I heard the Koontz school is still "standing." Before you get to the Kangley turnoff, on the north side of the road, there is a horse pasture. Next to the large barn is supposed to be the old school. They made the door bigger to get equipment in. I wonder if it is true. La Salle Co. has a one room school, but if this is the building is the Koontz school, it would be nice if it could be saved. Of course, I have always wanted an outhouse for the Streator museum. Good Grief, I hope none of the board members are on this list. (The Heenanville school was burned about 15 or 20 years ago.) -- Streatorland Historical Society 306 South Vermillion Street Streator, Illinois 61364 Monday - Friday 9:30 - 2:30 Sunday 1 - 4 p.m. > This was very interesting as I attended Koontz School all grades except 2nd and > knew some of the Tombaugh families in reading township I was born in 1939. I > lived with my grandparents just a 1/2 mi up the same road where Koontz school > was located.. There was the Holmes farms in that same area located since 1864 > some of which were down the road from the Munster Elavator by the railroad that > ran thru there Janet M. > bluejay201@mchsi.com wrote:Thanks, > I forgot about Farm Ridge... > Clyde attended Knootz school west of Streator, and graduated from > Heenanville Grade school. I think he went to two years of SHS before family > moved to Kansas. My Dad graduated with Esther. > Joanie > > -- > Streatorland Historical Society > 306 South Vermillion Street > Streator, Illinois 61364 > Monday - Friday 9:30 - 2:30 > Sunday 1 - 4 p.m. > > Joanie, > > > > I see him as the son of Muron Tombaugh in the 1910 census in Reading Twp, > > then in 1920 his dad had moved to Farm Ridge Twp in LaSalle Cty: > > > > TOMBAUGH MURON 39 M W IL IL LASALLE FARM RIDGE 1920 > > > > Mother is Adella (35), Clyde is 13, with sister Esther (11) and brothers Roy > > (7) and Charles (5). > > > > I always heard that Clyde grew up mainly on a farm near Cornell, but maybe > > he attended school in Streator. > > > > Tim > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bluejay201@mchsi.com [mailto:bluejay201@mchsi.com] > > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 6:42 PM > > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ILLASALLE] Why can't I find CLYDE TOMBAUGH? > > > > > > Hi, > > I can't find Clyde Tombaugh in the 1920 Census, he should be in Eagle or > > Bruce Twp... The 75th Anniversary is coming up and I just thought it would > > be > > nice to have the census. Really "bugs" me about the town in Kansas that > > lists > > its self as the "boyhood" home of Mr. Tombaugh. Mr. Tombaugh was born in > > 1906. > > Thanks, Joanie > > > > -- > > Streatorland Historical Society > > 306 South Vermillion Street > > Streator, Illinois 61364 > > Monday - Friday 9:30 - 2:30 > > Sunday 1 - 4 p.m. > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

As far as I know, the Koontz school is no longer standing. I believe it was sold and taken down. I have many fond memories of my school days there. We lived 4 mi west of Streator and 1 1/2 mi. south Koontz was on the north South road.. and I lived just South 1/2 mi from the school with my Grandparents ---David And Winifred Fraser Holmes. The house is still there and I have a first cousin who lives there now and they have done much to update the house.. That house was built from a church that once stood out in that area not too far away. I was a Goslin and perhaps some of you remember the Goslin Drug Store in Streator which were my uncles and their other 2 brothers had a Goslin Drug Store in Mendota, IL of which the one was my father Alfred Goslin. The Lightholder Lumber in Streator was owned by John Lightholder and his wife was my gr. aunt(Blanche Holmes) Janet bluejay201@mchsi.com wrote: I heard the Koontz school is still "standing." Before you get to the Kangley turnoff, on the north side of the road, there is a horse pasture. Next to the large barn is supposed to be the old school. They made the door bigger to get equipment in. I wonder if it is true. La Salle Co. has a one room school, but if this is the building is the Koontz school, it would be nice if it could be saved. Of course, I have always wanted an outhouse for the Streator museum. Good Grief, I hope none of the board members are on this list. (The Heenanville school was burned about 15 or 20 years ago.) -- Streatorland Historical Society 306 South Vermillion Street Streator, Illinois 61364 Monday - Friday 9:30 - 2:30 Sunday 1 - 4 p.m. > This was very interesting as I attended Koontz School all grades except 2nd and > knew some of the Tombaugh families in reading township I was born in 1939. I > lived with my grandparents just a 1/2 mi up the same road where Koontz school > was located.. There was the Holmes farms in that same area located since 1864 > some of which were down the road from the Munster Elavator by the railroad that > ran thru there Janet M. > bluejay201@mchsi.com wrote:Thanks, > I forgot about Farm Ridge... > Clyde attended Knootz school west of Streator, and graduated from > Heenanville Grade school. I think he went to two years of SHS before family > moved to Kansas. My Dad graduated with Esther. > Joanie > > -- > Streatorland Historical Society > 306 South Vermillion Street > Streator, Illinois 61364 > Monday - Friday 9:30 - 2:30 > Sunday 1 - 4 p.m. > > Joanie, > > > > I see him as the son of Muron Tombaugh in the 1910 census in Reading Twp, > > then in 1920 his dad had moved to Farm Ridge Twp in LaSalle Cty: > > > > TOMBAUGH MURON 39 M W IL IL LASALLE FARM RIDGE 1920 > > > > Mother is Adella (35), Clyde is 13, with sister Esther (11) and brothers Roy > > (7) and Charles (5). > > > > I always heard that Clyde grew up mainly on a farm near Cornell, but maybe > > he attended school in Streator. > > > > Tim > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bluejay201@mchsi.com [mailto:bluejay201@mchsi.com] > > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 6:42 PM > > To: ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ILLASALLE] Why can't I find CLYDE TOMBAUGH? > > > > > > Hi, > > I can't find Clyde Tombaugh in the 1920 Census, he should be in Eagle or > > Bruce Twp... The 75th Anniversary is coming up and I just thought it would > > be > > nice to have the census. Really "bugs" me about the town in Kansas that > > lists > > its self as the "boyhood" home of Mr. Tombaugh. Mr. Tombaugh was born in > > 1906. > > Thanks, Joanie > > > > -- > > Streatorland Historical Society > > 306 South Vermillion Street > > Streator, Illinois 61364 > > Monday - Friday 9:30 - 2:30 > > Sunday 1 - 4 p.m. > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we.