Alexander County/Illinois Genealogy Trails
Photo donated by Donna Dailey Knight with the original photo belonging to Diane Gearing Dailey
This was a two-room, sometimes three-room school, and other times they only used one room. It was located between Tamms and Elco on what was known as the Old Elco Road that branched off toward Ullin. The 1883 History of Alexander County states that the Hazlewood Schoolhouse is near J. F. Short's and was built in 1881. In the early 1920s it is believed that the school burned and was replaced around that time. While they were rebuilding the students attended school in a building near the Joseph Lentz place. In the late 1920s there were as many as 40 students in the school.
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HAZLEWOOD SCHOOL
Frank Daily
Nancy BrooksDistrict No. 4 Twp. 14, 1 West, Alexander Co., Ill. May 7, 1920 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MYRTLE PALMER, Teacher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PUPILS Helen
Staggs
Wilba
Hurston
Florence Berry Beulah Brimm Viola Meisenheimer Alma Betz Gladys Burchyett Hazle Burchyett Roy Newell Mary Gaskill Sigel Hurston Elijah Tindall Muriel Holshouser Sammy Brimm Forrest McDonald Ernest Dillman George Poole Willie Staggs Gene Staggs Dallas Daily Teddy Tinsley Billie Corbett Irma Schilling Marion Betz Bertie Meisenheimer Roy Kee Leon Burchyett Lee Newell Paul Daily Ezel Martin Doris Gaskill Alva Dillman Gilbert Gearing Sarah Brooks Mary Burchyett Leona Studdard Ora Hurston Ida Poole Agnes Tindall Ferne Betz Hazle Daily Lee Thompson Edward Whitaker Elmo Gearing Monroe Sharp Willie Chism George Meisenheimer Jean Fletcher Wayne Baldwin
Asa D. Twente, Co. Supt. SCHOOL BOARD B. R. Chatham
Claud Grantham
Sam Hazlewood
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 Miss Myrtle Palmer
(later Provo) "Miss Myrtle," as she was called, later taught first and second grades many years at the Elco School and retired about 1950. According to her obituary, she taught school for 45 years. All the pupils that had her as a teacher thought she was a wonderful and kind person. |
| Contributed by Phyllis Hancock, 2009 |
Some of the students attending during the early 1920s to middle 1920s were: Gilbert Gearing, Elmo Gearing, Barton Smithey, Gerald Smithey, Filbert Dailey, Hazel Dailey, Dallas Dailey, Frank Dailey and Lucy Dailey. The teacher was a Mr. Hinkel.
Ruth Newell Lessar sent a class list from about 1943. The teacher was Mrs. Crosno and the following students were in the school at that time: Mary Ruth Newell, Bob Cruse, Don Gaskill, Gene Coleman, Dorothy Newell, Carmalita Betts, Dave Coleman, Vernetta Betts, Wesley Betts, Robert Dunn, Junior Davis, Gerald Lingle, Bud Dunn, Dean Cruse, Hershel Dunn, Millard Coleman, Evelyn Newell, Sue Ella Jordan, Bill Davis, Marie Swain, Patsy Gaskill, Norma Cruse, Dean Jordan, Billy Keith Britt, Ruby Gaskill, Von Gaskill, Lucille Newell, Bernelda Betts and Raymond Newell.
In 1956 there were 13 students with only two in the 8th grade. It consolidated with Tamms Grade School in the late 1950s. The building is still standing and is a private residence. Some of the teachers that taught at the Hazelwood School in the 1950s included: Mr. Walter Dillow, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Jewell Mundell, Mr. Verlie Akers and Mr. Karraker.
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