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| Pupils |
orth Jackson School.
The North Jackson school’s1 graduates in 1909 are listed on the page on the right. They were: Ella Baker, Mary Baker, Alsa Breitigam, Neah Breitigam, Otta Emmons, Jean Gemmill, Cartha Kindel, Elva Kingman, Blanche McDaniel, Maree McDaniel, Nella McDaniel, Iva Watson, Floy Baker, Earl Detwiler, Earl Detwiler, Leo Detwiler, Martin Forney, Higbue Gasterm, Author Kingman, Elmore Kingman, Elra Kingman, Harry Kingman, Albert Musselman, Clifton Musselman, and David Spoon were all classmates in the North Jackson school in 1909.
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| School Officers |
To the left is the a page from the commencement listing North Jackson school teacher, Mary L. Kaufman, for the school year 1908-09. Included are the school officers, P. Parsel (president), A. Rickenbach (clerk), D. Dubbs, W. Haner, and D. Gemmill.
Daniel Dubbs lived in Jackson Twp., Wyandot county with Emma and their two children; Bertie and Nana. Daniel was born in September, 1844 in Ohio. David Gemmill lived with his wife, Margaret, and their two children; Mary and Olive E. in Jackson Twp., Wyandot county. He was born in Pennsylvania in September, 1856. Mary Kaufman was born in Ohio in May of 1887. She also lived in Jackson township. Her uncles were Charles, George, and Austin Forney of Jackson township, Wyandot county. William B. Haner was born in Ohio in May, 1845. He and his wife, Malissa A. lived in Jackson township, Wyandot county. They had four children; Frank E., Odie, Earl W., and Hazel E., all born in Ohio. There is the possibility that this was the school that was located on the McDaniel farm. That school was erected in 1840, and at the time, situated in Hardin county. When Wyandot county was established in 1845 that part of Hardin county was ceeded to Wyandot county.
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1Images courtesy of Bill Price.
ackson Center School.
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The eighth annual Jackson Center school reunion will be held on Saturday, Aug. 26, at Gormley park, Forest. L.A. Conkin is president and Miss Ruth Rickenbacher, secretary.1
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1Lima News (Lima, OH) 20 Aug 1933, p.26, c.6.