School: DURHAM'S SPRING ----------------------------------- Submitted for Archives by: Sandi Gorin November 29, 2000 ---------------------------------- DURHAM's SPRING SCHOOL Durham's Spring School built ca 1853 on land deeded by Frank GRAHAM. Early trustees included: Wesley THOMAS, J M BRYANT, W R JACKSON, Walter WHITNEY, W H BOYD, E W OLIPHANT, F HOOD, T S REYNOLDS, B J JONES, M M YORK and A J BUCHANON. Early teachers included Wilson GRAHAM, Miss Mollie SLATE , J O MANNING, Alma AGEE, Susan WHITNEY, Robert STRAUSBURG, Willie YORK, Minnie PITCHFORD WHITNEY, J E RUSSELL, Bass BINNION, Jo Anne DEVASHER, Anna WHITNEY, Pernie TAYLOR BUCHANON, Mrs. W A WHITLOW, Jimmie Witt CORNWELL, Herbert MOORE, James SHROPSHIRE, Raymond SEXTON, WIllie DOWNING, Alma ROBINSON JOHNSON, Leon WHITLOW, Maggie SMALLING, Calma HACKER, Eunice STRAUSBURG BEWLEY and James WHITNEY. School burned in 1948 and children sent to other schools. Class photo of 1913, R H STRAUSBURG teacher includes: Pusey JONES, Jess STRAUSBURG, Roy JOHNSON, John H THOMAS, Robert STRAUSBURG, Tompie JONES, Jewell SIKES, Reaves JACKSON, Clarence TINSLEY, Don THOMAS, Louise MATHEWS, Sally SIMS, Kathleen JACKSON, Anna CUSHENBERRY, Evelyn TINSLEY, Ann HOWARD, Beulah WHITE, Mary PETTY, Flotilla HENSON, Bertha JOHNSON, Jodi TINSLEY, Lacy JONES, Stanley MOORE, Robert JACKSON, Emma BRASWELL, Bert COOK, Virgil STRAUSBURG, Frank JACKSON, Johnny TINSLEY, Herert MOORE, John PATTON, Levie TINSLEY, Virgil McADAMS, Mattie SIKES, Bertha ATWOOD, Pervis SEXTON, Sophia TAYLOR, Mrs. Bert BRASWELL (not student), Everette BURTRUM, Jim PATTON, Willie BRYANT, Lucy WHITNEY, Etta McADAMS, Mrs. Lou STRAUSBURG, Rev. J P DURHAM, Lillie BRYANT. (Parents and a minister included). **************************************************************************** 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. *****************************************************************************