This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rgivens186 Surnames: Givens, Ong Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.jackson/6667/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Les: This is an update of a message I posted on March 15. I'm still looking for Ripley High yearbooks, but I've been able to pinpoint the exact years concerning my father's attendance. His name was Merton Givens, and his oldest sister, Alda Givens Ong (wife of Robert Ong), was a teacher. She may have taught in the grade school. Merton was a freshman in 1919/1920 and a sophomore in 1920/1921, After his sophomore year, he took the State Teacher's Exam and left Ripley to teach in Tyler and Pleasants Counties for a couple of years before he completed his high school education at St. Marys High. A younger sister, Onalee, attended Ripley until her senior year when she, too, finished her high school education at St. Marys. It doesn't matter that individual students weren't identified in the group pictures. I believe that I can identify them!! I would appreciate any help that you or anyone else can give me. My e-mail address is rgivens@ma.rr.com. Joan Givens, Fairmont, WV Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.