This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ANDERSON, DANIELSON, HARBIN, MILLER, OGG, RHODES, SHIRTS, STACEY, WILSON Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4601 Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD DEMOCRAT, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, 1884,"STAFFORD TOWNSHIP TEACHERS." — Christian DANIELSON was born on the 16th day of November 1858, at Hadersleben, Schleswig, a province belonging at that time to Denmark, but now to Germany. His father was a prominent man, serving in several official positions, and was government attorney at the time of his death, which occurred in 1877. When but six years old Christian was sent to the high school at Hadersleben. He then attended the college in Kiel, where he graduated in the classical course. He afterwards graduated in mental philosophy at the Royal University in Copenhagen. He also entered a medical course at Copenhagen, and studied medicine for a year at Paris, France. After the death of his father, he came to the United States, and for several years worked on a farm. He has been teaching for three years past, most of the time in the Bloomfield normal. He caught the higher department in the Marco school this winter. — Miss Rosetta MILLER is a native of Sullivan County; while young her parents moved to near Oaktown, Knox County, and she became a resident of this county in 1878. Her early education was gained in Greene and Knox counties. Miss MILLER prepared herself for “teaching the young idea how to shoot “ by attending a select school at Pleasantville, the Bloomfield normal, where she graduated in the Class of 1881, and the state normal at Terre Haute. She has taught school five years in Stockton and Stafford townships. She is of a deep religious nature, and is an excellent model of morality in the class room. She is a bright jewel in a responsible position where one can mould the youthful minds for eternity. — Miss Sue F. WILSON, is a Kentuckian by birth. While yet an infant her parents moved to Sullivan County, this state. In 1861 they came to Greene County and located and still live one mile east of Pleasantville. She secured her early schooling in Sullivan and Greene counties, and gained higher training in a select school at Pleasantville and in the Bloomfield normal. She has been instructing the young in acquiring knowledge and molding their pliable minds, for the past six years, and I hope she has been entirely successful. — C. M. RHODES was born near Newark, in this county, April 12, 1859. His parents living on a farm, he received a common school education in his own district, and there taught his first school, which enabled him to attend the Bloomfield normal. He graduated in the class of ’77 with high honor. He also graduated in penmanship and is one of the finest artists in Greene County. He has taught school every winter since he graduated. He taught the past winter in this (Stafford) township, and he did excellent work and gave good satisfaction. There is no doubt a bright and glorious future in store for him. — Elmer SHIRTS is a Greene County boy, having been born near Scotland, Indiana on Jun 2, 1861. If all the Greene County boys were as sociable and whole souled as Elmer, we would have a jolly crew. He commenced preparing to teach in 1879. He taught his first school in Taylor Township in 1880-1; second in the same township; third at Plummer, in Washington Township. He began his career as a clerk at Scotland and afterward clerked at Newberry. He did good work as a teacher at the Davis, in Stafford Township, this winter. He lives near Scotland, and expects to quit teaching. — Mrs. Eliza ANDERSON whose maiden name was KNAPP, was born in 1859. She received her education at her native town, graduated at the Bloomfield Normal in the class of 1879, and commenced teaching at the age of “sweet sixteen.” She has taught seven years in Greene and one in Perry County. Taught this winter in the primary department of the Marco school. She taught two years in the Bloomfield High School, and is the only lady teacher in the county having thirty-six months’ license. She is an excellent primary teacher. She was married to Mr. Shaw ANDERSON, of Castleton, Indiana, on November 18, 1883. Wherever she may live the people will find her to be a kind-hearted, sociable lady. — Mrs. Sallie E. HARBIN is a noble Indianaian. She was born in Clarke County, November 12, 1853, and moved to Kentucky in 1856. She was a student for eight years at the Jefferson Collegiate Institute. She taught French for two years, also special class for one year at the above name college. She began attending the Logan Female College in 1870 and graduated in the class of 1871. Has state license for life in Kentucky. She began her bright career as a teacher in 1872; taught one term at Hillside, Kentucky, then moved to the Hoosier state and was married to David HARBIN. She now lives near Pleasantville. Taught a normal at Pleasantville and four terms in Stafford Township. Taught a highly satisfactory term this inter at JACKSON school house. She has taught nine years and is said to be an excellent teacher. Her energy, perseverance, intelligence and social nature merit and secure entire success in the class room. — J. Shannon OGG was ushered into this world on November 17, 1858, at Carlisle, Noble County, Ohio. He came to Greene County in 1868 and secured his early education in common schools. He afterward attended two terms at the Solsberry normal. He began a successful course as a teacher in 1874 in Beech Creek Township, where he taught six terms. He also taught one term in Cass Township, four in Stafford Township, and five in Jefferson Township, Sullivan County. He taught this and last winter in Stafford Township, where he resides. He is a graduate of the Mitchell High School, and took the freshman year at the State University. H and Miss Grace O’HAVER, of Pleasantville, were married in 1881, since which time he has lived on a farm. He has taught in the Bloomfield normal, and also finished a normal at Newberry last summer. Teaching does not seem to agree with him and he has concluded to become a tiller of the soil. The teaching corps will loose one highly successful! and bright star in the profession by his change of vocation. He merits, and will win, success. — Will E. STACY, was born in New Albany, Indiana, March 10 1858. He has lived in Floyd, Scott, Clark and Greene counties. He came to this county in 1872, and has lived near Lyons since that time. He received the benefit of only about two-thirds of winter schools. Although his chances were poor, he received his first license while a member of the district school and taught his first school in 1879, at Rooksberry, Stockton Township. Since that time he has taught his second term at the same place, and again at Lyons, and the Stafford school, Stafford township. Most of his early information was gained, and the desire to become a teacher implanted, while under the guidance of J. O. PATE, M. B. WEST, and C. J. SINCLAIR. He attended a part of three terms of the Bloomfield normal, and graduated in the class of 1881. He now holds his third two-years license. Although his health is poor he expects to continue teaching. The energy with which he has worked and the interest he ha! s taken in his work, together with his ability and experience has ever been synonymous with success. By his success in the past, we predict for him a brilliant future, replete with grand and noble achievements.