I just wanted to say thank you again. I've only been a subscriber to the Mohoward-L for a few months and just went to check the archives today to see if I could find any mention of my Wilson family. I found a great deal and thought I would share it with you. - Karen in IL There are mentions of the Wilson family school and I believe the school district #9 (in Bonne Femme Township) was also named after my great great grandfather, David Wilson, who I believe died after 1880. In Jan 1887 a meeting was held in which George Rennolds was elected director to fill in the place of David Wilson, deceased. >From "The Higbee News" 30 June 1911--THE NEWS FROM BONNEFEMME-- ROGER I. WARFORD has been employed to teach the Wilson school the coming term. Higbee News, Friday, 5 Jan 1912 Friday, 5 Jan 1912--THE NEWS FROM BONNEFEMME-- Roger Q. Warford has been employed to teach two more months in the Wilson district. Under previous contract his school would have closed Dec 23. Higbee News, Friday 1 Mar 1912 Friday, 1 Mar 1912--THE NEWS FROM BONNEFEMME--Roger Warford closed a successful term of school in Wilson district on Feb 1. Friday, 8 Mar 1912--THE NEWS FROM BONNEFEMME-- T. A. Comstock a well known farmer near Wilson school house, slipped and fell Saturday, fracturing his collar bone and sustaining a severe wound on the head. We hope his injuries will not prove serious. Higbee News, 24 May 1912 Friday, 24 May 1912--THE NEWS FROM BONNEFEMME-- Miss Ruth Blaise of near Rucker will teach the Wilson school in the north part of this township. *My great granduncle, who was a professor at the Missouri State Teacher's College (aka Normal School now known as Truman), and the Leroy Pope School in Memphis. He was also the first farm adviser appointed to Cooper County, Mo in 1913: Higbee News, Friday, 23 Aug 1912, part 1 Friday, 23 Aug 1912--John D. Wilson, an old Higbee boy, who has charge of the State Reform School for boys at Boonville, spent several hours here Wednesday. He says that there are 500 boys in the school--150 colored and 350 whites--and that but few have tried to escape since he has been in charge. Those who escaped have been captured. Miss Susan Wilson (John D. Wilson's sister)***this is of particular interest to me as I have not been able to find her sisters, Priscilla and Elizabeth, who are not found after the 1870 census. They were of marrying age but I have not been able to find marriage records for them. Higbee News, Friday, 18 Oct 1912 Friday, 18 Oct 1912--SURPRISE BIRTHDAY DINNER--Sunday, Oct 13, 1912, was a day long to be remembered by all who had the pleasure of being at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rennolds, when their children surprised her with a big dinner to celebrate her 52nd birthday. At an early hour the guests began arriving to share the pleasure of the day. At the noon hour a bountiful dinner, such as only the farm homes can boast, was served. this feast is worthy of honorable mention, displaying the skill of the worthy children in its preparation. Mrs. Rennolds received many handsome and useful presents. After a pleasant afternoon all departed wishing her many more such pleasant events. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dougherty and three daughters: Mr. And Mrs. Bud Holtzclaw and son, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Rennolds and son, Mr. Joe Perkins, Miss Sue Wilson***, Miss Mary A. Rennolds, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hitt, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rennolds and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Holtzclaw and daughter. A GUEST. Higbee News, Friday, 18 July 1913 Friday, 18 July 1913--R. C. Clark, a Fayette lawyer, has been elected superintendent of the reform school at Boonville, a position he held once before. He succeeds Prof. John D. Wilson, who was appointed by Gov. Hadley. Wilson, who was reared near Higbee and is quite well known here, ran the school, it is said, on a much higher plane than it had ever been conducted before. Higbee