Indian Prairie School History
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Indian Prairie School
The quaint brick Indian Prairie School still stands as a
monument to the rural school districts of Franklin County. The school desks and
slate chalkboards are exactly where they were on the last day of school. The
building was recently leased by the Franklin County Ham Radio Club and will be
renovated this spring..
Land for this school was donated by the wife and son of
Vincent Cheatham in 1871. Although It is located northeast of St. Clair on
Indian Prairie Road, it was consolidated into the Union R-11 School District.
1951-52 was the last year classes were held.
This school is of particular interest as it once included one
year of high school. Alfred Osborn, Sr. attended the Indian Prairie School for
nine years, graduating from the ninth grade there.
We are starting a list of students and a list of
teachers. To add information to either list, contact Sue
Cooley. If you are a former student at Indian Prairie or a descendant of a
former student (or teacher) and would like your email address included here as a
clickable link, let me know. We would like to have copies of any photographs in
existence.
Student Information
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Student Name |
Year Born or, if unknown, year was Student |
Spouse of Student |
Parents of Student |
Children of Student |
| Frank Allen |
s-1886 |
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| Joseph Allen |
s-1886 |
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| Olive Allen |
s-1886 |
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Albert "Bert" Barber |
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John and Sarah Barber |
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Annie Barber |
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John Schuchart |
John and Sarah Barber |
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| George Barber |
s-1886 |
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| Isaac J. Barber |
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John and Sarah Barber |
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| J. A. Barber |
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John and Sarah Barber |
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| John Barber |
s-1886 |
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| Thomas Barber |
s-1886 |
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William H. Barber |
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Ella Harrell |
John and Sarah Barber |
Aubrey, Dudley, Harrell, Lenore, Mary Lee,
and Ruth Barber |
| Carol Bell |
s-1951 |
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| Dixie Bell |
s-1951 |
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| Edith Bell |
s-1886 |
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| Harvey Bell |
s-1951 |
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| Jimmie Bell |
s-1951 |
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| Lula Bell |
s-1886 |
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| Sharon Bell |
s-1951 |
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| George Black |
s-1886 |
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| Minnie Black |
s-1886 |
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| Diane Brighton |
s-1951 |
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| Frank Bryant |
s-1886 |
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| Lois Bryant |
s-1951 |
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| William Bryant |
s-1886 |
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| Florence Cheatham |
s-1886 |
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| Ida Cheatham |
s-1886 |
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Jim Cheatham |
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Maude Cheatham |
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May Cheatham |
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Minnie Cheatham |
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| Olaf Cheatham |
s-1886 |
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Vincent Cheatham |
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| Mickey Cline |
s-1951 |
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Clifford Cordell |
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Elizabeth Cordell |
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W. A. Bruns |
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Maude Cordell |
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Ralph Cordell |
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Robert Cordell |
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Phyliss Bradshaw |
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Clifton Crum |
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Lavada Farrow |
Henry Crum |
Carolyn |
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Etta Crum |
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Henry Crum |
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Willard "Wilson" Crum |
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Henry Crum |
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Hettie Ekey |
s-1886 |
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| Jesse Ekey |
s-1886 |
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| Wesley Ekey |
s-1886 |
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| Frank Ellett |
s-1886 |
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| Lula Ellett |
s-1886 |
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| Sadie Ellett |
s-1886 |
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| Willie Ellett |
s-1886 |
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| Doris Jane Friedel |
s-1938 |
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| Evelyn Friedel |
s-1938 |
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| Lee Friedel |
s-1938 |
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| Willard Friedel |
s-1938 |
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| Wesley Gabel |
s-1938 |
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? Greens |
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Mildred Greiner |
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| Forrest Clyde Hamilton |
s-1938 |
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Arnett Hall |
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Frank Hall |
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| Donald Helling |
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Dianne Webb |
Clarence and Elsie (Borgmann) Helling |
Melinda Helling, LeAnne
Snodgrass |
| Ralph Helling |
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Rose Hug |
Clarence and Elsie (Borgmann) Helling |
John Helling, Gary Helling,
Susan and Sarah |
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? Hulls |
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| Gail Johnson |
s-1951 |
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| Vincent Johnson |
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Anna Jones + 9 siblings (need more names) |
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George Ward |
William and Addie Jones |
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Clarence Jones |
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William and Addie Jones |
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| Claribel Jones |
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Sidney E. Baker |
William and Addie Jones |
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Claud Jones |
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William and Addie Jones |
