School: HEATH ----------------------------------- Submitted for Archives by: Sandi Gorin January 24, 2001 ---------------------------------- HEATH SCHOOL In 1884 Susan DAVIS gave land for building a school which was called Heath. It was in southern Allen Co on the Jenner BLANKENSHIP Road near Trammel Creek. Early trustees included: J M SMITH, R H HOLLEY, W B FOSTER, J M DENNIS, Chen HOUSE, S D HEATH, G W FOLLIS, Dr R W COOK, J B CONNYER, M C HOUSE and Alonzo FOLLIS. Known teachers included: P G GRAVES, S J McREYNOLDS, Dr Clifton FOLLIS, Lester MARTIN, Linus NAPIER, Bascom NAPIER, Jimmie SHROPSHIRE, Lassie FREEMAN, WIllie May DUNLAP, Burton FROST, Mary DOBBS, Verbal WAGONER, H M WAGONER, Grady FOSTER, Merle FOSTR, Malissa MORRIS, Imogene FOSTER, Ruth HOLDER and Ernest HUDSON. The schoo closed in abt 1947. Class photo, undated, shows: Commie MILLER, Neubie O'NEAL, Alma HOWEL, Lola MITCHELL, Arlie O'NEAL, Mary O'NEAL, Bessie HOWELL, Mary DYSON, Annie Mae COLE, Idell FOLLIS, Aubrey GILLIAM, Roy DUKE, Carl FOSTER, Clifton FOLLIS, Murl GILLIAM, Ozie CONYER, Roby GILLIAM, Golden BROWN, Arlie DUKE. Class photo of 1912, Lester MARTIN, teacher, shows the following students: O C MEADOR, Pauline TUCKER, Almer HOWELL, Mary BURNLEY, Mary Lois GILLIAM, Ruth Hlen GILLIAM (a baby),Murl GILLIAM, Roby GILLIAM, Ozie CONYER, Hoy L MEADOR, Lora Bell WAGGONER, Idell FOLLIS, Commie MILLER, Mary WILSON, Bessie HOWELL, Newbie O'NEAL, Celie O'NEAL, AUbrey GILLIAM, Garland BROWN, Arlin DUKE, Garland BURNLEY, Orbin McGUFFEY, Goldman BROWN, Odis MEADOR, Jasper O'NEAL, Charlie BROWN, Rozie DUKE, Bess CONYER, Clora WAGONER, Arlie O'NEAL, Clarence BROWN, ANnie BURNLEY, Ida COLE, a GRAVES, Maggie O'NEAL and her daughter Virgel BASHAM, Ura BASHAM and Annie MARION. Several others unidentified. **************************************************************************** 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. *****************************************************************************