News, Friday, 6 Feb 1914 Friday, 6 Feb 1914--MUCH GOOD ACCOMPLISHED AND 55 ADDED TO CHURCH ROLL--The meeting which had been in progress at the Christian church for the past month closed Thursday night of last week, the last night's interest being fully up to that of any preceding night, although there were but three additions at the last service. The meeting drew larger crowds and the interest was maintained better, we believe, than any meeting held here in the past ten years, and its success is not to be measured alone by the number to unite with the church, although in that respect, also, the meeting eclipsed any held here in a long time, there being a total of fifty-five. All are agreed that Rev. Kitchen preached as strong sermons as were ever heard here from any pulpit, and we are sure much good will result aside from what is already evidenced. Many who had not attended church services in a long time were there every night, and while numbers of them gave no evidence that they took the word home to themselves, we are safe in saying that many of them formed the church-going habit and will be seen at all church services from this time forth. Mrs. Kitchen with her direction of the song service, her personal work and sermon to women only, proved somewhat of an evangelist herself, and was complimented highly on her sermon, many saying that she was a better preacher than her husband. They left Friday for the north part of the state where they are engaged in a similar meeting, and reports from them are that the meeting promises to be as good as the one here. They made many friends while in Higbee, and we understand that it is the intention of the church to get them for a big meeting this fall if possible. Of the additions to the church, 30 were by confession, 20 by letter and five by reinstatement, as follows: Messrs. Emmett Rob, Ed Perkins, Arthur Perkins, Jas Marshall, Ernest Hitt, J. D. Wilson, Sam Enochs, J. N. Cleeton, T. H. Hamilton, Grand Davis, Stant Pitney, J. C. Cain, Francis Barron, I. J. Embree, Wisdom Burton, Tole Burton, Rufus Boyd, Roger Kimbrought, Y. L. Atkins, _______Richardson, Thos. Rees, Wm. Smith, Ollie Bottoms, Claude Lessly, Cromer Griffith, Thos. Spurling. Mmes. Carl Harlow, Ethel Mann, Lilly Perkins, Stant Pitney, Elsie Hitt, _______Devore, Sam Enochs, ____Parish, Grant Davis, Thos. Spurling, Orion Lessly, _____Neal, Ernest Dinwiddie, Walter Dougherty, Wisdom Burton, Pearl Bradley, Will Lee, Misses Helen Tymony, Jennie Robb, Clara Lee, Nettie Sutliff, Marguerite Enochs, Nannie Enochs, Georgia Robb, Alberta Andrews ________Greenstreet, Valley Parish, Pearl and Goldie Davis. Higbee News, Friday, 11 June 1915 Friday, 11 June 1915--Miss Rosella Rule has been employed as teacher in the Wilson district in Howard county. Higbee News, Friday, 4 Feb 1916 Friday, 4 Feb 1916--Mrs. Anna Atkins of this place has a notice in this issue of interest to those who trespass on her farm near Wilson schoolhouse. Read it and get wise. NOTICE I hearby warn all trespassers to keep off my timber land south of the Wilson school house as I have never given my permission to cut any timber therefrom and it is my purpose to prosecute all such to the full extent of the law. Mrs. Anna Atkins Higbee News, Friday, 29 Nov 1918 Friday, 29 Nov., 1918, Vol 32, No 33--Wilson District Over the Top--Howard county school district No 9 known as the Wilson district, went over the top in UWW drive, contributing $35, or $5 more than its quota. The names of the contributors follow: Willard EDWARDS, $5.00 C. T. HARGIS, $5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Chas. ATKINS, $2.00, Miss Vertie ATKINS, $1.00 Raymond ATKINS $1.00 Mr. and Mrs. John MEAD, $2.00 Odis MEAD, $1.00 Mrs. Hattie QUICK $0.50 Mr. and Mrs. Jessie COMSTOCK, $2.00 Mr. and Mrs. Dave COMSTOCK, $1.00 Jessie COMSTOCK, $1.00 Mr. and Mrs. W. E. REYNOLDS, $2.50 Mr. and Mrs. Joe PERKINS, $2.00 J. T. REYNOLDS, $2.00 Miss Eva HAYDEN, $1.00 Mrs. J. A. ADLER, $1.00 Mrs. M. E. WILLIAMS, $1.00 Mr. and Mrs. Pete SCHAWO, $2.00 Ernest SCHAWO, $2.00