This man is being so very gracious that I wanted to share this with all of you just in case it might be relevant to one of us. He has a lot to offer someone who is related to the items that his daughter has found. Leslie ---------- > From: High Mountain Bear <himtbear@hughes.net> > To: Missouri-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Missouri-L] Genealogy treasure for someone! > Date: Friday, September 25, 1998 8:56 PM > > Hi researchers, > > I have an assortment of real genealogy treasures and would love to have them > be my family. Since they are not, how about helping me find a fellow > researcher that is related. I will be putting this on the following lists: > NORCAL, SOCAL, GREEN, BLACK, MISSOURI, HITCHCOCK and BOZEMAN. > > My daughter recently bought a home of a deceased elderly woman, in Ventura > California. As she was storing suitcases in the attic she > found a box of the listed items. She ask the realtor to see if the sellers > wanted the items and he said they didn't want anything, so, here we go! > > A beautiful High School Diploma from Jacksonville Indiana for Metta A. > HANNA, dated May 14, 1922. It is 16" high and 22" long and very decorative. > It is signed by the following people. > E.G. Copeland Superintendent > A.E. Messick Principle > G.W. Mitchelle President Board of Education > L.E. Hochstetler Secretary Board of Education > Walter E. Brissele Treasure Board of Education > > There is a total of 10 State of Indiana, Crawford County, Teacher Licenses > for Willa O. JOHNSON. Some are issued for 12 months and some for 24 months. > Evidently Willa and other teachers had to take a proficiency exam because > the grades are shown for each subject tested. These are very attractive > documents and are all signed by the incumbent County Supervisor. They are > dated and signed by the County Supervisor as follows: > 1. 1887 J.W. Goldman > 2. 1889 " " > 3. 1890 " " > 4. 1891 " " > 5. 1892 J.F. Zimmerman > 6. 1894 J.R. Duffin > 7. 1895 James R. Duffin > 8. 1903, Apr. 24 Chas. A Robertson > 9. 1903, May 30 " " " > 10. 1903, Aug. 29 Stuart A. Beals > Don't ask why there were three issued so close together in 1903! > > There are eight Wright Township, Greene County, Indiana report cards for > Metta HANNA. All are signed by either S.C. Hanna or Willie or Willa Hanna > who I assume to be Metta's parents. I will list them below as grade, year, > teacher and first name of parent who signed. > > 1 1915 Bertha Moss Willie > none none Willie > 3 1918 Ruby Moore Willie > 4 1918 M.G. Watson S.C. > 5 1920 Douglas Hudson Willie > 6 1922 M.G Watson Willie > 8 1924 Fannie Dayhoff S.C. > Rather sad, the 8th grade report card dated 1923/24 was unsigned my either > parent for the last quarter. I was rapped in a note the reads, "Mother died > Aug. 18, 1923. She was burried Aug.20, 1923. There were 162 cars at the > grave yard." Buried as written by Metta. > > There are 3 letters and 8 postcards dated in 1947. They are addressed to > Mrs. Bensten/Metta Bensten. All are signed mom, dad or mom and dad. > They are all addressed to 558 E. Meta St., Ventura, California. Also, there > are 18 post cards and 2 letters, dated 1947/48, to the same address but > addressed to Mr. and Mrs Benny Benson/Mrs. Metta Benson, Mrs Metta A. Benson > and Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Benson. All of these letters were signed mom, dad or > both. Last, one letter to Mrs. Metta Benson, % S.C. Hanna, Jacksonville, > Indiana and signed Bob. > > A post card photo of a young boy and girl about 6 and 4 years old. Appears > to be turn of the century. > > A wonderful photo of 4-men and 4-women. Three of the men and women appear to > be in their 50's and the other man and woman in their 70's. They appear as > four married couples. The photo looks as if it was taken in the 1920's or > 30's. No name anywhere. Size = 8" high and 10 " long. > > Last, an old Sunday Service Program from the First Baptist Church of > Jacksonville, Indiana. Names mentioned in the program are Clarence E. Baker, > Pastor. Ray Price, Sunday School Superintendent. Mrs. Morse, Dr. Osterholm > and Margaret and Chester Jump, Missionaries to Vanga, Belgian Congo. > > Any help finding a rightful owner to these items and proving themselves so, > Will be greatly appreciated. > > Del > Del Black > In the beautiful Tehachapi > Mountains of California