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From: "MarcoSav" <>
Subject: [ILHAMILT-L] Need additional info for WildCat School Students: Allen,Campbell,Gibson,Greer,Hardesty,Harrawood,Hughes,Johann,McMuetry,Pulliam,Scott,Taylor and teacher Kelly and TWO unknowns
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 22:31:07 -0400
We're making progress...great!! I've already picked up new cousins because of this. Thanks !!
Here is what we have so far on the students in the photo from WildCat School [also known as Young School] ANY ADDITIONAL INFO ON THESE PEOPLE MUCH APPRECIATED.
I have received request for more information on LYMAN GREER...if anyone has additional info on him or others please post to the list..many people have multiple connections...thanks
probable date of photo 1908 or sooner.... http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~jgholson/school34.htm
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED THE INFO IS FROM LEGACY OF KIN ...OBITS...THANKS TO SHIRLEY F.
KEEP IN MIND INFO SHOULD BE VERIFIED FROM MORE THAN ONE SOURCE..DUE TO POSSIBLE DUPLICATE NAMES
The students shown are:
1) Eva Harrawood......died 23 Aug 1980, 86 years of age
2)Meyme Campbell.... Mamie Campbell died 3 Dec 1908, age 17 of typhoid fever [THIS FACT DATES OUR PHOTO TO 1908 OR SOONER]
3) Emma Hughes
4) Vada {NAME CORRECTION "VADAH" Gibson...Vadah G. Gibson Edwards, b. 21 Sep 1896, Ham. Co., near Broughton; d. 30 Jun 1986, Eldorado; resident of Rte. 5, McLeansboro; dau of Jacob Henry & Dicey
Allen Gibson; married Frank D. Gibson (I think that was supposed to be Frank
D. Edwards because no second husband is named); married 25 Aug 1928; he died
29 Oct 1967. Vadah leaves 2 daus: Betty, Mrs. Mel, Knollman of East Moline
and Joyce, Mrs. Don, Daily of Mt. Vernon; 3 grch.: Brenda Knollman of Rock
Island, Charlotte, Mrs. Kevin, Knauss of Poplar Bluff, MO, and Sandra Daily
of Terre Haute, IN. 2 bros. deceased: William D. Gibson and Thurman J.
Gibson. Interred IOOF, McL. CORRECT SPELLING "VADAH" {furnished by daughter}
5) Neva Allen
6) Thurman Gibson... Thurman Gibson's birth-date was 4-25-l892 THURMAN,VADAH,AND WILLIAM D. GIBSON ALL SIBLINGS.. [furnished by Betty E.K.] Parents: Jacob Henry Gibson & Dicey Allen
7) Archie Kelly (Teacher)
8) Willie Gibson .....Wm. D. Gibson born 16 Oct 1893 b. 16 Oct 1893, Ham Co. d. 25 Sep 1972, McL; son of Jacob and Dicy Allen Gibson; married Hattie Tate, deceased; leaves 2 sons: Allen D. of Eldorado & Dennis L. Gibson of Mt. Vernon; 2 daus: June, Mrs. Bill, Roberts & Miss
Clesta Gibson, both of Eldorado; sister: Vadah Edwards of McL. Hickory Hill Cem. {NOTE:SIBLINGS:VADAH AND THURMAN GIBSON}
9) Harley Hardesty.......{on Yesterday in Hamilton Co. Website} b. 1893 d.1953..son of Thomas Hardesty and Mary Holloway.
10) Ruth Harrawood
11) Edith Johann
12) Haltie Hughes....(Hattie Hughes born 16 Jan 1900
13) Annie Taylor
14) Myrtle Campbell
15) Minnie Hughes
16) Ella Mae Hughes..... Ella Mae Hughes born 11 Nov 1902
17) Nellie Campbell.......(There was a Nellie Campbell born 20 Jan 1880 - maybe born
too early to be the Nellie of your group?
18) Sheriden Campbell
19)?
20) Lyman Greer...... born 27 Oct 1900
21) Roscoe Pulliam
22) Raymond Scott
23) ?
24) Andrew Taylor
25) Ovah Harrawood......Iva Harrawood ? was born 31 Jan 1901
26) Pauline McMuetry
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