School: EBENEZER ----------------------------------- Submitted for Archives by: Sandi Gorin January 09, 2001 ---------------------------------- EBENEZER SCHOOL Ebenezer School was the earliest school in the district and Hiram DINWIDDIE donated the land. It was located one mile north of Harris School. Land was donated for Harris by Robert David HARRIS before the 1870's. Tom and Adeline NEWLAN lived near the school and Adeline tookcare of all the injuries of the children while Tom judged debates, umpired games and other helpful tasks. Early trustees were R C DINWIDDIE, T F LYLES, T L NEWMAN, T P NEWMAN, E D LAMB, Lon HARRIS and S W HARRIS. Teachers included: J Z SHUGART, J W LANDERS, Della DINKINS, George McREYNOLDS, Pellie G GRAVES, J R DOWER, O V TRAMMELL, Arlie PATTON, Aubrey LEAKE HINTON, Minnie NEWMAN, Alm MAYHEW MARCUM, Tula MAYHEW HINTON, Estil DINWIDDIE, Hoy NEWMAN, Lena WILLIANS, Joan DEVASHER, Ennis LAMB, Aubrey LAMB, Willie McREYNOLDS, Mae McREYNOLDS OVERHOLTS, Mildred WOODWARD, Anna BROWN, Raymond SEXTON and Vernice SEXTON. The school was located on the New Buck Creek Road beside Sexton Lane. Class photo of 1890 shows Arlie PATTON, teacher and the following students: Tivis DINWIDDIE, Pearlie McREYNOLDS, Laura HARRIS WILSON, Ida REYNOLDS, Jimmie DINWIDDIE, Frelie HARRIS, George LYLES, Emmitt LYLES and a lot of unidentified students. The class photo of 1916 shows Tula MAYHEW HINTON, teacher and the following students: Archie NEWMAN, Mae McREYNOLDS OVRHULTS, Corrine DINWIDDIE STRAUSBURG, Audra REYNOLDS MAYHEW, Ray DINWIDDIE, WIllie McREYNOLDS, Addie HINTON, Estil DINWIDDIE, Sumner DINWIDDIE, Etna HARRIS, Glady HINTON, Ruby BESHEAR, Gracie HINTON, Dorothy CLINE, Velbert THOMPSON, possibly Hoy NEWMAN, Euree WILSON LYLES, Geneva NEWMAN DUFFER and AlbertDINWIDDIE - several unidentified. Class of 1929 shows teacher Willie McREYNOLDS and students: Hoy LDERSON, Willard COSTELLO, Cecil BROWN, Virgini NEWMAN, Howard BROWN, Era Mae BROWN, Nellie PERRY, Carlus COSTELLO, Gertrude RAMSEY, Mavis HINTON, Kenneth PERRY, Ralph MILLER, Veachel NEWMAN, Carline ALDESON, Thelm ALDERSON, Orlanna HINTON, Sterling GRAVES, Ray BROWN, Loyd HINTON, Durwood HINTON and Garnett LEE. **************************************************************************** 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. *****************************************************************************