ALLEN COUNTY, KY SCHOOLS PETROLEUM SCHOOL Submitted by Sandi Gorin jUL 25, 2001 First, I'll conclude with the students at Petroleum Schhol - class photo of 1939. Juanita HINTON DOWNING and Adelle MILLER FOSTER were the teachers this year. Students shown are: John MEADOR, J L ALDERSON, Betty GAINES, Shirley FOSTER, Nina CHARLTON, Shirley BANDY, Wayne BANDY, Wilma Jean WYGAL, Elvis FOSTER, Betty GAINES, Zelma DeeDOUGLAS, Ruby Nell COOPER, Deloyce CHARLTON, ELizabeth FOSTER, Vada R BROWN, Patty RIGGS, Minnie Lee MARCUM, Inez CARTER, Junior RICHARDS, Curtis FOSTER Jr, Evelyn FOSTER, Shep McGUFFEY, Charles FRAZIER, Gladys HINTON, Mildred PATTERSON, Bobby OGLES, Relus RIGGS, W E MARCRUM, Gordon ABSHER, Wyon McGUFFEY, Lottie O'NEAL, Dorothy RICHARDS, Loyce ALDERSON, Mary NEWMAN, Betty Jane OGLES, Dorcus LYLE, Hazel Dean FOSTER, Bobby BISHOP, Clyde BROWN, James TUCKER, Odell SPEARS, Bobby WILLOUGHBY, Clifton WOLFE, Ralph CHARLETON, WIlliam Howard OGLES, Dorothy CROWE, Darrell MEADOR, Dora Jean ANDERSON, Mary WALKER, Billy CHERRY, J r MARCRUM, Loyce O'NEAL, Ruth Evelyn PERRY, Lavera GAINES, Martha Lee OGLES, Glydia McGUFFEY, Novice GOODRUM and Leo GAINES (several unknowns). Pisgah School is mentioned in the HIstory of Mt Union Association of General Baptists in 1876-1975 and states that the school started in the old Pisgah schoolhouse. Early trustees were: S A JONES, John HUDSON Teo BUTLER, J R KELLY, A M COOK, T BRIDGEMAN, L M GRISSOM, J H DALTON, I J BRIDGEMAN and G E JOHNSTON. Teachers were: J J ALEXANDER, Miss Eva MANNING and Warner DALTON. It was located in the southern part of the county on the Pleasant Grove Chruch Road. Only one class photo is shown, class of 1900. Warner DALTON was the teacher and the only identifiable students were: Pheba VINSON, Mary VINSON, Lizzie VINSON DOUGLAS, Maggie Boyd DALTON. If you have connections school wise in Allen Co - I highly recommend that you contact the public library in Scottsville to see if copies are still available (I believe they are) ... it is so well done. Next week - Pleasant Field School. Sandi ********************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. **********************