This is a transcription of Shelby Township school records, pages 193 - 211. The original document is held at the Kramer Museum, Betty Copeland, Secretary.
Page 193 1867 Enumeration of School Children 1867 | School No 1 Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 Nelson Beebe | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 2 George Stevenson | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 3 William B Niles | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 4 Edward P Niles | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 5 Charles Wolly | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 6 WH Fuget | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 7 Daniel P Demaree | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 8 Thomas McCreary | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | | 9 Eliza Whitham | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 10 James P Jarvis | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | | 11 Michael Cooper | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 12 James Smock | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 13 William Herren | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 14 Thomas Voris | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 15 James Hankins | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 16 Joseph Buchanan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 17 Charles Lanham | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 18 Alpha Foster | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 19 Christopher Beebe | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 21 James H Demaree | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 22 N G Niles Enumerated for | | | | | | 3 Truman B Niles School | | | | | | 4 Levi Tevis purposes | 33 | 30 | | | Total 63 Oct 7th Daniel P Demaree was elected Director of School No 1 on the first Saturday in October and this day appeared and was qualified as Director of said School E P Niles Trustee Nov 8th Angus D Vanesdol was this day employed to teach the School in House No 1 at One dollar and seventy five cents per day. School to commence Nov 11th 1867 E P Niles Trustee Page 194 1868 Mar 24th A D Vanesdol filed his report and received $140.00 for teaching 80 days in School House No 1 E. P. Niles trustee Page 195 Commensuration for 1667 | School No 2 Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 Jonathan Kinnett | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 2 John H Means | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | | 3 Levi C Peters | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 4 Jervis Connor | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 5 George W Mermoud | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | | 6 Charles Black | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 7 John Risk Sen | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 8 E H Vestile | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 9 Joseph R Jarvis | 3 | | 5 | 11 | | 10 Davidson Baker | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 11 William Moodie | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 12 Lyman Thornton | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 13 John L Risk | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 14 George Vestile | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 15 John R Peak From Ripley County | 1 | 1 | | | | 16 Matilda Means | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 17 Emeline Risk | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 18 Martha Hayes | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 19 Mary M Brooks | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 20 James Thornton | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 21 Elizabeth Vestile | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 22 Isaac Connor | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 23 William Campbell | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | | 28 | 32 | | | Total 60 Oct 16th Elliott I Vestile was this day appointed and qualified as Director of School No 2. E. P. Niles Trustee Nov 11 E. P. Niles Commenced teaching the School in House No 2 for the sum of One dollar and seventy five cents per day 1868 Mar 20 Finished Teaching the School in House No 2 and recvd $140.00 of Com. School Fund for teaching 80 days Page 196 Enumeration for 1867 | School No 3 Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 William H Benefiel | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 2 William Means | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 3 Dillard C Whitham | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 4 Enoch Buchanan | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | | 5 John McLaughlin | 3 | | 5 | 11 | | 6 George W Whitham | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 7 John Rain | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 8 John N. Gordon | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 9 Russell Lunn | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 10 James Means | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 11 Hannibal Hillis | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 12 Betsy Higbee | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 13 Powell Russell | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 14 Hiram Hillis | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 15 John W. Gordon | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 16 Gordon Johnson | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | | 24 | 21 | | | Total 45 1867 Oct 16th William H Benefiel was this day appointed and qualified as Director of School No 3 E. P. Niles Trustee John W Gordon was employed to teach the school in House No 3 for the sum of One dollar and seventy five cents per day School to Commence Dec 9th 1867 1868 April 16th John W. Gordon filed report of the School taught by him and recvd $140.00 for teaching 80 days Page 197 Enumeration for 1867 | School No 4 Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 William H Buchanan | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 2 Joseph H Ryker | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 3 Taylor Wright | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 4 James N May | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 5 John T Lemons | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 