ALLEN CO SCHOOLS - EDGEFIELD AND FLAT WOODS Submitted by: Sandi Gorin Edgefield School resulted from a deed in 1910 between A W WORSHAM and James WILSON, trustee of the new school. The school was located 1/2 miles fromScottsville on the east side of Holland School. It burned in 1925 and the school finished that year in a private residence of Ike FITZPATRICK. In 1926, Edgefield and Pleasant Hill Districts were combined and a school built on land owned by Frank JOHNSON. The new name was Pleasant Field. Teachers included: Alford DALTON, Linus P NAPIER, Ernest LYLES, E C COLE, Elbert COOK, Herbert DOUGLAS, J J ALEXANDER, Ethel WILSON, Bruce MORRISON, W H DUNCAN, C H EASTER and Virgie LLOYD. Early trustees included W M KIRBY, Henry COLE, Jerry YATES, J W TRACY, L L FITZPATRICK, J W RATHER, J C COLE, R HENLEY, N R COLE, J J WILSON, J H HUGHES, Z T GLOVER, Ed COLE and H M JONES. Flat Woods School was located on the farm of Lucile CELSOR; a new school was built by Jefferson CELSOR in 1916. South side Hwy 100, 5 miles east of Holland. Trustees from 1896-1909 were: F W SHOCKLEY, Simon GENTRY, W H HUGHES, W J CELSOR, T A GRAY, A D DOWNING, J N HUGHES and J D DOWNING. J W PROFFITT was a teacher pre 1909. Other known teachers. included: Irene CELSOR, Andy WHITNEY, Blanche SEAY, Mont HUGHES, Nina May HUGHES PARDUE, Ray PARDUE, Lizzie HUGHES READ, Ruth WHITNEY BEWLEY DOWNING, Floyd WALDEN and Gene GARRISON. The school closed in 1957 and students then attended Mt. Zion. Student photos include one from 1915 which shown Andy WHITNEY teacher and the following students: Carson STINSON, Harry N (Jack) FRAIM, Aubrey JOHNSON, Frank Owen HUGHES, Hattie Lois STINSON DAVIDSON, Earl STINSON, Joe HAGAN, Hamilton BELK, Flossie TIPTON, Vera HAGAN BUCHANAN, Minnie SHOCKLEY STEEN, Flossie BELK, Lester MEADOR, Ralph McINTYRE, Garlin STINSON, Maxie WOODS, Ben FRANKLIN, Floyd FRANKLIN, Mary Susan LEWIS GOAD, Pauline GENTERY, Lera HAGAN WALBERT, Ralph JOHNSON, Effie MEADOR, Ezra STINSON, Flossie HAGAN, Charlie HUGHES, Winnie SHOCKLEY, Maxey TRACY, Gladys MEADOR, Lena SHAW, Catherine LEWIS SIMMONS, Effie Mae STINSON, Bird MEADOR, Ada MEADOR, Lena SHAW, Tempie YOUNG, J N (Jim) HUGHES (trustee), Lizzie HUGHES READ, Roy TRACY, Nina Mae HUGHES PARDUE, Sammy DUNN HUGHES, Minnie HUGHES DOWNING and Ewing SHOCKLEY. A class picture of 1938 (Nine Mae HUGHES teacher) shows: Jack DESMAN, Eugene SHORT, J D JORDAN, Jay DESMAN, Jeff WHITE, Bedford DESMAN, Junior SUTTON, Alene WILLIAMS, Irene DESMON, Catherine MEADOWS, Margie WOOD, Dimple WHITE, Louvenia WOOD, Julia Belle WILLIAMS, Mavis WOOD, Pauline DESMAN, H R SIMONS, Bob WHITE, Robert CELSOR, Jim Tom TURNER, Charlie WILLIAMS, J D BRAY, Joe WILLIAMS, Wallace HUGHES, Elmer JORDAN, Clovis BRAY, Keith REECER, Charles WOOD, Josephine JOHNSON, BIllie HAGAN, Pauline WHITE, Gracie DESMON, Catherine WHITE. *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genelaogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. ***********************************************************************