School: HARRISON SCHOOL ON JACK WELCH FARM ----------------------------------- Submitted for Archives by: Sandi Gorin January 17, 2001 ---------------------------------- HARRISON SCHOOL ON JACK WELCH FARM The oldest Harrison school was on the Jack WELCH farm, left of Hwy 101 north on highway 1332. It was also used as a church by Rev. Tobias HAM, son of Mordecai F HAM S. Tobias was the father of Mordecai F HAM, Jr under whose ministry Billy GRAHAM was converted. The district was later divided and 2 new schools were built - one named Crane Hill and the other Harrison. The newer Harrison school was on Hwy 101 north on the hill left of the Harrison School Road. It closed, with consolidation in 1958. Teachers are the old school were: Lily HOOD SEARS, Lila Downing, D A OLIVER, Nellie WELSH, Rona BROWN and Harry READ. Teachers at the newer school included Estel EKLES, Lola OSBORNE WEAVER, Mattie POPE, George TINSLEY, Zelma OSBORNE ERWIN, Jeanette STOVALL WHITLOW, Mary WALKER, Mae Belle OLIVER, Frances HOOD and Mabel WILSON. Trustees at the old school included J A READ, Lon GIBSON, W W PATTON, W T WILLOUGHBY, J F NEAL, J H BEAM, Lon GIBSON. Trustees at the new school included J A WELCH, R P HOOD and Charlie BEAM. The Class of 1901, Rose ANTHONY teacher, includes the following students: Livia WELCH, Mattie WELCH POPE, Clara BURTON HARPER, Effie READ, Lucy HOOD PAYNE, Nina GOODRUM, Lois Neal CLAWSON, Birdie AYERS, Annie AYERS, Estes WILLOUGHBY, Herbin BROWN, John L BROWN, Arthur WELVH, Bert NEAL, Lettie BUCHANON GUY, Mintie BEAM TABOR, Lola WILLOUGHBY WEAVER, Lattice WILLOUGHBY, Jimmie GOODRUM BURTON, Ethel NealBROCKETT, Lillie HOOD SEARS, Blanche READ, Lela GIBSON DODSON, Mary BEAM, Ona WILLOUGHBY, Cartlage AYERS, John BERTRAM, Ivy NEAL, Arthur PAYTON, Fred GIBSON, Herbert GIBSON, Robert SEARS, Ida WELCH THOMAS, Patsy MOTLEY GRUBBS, Ethel MANLY OLIPHANT, Mamie NEAL BROWN, Alma WELCH GARRISON, Hubert READ, Harry SEARS, John MANLEY. Class of 1957-58, Mary WALKER teacher shows students: Sue BRITT, Deanna WEAVER, Patsy FISHER, Dianne BERRY, Joetta BERRY, Martha W BURTON, Jimmy WINGFIELD, Phillip CORNWELL, Jodie STEENBERGEN, Sue WILLIAMS, Nelson WILLIAMS, Susie POWELL, Larry STOVALL, Folis HENDRICKS, Rebecca BURTON, Joyce GILMORE, Donn MARR, Woody HUGHES, Charles BERRY, Jimmy THOMERSON, Phillip JONES, Harold WALKER, Howard WALKER, James BERRY, Reba MITCHEL, Rebecca JONES, Jerry POWELL, Fredonna STEENBERGEN, Alan FISHER. **************************************************************************** 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. *****************************************************************************