p. 21-22-23 NAMES AND DATES OF BIRTH OF THE THIRTY-NINE BOYS Edwin Robbins, March 6, 1831.. John Thompson, Aug. 12, 1842 Jackson Shouts, July 10, 1831 George Smith April 1, 1842 David Smith, Jan 20, 1831 Stephen Morehead, Feb. 12, 1839 James Thompson, Dec. 24, 1834 Cornelius Gray, May 2, 1842 William Waid, Oct. 2, 1835 Ralph Roudebush, Aug. 26, 1838 Dewitt Harroun, Dec. 19, 1832 Walter Thompson, Aug. 13, 1838 Ebenezer Harroun, June 2, 1837 Joseph Morehead, April 30. 1842 Eddy Harroun, March 6, 1841 Benton Roudebush, June 25, 1845 Alphes David, Dec. 19, 1846 Lorenzo Roudebush, Sept. 28, 1847 Leroy Knapp, 1842 (?) Wellington Smith, May 7, 1842 George Fleek, Jan. 27, 1837 Leonard Hays, July 21, 1843 Jacob Coy, Jan. 25, 1837 Nelson Gray, July 3. 1844 Clinton Roudebush, Mar 2, 1842 Walker Coy, May 10, 1847 Porter Fleek, Feb. 28, 1842 William Purse, June 30, 1840 Jackson Fleek, Feb. 28, 1842 Vanburen Purse, July 25, 1837 Oscar Roudebush, April 15, 1843 Morris Roudebush, May 20, 1848 Joseph Heard, March 7, 1842 Thomas Shouts, Sept. 24, 1836 Vanburen Smith, June 1, 1840 Zacariah Dickson, June 10, 1832 Truman Hayes, July 24, 1842 Sylvester Smith, Feb. 8, 1836 J. H. Culbertson, April 2, 1840 NAMES AND DATES OF BIRTH OF THE TWENTY-NINE GIRLS Grace Thompson, Jan. 30, 1833 Harriet Dickson, Sept. 13, 1837 Catherine Evans, Mar. 20, 1836 Mary E. Gray, May 20, 1840 Eliza Culbertson, Apr. 20, 1836 Lovantia Gray, Feb. 29, 1842 Lovinia Purse, Oct. 8, 1835 Mary Robbins, Jan. 8, 1840 Lucy Robbins, Oct. 17, 1835 Elizabeth Heard, May 29, 1837 Lucia Robbins, Oct. 17, 1835 Orra Roudebush, Feb. 27, 1847 Ruth A. Smith, Dec. 25, 1834 Nancy Fleek, Oct. 17, 1840 Mariah Robbins, Jan. 2, 1844 Emma Roudebush, Feb. 1, 1846 Hannah Purse, May 12, 1840 Delia Hays, Sept. 5, 1847 Temperance Morehead, Jan. 29, 1841 Treesey Cox, July 10, 1841 Sarah Morehead, Oct. 30, 1843 Mary Smith, April 1, 1838 Elizabeth Morehead, Aug. 27, 1845 Angeline Smith, 1844 Annette Roudebush, June 27, 1848 Ida Roudebush, Dec. 8, 1848 Jane Fleek, May 16, 1836 Charlotte Knapp, Nov. 28, 1838 Sarah Dickson, Sept. 13, 1833 LIST OF DEATHS, WITH DATES, OF SCHOLARS Lovina Purse, June 25, 1855 Nancy Fleek, Nov. 12, 1872 Mary Robbins, May 11, 1857 Harriet Dickson, Oct. 22, 1873 Lucy Robbins, Aug. 25, 1857 Jane Fleek, Feb. 19, 1874 Eliza A. Culbertson, July 11, 1858 Jackson Fleek, May 13, 1867 Vanburen Purse, July 23, 1862 George Fleek, Jan. 22, 1879 Oscar Roudebush, Mar. 29, 1868 Charlotte Knapp, April 5, 1884 Mary E. Gray, Nov. 14, 1865 Jack Coy, August, 1886 Orra Roudebush, Mar. 26, 1864 Lovantia Gray, July 10, 1887 Hannah Purse, April 29, 1871 William Waid died in Southern Ruth A. Smith, May 30, 1889 prison, probably in 1864 In addition to this interesting record, I was also pleased to recieve an "acrostic" written by one of my scholars, Charlotte L. Knapp, then in her fourteenth year. I here give it with some few slight emendations" AN ACROSSTIC Forget us not, forget us never: Remember us till death shall sever, And we'll remember thee; No, you will ne'er forgotten be, Celestial are sweet friendship's ties, It lives in heaven beyond the skies. Soon the time will come when we must part, Cordial the love each scholar's heart, Wilt thou consent our teacher yet to be? And still more faithful pupils you will see; Indeed we will improve as fast again, Desirous that you'll teach us, if you can. ______________ The year of eighteen fifty-two Is a cherished one in memory's view; Oft regrets will come that it is past, "Tis sad such pleasure cannot last. Charlotte L. Knapp Blooming Valley, February 1852