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THE ONE ROOM SCHOOLS OF MONROE COUNTY, OHIO 1808 - 1957

BURNT SCHOOL

The above picture was taken the last year of operation which was in 1957. It stood four miles east of Laings on County Road 4. The two preceding schoolhouses were named Pleasant View and both burned. The above school building was built in the 1890's by a Mr. Hall. This building was then named the Burnt School. It was closed in 1957. Bob Minder bought the building in the late 50's. The land went back to the John Pfalzgraf farm.

Some of the teachers who taught at Burnt were:

Ethel McKelvey Parker	Vada Pfalzgraf Hunnel
Emma Hugi	W. H. Oden
Brady Hines	Bessie Tubaugh
Mary Norris	Bill Brown
Frank Simmons	Ted Hanna
Laura Stauffer Pfalzgraf (15 years)	John McCaslin
Roy Clegg	John Anshutz
George Williams	Racey Carpenter
T. T. Gillespie	Harold Thompson
Preston Gillespie	Nelson Gallagher
Robert Clegg	Charles Hickman
Gene Imhoff

LAUREL GROVE or OTTS - stood 4.1 miles west of Laings on County Road 104.

Laurel Grove or Otts school closed in 1942. Homer Workman bought it in 1944 and made a home of it. The land went back to the Chester Craig farm.

Some of the teachers who taught at Laurel Grove or Otts were:

Albert Paulus

John Jeffers

Mary Norris

C. W. Norris (Summer school)

Martha McCurdy Norris (Summer School)

Roy Hickman

Russel Tubaugh

Laura Stauffer Pfalzgraf

Harold Thompson

Margaret Simmons Roth

Dean Jeffers

Clark Workman

Lorena Holtsclaw Miller

Charlie Eisenbarth

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LAINGS 1893

The Board of Education of this township met Saturday and elected the following teachers for the coming winter: Patton School, Charles Straight; Benwood, Jacob Wood; Otts, J. G. Devaul; New Castle, Owen Hurd; Fox, Eugene Imhoff; Round Bottom, John Anshutz; Lehigh, Jacob Clegg; Laurel Run, J. E. Hurd. The board agreed to pay each district $200 with the exception of Round Bottom which was given $210.

Annie Laurie Drum

LAINGS SCHOOL - LATE 1920 s

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JACKSON TOWNSHIP

For the information pertaining to the Jackson Township Schools I am indebted to Mr. G. H. Kreig who was once a teacher in this township. With the exception of one of the schools which was Millers Run, all were closed in the same year which was 1930. Millers Run had closed several years earlier but Mr. Kreig was not sure of the time but he was of the opinion that it was in the late teens or early twenties.

High Knob - stood on Kreig Ridge Road about two miles east of Brownsville on land that is now owned by Albert Kreig.

Frobish - on what is commonly known as the Joe Frobish Road. It stood near the old Methodist Church which is now in a state of disrepair, however, an old cemetery near the church will indicate and assist in locating the site of this building. Wanda Byers is now the owner of the land.

Mt. Zion - On Route 800 was about two miles west of Route 7 on land originally owned by Kines Tuel. The land has since been subdivided into small building tracts and it is difficult to tell precisely where the building was originally located.

Gravel Hill - Stood on land adjoining the Gravel Hill Baptist Church in Fly, Ohio.

James Run School - stood a short half mile from Route 7 now on the Gale Bradfield farm, when build the land was secured from Jacob Bradfield. Mr. G. H. Kreig to whom I am indebted for this information was the last teacher there in 1930.

Millers Run School - closed early possibly about 1920. It stood about a half mile northwest of State Route 7 on Millers Run.

Witten -- on Route 7 about two miles north of Fly stood very near where Wittens Chapel now stands. The land was secured from the Joe Witten farm and thus came to be known as the Witten School.

Mt. Etna or Aetna - stood at the head of Dogskin Run probably on what is now the Esmyer Farm about one half mile northeast of Locust Grove Church.

Calido Ridge - This school was formed by combining the Narrows Run and Barker School. It stood about four miles west of the Ohio River on land now a part of the Joe Myers Farm.

LEE TOWNSHIP

Written by Lester C. Lehman

Theiss - was located about one-eighth mile from the crossroads on County Road 10. In Caldwell's Atlas this is shown as No. 10.

Riggenbach - was located on what is now State Route 255 just beyond the Johnny Riggenbach Farm.

Ridgeville - was about 6 miles from Sardis on County Road 10 near the Carl E. Grossenbacher Farm. The home of Russel Ruble now stands where the school was located.

Lower Narrows Run - This school was located on Narrows Run only about one half mile from Route 7.

Upper Narrows Run - was located about 3 miles from Route 7 near the present Narrows Run Bridge.

Black - Caldwell's Atlas shows a school that once existed on lands near the G. Burnham and the John Easley Farms. The only information available on this school is that it was named Black.

Salem School - This school was located in Ohio Township near the Lutheran Church. This church is still standing. The Leudy Farms are near this location.

Written by Lester C. Lehman

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SCHOOLS OF YESTERYEAR IN MALAGA TOWNSHIP

The first schood in Malaga Township was taught in 1818 by David G. Craig, on the farm of David Mann, on or

about the line between David and Peter Mann; number of scholars, 22.

A school house was built in the early days on the farm of Philip Lawrence, near the village of Jerusalem. In later years, this farm became the site of the annual Belmont-Monroe County Reunion. Little it known of there two schools.

