Mahala Partee's School Account Book, 1865-1866

Miss Mahala Partee was the teacher at McCauley School in Tiffin Township in Section 20, north of the location of the county home at one time.  A. Ruda, her descendant, allowed us to copy Miss Partee's school account book.  It is difficult to read, so the photo below of one page will not be great, but the names of pupils are readable with effort.

 On this page, she kept attendance for 1865-1866 and the record keeping continued on subsequent pages.

The students listed here, with their ages, were:

1. Mary Partee, 14

2. Hellen McCauley, 9

3. Irene Partee, 9

4. Peter Partee, 5

5. Lesllie (?) Partee, 4

6. Flora Wisler, 8

7. Bell McCauley, 5

8. Fremont McCauley, 7

9. Frank Whisler, 10

10. Henry McCauley, 4

11. Amos McCauley, 10

12. Willis Whisler, 5

13. Adelia Partee, 16

14. Sarah McCauley, 13

15. Elmore Partee, 8

16. Daniel Raser

17. Wesley Kinsie, 9

18. Mary Kinsie, 7

19. Solamon Ingle, 9

20. Climelia Raser, 14

21. Ella Raser, 7

22. Hattie McCauley, 11

23. Mary Rath, 13

24. Sarah E. Switzer, 8

25. Mary A. Strer

26. Lucy Ann Catherine Strer

On other pages of this account book, she kept track of payments, which she called quarterages.  It seemed to be a payment made by parents for the child's education, perhaps a tax or a tuition or even a donation. Payments usually ranged from .25 to $2.00.  Yet, some names did not match the surnames of the students at the school.  So, a mystery...

1865 - 1866

John Partee, Nancy Partee, Henry Brown, A. J. McCauley, Reuben Brown, Hadia Partee, Wm. Justus, Jeramiah Brown, James A. Partee, Joana Ried, Elisabeth Wisler, E. Cosgrave, Sharlotta Hood, E. Musser, Margret Justus, Sarah Bridenbaugh 

1866-1867

 James A. Partee, Eliza Partee, John Partee Jr., Nancy Partee, Phil McCauley, Nha McCauley (Nehemiah?), Wm. Partee, Sarah Partee, Oba Partee (Obadiah?), Elizabeth Partee, Sharlotta Wood, Sarah Bridenbaugh, Emma Cosgrove, Erastus Lintz, Nancy Lintz, W. H. Bridenbaugh, Gorge Partee, Margret Partee, Catherine Leighman, Cyrena Partee, Mary Partee, Joana Reid

1868 - 1869

John Partee, Wm. Partee, Nancy Partee, O B Partee, A. J. McCauley, Mary McCauley, Phillip McCauley, C. J. Erman, James A. Partee, Mary Partee, Sharlotta Hood, Obadiah Partee

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