Continuing to document the numerous scholars who attended the Red Schoolhouse the school register for the winter term commencing on May 5, 1845 the register found that Abel P. Warner was the teacher and that a total of 51 scholars were enrolled for that term. Last names that appear as registered are Pulford, Burt, Lord, Bennett, Haskins, Benjamin. Breed, Kinney, Blackman, Wilcox, Breed, Jones, Darling, Catlin, Carling, Nye, Coon, Jones, Justice, Sanford and Lee. This attendance record was sworn before John J. Wilcox, and subscribed and affirmed September 6, 1845.
For the fall/winter term Nov. 17, 1845 we find Nelson Brooks as teacher with a total of 65 scholars enrolled from Nov. 17, Dec, Jan. and Feb. 1846. Again the names appearing on the register are Pulford, Lord, Haskins, Burt, Jones, Blackman, Justice, Catlin, Wilcox, Sanford, Bennet, Nye, Henry, Comstock, Breed, Benjamin Coon, Brown, Bennett, Fairchild, Darling, Utter Sanford, Poole and Guthrie. Many of these family names will be carried through the years as perhaps families did not relocate quite as often as they do today.
For the spring term 5/18/46 we find Pulford, Jones, Haskins, Lord, Burt, Benjamin, Blackman, Coon, Catlin, Bennet, Nye, Breed, Wilcox, Kinney, Utter, Darling, Brayman, Fairchild, Comstock, Hayes and again Wilcox. With these family names, partial are repeats as different families of the same last name were settlers to the Lincklaen Township. As has been written in previous articles, district schools were usually located so that the children only had to walk one and a half to two miles for their education. Listed as teacher for this year was again Margaret Rnyeck, teacher with A. Scott Sloan certifying the accuracy of the report!
The fall term for 1846-7 basically the same names as listed previously with Cornelin Smith as teacher and James H. Brown as Justice of the Peace. Documented in this report the number of pupils attending less than two months - 24, pupils attending two months but less than four 24 and pupils attending four months and less than six (this figure on the register was unreadable.
Continuing the documentation to May of 1847, another large classroom between 50-60 children found Cornelia Rathburn, teacher and again the name of John Wilson as Justice of the Peace. Again the names of Brown, Bennett, Breed, Benjamin, Burt, Blackman, Catlin, Comstock, Coon, Chandler, Darling, Fairchild, Haskins, Justice, Wilcox, Lord, Sanford, Stuart, Pool, another family name Coon, Hobart, Hawley, Kinney appear as being registered.
The year 1848 would see, yet another large enrollment 50-60 children, with basically the same family names and the names of Candler, Swan, Warwer, Parslo appear as an indication that their families had moved to the area. Interesting fact about the above year salary was 12 shillings (27 dollars) and the amount to be raised by the public $18.23 of the foregoing amount. Again the teacher was Cornelia Rathbun and William DeLamater - Justice of the Peace certifying the attendance register. Again the same family names, with children becoming of school age being rolled. E. H. Davies as teacher, teaching three months, four and one-half days for a total salary of $35.
Spring/summer of 1849 basically the same family names, with new names Rood, Gage, and Armstrong appearing and Jameson M. Atlard having again, a large classroom full of children of different ages.
New family names appearing for the fall of 1849, Runyer (?), West, Spaulding, Ryneck, Hawley, Bryminthene appearing for the first time. William H. Darling as teacher.
In this school register in the possession of the Chenango County Historian’s office the term registers from November 1849, November 1850 and spring 1850 were missing.
Continuing to the year of May of 1851, yet another 50-60 students being taught apparently by J.H. Crumb as his name is the only teacher listed for that term. E.A. Poole was at that time Town Superintendent. They year of 1852 would see Desiah Lord as teaching yet another large enrollment with basically the same names. The names of Ranger, Hayes, Stuart, appear for the first time.
Winter term for 1852-3 would see names Wheelock, Rogers, Chandler, Pierce, appearing being taught by L. J. Birdlebaugh. This name is connected to the district schools in German as that family lived in that area. Summer term for 1853, same family names, Saunders, Dennis, being new to the register.
It was required that the district schools be inspected on either a semi-annual or annual basis or it is documented that Oscar Stewart and Sterling Smith inspected Dist. #10 in January of 1854.
Beginning with the spring term of 1854, parents were listed with children beneath them. As a tribute to these pioneers they are listed heretofore; Samuel Swan, John Payne, Prentice Swan, Allen Coon, Alonzo Catlin, John West, Samuel Breed, Abraham Rogers, Elijah Darling, Able Sanders, John Parslow, Oliver Breed, Mr. Hostler (no first name) and Samuel Justice.
The school was visited once by Town Superintendent Oscar Stewart and the name of R. E. Bennett appeared on the records and we assume he was the teacher.
Parent’s names appearing on the fall 1854 register were: Ezra Poole, John Payne, Charles Brown, Ralph Burt, Samuel Justice, Elijah Darling, Rufus Bennett, John West, Warren Brenenstuhl, Samuel Swan, Hostler, John Birdlebaugh, Samantha Wheelock, Allen Coon, Samuel Lord, Alonzo Catlin, John Eaton, John Parslow, David dark, Horace Poole, Richard Smith, Darius Benjamin, Barney Wilcox, Abram Rogers, Andrew Breed, Lydia Warner, Rufus Bennett, John West, Charles Brown, John Eaton, Samuel Swan, John Birdlebough, Andrew Breed, John Payne, Albert Jacquin, John Parslow, Lyman Mott, Lorenzo Harris, Samuel Justice, Alien Coon, Samuel Breed, Horace Poole, Samantha Wheelock, Prentice Swan, Isaac Fuller and Elijzah Darling.
With the above documentation, it gives you the readers the size of the classes of students that were all taught by one teacher.
We will close this second part of District #10 to be concluded next week, will also conclude the history of the Town of Lincklaen district schools.