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Hall County School District No. 1

This page is a history and demographic of the early schools of Hall County, Nebraska.

Brief History of the School District No. 1

The boundries of this district, commonly known as the "Stolley District," as given in the official school records in 1873, were:

Commencing at the Northwest corner of Section One Township 11 North of Range 9 West, thence west two and one half miles thence west one half mile, thence south three-quarters of a mile, thence west one half mile, thence south one-fourth of a mile, thence west one and a quarter mile, thence south to Wood River, thence northeast along the north line of Wood River to the county line, thence north to the line of beginning.

This boundary discription, of course, was placed in the records after the formation of District Two and at a time when the county had twenty-seven districts, so does not include the original boundaries of District One.

The reports for the years 1871 and 1872 made to the county superintendent by C.L. Meves, director, discloses some facts concerning the status of the district at that early date. The attencance   in   1871   was

seventeen, with forty-one children in the district between the ages of five and twenty-one, and 215 days of school taught by qualified teachers. For 1872 the report showed twenty-one attending between ages of five and twenty-one out of forty-one children and one child under five admitted, and 308 days of school taught by Charles Rief, the teacher for both of these terms.

The financial problem presented then is displayed in the figures showing assessment, $550 for teacher, school house valued at $345.22 and $20 allowed for other purposes, given for 1871. The actual expenditures showed, teacher, $530, fuel $15, building school house, $326.22, other purposes, $10.

The families then living in the district who had children of school age, in 1871 (see list below). . . . In 1872 C. A. Meves [report] . . . came in, the total being forty-one for each year.

Demographic of District No. 1

List of children of school age who attended in 1871-1872.

# SURNAME NAME OF ENROLLED CHILD NAME OF PARENT(S)
1. DOLL Emma Joachim, Sr.
DOLL Ferdinand Joachim, Sr.
DOLL Minna Joachim, Sr.
DOLL Sophia Joachim, Sr.
2. GRAHAM Dan.2 John
GRAHAM George John
GRAHAM John John
GRAHAM Vrathy John
3. GREMMITER Conrad Jacob
4. HAGGE Andrear Catharine William A.
HAGGE Caroline Scheel William A.
5. HAMANN Alweine Widow (Mrs. Johnann)
HAMANN Catharine Widow (Mrs. Johnann)
HAMANN Hans Widow (Mrs. Johnann)
HAMANN Heinrich Widow (Mrs. Johnann)
HAMANN Miene Widow (Mrs. Johnann)
HAMANN Paurtian Widow (Mrs. Johnann)
6. JOEHNCKE Carl1 Heinrich
JOEHNCKE Frederick Heinrich
JOEHNCKE Heinrich Heinrich
JOEHNCKE Willy Heinrich
7. KING Willy (Age: 7)1
8. MATH Luiriane Edward
MATH Sophie Edward
9. MENCK Emilie Christian
MENCK Gustav Christian
10. RUGE Antzie Hans
RUGE Christian Hans
RUGE Dan.2 Hans
RUGE Hans Hans
11. SCHAAF Emma Heinrich
SCHAAF Heinrich Heinrich
SCHAAF Ida Heinrich
SCHAAF Minna Heinrich
SCHAAF Willy Heinrich
12. STETCH Wilhelm Mary
13. STOLLEY Anny Wm.
STOLLEY Emi1 Wm.
STOLLEY Fred Wm.
STOLLEY Minna Wm.
STOLLEY Willy Wm.
14. TIMPKE Claus Eggers J.
15. VOSS Caroliene Hardwig
VOSS Catharina Hardwig
16. WINDOLPH Catharina Adam
WINDOLPH Eliere Adam
WINDOLPH Tommy1 Adam

Reference:

# Household number per family.
1 reported in 1872 (individual or entire family).
2 not reported in 1872.

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A Special Thanks to Our Transcribers: Kaylynn Loveland, Larry Coates, & the many volunteers at the Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society

Cited Source:

A. F. Buechler and R. J. Barr, editors. "The Schools of Hall Cuonty: District No. One," History of Hall County Nebraska (Lincoln, NE: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1920): 349-350. Provided by the Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society, Grand Island, Nebraska.

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