Kent-Muskegon County MI Archives History - Schools .....Tyrone Township District No 1 September 1880
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Tyrone Township, District No. 1 School- 1880
Transcribed by J. Pulte
          The school boundaries for Tyrone Township, District No. 1 School were 
redistricted in the school board minutes it was written that the school site 
moved from T10N  R12W, SECTION 30 to Section 25 town range 10 North 13 west and 
the school board leased a site on the south east corner of section 25. The 
school board minutes always title themselves as Tyrone Township  Fractional 
Casnovia School District even though the title of the journal is purely Tyrone 
Township District No. 1. The school was serving the community around the town 
of Casnovia, Michigan and the fact that it straddled the county and township 
lines was known by all there and confusing to researchers later. Whether the 
school site of this record crossed the border into Muskegon County is still 
under study.  The families of the students listed in this list were closer to 
the new school house site or very loyal and wanted to continue to travel there. 
The significant decrease in the number of students from 125 in 1879 to 50 in 
1880; a difference of 75 students, may have been affected by this division. 
          The months of August and September also saw diphtheria striking the 
communities around Casnovia. The story of this tragedy was felt strongly in my 
family the William White family and is illustrated in the student census list 
for Tyrone Township, District No. 1 School for1880. The student Therressa White 
has a line tentatively through her name due to her death on Sept. 3, 1880. In 
fact William White is not even listed because he had died on August 24th, 
shortly before his baby sister Rose White, who would have begun school this 
year in 1880 at the age of 5. John White had also been ill, but Theressa’s 
dying reassurance, “Don’t worry, Ma, John will live.” proved true and John A. 
White went on going to this school and beyond, and he became a teacher in 
Tyrone Township and a great educator.
Student Names for 1880
Director Edgar B. Chase	

NAMES           AGES
Margaret Gilmore 18
Levi Gilmore	16
George Gilmore	14
Malipa Gilmore	12
Dora Gilmore	5
Lillie Knox	15
Thomas Cave	14
Hattire Cave	12
Willie Cave	6
Nora Chase	11
Maude Chase	8
Daisy Chase	5
Hiram Stinson	13
Charlie Stinson	10
Earl Stinson	8
Nellie Stinson	5
John Stinson	16
Delia Stinson	6
Stephen Bennett	14
Stuart Bennett	14
Luella Bennett	7
Clarence Bennett 11
William Ira	14
Flora Ira	13
Albert Ira	10
John White	19
Michel White	17
Chris White	15
Therressa White 12
Thomas White	8
George White	6
Lyanan Lyman	6
Joseph Whiteman	8
      Hanna
May Hannah   5
Cecil Chubb	11
Worth Twiss	13
Smith Twiss	19
Myrtella Hawley	11
Lewis Hawley	9
Ella Hawley	6
Willie Holmes	19
Stella Holmes	17
Frank Holmes	11
A.V. Holmes	8
Mary Jackson	19
Eddie Haywood	8
Clara Haywood	6
Will Johnson	18
Cora Johnson	15
Frank Johnson	12




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