Thank you, Jim. Notes of interest from Sue Rafferty McMurry: "I found this squib about Rafferty schoolhouse in the newspaper archives at Carlinville library. Also, a "Rafferty Schoolhouse" has been restored by the Historical Society and is on display at the Macoupin County Museum. There must have been more than one building used for that school.... "The Macoupin County Enquirer, November 4, 1869. "Chesterfield Items. Union School House in the neighborhood of James Rafferty's has been enlarged, newly covered, repainted and renovated generally and is now a credit to the district." Sue McMurry' The spelling of Rafferty/Raffurty is incidental.... all the same family. The only branch of the family that used the Raffurty spelling is my line - from James Raffurty - his father & brothers, nephews, etc spelled it with the "er". My James Raffurty changed his because 3 James Rafferty's received mail at the same PO. Sue =================== Gloria At 09:06 AM 10/2/2009, you wrote: >I checked at the County Superintendent office and there were two Raffurity >school houses that had been built in the Raffurity School District. The one >moved into the Historical Society grounds and the old building on the >Wheeler farm still standing at Rinaker and Finch road. > >Jim Frank >----- Original Message ----- >From: "G Frazier" <macoupincounty@earthlink.net> >To: <ILMACOUP@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 7:42 PM >Subject: [ILMACOUP] What school is this? > > > > One-room schoolhouse on corner of Finch Road and Rinaker Road, Polk > > Township, Macoupin County, Illinois 2009. > > Lloyd sent this picture. > > http://www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/images/school-unknown.jpg > > > > Unless there are two Raffurty schoolhouses, we think the Raffurty is the > > one moved to and now on the Historical Society grounds. > > > > Anyone recognize this school house? > > > > Gloria > > > > Check out Macoupin County ILGenWeb page at > > http://www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/. > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILMACOUP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >Check out Macoupin County ILGenWeb page at >http://www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ILMACOUP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

More information on the Raffurty school house at Rinaker road and Finch road. The old school house building standing there now is the newer Raffurty school house built to replace the old school house. When the new building was erected, the old school building was moved to the Charles Barnstable farm and used as a chicken house. It is this building that was donated by Mrs. Charles Barnstable and moved into the Historical Society grounds in Carlinville and restored. Raffurty School District was known as the Union School District until 1913 when the named was changed to Raffurty, named after the owner of the farm where the school was located. At that time there were four other schools in Macoupin county by the name of Union, thus the reason these school named Union were changed. The yearly school reports turned in to the County Superintendent of Schools by the teacher teaching at the school each particular year spell Raffurty with the ur instead of er. Interesting! Jim Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: "G Frazier" <macoupincounty@earthlink.net> To: <ilmacoup@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [ILMACOUP] What school is this? > Thank you, Jim. > > Notes of interest from Sue Rafferty McMurry: > > "I found this squib about Rafferty schoolhouse in the newspaper archives > at > Carlinville library. > Also, a "Rafferty Schoolhouse" has been restored by the Historical Society > and is on display at the Macoupin County Museum. There must have been > more > than one building used for that school.... > > "The Macoupin County Enquirer, November 4, 1869. "Chesterfield > Items. Union School House in the neighborhood of James Rafferty's has > been > enlarged, newly covered, repainted and renovated generally and is now a > credit to the district." > > Sue McMurry' > > The spelling of Rafferty/Raffurty is incidental.... all the same family. > The only branch of the family that used the Raffurty spelling is my line - > from James Raffurty - his father & brothers, nephews, etc spelled it with > the "er". My James Raffurty changed his because 3 James Rafferty's > received > mail at the same PO. > Sue > =================== > > Gloria > > At 09:06 AM 10/2/2009, you wrote: >>I checked at the County Superintendent office and there were two >>Raffurity >>school houses that had been built in the Raffurity School District. The >>one >>moved into the Historical Society grounds and the old building on the >>Wheeler farm still standing at Rinaker and Finch road. >> >>Jim Frank >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "G Frazier" <macoupincounty@earthlink.net> >>To: <ILMACOUP@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 7:42 PM >>Subject: [ILMACOUP] What school is this? >> >> >> > One-room schoolhouse on corner of Finch Road and Rinaker Road, Polk >> > Township, Macoupin County, Illinois 2009. >> > Lloyd sent this picture. >> > http://www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/images/school-unknown.jpg >> > >> > Unless there are two Raffurty schoolhouses, we think the Raffurty is >> > the >> > one moved to and now on the Historical Society grounds. >> > >> > Anyone recognize this school house? >> > >> > Gloria >> > >> > Check out Macoupin County ILGenWeb page at >> > http://www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/. >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > ILMACOUP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >>Check out Macoupin County ILGenWeb page at >>http://www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/. >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>ILMACOUP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Check out Macoupin County ILGenWeb page at > http://www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILMACOUP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message