In 1869, in the April 6 edition of the Mirror contained the names of the
boys and girls of that day who were attending the Mt. Carroll schools,
when the examination, now called commencement, was held. The teachers were:
Room 1 -- Miss L. Batholemew
(Page 342 of the "History Of Carroll County, Illinois"
published by Kett in 1878 states "The present fine brick Union school
building was erected in 1866, at a cost of $16,000," and goes on to list the
same room numbers and name the teachers for each. None were the same in 1878
as they were in 1869. I have questions I cannot answer about the logistics of
this schooling as it is described. There is no mention of any 1-room rural
schools and you’ll notice the classroom size listed below is huge, so these
may have been all of the children in Carroll County at the time. It’s hard
for me to believe that the parents of each child transported that child by
horseback or wagon each day to school and back, but there is no specific
information about how all these children were taught by only one teacher in
one room at a school that was as much as 20 miles each way from some of the
children’s homes. Please refer any information you have to
Christine Walters )
Room 2 -- Miss M. Luffkin
Room 3 -- Miss Mary McCoy, Miss Jessie Slye
Room 4 -- Miss Hattie O’Neal, Miss Della Beardsley
Room 5 -- Prof. Thomson, principal, Miss M. L. Hathaway, assistant
West Carroll -- Miss Hattie Irvine. Room 5 would now have been high school.
There are still a good many of the boys and girls of that day in and around
Mt. Carroll. How many remember those times?
| Anderson, Wilbert | Anderson, Willard | Akins, Jacob | Allan, Martin |
| Allan, C. | Akeley, Jesse | Bradley, Alice | Bradley H. |
| Berkley, Maria | Bates, Flora | Beeler, Eddie | Bohn, Ira |
| Bondy, Rosetta | Buck, Willie | Coleman, John | Coleman, George |
| Coleman, John | Coleman, Laura | Clark, Jennie | Christian, Ida |
| Christian, Lena | Cole, Flavie | Christian, W. | Christian, H. |
| Downs, Flora | Downs, Lucretia | Downs, Willie | Donze, Freddie |
| Engler, Aggie | Fisher, Gracie | Fisher, Howard | Feezer, Dean |
| Forbes, Julia | Griffith, F. | Griffith, C. | Geldmacher, J. |
| Gedlmacher, L. | Hoover, Willie | Horning, Charlie | Johnson, Lizzie |
| Jenkins, Laura | Johnson,Henry | Kelm, Willie | King, Ettie |
| Kratz, Elias | McClure, Lydia | Myers, Hannah | Nelson, M. |
| Nelson, A. | Nelson, Hiram | O'Brien, D. | O'Brien, Kate |
| Odgers, George | Otis, Claude | Pierce, George | Phillips, Charlie |
| Phillips, C. | Page, Minnie | Page, Minnie | Pratt, Willie |
| Patterson, A. | Palmer, Aaron | Palmer, Edgar | Rosenstock, K. |
| Routh, Fanny | Routh, Stephen | Rank, Harvey | Rank, Courtney |
| Sandison, E. | Sandison, A. | Sandison, R. | Swartz, Lizzie |
| Strauss, L. | Soule, Fannie | Shoemaker, J. | Strong, Frank |
| Stiteley, Frank | Sneider, Charlie | Shutler, H. | Smith, Ida |
| Sager, John | Shaffer, Ed | Vandagrift, F. | Vandagrift, K. |
| White, Sarah | Wood, Laura | Winelander, J. | Wood, Perry |
| Winters, E. | White, Alvy | . | . |
| Anderson, H. | Akins, A. | Akins, Fran | Blake, Ella |
| Bitner, Clayton | Bitner, Harry | Bradley, Clayton | Bradley, Clarence |
| Beeler, Bertie | Berkley, C. | Bohn, Will | Benzle, C. |
