Morgan Center School No. 6

Morgan Township, Decatur County, Iowa
 
 

Back Row, L-R: ___ Moore ?, Roy Moon, Okley Vaughn, Raphael Ewing, teacher Sadie Scales, on left side of the teacher: Jennie Wells Hatfield, Olive Lorance Biddison, Maude Moore, Dolly Moon, Myrtle Moon, Bertha Moon, Elsie Moon, Lenna Spencer, Lily Sinclair, Dillon Wells, Ethel Woods, Leo Blair, Millard Woods.

Front Row, L-R: Cecil Ewing, ____ ? Moore, Elmer Sinclair ?, Edna Sinclair, Helen Potter, Wilda Spencer, Bessie Hinds, Coral Curry Vaughn, Hazel Moore, Flo Blair, Lelah Ewing, Angie Cozad Mathews.

Next to Dillon Wells is Gilbert Vaughn.

Copy of names, on back of original photograph. (Click on your browser 'back' button to return to this webpage.)

Contribution by Carmelita Abrams


Morgan Center
teachers

Morgan Center
1883 or 1884

Morgan Center
1905

Morgan Center
5th Grade 1925-26
Angie Cozad, Cecelia Mahoney The boys on the left of picture, top, Herbert Cozad, Lawrence Poland, and Floyd Cozad, standing by the teacher. The teacher was a Miss Ely and on her left were Lottie Cozad and Hattie (Poland) Fisher. Behind them, left to right, Emma (Poland) McDowell, Elnora Poland and Almira (Poland) Curry. If any who lived in Morgan Township know any of the others, we would appreciate hearing from them.
Submitted by Coral Vaughn (The original picture belonged to Mrs. Herbert Cozad.)		 Charles Mitchell, Orval Hollinger, Charley Moore, Wayne Moore, Clarence Adair, George Robinson, Walter Adair, James Blair, Lillah Moore, Thelma Moore, Mabel Adair, Angie Cozad, Mearl Grimes, Coy and Floy Shelby (twins), Anna Moore, Coral Curry, Oak Vaughn, Gilbert Vaughn, Roy Mitchell, Roy Adair, Alfred Kentner, Frank Dillon, Clarence Dillon, James Hollinger, Floyd Shelby, Anna Lorance, Ethel Kentner, Lennia Spencer, Jennie Wells, Russel Moore, Orval Moore, Flow Blair, Olive Lorance, Olive Wells, Brent Tye - teacher, Mrs. Olive Lorance Biddison of Peoria, Ill., helped Mr. Tye with students' name.
Submitted by Brent Tye.		 1st row, J.C. Follette, Clyde Owens, Richard Fuller, Arlo Davenport, Donald Scott, Leonard Carson, Forrest Russell, Elmer Wilson; middle row, Winifred Russell, Bondalita Umphress, Francis Stout, Marie Bettis, Mary Margaret Brady, Alma Owens, Hene Brooks, Robet Adair; 3rd row, Lee Fairchild, Rowena Mitchell, Janice Mark, Helen Lamb, Vesta Michael, Edith Baker, _ _, Thelma Umphress, Mabel Hamilton, Dorothy Maynard, Leon Johnson, teacher Imogene Harden and unknown boy in back.

Morgan Center
1927 - 1928

Morgan Center
ca. 1928

Morgan Center
1956
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Ethel Dillon, teacher
Zola Gochenouer, Floyd Orfield, Zelma Gochenouer, Opal Orfield, Garnet Orfiend, Carolyn Petty, Ruby Orfield, Mary Laverne Curry
Submitted by Zelma Main		 Garnet Orfield, Carolyn Petty, Ruby Orfield, Mary LaVern Curry Dale, Floyd Orfield, Opal Orfield, Zola Goughnour, Zelma Goughnour. Wilma Leeper, teacher. Robert Lynch, Francis Phelps, Pauline Bright, Sharla Ray Carson, Eddith Carson, Ivor Phelps, Ada V. Phelps teacher, Mary Swigart, Grace Nell Bright, Donna Bright, Glenda Lynch, Glenda Bright. Ada taugh 42 years in the area schools, including Charm, Morgan, Pioneer, Union, Boothtown, Ireland, South Woodland and others.  

 
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Original page created by Sharon Becker 2013, updated 2015; transcribed and reformatted by Conni McDaniel Hall Nov 2019.
 
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