Jones, Humphries, Smith, & McNair Schools

Below: Hapeville College Street School, circa 1919
Josephine_Grace_Humphries_Class
1. Clinton Wells, 2. Otis Brewer, 3. Alton Smith, 4, Harvey Lowe, 5. Unknown, 6. ____ Fowler, 7. ____ Nesbit, 8. Durand Thrailkill, 9. Clifford, 10. Albert Mason, 11. Marine King, 12. Unknown, 13. Dorothy Reddick, 14. Florence Fonville, 15. Ruth Aikin, 16. Mildred Fowler, 17. Ethel Lee, 18. Frances Fonville, 19. Emma Neal Neri, 20. Unknown, 21. Unknown, 22. Nell Henry, 23. Isabel Dodson, 24. Unknown, 25. Mary Lou, 26. Elizabeth Pace, 26. Josephine Grace Humphries, 27. Allie Smith, 28. Elizabeth Pace, 29. Mildred Alexander, 30 Unknown, 31. Ellen Smith, 32. Kathryn Lee, 33. _____ Davis, 34. Ruth Lewis, 35. Alice Bryant, 36. Ferndale Hogan,  37. Unknown, Teacher, Mrs. Joe Wells.




Below: Hapeville School, 5th Grade, 1921
The little guy between the 4th and 5th rows who is wearing a suit, is John D. Humphries, Jr.

Below: Howard Academy, circa 1890.  Enhanced from a seriously damaged, post-card sized original.


1st Row: 1. Jesse McNair; 2. John Chapman; 3. Horace Ballard; 4. Whit Burke; 5. Joseph McNair; 6. Unknown; 7. Unknown.
2nd Row: 1. Martha McKown; 2. Creserious McKown; 3. Elma Wootan; 4. Lula Terrell; 5. Cora Wells; 6. Emma Jones; 7. Lena Jones.
3rd Row: 1. Morton Butler; 2. Tom Dodson; 3. Chester Jones; 4. Hamp Harrison; 5. Kimsey Ballard; 6. Fannie Dodson; 7. Lilla McKown; 8.Edna Thames; 9.  Lillie Jones; 10. May Watts.
4th Row: 1. Berry Wooton; 2. Will Thames; 3. Dora Dodson; 4. Vada Jones; 5. Kate Dodson; 6. Leona Burke.
5th Row: 1. Unknown; 2.  Albert Terrell; 3. Lon Moore; 4. Will Burks; 5.  Marlin Terrell; 6.. ?? Butler; 8. Mr. W. R. Jones, teacher.


Below: Howard Academy, circa 1892, Prof. Davis, teacher.


1st row: 1. Charley Wells; 2. Unknown; 3. Hamp Harrison; 4. Lee Ballard; 5. Unknown; 6. Unknown; 7. Unknown.
2nd row: 1. Horace Ballard; 2. Sidney Wootan; 3. Ed Jones; 4. Laura Jones; 5. Nonie Jones; 6. Annie Ballard; 7. Unknown; 8. Joe Wells; 9. Irene Wallace; 10. Unknown; 11. Unknown; 12. Unknown; 13. Unknown; 14. Frank Wells; 15. Maggie Dodson.
3rd row: 1. Tom Dodson; 2. Arthur Wallace; 3. Kate Dodson; 4. Unknown; 5. Minnie Dodson; 6. Willie wallace; 7. Lena Jones; 8 Prof. Davis; 9. Eland Dodson; 10. Cora Wells; 11. Mag Watts; 12. Zora Wootan; 13. Emma Dodson; 14. Emma Jones.
4th Row: 1. Unknown; 2. Ham Harrison; 3. ___Wells; 4. Unknown; 5. Unknown; 6. Berry Wootan; 7. Morgan Dodson; 8. ___Wells.

See some history of The Oak School, below.


Below: The Oak School, Mrs. Lizzie Todd's Class, circa 1896


1st row: Irby Terrell, Sallie Lee, Ruth Terrell, Carl Terrell
2nd row: Henry Todd, Ruby Lee, Mrs. W. J. Lee and Tom, Miss Lizzie Todd, Mable Kidd, Powell Lee, Olin Todd, Wilson Bell.
3rd. row: Unknown girl, Nannie Todd, 2 Unknown girls, Luke Terrell, Bertha Todd, Edna Huie (Amos Daniel Humphries' step daughter), Mattie Lee (who married Chester Jones).
4th row: Unknown boy, Lennie Wayne, Dannie Wesley, 2 Unknown girls, Lily Mitchell, Unknown girl, Exa Huie (another ADH stepdaughter), Annie Terrell.
5th row: Beulah Jones, Unknown girl, Lorrell Terrell, Lewis Kidd, Raymond Terrell, Griffin Dunn, Quigg Terrell, John Wayne, Rove Green, George Todd, Jim Lee, Henry Wesley, Will Kidd
 


Below: Howard Academy, Miss Addie McNair, teacher, 1897 (another old copy of an older original)


