This is a transcription of Shelby Township school records, pages 269 - 286. The original document is held at the Kramer Museum, Betty Copeland, Secretary.
Page 269 Enumeration of School No. 1 for 1871 | | School No. 1 Names of Parents or Guardians | M | F | Town | Range | | 1 | Catharine Miller | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 2 | Truman B. Niles | 1 | | | | | 3 | William Niles | 2 | | | | | 4 | Albert G Niles | 1 | | | | | 5 | Edward P. Niles | 2 | 1 | | | | 6 | Charles Lanham | 2 | 2 | | | | 7 | Mary Bebee | 1 | 1 | | | | 8 | Levi Lewis | 1 | | | | | 9 | Lucinda Hays | 3 | 2 | | | | 10 | George Stevenson | 4 | 3 | | | | 11 | Charles Woolley | | 1 | | | | 12 | James Demaree | 1 | 1 | | | | 13 | Thomas Voris | 1 | 2 | | | | 14 | Willis Ryker | 1 | | | | | 15 | James Thornton | 1 | | | | | 16 | Eliza Campbell | 1 | | | | | 17 | Uel Martin | | 2 | | | | 18 | Thomas McCreary | | 5 | | | | 19 | James Smock | 3 | 2 | | | | 20 | James F. Alfrey | 1 | 1 | | | | | Total | 25 | 24 | 49 | | Oct 20 Appointed and qualified Albert G. Niles Director of School No. 1 Employed Charles Lanham to teach the above School at $1.70 per day to commence Oct 20th 1871 Blank Page 270 Page 271 Enumeration of School No 2 1871 | Names of Parents or Guardians | M | F | Town | Range | | James Thornton | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | Joseph Jarvis | 3 | 1 | | | | Isaac N Means | 1 | | | | | John Risk | 1 | 3 | | | | John Moody | | 1 | | | | Levi C. Peters | 3 | 3 | | | | Louisa Moody | 1 | | | | | Emaline Risk | 3 | 3 | | | | Charles Black | | 1 | | | | John B. Peak | 1 | 2 | | | | William Mermoud | 1 | 3 | | | | Jonathan Kinnett | 3 | 3 | | | | John H Means | 1 | 2 | | | | Matilda Means | 4 | | | | | Davidson Baker | | 1 | | | | William H Watson | 1 | 2 | | | | Moses Hankins | 2 | 1 | | | | Lewis Conner | | 4 | | | | John Risk Sr | 2 | 1 | | | | Mary Brooks | 1 | 3 | | | | Elliot G Vestal | 3 | 1 | | | | Joseph Buchanan | 1 | | | | | Ch? | | | | | | Elizabeth Campbell | | | | | | Judith Campbell | 1 | | | | | Total | 35 | 36 | 71 | | Qualified Davidson Baker as Director of School No 2 Nov 4 Employed Septima Keohler to teach the above School at $1.80 per day to commence the 6th day of Nov Blank Page 272 Page 273 Enumeration of School No. 3 for 1871 | Names of Parents or Gauardians | M | F | Town | Range | | Enoch Buchanan | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | | Gordon Johnson | | 3 | | | | William Hillis | | 1 | | | | Hiram Hillis | 1 | 1 | | | | John Gordon | 4 | 3 | | | | Elizabeth Higbee | 1 | | | | | Dillard Whitham | 2 | 1 | | | | Jeremiah M Manford | 2 | 3 | | | | William H. Benefiel | 1 | 2 | | | | Ana Lunn | | 1 | | | | James F. Whitham | | 1 | | | | James H Means | 2 | 1 | | | | Charles P Means | 2 | 2 | | | | | 16 | 24 | | | Total 40 Oct Employed David Spencer to teach the above School at $1.85 per day to commence Oct 16th 1871 Oct 24 Appointed John Gordon Director of School No 3 Page 274 Enumeration of School No. 4 for 1871 | Names of Parents or Guardians | M | F | Town | Range | | Joseph H. Ryker | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | William H. Flint | 3 | 4 | | | | James N. May | 1 | 2 | | | | Taylor Wright | 1 | 1 | | | | George May | 1 | | | | | John Lemen | 2 | 1 | | | | William Salyers | 1 | | | | | William J. Raburn | 1 | 2 | | | | John Benefiel | 3 | 1 | | | | Andrew Carmine | 1 | 1 | | | | Joseph T. Gordon | | 1 | | | | Total | 17 | 14 | 31 | | William Gordon Sept 11 Employed Etta F. Roberts to teach the above School at $1.80 per day School to commence Sept 26 Page 275 Enumeration of School No. 5 1871 | Names of Parents or Guardians | | | | | | Mary Herrin | 3 | 2 | Town 5 | Range 11 | | Ryker Robbins | 2 | 1 | | | | John Johnson | | 1 | | | | Thomas J. Wise | 1 | 3 | | | | George McLeland | 4 | 1 | | | | William T Johnson | 2 | 1 | | | | Samuel McLeland | 1 | 1 | | | | Andrew Woodfil | | 1 | | | | James H. Smith | 2 | 1 | | | | Thomas Dunn | 2 | 2 | | | | William Bebee | | 2 | | | | Mary Bebee | | 1 | | | | Thomas Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | Total | 18 | 18 | 36 | | Employed James Craig to teach the above School at $1.80 per day to commence October 23rd Page 276 Enumeration of School No. 6 for 1871 | Names of Parents or Guardians | M | F | Town 5 | Range 11 | | Hugh Manford | 3 | 2 | | | | Robert Copeland | 3 | 1 | | | | James Gordon | 1 | 1 | | | | Thomas Poston | 2 | 1 | | | | John Smitha | 1 | | | | | Fayatte Marquis | | 1 | | | | Martin Daily | 2 | 5 | | | | Joshua Wehr | 1 | | | | | John W. Robins | 1 | | | | | Andrew Minor | | 4 | | | | Robert Stevenson | 2 | 2 | | | | Total | 16 | 18 | 34 | | Nov 1st Employed Lillie Foster to teach the above School at $1.80 per day Page 277 Enumeration of School No. 7 for 1871 | Names of Parents or Guardians | M | F | Town | Range | | Mary Lemen | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | Joseph H. Lochard | 1 | | | | | Solomon B Lochard | 2 | | | | | Edward Milligan | 2 | 3 | | | | Isabella McCoy | 2 | 1 | | | | Peter V Ryker | 2 | 1 | | | | John H Mathews | | 1 | | | | George W Johnson | | 1 | | | | Joel C Bishop | 2 | 1 | | | | Emerson Crawford | 1 | 2 | | | | Philander J Riley | | 1 | | | | William E Kennedy | | 1 | | | | Benjamin C Kennedy | | 3 | | | | Abner Thornton | 3 | 1 | | | | William W McCarty | 1 | 4 | | | | Beverly U. Banta | | 1 | | | | Francis M Gordon | 2 | 2 | | | | Jeremiah Salyers | 1 | | | | | Benjamin Wadsworth | 4 | 1 | | | | Samuel H. Risk | 2 | 1 | | | | Total | 27 | 25 | 52 | | Employed T B Johnson to teach School No 7 at $1.80 per day to commence Oct 30th Nov 6 Qualified Emerson Crawford Director of School No 7 Page 278 Enumeration of School No 8 for 1871 | Names of Parents or Guardians | M | F | Town | Range | | James Land | 3 | | 5 | 11 | | William Campbell | | 1 | | | | William Conner | 1 | | | | | Emalie Buchanan | 2 | 1 | | | | Francis Smith | 1 | 1 | | | | Levi Thornton | | 1 | | | | William Glaze | 1 | 1 | | | | James Benefiel | 1 | | | | | John Gans | 1 | | | | | John Warfiel | 7 | 3 | | | | James Storm | 1 | | | | | Henry Land | 2 | 1 | | | | Gamaleil T Warfiel | 4 | 3 | | | | Samuel Benefiel | | 1 | | | | Total | 18 | 13 | 31 | | Oct 13 Appointed and qualified G. T. Warfield Director of School No 8 Sept 9th Employed William Spencer to teach School No 8 at $1.85 per day to commence Oct 23rd Page 279 Enumeration of School No. 9 for 1871 | Names of Parents or Guardians | M | F | Town | Range | | Thomas Ellis | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | John Francis | 1 | 5 | | | | Mary Reed | 1 | 3 | | | | William Spencer | 3 | 2 | | | | George H Fry | 6 | 1 | | | | Eijah Mathews | 1 | 1 | | | | George Harper | 1 | | | | | David Stewart | 3 | 2 | | | | Alexander Horton | 1 | | | | | Ann McGregor | 1 | | | | | William Dalgleish | 1 | 2 | | | | John Vanausdol | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | Stephen Ellis | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | Lawance Conway | 1 | | | | | Total | 30 | 18 | 48 | | | Joseph Ellis | | 1 | | | Oct 18th Employed Willis Ryker to teach the above School at $1.85 per day to commence Oct 23rd Nov 14 Qualified William Dalgleish as Director of School No 9 Page 280 Enumeration of School No 10 for 1871 | | Names of Parents or Guardians | M | F | Town | Range | | 1 | William Mathews | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | | 2 | Samuel Scott | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 3 | Robert Jemison | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 4 | John Glen | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 5 | James Whitton | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 6 | Frederic Pomerehn | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 7 | Robert Culbertson | | 4 | 5 | 12 | | 8 | David Culbertson | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | | 9 | John Reed | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 10 | John Griffon | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 11 | William Francis | 3 | | 5 | 12 | | 12 | John Francis Sr | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 13 | Nathan Mathews | | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 14 | Matthew Ralston | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | | Total | 16 | 18 | 34 | | Oct 3rd Employed Minnie Wetherspoon to teach the above School at $1.80 per day to commence Oct 2nd Qualified Frederick Pomerehn Director of School No 10 Page 281 Enumeration of School No 11 for 1871 | Names of Parents or Guardians | M | F | Town | Range | | John B Short | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | John H Stewart | 4 | | | | | Napoleon Etherton | 1 | 4 | | | | William Rodgers | 1 | | | | | Anna Rodgers | 1 | 1 | | | | Henry Jackson | 3 | 1 | | | | James Williams | 3 | | | | | David Rodgers | 1 | | | | | James Smith | 3 | 1 | | | | Harrison Fugut | 2 | | | | | William Feressen | 2 | | | | | James Hankins | 1 | 1 | | | | George Rogers | 1 | | | | | Robert Short | | 1 | | | | William Mathews | | 1 | | | | Elsie Lonis | | 1 | | | | Lewis Stewart | 2 | 2 | | | | William Lee | | 1 | | | | Thomas Jackson | | 1 | | | | James O Rodgers | | 1 | | | | Total | 27 | 16 | 43 | | Aug 23 Employed George R Harper to teach the above School at $1.85 per day to commense Oct 2nd Oct 7th Qualified Henry Jackson Director of School No 11 Page 282 Enumeration of School No 12 for 1871 | Names of Parents or Guardians | M | F | Town | Range | | Charlott Tague | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | Abner Lee | 2 | 5 | | | | Killis A R Lee | 5 | 4 | | | | Perry Lee | 1 | | | | | Nancy Buchanan | 2 | | | | | Sam Lee | 2 | 1 | | | | Christian Hall | 1 | | | | | Joseph Hall | 2 | 2 | | | | James H Horton | 2 | 3 | | | | William Hankins | 4 | 1 | | | | Elizabeth Bugley | | 1 | | | | John Fergessen | 3 | 2 | | | | David Fergessen | 4 | 2 | | | | George Hugan | 1 | 3 | | | | Squire Phillips | 2 | 1 | | | | Henry Philips | 4 | 3 | | | | John Huartson | 1 | 1 | | | | Eliza Buchanan | 2 | 1 | | | | Harrison Fergessen | 2 | 1 | | | | Henry Brown | 1 | 5 | | | | David Hall | 3 | 1 | | | | William J Ryker | 1 | 3 | | | | Stephen Hearn | 2 | 1 | | | | Frederick Armond | 2 | 2 | | | | James McCoy | 2 | 1 | | | | John Buchanan | | 1 | | | | Total | 52 | 45 | 97 | | Sept 10 Qualified Henry Brown as Director of the above School Oct 4 Employed Philander J Riley to teach the above School at $2.00 per day to commence Oct 23rd Page 283 Enumeration of School No 13 for 1871 | | Names of Parents or Guardians | M | F | Town | Range | | 1 | James Fergessen | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 2 | Richard M Short | 3 | 1 | | | | 3 | John Altizer | 1 | | | | | 4 | Martin Guyman | 3 | 2 | | | | 5 | Nicolas Linenweber | 1 | 1 | | | | 6 | Elizabeth Feider | 2 | 3 | | | | 7 | Matthew Thinnes | 1 | 3 | | | | 8 | John C Keller | 2 | 2 | | | | 9 | William Hanke | 1 | | | | | 10 | Mathias Smith | 1 | 1 | | | | 11 | Adolp Heito | | 1 | | | | 12 | Francis P Phillips | 2 | 3 | | | | 13 | William Meek | 2 | 1 | | | | 14 | James Phillips | 1 | | | | | 15 | Jane Lee | 2 | | | | | 16 | John Hill | 2 | 1 | | | | 17 | Hugh Lee | 2 | 1 | | | | | Total | 31 | 22 | 53 | | Oct 18th Qualified Hugh Lee as Director of School No 13 Employed Smith to teach the above School at $1.80 per day to commence Oct Blank Page 284 Page 285 1871 Recapitulation of the Enumeration of School children in Shelby Township Jeffeson County Indiana . between the ages of 6 & 21 years for the year 1871 Males Females | School No 1 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 12 | 26 | 24 | 50 | | School No 2 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 11 | 35 | 36 | 71 | | School No 3 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 11 | 14 | 22 | 36 | | School No 4 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 11 | 17 | 14 | 31 | | School No 5 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 11 | 18 | 18 | 36 | | School No 6 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 11 | 16 | 18 | 34 | | School No 7 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 11 | 22 | 25 | 52 | | School No 8 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 11 | 18 | 13 | 31 | | School No 9 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 12 | 25 | 17 | 42 | | School No 9 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 11 | 5 | 1 | 06 | | School No 10 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 12 | 11 | 17 | 28 | | School No 10 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 11 | 5 | 1 | 06 | | School No 11 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 11 | 27 | 16 | 43 | | School No 12 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 11 | 52 | 45 | 97 | | School No 13 | Number of Children in | Town 5 | Range 11 | 31 | 22 | 53 | | | | | Total | 326 | 289 | 615 | | | | | | | | 616 | | | | | Total in Range 12 | 61 | 58 | 119 | | | | | Total in Range 11 | 264 | 230 | 494 | | | | | Total in Range 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Total in Township | 326 | 289 | 615 | | | | | | | | 618 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | 622 | Blank Page 286 |