6 Sarah Weatherford | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 7 George W Buchanan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 8 Sytha M Barber | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 9 Henry O’Neal | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 10 John Benefiel | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 11 William H Flint | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 12 C. R. Steward | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 13 Andrew Carmine | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 14 Zephaniah McLaughlin | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 15 Samuel A McLeland | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | | 22 | 17 | | | Total 39 Oct 9th Andrew Carmine was this day appointed and qualified Director of School No 4 Oct 26th Miss Elsina Roberts was employed to teach the School in House No 4 for the sum of one dollar & sixty cents per day. School to commence Oct 28th 1867 E. P. Niles 1868 Feb 22nd Miss Elsina Roberts made report of the School taught by her and received payment $128.00 for her 80 days Page 198 Enumeration for 1867 | School No 5 Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1. Thomas J. Wise | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 2 William Beebe | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 3 Peter Green | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 4 Rachel Beebe | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 5 Thomas S. Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | | 6 James H Smith | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 7 James Gordon | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 8 William T. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 9 Mary Herin | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 10 Andrew Woodfill | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 11 Ryker Robbins | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 12 James R. Lewis | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 13 John Smitha | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 14 Thomas Dunn | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 15 James Hemphill | 3 | | 5 | 11 | | | 22 | 24 | | | Total 46 1867 Aug 24th James Hemphill was this day transferred from Monroe Township for School purposes and attached to School No 5. E. P. Niles Trustee Oct 12th William Beebe was elected Director of School No 5 October 5th 1867 and qualified this 12th day of October Oct 18th Miss Mary S Christie was this day employed to teach the School in House No 5 at $1.75 per day School to commence Oct 21st 1867 . E. P. Niles Trustee 1868 Mar 13th Ettie Christie this day filed her report and recvd $140.00 for teaching 80 days. Page 199 Enumeration for 1867 | School No 6 Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 Robert P. Copeland | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | S. W. Copeland | | | | | | 2 Thomas Poston | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 3 Polly Copeland | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | Arron Robbins | 4 | 2 | | | | John C Watterson | | 1 | | | | 4 L. F. Marquis | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 5 Martin H Daily | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | 6 Conrad Storm | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 7 Hugh Munford | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 8 Robert Stevenson | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 9 John W Robbins | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 10 Elizabeth Copeland | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 11 Lucy A. Ellis | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | | 15 | 14 | | | Total 29 1867 Oct 8th Thomas Poston was elected Director of School No 6 October 5th 1867 . And was this day qualified as such Director Oct 19th Daniel M Woodfill was employed to teach the School in House No 6 at $1.75 per day. School to commence Oct 28th 1867 1868 Feb 22nd D. M. Woodfill this day filed his report and recvd $140.00 for teaching 80 days Note: Names above that does not a number in front of them was lined through in the book. Page 200 Enumeration for 1867 | School No 7 Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 Peter V Ryker | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 2 William W. McCarty | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 3 Ira J. Morgan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 4 Aaron N Robbins | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 5 John C Watterson | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 6 Daniel H Demaree | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 7 Joseph H. Lockard | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 8 Solomon Lockard | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 9 James McCoy | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 10 Sarah J. Marquis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 11 William M McCoy | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 12 Jesse Lott | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 13 Samuel Clegg | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 14 Henry Hall | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 15 Samuel H. Risk | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 16 Thomas Scott | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 17 Samuel Beckell | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 18 Frederick Armand | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 19 Gabriel Lemen | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 29 Benjamin Wadsworth | 4 | | 5 | 11 | | 21 Isabella F. McCoy | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 22 Jeremiah Salyers | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 23 Edward Milligan | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 24 Joel C Bishop | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 25 John Mathews | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 26 Benjamin C. Kennedy | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 27Seth Campbell | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 28 William F. Rabourn | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 29 Catherine Ivor | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 30 Mary Bishop | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 