Howard Academy, Miss Addie McNair, teacher, 1897 (another old copy of an older original)
1st row:
1. Unknown; 2. Bob Harrison; 3. Whit Burke; 4. Unknown; 5. Powell Lee; 6. Unknown; 7. Sidney Wootan; 8. Unknown; 9. Knox Huie; 10. Unknown; 11. ?? Wallace; 12. Jerry Wells.
2nd row: 1. Unknown; 2. Unknown; 3. Mary Jones; 4. Susie Wells; 5. ___ Jones; 6. Lois Ballard; 7. Jesse Hudson; 8. ___Wyatt; 9. Unknown; 10. Lucy Huie; 11. Irene Wallace.
3rd row: 1. Unknown; 2. Joe Wells; 3. Myrtis Smith; 4. Annie Ballard; Nellie Huie; 6. Unknown; 7. Unknown; 8 Nellie Wootan; 9. Minnie Smith; 10. Tommy Jones; 11. Laura Jones; 12. Nonie Jones.
4th row: 1. Lee Ballard; 2. Jesse Harrison; 3. Unknown; 4. Ruby Huie; 5. ___ Wyatt; 6. Unknown; 7. Emma Jones; 8. Fannie Dodson; 9. Will Smith; 10. Ernest Smith.
5th row: 1. Unknown; 2. Ed Jones; 3. Benjamin Lee; 4. Unknown; 5. Tarver McNair; 6. Willie Wallace; 7. Miss Addie McNair (teacher); 8. Mattie Lee; 9. Usher Kitchens.
Up in the door: 1. Arthur Wallace; 2. Unknown; 3. Kimsey Ballard; 4. Horace Ballard.


Below: The Oak School, Minnie Coogler, teacher, circa 1898

1st row: 1. Sam Jones, 2. Frank Terrell, 3. David (Buddy) Pope, 4. Jim B. Beasley, 5. Eugene Reeves, 6. Unknown, 7. George Moody, 8. B. D. Stephens, 9. Duard Terrell.
2nd row: 1. Vera Stephens, 2. Ruben Baker, 3. Clifford Kidd, 4. Dan Ed Humphries, 5. Tela Holland, 6. Sallie Ree Humphries, 7. Essie Reeves, 8. Maud Kidd, 9. Carl Terrell, 10. Glenn McNair, 11. Allen McNair.

3rd row: 1. Miss Minnie Coogler (teacher); 2. Florence Stephens; 3. Della Reeves; 4. Ethel McNair; 5. Blanch Stephens; 6. Mollie Kidd; 7. Buela Holland.
4th row: 1. Clyde McNair; 2. Mary Jones; 3. Mattie McNair; 4. Annie Terrell; 5. Eunice Reeves; 6. William McNair; 7. Raymnd Terrell; 8. Lorrell Terrell; 9. Irby Terrell; 10. Amos Baker; 11. Howard Pope.


Oak School, Miss Edna Huie, teacher, circa 1905-6

Oak School, Miss Edna Huie, teacher, circa 1905-6
1st row: 1. Vera Stephens; 2. Unknown; 3. Dan Ed Humphries; 4. Duard Terrell; 5. Carl Terrell.
2nd row: Eunice Thames; 2. Maud Kidd; Carnie Kidd; 4. Unknown; 5. Vernie Mitchell; 6. Unknown; 7. Bettie Pope; 8. Unknown; 9. Nettie Pope; 10. Unknown; 11. Howard Pope.
3rd row: Raymond Terrell; 2. Lorrell Terrell; 3. Will Kidd; 4. Earl Wesley; 5. Florence Stephens; 6. Ruby Terrell; 7. Unknown; 8. Blanche Stephens; Kate Brown; 10: Lila Pope; 11. Lewis Kidd; 12. Irby Terrell; 13. Henry Wesley.
4th row: 1. Luke Pope; 2. Tom Carter; 3. Lester Brown; 4. Unknown; 5. Unknown; 6. Olin Mitchel; 7. John Pope.
5th row: 1. Oscar Carter; 2. Lila Mitchell; 3. Dannie Wesley; 4. Miss Edna Huie (teacher); 5. Annie Terrell; 6. Mable Kidd; 7. Exa Huie.


College Street School, 7th Grade, 1924, Jere Wells, Teacher

1st row:  1. Girl; 2. boy; 3. Gladys Jones; 4. Frank Peebles; 5. Asberry Bryant; 6. Merle Perdue; 7. Wayne Smith; 8. Marie Meertier; 9. Lawrence Campbell; 10. Ethel Lassiter.
2nd row: Claud Hines; 2. Elmer Dailey; 3. Unknown; 4. Eleanor Pace; 5. Unknown; 6. Ethel Harrison; 7. Unknown; 8. Helen Holland; 9. Unknown; 10. William Akin.
3rd. row:  1. Unknown; 2. Unknown; 3. Dan Wells; 4. Esther Volan; 5. Katheryn Dunn; 6. Aeive Gilbert; 7. Neill Leach; 8. Unknown.
4th row: Jere Wells, teacher; 2. Unknown; 3. E. G. Webb; 4. Unknown; 5. Unknown.

The Oak School was a one-room, one-teacher school.  The building was constructed on Terrell's Mill Road by Clayton County in 1895 and first served as court held by Justice of the Peace, Mr. F. M. Terrell.  It opened as the Oak School in the fall of 1896 with Miss Lizzie Todd as the teacher of about 25 students.
The children had been going to Howard Academy near Mountain View (Rough and Ready) but that building burned, so the courthouse was used for a school until about 1912.  During that time, other teachers were Miss Minnie Coogler, Miss Lizzie B. Lasseter, Miss Ida Mae Huie, Mr Robert Todd, Miss Mary Archer, and Mr. Frank Wells.  Parents contributed to the teacher's salary.   Lunch was one hour, and some children went home for lunch.  The school term was about 6 months and as all children were in one room, older children helped younger ones. 
After receiving a certificate from the Oak School, children could go to nearby Hapeville High School (paying tuition, as it was in Fulton County) or to Jonesboro High School, which was free for county children, but was 10 miles away.
The Oak school/court house building continued to be used by the community for various purposes for more than 50 years.
This information is from History of Clayton County Georgia 1821 - 1883.







 


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