Taylor County  Georgia Poor School Records

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From Taylor County Tracer, December, 1996, page 3

**Unfortunately the rest were destroyed in the fire of September 18, 1997.

There is a Minute book in the Taylor County Ordinary's
office that has some of the first public paid schools
listed and the teachers and pupils that attended these
schools. The teachers were paid from the county and were
some times referred to as “Poor Schools.” 

The names were listed on a piece of lined paper and
presented to the Ordinary of Taylor County, Ga. From E.
K. Goodyear, 1867 school tuition for:


Mary Blair      100 days @ 10
Victoria Blair       60 days @ .10
William Blair       30 days @ .10
Lallie Carr     110 days @ .10
Caroline Carr       60 days @ .10
William Posey       75 days @ .10
John Posey       60 days @ .10
Caroline Posey       62 days @ .10
Parthenia Amerson      25 days @ .10
Franklin Amerson      30 days @ .10
James Amerson       20 days @ .10
Ann E. Amerson       25 days@ .10
James Arrington       25 days@ .10
Ann Whittington      50 days @ .10
Julia Whittington      40 days @ .10
John Whittington      30 days @ .10
Joseph Whittington      30 days @ .10


Georgia Taylor County. 

In person appeared before the undersigned T. Goodyear who
on oath says the foregoing school account is just and
true as stands stated.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th February 1868. 
James D. Russ.

James D. Russ was Ordinary of Taylor County, Georgia from 1868-1887.


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