Bev Schools in Duncan Township in 1930: The information is from the 1935 Mercer County Directory. #27 - Marston in Section #1 In 1935, Iva Warner - teacher. Directors: J.M. Bivens, President C.C. Castor - clerk Charles Struble #28 Excelsior in Section 4 Lila Mitchell - teacher Directors: Bert Denning - President E.J. Boney - clerk W.E. Lafever #29 Point Pleasant in Section 5 (No school in 1935) Directors: Fred Castle - President Paul Price - clerk Leonard Kadel #30 Vernon in Section 19 Pearl Brown - teacher Directors: Lloyd Rader - President C.F. Adams - clerk Clarence Kiddo #31 Duncan in Section 16 Edith Brown - teacher Directors: Lytle H. Nelson - President William M. Jones - clerk Harry Newberry #32 Oakdale in Section 13 Winifred Likely - teacher Directors: Roy E. Dellitt - President P.O. Morris - clerk Albert Wakeland #33 Lunn in Section 25 Pauline Brown - teacher Directors: George Bistline - President John Haney - clerk Noble C. Richards #34 Rosedale in Section 28 Vivian L. Noble - teacher Directors: Lyle Stead - President Everett Peterson - clerk Roy Stead J. K. Boney had a farm 1/2 mile west of #28, Excelsior and J. M. Boney had a farm 1/2 mile east of that school and E. J. Boney was the clerk. We're getting closer, but still need her given name. George Carpenter Illinois City, Illinois ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Carpenter" <gcarp@qconline.com> To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:10 PM Subject: Re: [ILMERCER-L] 1930 Schools, Mercer Co:Duncan Twp. > Bev > You don't give us your mother's name! > If we have that, perhaps we can help. > George Carpenter > Illinois City, Illinois > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <beastringer@aol.com> > To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 9:29 PM > Subject: [ILMERCER-L] 1930 Schools, Mercer Co:Duncan Twp. > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: Boney, Wakeland, Wilson, > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hg.2ADI/642 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Can anyone help me identify grammar schools, that would have existed in > period of 1925 to 1930?? My mother was born either 1920 or 21 in Duncan > township to Martha Jane (Mattie/Matty) Boney. Have good information that > her father was Joseph Wakeland (via his son Joseph and Aunt Lois Gridley > Wakeland). Need to prove her actual birthdate. Martha lived near Buffalo > Prairie on the Armstrong Boney farm, when she was born. The Boneys do not > appear in 1930 census::: but by then Martha was 'supposedly' married to > Thomas C. Wilson. Marriage cert. has been altered, so have prob. with date, > etc. Any help in schools would be appreciated, as Mom states she DID go to > school in Duncan township. Thank you Bev. > > >