Early Schools & Directors

Article from the old "Catahoula New"
published Feb 28, 1885

The following named persons were appointed by the School Board as directors of public schools in the Parish, and approved Feb 7, 1886.

Wildwood (White & colored school)
W H Harrington and C O Bowman

Huntley
J W Wiggins and R J Lanier

Youngs (colored)
R J Lanier and Douglas Evans

Trinity
J H McCabe and C H Fuglaar

Troy
R B Walters and R E Yancey

Spencer's
L C Spencer and Jno Young

Mt Nebo (colored)

Lavacca (white and colored)
Mrs M E Bannerman and H S Bennett

Mt Herman
M V Bradford and H L Smith

Moss Grove (colored)
Anthony Whitehead and Edmond Jones

Parham's white
W F Miller and Milton Wilson

Parham's colored
W F Miller and Henry Wadkins

Lake Louis
H W Peniston and T W Hanks

Macedonia
R B Hodges and S V Arbuthnot

Pisgah
J W Heard and J G Womack

Jerusalem
Josiah Dunlap and R A Posey

Cross Roads
W H Lutrick and G W Albritton

Union
Jno Prichard and Chas Keene

Aimwell
N A Pool and J A Barnett

Antioch
W Z Kirkland and D W Wilbanks

Enterprise
G C Sorrell and Hy Smith

Jordon
W P H Randall and Stephen Ford

Magnolia
W G Stroup and Joseph Anderson

Birds Creek
T A McMillin and N Taunton

Glade
M J Beard and Wm Gunnels

Wise's
George Briggs and Jackson Book

Wallace Ridge
J M Kirby and R G Wooton

Harrisonburg (white and colored)
H B Taliaferro and John Dosher

Kirkland
O G Ballard and K G Holstein

Bondurant
Rev T H McClendon and W R Duncle

Beech Grove
G Krause and H S Doniphan

New Salem (colored)
Job Vaughn and Wm Emanuel

Pleasant Ridge
J M McClendon and W R Renfrow

Calvins' Creek
I L Baker and D P Bradford

Black Jack
Albert McCoy and Norris Hones

Mars Hill (colored)
A B Heard and Isaac Kees

Funny Louis (white)
Wm H Turnley and Bernon Cotton

Funny Louis (colored)
J P A Whatley and Amos Whatley

Norris
P W Hair and Buford Brown

Chicksaw (colored)
H P Thompson and Charles Morgan

Missionary Ridge
West Waggoner and Wm Hulbert

Pleasant Hill
F Brown and W P Harris

Line Branch (colored)
J N Whitehead and Breen Donalds

Oak Grove
J R Alexander and M C Blackman

Pine Grove
W A Edwards and W H N Spinks

Nebo
W F Paul and S F Graham

New Magnolia
J E Price and N C H Cooley

Gray's
Jack Gray and A M Duke

Beulah
W A Odum and W A Ganey

Hailey's
J E Hailey and Wash Hailey

Windham
A J Masters and M B Thomas

Trout Creek
Saul Whatley and Phineas Whatley

White Sulphur Springs
G W Bethard and Jas Forsythe

Centerville
I R Adams and J F Baker

Mt Vernon
J W McMillian and Pomp Taylor

Hickory Grove
Mrs Duke and E M Brian

Water Hole
G W Murphy and J N Whitehead

New Union
Henry Tullos and John McDonald

Little Chicksaw
J M Adams and Jeptha Hopkins