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McKELVEY SCHOOL
McKelvey School
Photograph Furnished by : Marci Lamar Kasen
 
located : West of Nasville on Illinois Route 15
 
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1906 Ashley Grade School, Room 6
Ashley Grade School, 1906 room
Photograph Furnished by Larry House
 
The teacher in the photo is Harold Henry House
He and his family lived in Ashley from 1906-1908. He taught school in Ashley and worked part-time as a freight clerk for the Illinois Central Railroad before moving to Nashville and establishing a law practice.
 
Left to Right, First Row :
Sam Micheals, Orland Greger, Unidentified, Ward McNail, Fred Menzie,
Norman Peeck,
 
Left to Right, Second Row :
Unidentified, Helen Brannum (Walker), Helena Crow (Peeck), Fanny McNail (McCoy), Ella Bridges (Cook), Mollie Tate (Cooper), Byron Spear,
 
Left to Right, Third row :
Ada Welch, Leonard Roof, Nida Wheeler (Legender), Unidentified, Sam Woodrone, Ethel Brannum (Corzine), Harold H. House (Teacher), Lucille Farmer

 
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1924 Nashville Grade School
Fourth Grade Class

1924 Nashville School
Photograph Furnished by Barbara Eufinger & Larry House
 
Nashville Grade School, 4th Grade, 1924
 
Front row:
William Earle, Archibald Heanes, Ben Kosmicki, Lawrence House, Raymond Brennecke, Gus Green, Floyd Habbe.
 
Second row:
Bessie Petrashek, Emma Rhine, Dorothy Finke, Sarah Brandhorst, Margaret Eade, Ethel McFeron, Lillian Ward, Gertrude Storck, Juanita Ahlf, Phyllis Burge, Fern Bridges, Alice Troutt, Alberta Meinert, Mary Arensmeyer, Ada Prasuhn (teacher).
 
Third row:
Ralph Schleifer, Helen Nickel, Marie McMillan, Dorothy Klamm, Ferol Habbe, Katie McElroy, Eva Burnett, Clara Pokorney, Bertha Povolish, Theresa Hylla, Annie Hylla.
 
Fourth row:
Fred Smith, Charles Gorman, Bugs Eye Matthew, Wayne Williams, Quentin Evilsizer, William Helmholt, Leo Grzegorek, Eddie Grzegorek, Richie Seyler."
 
On the back of the photo he also listed all of his grade school teachers, by grade:
(1) Jessie Lowry, (2) Jennie Hildebrand, Nell Truesdale, (3) Clara Cordes, (4) Ada Prasuhn, (5) Iola Seyler, (6) Ella Mueller, (7) Frieda Grommett, Rae Seibert, Ella Mueller, (8) Addie Woodrome.

 
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1930 Nashville Grade School
Eighth Grade Class

1930 Nashville Grade School 8th grade class
Photograph Furnished by Jo House
Nashville Grade School, 8th Grade, 1930
 
Note : Picture is from an old newspaper (dated after 1981) found in a book
This appeared in the paper below the picture of 1930 graduates

 
1930 Graduates of Nashville Grade School
 
Pictured above is the Nashville Grade School 8th grade graduation class of 1930. The picture is courtesy of Alma (Wiese) Schwankhaus. The names were identified by Kathryn Thompson and Mrs. Schwankhaus. Several names could not be recalled.
 
First row, left to right: Joy (Chambers) Petersen; Helen Borchelt, deceased; Leona (Habbe) Nelson; Claudine Snyder, deceased; Marjorie (DeBoard) Crum; Betty (Kalbfleish) Gewe; Kathryn (Gilbert) Thompson; Billie (Kalbfleisch) Meinert; Florence Vogelpohl; Mildred (Struckmeyer) McFeron; Albert Rogers.
 
Second row, left to right: Wilbert Junge; Christy Finke; Floyd Williamson, deceased; Henry Reidelberger, deceased; Millard Reuss, deceased; Ella Mae (Frederking) Spitze; Louise Crouse; unidentified; Alma (Wiese) Schwankhaus; Marie (Lachtrup) Smith; Esther Pero; Wilbert Maschoff, deceased; Edmund Pokorney, deceased; James Akers; Emanuel Borchelt, deceased; unidentified; Alva Clark, standing behind; Alvin Ostendorf; Mrs. Ella Mueller, teacher.
 
Third row, left to right: Vivian (Frank) Kleinschmidt, deceased; Doris LaMar, deceased; Jane Rice, deceased; Jane (Thorp) Douglas; Naomi (Brandhorst) Smith; Elmer Toedte; Leo Porkorney; Alvin Lange, deceased.
 

 
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unknown school class
Photograph Furnished by Jo & Larry House
 
School Class
The three girls sitting on front row - from right hand side :
Cornelia EHRICH  (Daughter of 'Doc' EHRLICH)
Dorothy Dee REUSS
(nee BRANDIS / BRANDHORST)
  (Daughter of Oren BRANDIS / BRANDHORST)
The name was changed from BRANDHORST
to BRANDIS during her early years.
Amelia SMALL
(nee RIXMAN)
  

 
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Circa 1927 Ashley Grade School
1927 Ashley School
Photograph Furnished by W. J. "Bucky" McCoy
 
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1936 Ashley Township High School
Girls Glee Club

1936 Ashley HS Girls Glee Club
Photograph Furnished by W. J. "Bucky" McCoy
 
Front Row left to right
Alice Fae Foehr, Clara Keen, Ruth Guerney, Sidney Davis, Betty Lou Lowry, Nadine LeGendre, Elenor Lance,
Ina Abbot, Sponsor (teacher at Ashley Township High School)
 
Second Row left to right
Emlyn Woodrome (Pianist), June A. Howell, Charlotte, McDonald, Geraldine Wilkins, Midred Riddle, Regina Mydler
 
Back Row left to right
Jane Geurney, Laverne Skibinski, Yvonne Skibinski, Maxine Oglesby, Patty Hoover
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