Olney High School Data
The Following is a listing in a paper published in 1901. The heading reads:
Sons and Daughters of Olney High School. A list of the graduates and
their whereabouts.
Some parts were unreadable, but I have made every attempt as to read them.
©Billie Trails
Class of 1873
Ella S. (parker) Cooper.............Wang H' Lang Siam
Emma C. (Boyer) Luders............Philadelphia, Pa
Carrie (Edminston) McKee............Berkeley, Ca
Ada (Stout) St. John..................Olney, Il
Class of 1874
Ida (Cliffe) Bainum.........Paxton Il
Mattie (Singleton) McLean.......Mattoon, Il
Delia (Allison) Wharf-died 1898-Olney, Il
Emma (Strack) Stuart..........Mt. Vernon, Il
John Chaplin...........Olney, Il
Jasper Brownwell......Lafayette, In
Julia (Ratcliffe) Michaels........Albion, Il
Perce (Fritchey) Montray.......Kokomo, In
Mary Powers......Olney, Il
Mary Phillips-died August 16, 1886
Class of 1875
Emma (Ransom) Brehmer..........Newton, Il
Hattie (Kinney McKnight.......Bainbridge, In
Alice (Levering) Taylor.........Olney, Il
Laura (Gardner) Bail.......Decatur, Il
Lulu B. (Cliffe) Foster......Olney, Il
Ida (Sheets) Collins-Teacher(died 1890)
Edward Robinson........Chicago, Il
Bertha (Kitchell) Witcher.........Olney, Il
Joseph Jenkins
Charles Brownell-died 1883
Class of 1876
Anna Phillips........Chicago, Il
May ( Scott) Hayward......died 1889
Lillie Gosney.......deceased
Ella (Zook) Overmeyer...........New Lebanon, Pa
Amy (Haynie) Fahs......Olney,Il--died
George Page......Effingham,Il
Ruth(Murray) Bosart........ Indianapolis, In
Mary (St. John) Fleming......... Trenton, Mo
Hattie ( Ridgley) Hayward..........St. Louis, Mo
Estella (Fritchey) Morse......... Olney, Il
Fannie Jones................ Olney Il
Mattie Griffin........Olney, Il
Class of 1877
Emma (Stauffer) Fitch...........Olney, Il
Nellie (Cliffe) Phillips...........Olney, Il
Allie Nall.........Cairo, Il
Henry Page.......Olney, Il
Julia (VonGunten) Zitzer........St.Louis, Mo
Fannie (Baldwin) Poff.......Olney, Il
Lizzie (Gissler) Over........Indianapolis, In
William Gaddis........Vincennes, In
Lydia M. Jones..........Olney, Il
Amy Burd..........Witchita, Ks
Louis T. Kramer.......died 1891
Class of 1878
Alida (Conover) Abernathy.........St.louis, Mo
Edna (Whitaker) Jackson........Calhoun,Il
Mae (Whitaker) Mattoon........Galatea, Ga
Mary (Morrison)) Jolly..........Olney, Il
Eleanor (French) Dorsett........St.Louis, Mo
Vinnie (Nigh) White...........Washington, In
Ida Scott..........Died in 1878
Bell Mason......Olney, Il
Ella R. (Edminston) Ellis.......Kiowa, Ks
Charles E. Lutz.........Fargo, Nd
Stephen W. Lane..........Indian Territory
Class of 1879
Fannie Fowler Murphy......Richmond, Va
Annie L. Fritchey......Olney, Il
Carrie Ince.....Olney, Il
Annie R. Johnson......Chicago
Jennie (Kermickle) Hendrick........Taylor, Tx
Florence (Rhode) Kaufman.......Olney, Il
George B. Murray.......Olney, Il
Eugene A. Powers.......Olney, Il
W.E. Shifferstein.........Olney, Il
Charles A. Scott.......Olney,Il
Everett S. Dean......died 1880
George V. Buchanan.......Sedalia, Mo
Florence (Ridgley) Templeton...........Atlanta Ga
Martha (Peed) Falconer...........Noble, Il
Bettie F. (Strack) Delaney...........Olney, Il
Mattie D. (Shelby) Morey............Forest City, Il
Philip W. Barnes............Lawerenceville, Il
Robert Gaffner............Olney, Il
James McConnell.............Moscow, In
Class of 1880
Clzrz J. (French) Paddock.........St. Louis, MO
Laura VanGunten...........Olney, Il
Annie (Hill) Alley.......Olney, Il
Florence C. (Leeper) Hoopes........Summer, Il
Bertha (Mace) Cunningham.......West Liberty,Il
Elma (Marshall) Fahs........Olney, Il
Mary F. (Leeper) McCaslin......died 1885
Mattie G. Powers........died 1893
Lewis Billings...........Noble, Il
Arthur D. Reich........Arnold, Ne
Ella G. (Page) Thorn..........Bridgeport,Il
Birtha M. (Zook) Berry........Berryville, Il
Norman R. Jenner.............Washington, Dc
Mary L. (Gaddis) Rand...........Poughkeepsie, Ny
Katie (Hammett) Emerson.......St.Louis, Mo
Effie E. Hurn..........Olney, Il
Class of 1881
Katie (Bowers) Sebree.......Fort Worth, Tx
Jessie (Burnett) Shyrock..........Carbondale, Il
Maude (Powers) McLean..........died 1887
Mary (Severance) Oldfield...........died 1887
Edwin Ridgley............Parkersburg,Il
Nin (Edminston) Humphreys..........Kingman, Ks
