Noble County Teachers - 1888-89
Following is a list of the teachers
employed in the schools of the county in 1888-89 as taken from the Manual of
Public schools of Noble County established by W. B. Van Gorder then county
superintendent and now superintendent of our schools.
Also number of school houses, etc., as reported by trustees in 1888
Washington
Nellie Buckles
District 1
Bert Himes
District 2
Emerson A. Prickett
District 3
Nettie Myers
District 4
O. L. Prentiss
District 5
James Luckey
District 6
Alpha Allen
District 7
Sparta
Laura Benzel
District 1
Alice Harsh
District 2
Ella Noe
District 3
Luella Prentiss
District 4
Charles L. Blunt
District 5
Della Robbins
District 6
S. B. Tucker
District 7
H. E. Bause District 8
Hattie Pollock
District 9
Cromwell
Principal—W. E. Harsh District 10
Primary—Mollie V. Tucker
Frank E. Poyser
District 1
H. H. Decker
District 2
Alice L. Valance
District 3
Daisy Cain
District 4
Jesse B. Smith
District 5
Vada Cole
District 6
Jennie Laubsher
District 7
Charles Keehm
District 8
Alice Cass
District 9
J. E. King
District 10
Elkhart
Nellie Norris
District 1
Cora Marshall
District 2
Electa Cass
District 3
Carl W. Smith
District 4
Della Swank
District 5
Mary Cass
District 6
Lena Butz
District 7
Wawaka
Principal—Willis Fox
District 8
Intermediate—Rena Lane
Intermediate—Florence Franks
Primary—Katie Schwab
Hannah Ebey
District 9
Nettie Probst
District 10
York
John Cooper
District 1
George Smith
District 2
W. H. McEwen
District 3
Wallace Harsh
District 4
Leomia Foote
District 5
William(?) Earle
District 6
Louisa Clark District 7
Charles Baker District 8
Wolf Lake
Principal—Hattie Eagles
District 1
Primary—Della Himes
Maude Brown
District 2
E. L. Adair
District 3
Alice Earle
District 4
Lillie Kilgore
District 5
Curtis Thorp
District 6
Stella Norris District 7
Amanda Thomas
District 8
Eva Ebey
District 9
O. S. Kimmell
District 10
Green
Frank Engle
District 1
May Halferty
District 2
Frank Hanion
District 3
John Miller
District 4
Sadie Snyder
District 5
William Veazey
District 6
William Favinger
District 7
Freeling Gaff
District 8
Silas Cook
District 9
Jefferson
F. B. Bowers
District 1
Mary Schmuck
District 2
William Griffin
District 3
(No district 4 listed)
Minnie Rumbaugh
District 5
James Niswander
District 6
Chas. Blackman
District 7
Della Engle
District 8
Ina Edwards
District 9
Frank Niswander
District 10
Orange
A.L. Smith
District 1
Ruth Rhea
District 2
Gertie Mosley
District 3
Rome City
Principal—J. P. Bonnell
District 4
Intermediate—Elton Broughton
Intermediate—Anna Griffin
Primary—Melissa Waldron
Mattie Bowman
District 5
(No district 6 &
7 listed)
Brimfield
Principal—T. M. Reed
District 8
Intermediate—May Griffin
Primary—Nettie Rumbaugh
Dollie Bufink
District 9
(No district 10, 11 & 12 listed)
Lizzie Shannon
District 13
Principal—H. G. Strawn
Primary—Mary Hague
Wayne
A.W. Hovarter
District 1
Rena Tuttle
District 2
Belle Chaffee
District 3
Sabie Hoverter
District 4
Dora Poppy
District 5
Emma Winegart
District 6
Sadie Dockendorff
District 7
Mrs. Nellie
Waldron District 8
S. C. Spero District 9
F. S. Webber District 10
L. T. Neer
District 11
L. J. McConnell
District 12
Allen
Clara Leighty
District 1
Belle Henry
District 2
Eunice Waits
District 3
Frank Hersh
District 4
Birdie Ramsten
District 5
Seigel Crawford
District 6
Pattie D. McKenzie
District 7
(No district 8 listed)
Libbie Stewart
District 9
(No
district 10 & 11 listed)
Belle Bolton
District 12
(No
district 13 & 14 listed)
R. J. Stewart
District 15
Avilla
Principal—Maggie Easly
Intermediate—Ray Merkling
Primary—Carrie Stone
Swan
Lola Ramsten
District 1
Eva Daniels
District 2
Julia C. Wilkenson
District 3
Clara Rupert
District 4
J. S. Miller
District 5
Swan
Principal—F. B. Moore
District 6
Primary—Jennie Bolton
LaOtto
Principal—James Stage
District 7
Primary—Mrs. J. Stage
District 8
May Briggs
District 8
Ida Rhoads
District 9
Ellen Wilkenson
District 10
Clarence Houston
District 11
Albion
W. J. Davis
Superintendent
Walter Maloney
Principal
William Earle
Intermediate
Jennie Sedgwick
Intermediate
Ada Freeman
Intermediate
Emma W. Brown
Intermediate
Emma L. Smith
Primary
Ligonier
Ambrose Blunt
Superintendent
Ida L. Cuplin
Principal of High School
Nettie E. Smith
A & B Grammar
Stella Niles
C Grammar
Jennie M. Rerick
D Grammar
Florence E. Rush
A Primary
Olive M. Treash
B Primary
Gertrude Cole
C Primary
Lillie Parks
D Primary
North Side
Belle Champer
Principal A & B Primary
Dora Milner
C & D Primary
Kendallville
Perry D. Creager
Superintendent
High
School Department
Oliver H. Carson
Principal
Guldo H. Stempel
German & Ass’t.
Grammar
Department
Mrs. Jennie Goodwin
Fourth Grade
Effie Smith
Third Grade
Minnie Pepple
Second Grade
Mrs. Lottie iddings
First Grade
Primary
Department
May Wildman
Fourth Grade
Ella Byrnes
Third Grade
Manie Lepper
Second Grade
Sarah Hayward—first Primary “B” Division
Florence Owen—first Primary “A” Division
Number of School Houses in
County
Townships
Washington: brick 3; frame 4; value
of school houses $3,500
Sparta: brick 10; value of school
houses $9,900
Perry: brick 10; value of school
houses $10,000
Elkhart: brick 7; frame 3; value of
school houses $10,000
York: brick 7; frame 1; value of
school houses $11,000
Noble: brick 8; frame 2; value of
school houses $12,000
Green: brick 8; frame 1; value of
school houses $8,000
Jefferson: brick 9; value of school
houses $9,000
Orange: brick 3; frame 8; value of
school houses $15,000
Wayne: brick 12; value of school
houses $9,000
Allen: brick 10; value of school
houses $13,000
Swan: brick 11; value of school
houses $11,300
Total in townships:
brick 98; frame 10; value of school houses $128,300
Incorporated Towns
Albion:
brick 1; value of school house $20,000
Avilla: brick 1; value of school
house $4,300
Ligonier: brick 2; value of school
houses $25,000
City
Kendallville: brick 1; value of
school house $30,000
Total in county: brick 103; frame 10; value of school houses $207,600