| Bailey, Elme | Bruce, B. | Bentley, E. | Bentley, Belle |
| Clemence, E. | Clevidence, A. | Christian, Eddie | Christian, Belle |
| Christian, E. | Christian, Lizzie | Colehour, Ida | Deitrick, L. |
| Deitrick, J. | Eymer, F. | Feezer, Lewis | Fisher, A. |
| Fisher, C. | Forbes, C. | Geldmacher, A. | Hunter, I. |
| Hunter, Belle | Hewet, S. | Holman, C. | Horning, F. |
| Horning, H. | Highbarger, N. | Horner, J. | Horner, R. |
| Hastings, A. | Hoffman, M. | Hoffman, S. | Irvine, Harry |
| Johnson, Sarah | Keim, Dayton | Klassy, J. | King, H. |
| Katz, W. | Livingston, M. | Ludwick, A. | Miles, J. |
| Moore, E. | Myers, D. | Myers, Jennie | Myers, L. |
| Munson, A. | Nelson, A. | Ovelman, L. | Otis, Martin |
| O'Brien, Will | Odgers, C. | Puffenberger, J. | Puterbaugh, A. |
| Phillips, John | Roland, Clara | Roland, Millard | Routh, Mary |
| Rapp, Lizzie | Rosenstock, S. | Shirk, Nellie | Shirk, Harry |
| Stowell, Charles | Snyder, C. | Shilling, A. | Smith, George |
| Smith, A. | Shoemaker, L. | Shoemaker, I. | Simmons, W. |
| Sheldon, M. | Strong, Della | Sager, Ida | Sisler, R. |
| Schamel, C. | Sutton, A. | Tomkins, S. | Winelander, J. |
| Womer, M. | Winters, M. | Watson, John | . |
| Ackerman, Samuel | Ackerman, Daniel | Armour, Preston | Bondy, D. |
| Bensel, Robert | Bohn, George | Brotherton, Ella | Bates, Sumner |
| Bates, Edmund | Bates, Edna | Bohn, Ida | Bogue, William |
| Bliss, John | Buck, Mary | Beeler, M.A. | Bailey, Florence |
| Bailey, Ada | Breyman, Emily | Berkeley, Mary | Chrismas, M. |
| Colehour, H. | Clevidence, D. | Cole, Sarah | Clark, Mena |
| Dunz, Katie | Embick, Clara | Engler, Clara | Ely, Anna |
| Fisher, Hervey | Fitch, Nettie | Greer, Charles | Graham, Nellie |
| Geldmacher, C. | Hastings, W. | Hallet, R. | Hallet, M. |
| Hostetter, Irvine | Hines, James | Highberger, Eva | Harbell, Lena |
| Irvine, James | Irvine, Ada | Jenkins, John | Johnson, Mary |
| Johnson, Roscoe | Kinney, Melvin | Katz, Caroline | Ludwig, John |
| McClay, Joseph | Moore, Warren | Moore, Sophia | Myers, Emma |
| Mumma, Jennie | Marshall, H. | McClure, Mary | Miller, John |
| Martin, Ohio | Nelson, Jennie | Nycum, Willie | Nase, Frankie |
| O'Brien, Albert | Pulley, John | Phillips, Joseph | Phillips, George |
| Puffenberger, W. | Padgett, Louisa | Probst, Clarence | Probst, Luther |
| Patten, Royal | Rapp, Fred | Rea, Howard | Renner, Samuel |
| Rosenstock, S. | Rosenstock, C. | Rinedollar, A. | Routh, Maggie |
| Sager, Alice | Smith, Hattie | Stiteley, Katie | Snider, C. |
| Shoemaker, DeWitt | Strauss, J. | Sisler, John | Thomas, Eli |
| Vandagrift, B. | Vandagrift, Katie | Watson, Sarah | Winters, George |
| Wood, James | Weidman, Laura | Weisman, Henry | . |
| Abbott, Martha | Abbott, William | Beardsley, Lee | Blake, George |
| Blake, Hattie | Bohn, Kate | Bradley, Lillie | Bird, Willie |
| Bosse, Susanna | Beaver, Charles | Bliss, Martha | Berkley, Tom |
| Berkley, Myra | Cole, Helen | Colehour, Mattie | Engler, Ellen |
| Eiser, Alice | French, Nellie | Forbes, Emma | Feezer, Calvin |
| Hallet, Frank | Hollinger, Lizzie | Johnson, Mason | Johnson, Charles |
| Livingston, Clara | Livingston, Niles | Miller, James | Miller, Clara |
| McClay, John | McClay, James | McClay Jacob | McClay, Lizzie |
