1902-1903 Chaplin School Souvenir

[John]

1902-1903 Chaplin School Souvenir listing name of pupils

[W. Gray]

Chaplin had a post office from 1890-1903, which was the year of this announcement.

I searched and have not seen any mention on the forum before of where Chaplin was. Can someone say.

[frawin]

Waldo, it was 3 miles South and 6 miles West of Howard in Section19, T-30, R-10, Elk County, KS

Frank

[W. Gray]

Thanks,

I just noticed that the 39 students had one teacher and the district encompassed Wildcat and Union Center Townships.

But maybe it was only a small portion of southern Union Center and northern Wildcat.

[Dee Gee]

Lots of familiar names on the class listed including my granddad and his brother.

[frawin]

Dale, you are right about lots of familiar names. Logsdons, Streets, Schul, Westwoods, Ray Nicholson, I sold Ray some steers I had on pasture. I rented pasture in the section where the school was ( the school was gone by then), Gove McCormick had land in that Section and I rented Gove's pasture in the early 60's.
Which ones were your family.
Myrna's cousin married Walter Street's son Walter Eugene "Gene".
Dale, I have never been able to connect the Winns that lived there in 1900 to my Winns.

[frawin]

Dale, Myrna thought you were related to the Westwoods, is that the connection.

[frawin]

"John", thank you vey much for posting this great piece of Elk County history. Are your relatives listed on the class roster?

[Dee Gee]

Yes, that is correct.

[John]

My wife is related to some of them, same ones as Dee Gee