Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 617
in April, 1845, by the trustees. In 1845 there mere 106 pupils in the
township. In 1S46, Wash. Trickle, C. 31. S. Lyon,ancl A. G. Dunn mere
trustees, with the latte~ treasurer. D. V. Frazer taught in district No.
6. A. C. Colmell was also a teacher. John Bei-field was appointed -
treasurer in 1847, a11d Phi lander Arnoltl and John Berfield, trustees.
Miss S. E. Ibllodes titught in district 4. In 1848, John Emerv, 0. 31. S.
Lyon and TT. IV. Webster trustees. In '49, C. M. S. Lyonwapyointecl
treasurer. In '50, Carson Uerfieltl, Isaac Reinel. and Sylvester H. Sanders,
were trustees. In '52 W. W. Webster was trustee. In '54, John
Wolf, William M. Pratt and Aaron Aten. were elected trustees. The
teacllers \\.ere E. C. Dyer, 31. Dwire, J. C. B~lcltanan, J. E. Hitchcock,
and Eliza Yoc~~ln. 111 '54, Jalnes C. Egbe1.t u7ns appointed treasurer.
In '3.4 Ji~cob Young ~vras elected trustee. BI. D~~ire, Sarah J. Lamper,
S. M. WincJlester, E. 31. Cooper, E. 11. Bo~ver, Lucy JV. Norton, Justin
Denis were teitclters. In '6% Eph Arl:nrlrleg, S. A. h1~1nson and Lewis
Olmste;~d, nrelae trustees, wit11 Jalues C. Egbert, treasurer, succeedecl in
'63 .by C. W. Young. In '64, Jeff. Ravnloncl, I. L. Ne~vman and S. A.
Munson, mere trustees, nrho served undl October, '68, when Norman E.
Po~nroy, I. L. Newinan and Jefferson Eaymond, mere elected, (there
was no election lleltl in 'R.7), mlio serred 6ntlil '73, when James McGinnis
took Mr. Newman's lace, C!. W. Young still acting as treasurer.
In '74, Robe~t. Stonier mis electecl trustee, and Jesse MilcXinstry, treasurer.
In '75, I. L. Newins-n mas chosen tlaustee ; A. J. Johnson, in
"76, John W. Cole in '77 ; in '78, G. M. IIazen ; in '79; D. B. Shultz ;
in '80, (4. &I. IIazen and Frank Berfield ; in 'SI R. R. Worley and
Thoinas Dry den, and Joseph S \17\.:~nl;, appointed tleputv treasurer.
In '89, Thomas Dryclen, Jalues McGinnis and John I-Iazen, mere
electecl trustees, and Joseph S~vanB nras cllosen treasurer ancl
clerk ; Janles R. EIenry, trustee in '85, and Henrv Sweet in '86.
In Dece~ll~er, '55, Ilen ry Sey inore tmgh t a scllool df eighteen pupils
near Jacob Smith's, West Jersey, for $20 per mouth and board. Like
other schools of the county at that time, there \\.ere no remular books
in use. In June, '56, Miss S. J. Lamper was teacher, at 84 per meek
ttnd bosrct ; tl~irteen pupils attended. A scllool near W. Trickle's
house, West Jersey, nras ol~enetl Kovember 1, '55, by S. Law, teacher,
with fifteen or twenty pupils. On June 4, '56, M~SS'M. E. Cooper presiclecl
over t hirty-fi re pupils, altl~ougl~ t11 ere were fifty enrolled. She
receiretl $4 per \\reel< ant1 board. In '57, C. M. S. Lyon, Jacob Young
and S. 11. Santlers. \vere elected trustees. Anlong the teacllers were :
S. Law, U. 12. Gelvin, Cfeorge 13. Cmnming, F. Gonldin, E. J. Creighton.
M. E. 31. Cooper, ant1 J. J. Clark. In '5S, John I-I. Anthony,
Jackson Lornnce ancl W. M. Pratt, were trustees. The naines of Sarah
I3altlwin, MJilson Sl)ence~*, R. B. Xobinson, Julia E. Pratt and James E.
Squi ers, appear among the tea>cllers. 111 '60, Dalliel Olinstead, E. Marlcey
antl W. W. Iiiggen, were trustees. 5. (7. Egbert still holcling the
treasurer's office. The tlotal 1111mbe~ of chiltlren in the twelve districts
in762, was 638. In '86, there \yere 253 males ant1 2.38 females under
t\venty-one years, nine ~~ngladecl schools a ttendecl by 219 males and
182 females. 1)resitled over. hy eight male ant1 sixteen 'female teachers,
the former receiving $1393.67, and the latter $981.50. The tax levy
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