| Nycum, John | Nelson, Mahala | Puterbaugh, Mary | Phillips, Mary |
| Padgett, Mary | Patten, John | Page, Willie | Patterson, Freemont |
| Pully, George | Pully, Emma | Page, Ella | Rinedollar, Jane |
| Rowley, Alice | Rowley, Samuel | Sheldon, Henry | Sheldon, Edward |
| Stuart, Annie | Sager, Laura | Sager, Albert | Sage, Harry |
| Stiteley, Scott | Smith, Susan | Sisler, Mary | Shore, Lavina |
| Rickert, Mary | Rosensotck, Sarah | Rosenstock, William | Tomkins, Mollie |
| Thomas,Sarah | Tomlinson, Lillie | Wood, Frank | Wood, Lottie |
| Warfield, Sarah |
| Armogost, A. | Arnold, W. | Beardsley, George | Beardsley, Ada |
| Bailey, Ethie | Beeler, William | Beeler, Frank | Blonger, Louis |
| Belding, M. | Campbell, George | Campbell, R.H. | Cole, Burnham |
| Cole, Luella | Claypool, B. | Chambers, M. | Cameron, J. |
| Craig, Adam | Dresbach, Tom | Davis, R.R. | Doty, J. |
| Eiser,David | English, E. | English, T. | Embick, L. |
| Frazer, T.H. | Frazier, Katie | Frisbie, Frank | Finlayson, D.W. |
| Fisher, Willie | Fisher, Eddie | Fisher, Clara | Ferrin, H. |
| Forbes, Louisa | Gotschell, George | Green, A.M. | Gunn, John |
| Gunn, Hugh | Hall, J.S. | Hollinger, George | Harris, Irena |
| Howe, M. | Hill, Susie | Henderson, Ina | Hallett, R.B. |
| Hallett, Charles | Hallett, William | Hallett, Walter | Highberger, Lizzie |
| Hooker, Abbie | Irvine, Mary | Jewell, P.M. | Jacobs, Mr. |
| Kinney, A. | Ludwick, M.L. | Livingston, H. | Livingston, N. |
| Livingston, W. | Liberton, Peter | Liberton, J. | Masters, W. |
| Miller, Frank | Metcalf, Henry | Mumma, Callie | Mills, Gracie |
| Mills, Stephen | Martin, Alice | Martin, Omega | Moore, Isabel |
| Moore, William | Nelson, Maggie | Nelson, V.S. | Nycum, Mary |
| O'Brien, A. | O'Brien, M. | Pennabaker, Em | Parkinson, George |
| Page, E. | Rea, Ella | Raupp, Reuben | Rinedollar, George |
| Sager, Emma | Sager, Henry | Seymour, Lillie | Seymour, Imogene |
| Smith, William | Shores, J. | Stiteley, W. | Tomlinson, Emma |
| Thomas, S. | Thomas, George | Tomkins, L. | Tomlinson, E.L. |
| Watson, Reuben | White, James | White, J.A. | Williams, Frank |
| Ackerman, Alice | Adista, Akins | Beardsley, Lee | Beardsley, George |
| Blake, George | Bates, Edna | Breyman, Emily | Clevidence, John |
| Clark, Mena | Dumbolton, Alice | Engler, Clara | English, Edward |
| Fisher, Gracie | Frazier, Katie | Fisher, Willie | Forbes, Emma |
| Gunn, John | Hallett, Millard | Hallett, Frank | Hallett, Charlie |
| Hallett, William | Johnson, Henry | Liberton, Richard | Liberton, Peter |
| Mills, Gracie | Mills, Stephen | McClay, John | McLaughlin, Ella |
| Nelson, Martha | Page, Minnie | Phillips, Charlie | Phillips, George |
| Phillips, Joseph | Patterson, Fremont | Patton, Minnie | Rinedollar, John |
| Stiteley, Frank | Stiteley, Katie | Gunn, John | Shores, Jamison |
| Thomas, Sarah | Thomas, Stephen | Tipton, Willie | Tipton, George |
| Warfield, Minnie |
Transcribed and contributed to Genealogy Trails by Alice Horner, from the Saturday
August 26, 1933, edition of the Mirror-Democrat newspaper, published in Mt. Carroll, Illinois.
Apparently it replicated a column that was in the April 6, 1869 edition of the Mirror
Newspaper of Mt. Carroll.