31 Frances M. Gordon | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 32 Emerson Crawford | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | | 45 | 34 | | | Page 201 | School No 7 Continued | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 33 James P. Mitchell | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 34 Elizabeth Hall | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 35 Sherlock Powell | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 36 Stephen Herring | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | | 3 | 4 | | | | | 45 | 34 | | | | | 48 | 38 | | | Total 86 1867 Oct 12th Benjamin C Kennedy was this day appointed and qualified as Director of School No 7 Oct 12th Miss Missouri Lewis was this day employed to teach The School in House No 7 at $1.75 per day. School to commence Oct 28th 1867 1868 Mar 28th Miss Lewis this day filed her report and received $140.00 for teaching 80 days. Page 202 Enumeration for 1867 | School No 8 Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 Eliza Buchanan | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 2 Levi Thornton | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 3 Gamaliel T. Warfield | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 4John Warfield | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 5 James M. Storm | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 6 Rude D. Gordon | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 7 Henry Land | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 8 John Gans | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 9 James C. Benefiel | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 10 James Land | 4 | | 5 | 11 | | 11 Nancy Lansbury | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 12 Perry McClanahan | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 13 Francis M. Smith | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | | 20 | 19 | | | Total 39 1867 Oct. 17th Henry Land was this day appointed and qualified as Director of School No. 8 E. P. Niles Trustee Nov. 2nd Miss Indiana Brooks was employed to teach the School of House No. 8 at One dollar and Seventy five cents per day. School to commence Nov. 4th 1867. E. P. Niles Trustee S.T. 1868 Feb 28th Miss Ind. Brooks this day filed her report and recvd $140.00 for teaching 80 days Page 203 Enumeration for 1867 | School No 9 Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 George Harper | 2 | | 5 | 12 | | 2 George H. Fry | 9 | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 3 Levi Christie | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 4 William Spencer | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | | 5 David Stewart | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 6 Stephen Ellis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 7 Thomas Ellis | 2 | | 5 | 12 | | 8 Lucinda Hayes | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 9 David Lamb | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 10 James R. Skeen | | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 11 Ann McGregor | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 12 Mary Reed | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | | 13 Elijah Matthews | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 14 Fanny Spencer | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 15 John Vanosdol | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 16 Thomas M. Matthews | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 17 William Dalgleish | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | | 18 William Baker | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | | 37 | 24 | | | Total 61 1867 Oct 17th David Stewart was this day appointed and qualified as Director of School House No. 9 Nov. 9th Miss Mollie A. Carr was this day imployed to teach the school in House No. 9. at One dollar and seventy five cents per day. School to commence Nov. 11th 1867 . 1868 Mar 9th Mollie A. Carr this day filed her report and recevd $140.00 for teaching 80 days E. P. Niles Trustee Page 204 Enumeration for 1867 | School No. 10 Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 Samuel Scott | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 2 John Glen | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 3 Robert Jameson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 4 Christopher Whitton | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 5 Robert Glen | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 6 David Culbertson | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 7 Robert Culbertson | | 3 | 5 | 12 | | 8 John Shaw | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 9 John Griffon | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 10 John Francis Sen. | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 11 John Francis Jun. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | | 12 John Scott | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 1 Nathan Matthews | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 14 Moses Hankins | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | | 13 | 15 | | | Total 28 Oct. 12th David Culbertson being elected according to law was the day qualified as Director of School House No. 10. E. P. Niles Trustee Oct 26th Miss Harriet L. Niles was employed to teach the School in House No. 10 for One dollar seventy five cents per day. School to commence Oct 28th 1867 . 1868 Mar 21st Miss H. L. Niles this day filed her report and recvd $136.00 for teaching 80 days. E. P. Niles Trustee Note: “Five” in the cost of teaching per day was lined through. Page 205 Enumeration for 1867 | School No. 11 Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 John R. Short | 3 | | 5 | 11 | | 2 Samuel Jackson | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 3 Lewis Stewart | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 4 John H. Stewart | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 5 William Rodgers | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 6 Moses Rodgers | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 7 William Matthews | | | | | | 8 Henry Jackson | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 9 Wesly Bones | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 10 Henry Bones | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 11 John Jackson | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 12 James Smith | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 13 Napoleon Etherton | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 14 Henry Lonis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 15 E.R. Blanton | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 16 William Fergeson | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 17 Cynthia McCollough | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 18 William Matthews Sen | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | | | 23 | 19 | | | Total 42 1867 Oct. 12th Samuel Jackson being elected according to law was this day qualified as Director of School House No. 11 Oct 28th Miss Ida M Zuck was this day employed to teach The school in House No. 11 at $1.60 per day School to commence Nov 4th 1867 E. P. Niles Trustee S. T. 1868 Mar. 7th Miss Ida M. Zuck this day filed her report and recevd $128.00 for teaching 80 days. Page 206 Enumeration for 1867 | School No. 12 Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 Abner W. Lee | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | | 2 Killes A. P. Lee | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | | 3 William J. Ryker | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 4 David H. Hall | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 5 Christian Hall | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 6 Mary J. Lee | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 7 Squire Phillips | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 8 George Short | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 9 John Huartson | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 10 John M. Clegg | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 11 George S. Smith | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 12 George Fergison | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 13 David Fergison | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 14 John B. Fergison | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 15 Harrison Fergison | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 16 John Meek | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 17 Joseph Hall | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 18 James W. Horton | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 19 Elizabeth Bregely | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 20 William Meek | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | | 28 | 29 | | | Total 57 Sept. 24th Alexander P. F. Houck was this employed as Teacher of School No. 12 at $1.70 per day. School to commence on the 21st day of October 1867. E. P. Niles Trustee Nov 9th Joseph Hall was this day appointed and qualified as Director of School No. 12 E. P. Niles Trustee A.P.F. Houck filed his report and received $136.00 for 80 days services as teacher. Blank Page 207 Page 208 Enumeration for 1867 | School No. 13 Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 James W. Phillips | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 2 Hugh J. Lee | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 3 John Inclund | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 4 James H. Lee | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 5 Benjamin F. Harris | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 6 Francis R. Phillips | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 7 Nathaniel Lee | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 8 Rachel Lott | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 9 Martin Geimon | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 10 Nancy Land | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 11 Isaac Altizer | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 12 John Altizer | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 13 William Land | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 14 William Hanke | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 15 Matthew Smith | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 16 Frank Mattel | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 17 Michael Seiler | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 18 John C. Keller | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 19 Nicholas Lienenweber | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 29 Janes Ferguson | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | | 21 George W. Hagan | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | | 33 | 29 | | | Total 62 Oct. 12th James Ferguson was elected Director of School No. 13 on the first Saturday in October and was this day qualified as Director of Said District. Oct. 12th David I. Spencer was this day employed to teach the School in House No. 13 at $1.75 per day. School to commence Oct 14th 1867 E. P. Niles Trustee 1868 Feb. 10th Recvd report of D. I. Spencer and paid him $140.00 for 80 days Services as Teacher. E. P. Niles Trustee Page 209 Recapitulation | | Town | Range | Males | Females | Total | | School No. 1 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 30 | 63 | | School No. 2 | 5 | 12 | | 1 | 1 | | School No. 2 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 59 | | School No. 3 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 45 | | School No. 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 39 | | School No. 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 46 | | School No. 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 29 | | School No. 7 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 38 | 66 | | School No. 8 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 19 | 39 | | School No. 9 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | School No. 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 22 | 54 | | School No. 10 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 24 | | School No. 10 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | School No. 11 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | School No. 11 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 38 | | School No. 12 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 19 | 57 | | School No. 13 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 29 | 62 | | | | | 356 | 301 | 657 | | Total in Range 11 | | | 279 | 232 | 511 | | Total in Range 12 | | | 77 | 69 | 146 | | Total in Township | | | 356 | 301 | 657 | Completed this 24th day of August, 1867 E. P. 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