark haired Crossley girl.





Spring Run School Reunion, June 15, 1907 #1
    (1907 Picture Identification by Bessie & Helen Aringdale)

Left to Right Back Row:

Pearl Fletcher, Sarah Chamberlain (Jennings), Bessie Aringdale, Gladys Patten, Nettie Chamberlain, Earl Bush (Esther Jones'
brother), Esther Jones,  Harry Hall (Lived on Burdette Jones farm), Francis Bucher (County Treasurer), Elsie Aringdale (Olinger)
with hand on Fred Aringdale, Blanche Bush, Boyd Jennings (12-13 yrs. Old).

Middle Row:

Laura Buffington, Hattie Lane, Edna Buffington, Hazel Jones (Harry Fletcher's wife), Verdie Jennings (Dick Buffington's wife)
and holding her son, Berch, Zella Jones (Hayes oldest girl), Lois Jennings (Carl Buffington's wife holding Mildred), Amy Roland
(Teacher at Pitch-In School), Lucy Metzger with Frank Aringdale and Crossley girl in front of her (Simon Metzger's wife,
lived on farm east of Boyd Jennings', referred to as "The Ranch"), Mrs. John Bucher, Mrs, Phronia Jones (Dewey Jones' mother),
 Lula Crossley Mc Kee (Lived in Muscatine),

Front Row.
Clinton Buffington, Florence Buffington (Willard Davis' wife), Cora Chamberlain, (Mrs, Ernest Evans), Donald Jennings, Dewey Jones, Ruby Aringdale, Ralph Hall (Jasper's boy), Laura Hall and Clarence Crossley





Spring Run Church Ladies - Help us identify these!





 
 



Photo of Sunday School Class, Sept. 7, 1918, Spring Run Church
Back Row (L to Rt) Ruth Jones, Paul Wood, Berch Buffington, Feryl Gipple, Linyard Huffman, Helen Jones, Jeff Jennings.
Front Row (L to Rt) Mildred Buffington, Ferrill Richard, J.O. Hall (teacher), Verda Metzgar, Charles Richard, Hazel Fletcher, Clinton Buffington, Florence Buffington.