Wray Dist 2 School Board & Teachers (1886-1906) Yuma County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/yuma/schools/wes1886.txt Transcribed for the Yuma County Historical Society by Lulu (Coston) Davis. Donated by Lee Zion USGenWeb Archives Copyright Notice. This list is public domain and may be freely distributed, EXCEPT for profit, providing the credits and any transcibers notes remain attached. - Lee Zion, Sept 19, 2004. ---------------------------------------------------------- Early Wray School Board Members District #61, Weld County President Secretary Treasurer 1886 S.C. McClusky W. Curtiss W.J. Newell (Curtiss resigned Wm. R. Hays appointed) 1887 Ed O'Donnell Wm. R. Hays W.J. Newell 1888 Ed O'Donnell Wm. R. Hays Chas Kurtz 1889 H.S. George Wm. R. Hays Chas Krutz District #3, Washington County President Secretary Treasurer 1889 John Blust W. Newell E.J. Bales District #2, Yuma County President Secretary Treasurer 1889 John Blust W. Newell E.J. Bales 1890 C.C. Tyler D. Sisson E.J. Bales 1891 Wm. R. Hays J.N. Counter E.J. Bales 1892 L.H. Mason J.N. Counter F.D. Johnson 1893 L.H. Mason J.N. Counter F.D. Johnson 1894 D. Sisson J.N. Counter F.D. Johnson ---------------------------------------------------------- The Wray School Board election of May 7, 1894 was called to elect a new District 2 board president to replace L.H. Mason who had died the previous December. Candidates were: Jennie Grigsby, A.J. White, D. Sisson and E. J. Bales D. Sisson won the election. The large turnout reflected below may be because this was the first time a woman stood for election. Jennie Grigsby recieved 18 votes. Persons Voting: J.W. Doling Susanna Mason S.P. Harger Peter Campbell A.M. Coston J.W. Cloyd J.P. Hoyt E.L. HItchings Mary Robison John Toner Edith Hitchings T.M. Robison Collier Hendrie Ann E. Loyd E. Hitchings W.A. Lippincott Myrtle Vaughn Luther Sherman Roscoe Hitchings Luthera Chapin W.J. Dorman John W. Galbreath Howard Klug L.C. Blust Marion Cottingham Chris Pein L.T. Newell Wm. L. Doling J.S. Hendrie A.P. Davenport E.H. Vaughn H. Lepper H.M. Likly G.B. Vaughn J.L. Brown Ida Lickly Mary Johnson J.W. Zepp Carl Peterson Lulu B. Barnes F.D. Johnson J.W. Brown J.N. Counter Ed Lickly J.C. Tuomey E.J. Bales T.B. Groves M.L. Antrim Thos. Loyd E.G. Howard J.E. Brown Ora Butts Ann W. Barber Mary Blust Margaret Campbell J.S. Finn Rosa Blust Jennie B. Grigsby Mary T. Counter L.N. Zepp C.T. Grant L.M. Butts Mary Campbell M.C. Blust G.H. Weaver W.B. Coston A.C. Barber A.W. Lawrence A.M. Dorman J.C. Chapin Mary Porter C.D. Pickett W.H. Courtney Ellen Beckwith Harry Hendrie Viola Coston A.D. Hoy Erslie Coston W.C. Grigsby --------------------------------------------------------------- Early Wray School Teachers (salary cited is per month) Josie Templeton, Dec 21, 1886 - three months @ $45 Viva Gillilland, Apr 1887 - three months @ $40 Viva Gillilland, Sep 1887 - five months @ $40 Substitutes - Mary Hendrie 11 days, Daisy Ellson 19 days, Juilet May Hays Lou Kennedy, Apr 1888 - spring term three months $40 May Hays, fall of 1888 $40 Mamie (Mary) Hendrie, spring term 1889 (New school built) T.M. Robison, fall of 1889, $50 T.M. Robison, fall of 1890, $52.50 Rosa A. Howard, fall 1890, $25 T.M. Robison, spring 1891, $40 Rosa Howard, spring 1891, $25 T.M. Robison, fall 1891 $60 Lottie Ridgeway, fall 1891, $30 T.M. Robison, spring 1892, $50 Lottie Ridgeway, spring 1892, $30 C.E. Ware, Fall 1892/Spring 1893 $60 each term Lulu B. Barnes " $40 C.E. Ware, Fall 1893/Spring 1894 $60 each term Lulu B. Barnes, " $40 Edith Coston, " $40 1894-95, C.E. Ware, Ada Hays, Myrtle Vaughn Following list is only School Principals. 1895-1897, Mr. Burbank 1897-1898, Mr. C.S. Hammock 1898-1903, Simon S. Dow 1903-1904, F.B. Williams 1904-1905, Thompson 1905-1910, Mr. C.S. Strickler 1910-1914, Charles Hay 1914-1934, C.E. Patton ------------------------------------------------- County School Superintendents 1886 J.B. Cook - Weld County 1887 Winthrop Curtiss - Washington County Yuma County (Service starts/ends with the November General Election) 1889-1893 M.W. Haver 1893-1895 Edward S. Klein 1895-1899 Charles E. Ware 1899-1904 Minnie Cunningham 1894-1908 F.B. Williams 1908-1910 Ralph Weekly 1910-1912 Clara Tegner 1912-1914 Violet Ridlen 1914-1918 Clara Tegner 1918-1920 Jessie Lee Moore 1920-1928 T.H. Hooper 1928-1938 A.E. Stevens 1938-1942 Marion Cramer 1942-1948 Dorothy M. Hayes 1948-1950 May Glaser 1950-1962 Herbert T. A. Oman 1962- Hazel Knudson