Comstock (a.k.a. Union) School No. 6

Richland Twp., Decatur County, Iowa
 

Comstock School 1910-11
Hazel Overholtzer Hinds, teacher

Back Row, Elree Brown, Arthur Binning, Wilbur McKee, Nina Foland, Ella Woods,
Mable Foland, Homer Brown, Floyd Binning, Emma Spray, Della Brown, teacher Hazel Overholtzer.
Front Row, Raymond Spray, Floyd Brown, Hugh Fisher, Raymond McKee, Minnie Woods,
Ella Spray, Fredie McKee, Leonard Brown, Goldie Foland.
 

The Comstock School was located east of the town of Grand River. Before her marriage to Homer FOLAND, Pearle V. BRAMON, pictured at right, taught at the Comstock School, ca. 1918-19.
 
Can you identify anyone in the following photos? If so, please contact the county coordinator.

Comstock School, teacher Lottie Hauenstein, year unknown
 (I believe the little girl standing in front of Lottie is Mabel (Foland) Acton. ~ SRB)
Photograph courtesy of Dennis Brown

COMSTOCK SCHOOL, Richland Township, 1937
Photograph courtesy of Decatur County Historical Museum, Leon
Submitted to The Leon Journal-Reporter by Helen Hopkins
 
COMSTOCK SCHOOL, Richland Township, 1942
Photograph courtesy of Decatur County Historical Museum, Leon
Submitted to The Leon Journal-Reporter by Helen Hopkins
 
The Comstock School closed during Iowa's school reorganization of the mid to late 1950's, as did most country schools. In time it was moved west across the road from its original site to Thayer Toney's property and was converted into a granary. It still serves as a farm outbuilding.

In 2009, the trustees erected signs at the original country school house sites throughout Richland Township.
 
Original page created by Sharon Becker 2013, updated 2015, 2017; updated and reformatted by Conni McDaniel  Hall Sep 2019.
 
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