Carrie (Cornell) Barnes...........Chicago, Il
George Wisshack..........Chicago,Il
Otto Barnes............Salt Lake City, Ut
James Daily..............Il-Died
Callie (Hill) Myers..........Kokomo, In
Emma (Fisher) Muench........Olney, Il-died
Bell (Daugherty) Boden.........Olney, Il
Minnie Morse..........New York City, Ny
Class of 1882
Estella M. (Struble) Franck........St. Louis, Mo
Hattie E. (Fritchey) Fisher..........Akron, Co
Honora M. (O'Kean) Eaton..........Olney, Il
Mary (Bohren) Long...............Indianapolis, In
John C. Price.............Chicago,Il
John Lynch Jr............Olney, Il
Charles K. Slanker............died 1888
H.W. Shryock.............Carbondale, Il
Mattie R. (Morrison) Clevelen.............Popular Bluff, Mo
Alice (Williams) Tewalt............Vincennes, In
Etta Blaser.............Indianapolis, In
Miss Mattie VonAlmen..........Paxton, Il
Class of 1883
Annie Cope......Olney, Il
Romaine S. Peter.........Chicago, Il
Nellie M. Buckley...........Olney, Il
Howard B. Alley.........Olney, Il
Rhoda (Houser) Wharf.........Olney, Il
Stella R. (Reinhard) Stein.........Mt. Carmel, Il
Lois Hurn...........Olney, Il
Amelia C. (Peter) Brownlow.........Chicago, Il
Charles R. Kitchell...........Topeka, Ks
Lola (Coehenour) Rickard...........Decatur, Il
Melissa (Hitch) Kellum........Spokane, Wa
Lydia M. Rogers.........died 1885
Frank L. Blood..........??
Kate (Morrison) Powers........Olney, Il
Lulu (St.John) Welland.......Olney, Il
Class of 1884
Grace (Thompson) Warmlike.........Parkersburg, Il
Sarah T. (Mitvchell)).......Flora, Il
Minnie E. Harris..........Chicago, Il
Flora (Page) Seed.....Bridgeport
Dora Ratcliffe........Olney, Il
Ida M. (Wilson) Titlow......died 1890
Charles E. Schultz.......Keensburg
Mathilda Schifferstein.........Olney, Il
George S. Alcorn...........Columbia, Tn
Lydia F. (Graves) Herron.......died 1896
Erna W. Johnson.......Olney, Il
Mary E. (Byers) Snodgrass........Los Angeles, Ca
Class of 1885
Annie (Tripp) Slinkard........Brooklyn Ny
May E. Harris..........Chicago,Il
Bertha Schultz........Olney, Il
Laura Anderson(Colored)......Leavensworth, Ks
A.J.Keefer..........Olney, Il
Lewis Cornell..........Chicago, Il
Ed Weiland..........Evansville, In
Howard Jenner..........Atwood, Il
Lottie (Baughman) Winans.........Olney, Il
Bessie Startsman...........Spokane, Wa
Frank Parker........(cant read)
Frank Conover..........St.Louis, Mo
Class of 1886
Janis Burd.........Wichita, Ks
Myrtle (Chauncy) Alcorn............Columbia, Tn
Hattie C. Morris..........Olney, Il
Mary A. (Wilson) Heap...........Olney, Il
Nannie Gladish............Chicago,Il
Enola B. (Hill) Woodward............Leadville, Co
Fannie Peter.........Carlisle, Pa
R.S.C. Hutchinson........Knoxville, Tn
George A. McGahey.........Olney, Il
Albert Kleinwort........died 1889
Elmer Genoway.........Fredericktown, Mo
Anna Launer......deceased
Carrie (Marshall) Hutchinson........Knoxville, Tn
Theresa (Rowland)Edwards.......Olney, Il
Mary S. (Babbit) Chesrown......Olney, Il
Laura E. (Ritter) Fritschle.......Olney, Il
Class of 1887
Florence (Gries) McWilliams....Casper, Wy
Annie E. Hill........Chicago,Il
Cora Heltman.......Olney, Il
Samuel Guyot.......Los Angeles, Ca
Edith Fleming.......Chicago, Il
Lora (Walker) Crabb........Olney, Il
Lulu (Mcriff) McAdams......Joplin, Mo
Frank Lynch.........Chicago, Il
Issac Phillips.......Olney, Il
Eva Thompson......Parkersburg, Il
Lulu (Eggler) VonAlmen.......Casey, Il
Ludwig Loeser.........New York City, Ny
Lela VonGunten.......Olney, Il
Class of 1888
Zella (Baughman) Jones......Metcalf, Il
Loutilla (Byer) Shaw.......Olney, Il
Oda (Alley) Wright........Olney, Il
Grace F. Peter........Chicago, Il
Ada Knoph.....died
Walter Hopkinson..........Olney, Il
Clarence Smith..........Olney, Il
George Yelch.......West Salem, Il
{Note: there are a few names in this section that are unreadable.}
Class of 1889
Jennie Scott.......Evanston, Il
William Stewart....died 1893
Lillie Hill.....Clay City
Mary (Allen) Waxler........Parkersburg, Il
Glen Wilson.........Olney, Il
Minnie Fisk.......San Antonio, Tx
Virginia Page..........Louisville, Ky
Lydia Shilt..........Olney, Il
Minnie (Peirce) Eagleton.......Ann Arbor, Mi
John Tennyson........(cant read) Il
Tillie Wetzlau......Olney, Il
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