School: HICKORY GROVE ----------------------------------- Submitted for Archives by: Sandi Gorin Wednesday, January 31, 2001 8:25 AM ---------------------------------- HICKORY GROVE Was located in eastern part of the county, left of Hwy 98 near the WHITNEY farm - land donated by the DEVASHER family. Trustees from 1896 thru 1903 were: S W WITT, Reeves WHITNEY, Jesse HURT, George DOWNING, William WHITNEY, J B PARDUE, J A TAYLOR, D W CLIBURN, W F PARDUE, J W WHITNEY. Teachers were L E HURT, A P DOBBS and W L GRAHAM. 2nd building built by William WHITNEY. Teachers in 1905 were: SUsie WHITNEY, Creet WHITNEY, Faith HURT, Rora BROWN, Daisy PARDUE and Mabel HOOD. Other teachers included: Minnie PITCHFORD WHITNEY, Glades CLIBURN, Osley CLUBURN, Joan DEVASHER, America WHITNEY, Oldrige CLIBURN, W A WHITLEY, Ish RITCHEY, Jimmy SHROPSHIRE, Frances WHITNEY CLIBURN, Nina Mae PARDUE, Doris DEAN SAMSON, Oldridge WITT, Mildred EUBANK, Gertrude COX, Amy DEVINE, Leiron ALLEN, Sallie Mae WITT, Louise BISHOP CALVERT PARDUE, Nettie Frances BEWLEY HUDSON and Margaret PARDUE. Ina GOAD was the last teacher before consolidation - school closed in 1950. Class photo of 1931 shows Gladys PARDUE teacher and the following students: Jake Dee FARLEY, Murl HICKS, Henry Lee HICKS, Katherine WOODS, Larine WHITNEY, Nettie Francis BEWLEY, Sallie Mae WITT, Wanda MAYNARD, Sterling THOMAS, Drewie BEWLEY, James RICHEY, James CALVERT, Trevell RICHEY, Mildred WITT, Edna WITT, Blanche HARVEY SIDDENS, Arthur Graves HOOD, Ralph WHITNEY, Edna Earl THOMAS, Maxie WHITNEY, Mae CALVERT. **************************************************************************** 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. *****************************************************************************