The Jordan School was located west of Benton on the south/west corner of South

Court Street and Route 14. The lot is now believed to be vacant.



   Moses Jordan, Carmen Jordan's Great Grandfather, donated the land for the school.

His father, Elias Jordan, was one of the 7 Jordan Brothers credited with the building

of  "Jordan's Fort."

Moses (1799 - 1875) was buried at Veteran's Memorial Cemetery in Benton.

   

   The school was probably built prior to 1875, and was probably 85-100 years old

at its closing date in 1960.

























Schools Certificate of Recognition 1938-1939





Class Pictures

1915-16

1920's (1) (2)   1921  1922  1924  1926  1928-29

1931-32  1937-38  1939-40

1946-47  1948-49  1949-50 (1)  (2)

1951-52  (2)  1952-53  1953-54  1954-55 (1) (2)   1955-56  1956-57  1958-59  1959-60

Year Unknown  (1)







News Paper Clippings

  (1)1897 Class Photo[Benten Evening News, unknown date ]

  (2)1918-1918 Class Photo [Benten Evening News, 15 Jun 1988]

  

  

  

Misc. School/Student

1948-1949  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)  (6)  (7) 

1950 Arlie JORDAN

1950-51







School Records / Rosters

  1917  1918 (1) (2)  1919 (1) (2)

  1922  1923  1924  1925  1926  1927  1928  1929

  1930  1931  1932  1933  1934  1935  1936  1937  1938  1939

  1940  1941  1942  1943

  1950  1951  1952  1953  1954  1955













Teachers Contract

  "Carmen Jordan" 1933

  Miss. Carmen Jordan was a teacher at Jordan School approximately 15 years between

  1932 thru 1960. Except for a few years when she taught at Kings College.

  After Old Jordan School closed in 1960, Carmen taught at Washington and Grant 

  School in Benton. She also attended the Jordan School, as a student along with her

  cousin Pearl Miller Jones. Arlie Jordan's grandma, dad, uncle, aunt, and several

  cousins attended the Old Jordan School, as did Arlie Jordan and his sister attended

  for one year in 1950.