Old School Document from Tiffin Township

 

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"An Interesting Old Document" - an article from the Defiance Crescent-News, October 27, 1924.

"There was shown the writer a few days ago - an interesting old document in the shape of a quarterly school report of District 2 in Tiffin township for the period ending on the 11th day of March 1848.

The report, made over 76 years ago, mentions the following scholars and their ages as having attended.

The names are in the report as given below:

Sarah Kintich, aged 8 years

George Kintich, aged 10 years

Mary A. Kintich, aged 12 years

William Hall, aged 11 years

Carolina Shepmore, aged 11 years

Christina Shepmore, aged 9 years

Jesse Hall, aged 13 years

Jacob Hall, aged 13 years

Nancy E. Grimes, aged 11 years

Mary Jane Harvey, aged 9 years

Christina Peterson, aged 11 years

Elizabeth Rath, aged 19 years

Mary Rath, aged 16 years

Christopher Deaton (probably Dieden, aged 7 years

Allen Martin, aged 16 years

Mary A. Martin, aged 10 years

Eliza J. Martin, aged 7 years

Isaac Kintich, aged 15 years

Cyrus Kintich, aged 14 years

Mary Winters, aged 6 years

George Hall, aged 17 years

Jacob Hal, aged 16 years

Oliver Hall, aged 10 years

Adam Hall, aged 6 years

William Hall, aged 7 years

Christina B. Garber, aged 11 years

Thomas J. Garber, aged 7 years

Augustus VanBraum, aged 8 years

Anna VanBraun, aged 8 years

Louisa VanBraun, aged 7 years

Anthony Neufer, aged 13 years

Anna Neufer, age 12 years

Margaret Neufer, aged 8 years

At the bottom of the report, which is in the possession of Dr. R.R. Cameron, which is in almost as perfect a condition as it was the day it was written, is found the following footnote reproduced verbatim:

"Quarterly report of George Grier, teacher in District No. 2 of Tiffin township, Defiance county, ending the 11th day of March 1848, the while (whole) number of enrolled for the quarter was 18 males and 17 females. The branches taught were Orthography*, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, English, Grammar and Geography. The average number of daily attendance was 22.  George Grier, Teacher., March 11, 1848."

*Orthography = Spelling

     

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

Thank you for making this available!  What a treasure for your family!

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