McKELVEY SCHOOL

Photograph Furnished by : Marci Lamar Kasen

located : West of Nasville on Illinois Route 15

1906 Ashley Grade School, Room 6

Photograph Furnished by Larry House

The teacher in the photo is Harold Henry House He and his family lived in Ashley from 1906-1908. He taught school in Ashley and worked part-time as a freight clerk for the Illinois Central Railroad before moving to Nashville and establishing a law practice.

1924 Nashville School
Fourth Grade Class

Photograph Furnished by Barbara Eufinger & Larry House

Nashville Grade School, 4th Grade, 1924 Front row: William Earle, Archibald Heanes, Ben Kosmicki, Lawrence House, Raymond Brennecke, Gus Green, Floyd Habbe. Second row: Bessie Petrashek, Emma Rhine, Dorothy Finke, Sarah Brandhorst, Margaret Eade, Ethel McFeron, Lillian Ward, Gertrude Storck, Juanita Ahlf, Phyllis Burge, Fern Bridges, Alice Troutt, Alberta Meinert, Mary Arensmeyer, Ada Prasuhn (teacher). Third row: Ralph Schleifer, Helen Nickel, Marie McMillan, Dorothy Klamm, Ferol Habbe, Katie McElroy, Eva Burnett, Clara Pokorney, Bertha Povolish, Theresa Hylla, Annie Hylla. Fourth row: Fred Smith, Charles Gorman, Bugs Eye Matthew, Wayne Williams, Quentin Evilsizer, William Helmholt, Leo Grzegorek, Eddie Grzegorek, Richie Seyler." On the back of the photo he also listed all of his grade school teachers, by grade: (1) Jessie Lowry, (2) Jennie Hildebrand, Nell Truesdale, (3) Clara Cordes, (4) Ada Prasuhn, (5) Iola Seyler, (6) Ella Mueller, (7) Frieda Grommett, Rae Seibert, Ella Mueller, (8) Addie Woodrome.

Photograph Furnished by Jo & Larry House

School Class

The three girls sitting on front row - from right hand side :
Cornelia EHRICH		(Daughter of 'Doc' EHRLICH)
Dorothy Dee REUSS (nee BRANDIS / BRANDHORST)		(Daughter of Oren BRANDIS / BRANDHORST) The name was changed from BRANDHORST to BRANDIS during her early years.
Amelia SMALL (nee RIXMAN)

Circa 1927 Ashley Grade School

Photograph Furnished by W. J. "Bucky" McCoy

1936 Ashley Township High School
Girls Glee Club

Photograph Furnished by W. J. "Bucky" McCoy

Front Row left to right Alice Fae Foehr, Clara Keen, Ruth Guerney, Sidney Davis, Betty Lou Lowry, Nadine LeGendre, Elenor Lance, Ina Abbot, Sponsor (teacher at Ashley Township High School) Second Row left to right Emlyn Woodrome (Pianist), June A. Howell, Charlotte, McDonald, Geraldine Wilkins, Midred Riddle, Regina Mydler Back Row left to right Jane Geurney, Laverne Skibinski, Yvonne Skibinski, Maxine Oglesby, Patty Hoover