Allenville Missouri School 1904
Allenville, MO School 1908
Here is a picture of the Allenville students in 1908. In this picture someone was kind enough to label some of the students for us. They include my great-grandfather Louis Thompson and great-grandmother Blanche Courtway. Also listed are: Alma Young, Myrtle Byrnes, Dewey Hinton, Altha Hinton and Ella Hinton.
Allenville School 1930's
This is a picture of students in the Allenville Missouri school believed to be taken in the 1930's, not sure of the exact year on this one.
Charles Alexander Courtway Report Card
Report card dated Oct 27, 1882 for C A Courtway, my great, great grandfather. Listed on the card is teacher, D L VanAmburgh.
French Courtway Report Card
Report card dated Oct 27, 1882 for F H Courtway, the brother of my great, great grandfather. Listed on the card is teacher, D L VanAmburgh.
French Courtway Report Card
Report card dated Nov 27, 1882 for F H Courtway, the brother of my great, great grandfather. This report card is a printed version, instead of being all handwritten like the others.
Special thanks to Teresa Mathis for donating these report cards to the website.
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Thanks to information from the Missouri Cash-Book newspaper, Jackson, MO, we have been able to verify the existence of a public school in Allenville much earlier than previously thought. Here are some excerpts of articles found on microfilm.
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Missouri Cash-Book Nov 15, 1871 - "Our public school, under the supervision of Mrs.Fern Donaldson is giving general satisfation. Mrs. D is certainly entitled to the thanks as well as the support of our citizens, for the able manner in which she has conducted the school. "
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Missouri Cash-Book Sept 13, 1872 - " We have a public school-house at last, thanks to Messrs. Henry Bunn, C L Sherwood, and T B Penney. "
Above is information donated by Doris (Brennecke) Davault. Much thanks to her and her husband, Wm. Hughes Davault for writing down their personal experiences growing up in Allenville, Mo along with stories that they overheard through the years.
