Dear Vonda,
Of course they mean Jasonville, not Jacksonville. Ray Hanna, science teacher
at Jasonville High School, has granddaughters. I believe Mike Wesnidge, in
Ray's old home on south Meridian St. in Jasonville may have the address.
Another who might appreciate it is the JHS-SHS Alumna Association. The Board
member, Walter Bissell, had a son, Jim Bissell, who helped build Disneyland!
Vonda Clark wrote:
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vondalou(a)juno.com
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: From: High Mountain Bear <himtbear(a)hughes.net>
: To: Missouri-L(a)rootsweb.com
: Subject: [Missouri-L] Genealogy treasure for someone!
: Date: Friday, September 25, 1998 10:56 PM
:
: Hi researchers,
:
: I have an assortment of real genealogy treasures and would love to have
them
: be my family. Since they are not, how about helping me find a fellow
: researcher that is related. I will be putting this on the following
lists:
: NORCAL, SOCAL, GREEN, BLACK, MISSOURI, HITCHCOCK and BOZEMAN.
:
: My daughter recently bought a home of a deceased elderly woman, in
Ventura
: California. As she was storing suitcases in the attic she
: found a box of the listed items. She ask the realtor to see if the
sellers
: wanted the items and he said they didn't want anything, so, here we go!
:
: A beautiful High School Diploma from Jacksonville Indiana for Metta A.
: HANNA, dated May 14, 1922. It is 16" high and 22" long and very
decorative.
: It is signed by the following people.
: E.G. Copeland Superintendent
: A.E. Messick Principle
: G.W. Mitchelle President Board of Education
: L.E. Hochstetler Secretary Board of Education
: Walter E. Brissele Treasure Board of Education
:
: There is a total of 10 State of Indiana, Crawford County, Teacher
Licenses
: for Willa O. JOHNSON. Some are issued for 12 months and some for 24
months.
: Evidently Willa and other teachers had to take a proficiency exam
because
: the grades are shown for each subject tested. These are very attractive
: documents and are all signed by the incumbent County Supervisor. They
are
: dated and signed by the County Supervisor as follows:
: 1. 1887 J.W. Goldman
: 2. 1889 " "
: 3. 1890 " "
: 4. 1891 " "
: 5. 1892 J.F. Zimmerman
: 6. 1894 J.R. Duffin
: 7. 1895 James R. Duffin
: 8. 1903, Apr. 24 Chas. A Robertson
: 9. 1903, May 30 " " "
: 10. 1903, Aug. 29 Stuart A. Beals
: Don't ask why there were three issued so close together in 1903!
:
: There are eight Wright Township, Greene County, Indiana report cards for
: Metta HANNA. All are signed by either S.C. Hanna or Willie or Willa
Hanna
: who I assume to be Metta's parents. I will list them below as grade,
year,
: teacher and first name of parent who signed.
:
: 1 1915 Bertha Moss Willie
: none none Willie
: 3 1918 Ruby Moore Willie
: 4 1918 M.G. Watson S.C.
: 5 1920 Douglas Hudson Willie
: 6 1922 M.G Watson Willie
: 8 1924 Fannie Dayhoff S.C.
: Rather sad, the 8th grade report card dated 1923/24 was unsigned my
either
: parent for the last quarter. I was rapped in a note the reads, "Mother
died
: Aug. 18, 1923. She was burried Aug.20, 1923. There were 162 cars at the
: grave yard." Buried as written by Metta.
:
: There are 3 letters and 8 postcards dated in 1947. They are addressed to
: Mrs. Bensten/Metta Bensten. All are signed mom, dad or mom and dad.
: They are all addressed to 558 E. Meta St., Ventura, California. Also,
there
: are 18 post cards and 2 letters, dated 1947/48, to the same address but
: addressed to Mr. and Mrs Benny Benson/Mrs. Metta Benson, Mrs Metta A.
Benson
: and Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Benson. All of these letters were signed mom, dad
or
: both. Last, one letter to Mrs. Metta Benson, % S.C. Hanna, Jacksonville,
: Indiana and signed Bob.
:
: A post card photo of a young boy and girl about 6 and 4 years old.
Appears
: to be turn of the century.
:
: A wonderful photo of 4-men and 4-women. Three of the men and women
appear to
: be in their 50's and the other man and woman in their 70's. They appear
as
: four married couples. The photo looks as if it was taken in the 1920's
or
: 30's. No name anywhere. Size = 8" high and 10 " long.
:
: Last, an old Sunday Service Program from the First Baptist Church of
: Jacksonville, Indiana. Names mentioned in the program are Clarence E.
Baker,
: Pastor. Ray Price, Sunday School Superintendent. Mrs. Morse, Dr.
Osterholm
: and Margaret and Chester Jump, Missionaries to Vanga, Belgian Congo.
:
: Any help finding a rightful owner to these items and proving themselves
so,
: Will be greatly appreciated.
:
: Del
: Del Black
: In the beautiful Tehachapi
: Mountains of California
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