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Dorothy Jones |
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Filla |
William and Addie Jones |
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| Arthur Jones |
s-1886 |
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| Luther Jones |
s-1886 |
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| Marion Jones |
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Kralemann |
William and Addie Jones |
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| Sylvia Jones |
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Neumann |
William and Addie Jones |
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Walter Clifford Jones |
b-1892 |
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William and Addie Jones |
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William "Willie" Jones |
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William and Addie Jones |
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Donald Helling |
s-1951 |
Diane Webb |
Clarence and ? Helling |
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| Ralph Helling |
s-1951 |
Rose |
Clarence and ? Helling |
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| Mary Ellen Klenke |
s-1951 |
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Agnes Josephine Kloppenberg |
b-1896 |
Money, Pillow, Dick Michel |
Joseph and Johanna (Bauer)
Kloppenberg |
none |
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Harry Kloppenberg |
b-1891 |
Katherine Young |
Joseph and Johanna (Bauer)
Kloppenberg |
none |
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Dewey Kloppenberg |
b-1898 |
Edna Helling |
Joseph and Johanna (Bauer)
Kloppenberg |
Sherwood |
Carl Lenau |
s-1938 |
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| Edgar Lenau |
s-1938 |
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| Louis Lenau |
s-1938 |
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| Emma Mann |
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John Sachs |
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| Carlene Minks |
b-1943 |
Clarence Grim |
James W. and Dorothy A. (Parks) Minks |
Christopher and Jon Grim |
Patricia Ann Minks |
b-1945 |
Ron Jurgesmeyer |
James W. and Dorothy A. (Parks) Minks |
Debbie Tucker and Kim Stehle |
| Ella Moore |
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| James Moore |
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| Jennie Moore |
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| John Moore |
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| Marion Moore |
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| Preston Moore |
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Irene Murray |
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Sudholt |
Walter G. Murray and Florence (Cheatham) |
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Laura May Murray |
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Disharoon |
Walter G. Murray and Florence (Cheatham) |
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Lina Murray |
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Koester |
Walter G. Murray and Florence (Cheatham) |
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Mary Murray |
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Curry |
Walter G. Murray and Florence (Cheatham) |
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Mildred Murray |
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Sanderson |
Walter G. Murray and Florence (Cheatham) |
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Olaf Murray |
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Walter G. Murray and Florence (Cheatham) |
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Sue Murray |
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Jordan |
Walter G. Murray and Florence (Cheatham) |
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Walter Allan Murray, Sr. |
b-1911 |
1) Ruth E. Sullivan
2) Ella Roethemeyer Strehlmann
3) Ella (Aufderheide) Ridder |
Walter G. Murray and Florence (Cheatham) |
Linda Sue Murray
Sally Bocklage
Walter Murray, Jr.
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Alice Murray |
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Benjamin Murray |
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Edgar Murray |
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Elizabeth Lay |
Benjamin Murray |
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| David Nousley |
s-1951 |
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Alfred Bryan Osborn, Sr. |
b-1897 |
Mattie King |
James Alfred Osborn and Ida Mae Beasley |
Alfred "Bud" Osborn, Eileen Osborn
Rulo Pruitt, Patsy Osborn Frossard Bearden, Dennis Osborn (wife Maxine),
and John "J. J. Osborn" (wife Barbara) |
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Clifford Osborn |
b-1907 |
Barbara Hoffman |
" " |
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Eugene Osborn |
b-1900 |
Agnes ? |
" " |
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June Osborn |
b-1903 |
Ed Greiner |
" " |
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Kenneth C. Osborn |
b-1910 |
Elma Short |
" " |
Janet Folks |
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Nellie Marie Osborn |
b-1905 |
John Ely |
" " |
James Ely |
| Biddie Pohlman |
s-1886 |
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| Walter Sachs |
b-1942 |
Patricia Thiem |
John and Emma Sachs |
Stella , James, Janet Gedert |
| Omar Sachs |
b-1943 |
Linda Lawrence |
John and Emma Sachs |
Julie, Jodi, and John |
| Eugene Stoner |
s-1886 |
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| Wesley Perkins |
s-1938 |
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Patricia Redhage |
b-1933 |
David Reed |
Edwin and Edna (Bruns) Redhage |
Virginia Marie Hibler, Vivian Ann
Leonardo, David J. Reed |
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Virginia Redhage |
b-1931 |
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| Charles Robinson |
s-1886 |
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| Joseph Robinson |
s-1886 |
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| Edward Sachs |
s-1938 |
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| Mabel Sachs |
s-1938 |
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Pleasant Speakes |
b-1920
d. WWII |
Nancy Lewis, now m to Pierce Blake |
Charles Riley Speakes and Josie Ellen Payton |
None |
| Sabert Speakes |
b-1918 |
Roy Harrell, Butch Sansoucie |
Charles Riley Speakes and Josie Ellen Payton |
Carol Jean and Linda Harrell |
| Daisy Speakes |
b-1924 |
Allen Kopf |
Charles Riley Speakes and Josie Ellen Payton |
Romie Speakes, Alice Hoover, Betty
Williams |
| Elmer Speakes |
b-1916 |
Dorothy Jeffries |
Charles Riley Speakes and Josie Ellen Payton |
Robert Speakes |
| John Speakes |
b-1929 |
Patsy Brown, Lennie Marks |
Charles Riley Speakes and Josie Ellen Payton |
Leo Speakes, Lloyd Speakes, Delores |
| Charles Speakes |
b-1932 |
Virginia Phillips |
Charles Riley Speakes and Josie Ellen Payton |
Mike Speakes, Gary Speakes |
| Alice Stoner |
s-1886 |
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| Eugene Stoner |
s-1886 |
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Elwin Wallace |
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Nellie Wallace |
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Morris Wallace |
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Wayne Wallace |
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Carl T. Webber |
b-1899 |
Wilma Zahrndt |
William Thomas Webber and Emma A. Bridgman.
Note: He was raised by Adolph and Nancy Merten, but kept
his birth name.
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Eleanor Webber Fleer, Norma Webber Schroeder,
and Lois Webber |