The school statistics of Malaga Township for the year ending August 31, 1881, are as follows:

Total amount of school money received within the year	$4,990.36
Amount paid teachers	$2,547.67
Amount paid for sites and buildings	$1,179.13
Amount for fuel, etc.	$289.14
Balance on hand September 1, 1881	$974.42
Number of Subdistricts	9
Number of School Houses	9
Value of School Property	$9,500.00
Number of teachers necessary	11
Average wages of teachers per month Ladies	$32.00
Average wages of teachers per month Gentlemen	$34.00
Number of pupils enrolled	441

MALAGA SCHOOL

The Malaga School was located in the Village of Malaga on State Route No. 145. The two-room building was erected in the Eighteen Eighties. One room was used for the Primary Grades and the other for grades five, six, seven and eight.

In 1940 the enrollment dropped and it was made into a one-room school until it was closed in the spring of 1952. The pupils now attend the Beallsville Elementary and High School.

The building has been remodeled and made into a dwelling. It is now owned by Mrs. Ethel Stephen.

Some teachers known to have taught at this school were:

Robert Byers	Dorothy Pannell
Paulina Baker Harper	Ruby Chrirtman Mann
John Harper	Icel Hannahs Tuttle
Mabel Harper	Jacob Guiler
Charlas Sumption	Velma Sumption
Maud McMullen	Edna Calvert
Hilda Strauch	Lula Reed Hayes

The last teacher was Dorothy Pennell.

JERUSALEM SCHOOL

The Jerusalem School was located in the Village of Jerusalem on what is known as Moore Ridge County Road No. 27.

The Jerusalem School has been in three different buildings. The first building was located where Richard Fluharty now lives. The second building was situated where the present building now stands.

The second building was a two-story structure and was used until about 1920. It was then removed and the present three-room building was erected.

There was a two-year High School at Jerusalem until about 1925; it was then made a three year High School and operated until about 1929 when it closed and the pupils were transported to Beallsville High School.

The two-teacher Elementary School closed in the spring of 1958 end the pupils now attend the Beallsville Elementary and High School.

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The building and land are now owned by the Village of Jerusalem. The building is used as a Town Hall and Community Center.

Some teachers known to have taught at this school were:

Charles Sumption	Josie Burkhalter
Rosalie Baker	Ewart Pugh
Raymond Straight	Vernon Sumption
Hazel Cronin	Audrey Hagan
Sylvia Craft	Isacar Warfield
Fay Rowlay Lashlay	T. B. Strickling
Hilda Strauch	Mabel Rowley Boner
Mabel Harper	Lulu Keller
Kay Harper Latta	Earl Gibson
Audrey Gray	Emma Tipton Varichlow

The last teachers ware Audrey Hagan and T. B. Strickling.

MILTONSBURG SCHOOL

The Miltonsburg School was located in the Village of Miltonsburg on what is known as the Campfire Road. This is the road that leads to the boat landing at Monroe Lake.

The two-room building was erected in the Eighteen Nineties. One room was used for the Primary Grades and the other for grades, five, six, seven and eight.

From 1921 until 1929 the grades were put in one room and the other room was used for a three-year High School. After the High School was closed there were two rooms for the grade pupils again until 1942, when the enrollment decreased and it was made into a one-room school. The school was closed in the Spring of 1957. The pupils now attend the Woodsfield Elementary and High School.

The building, still standing,, is owned by Mrs. Lou Stillion. It is used for storage.

Some teachers known to have taught at this school were:

Thomas Latta	Mabel Harper
Edward Holland	Guy Brown
Kathryn Riemenschneider	Arthur Willison
Laura Riesbeck	Hal Tanner
Paul Wiley	Ophelia Mason
Leo Reischman	EdgarShrave
Harlan Fogle	Amos Copeland
Bethel Scarborough	Mack Dougherty
Germaine Haren	Kathryn Horton
Laura Stauffer Pfalzgraf	Marie Mathess Straight
Violet Scarborough	Helma Christman
Eleanor Stephen Christman	Dorothy Pennell
Herman Rubel	Agnes Block Norris
John Harper	Harold P. Christman

The last teacher was Helma Stephen Christman.

GRIZZLE RIDGE SCHOOL

The Grizzle Ridge School was located about one mile south of State Route 145 on Grizzle Ridge, Malaga Township Road No. 78.

The school was closed about 1928 and the pupils now attend the Beallsville Elementary and High School.

The building is still standing and is owned by Dean Jones. It is used as a storage building for hay and grain.

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Some of the teachers known to have taught at this school were:

John Harper

Inza (Riemenschneider) Stephen

Harry Bolon

Dorothy Pennell

The last teacher was Dorothy Pennell.

CAMPFIRE SCHOOL

The Campfire School was located on what is known as the Campfire Road. Township No. 100l about two miles southeast of the village of Miltonsburg.

The school was closed in 1930 and the pupils now attend the Woodsfield Elementary and High School.

The building was removed and made into a dwelling in Somerton, Ohio, which is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Stephen. The land where the building was located is owned by the State of Ohio Division of Wild Life. The land is now covered by the water of Monroe Lake.

Some teachers known to have taught at this school were:

Friend Tuttle	Bernice Riemenschneider
Herbert Landefeld	Elizabeth Moore Thomas
Mary Haren	Lorena Burkhart Mayberry

The last teacher was Elizabeth Moore Thomas.

MATCHETT SCHOOL

The Matchett School was located on Matchett Hill about three and one half miles West of the Village of Malaga on Harper Ridge, County Road No. 39.

The school was closed in the spring of 1944 and the pupils now attend the Beallsville Elementary and High School.

The building was removed by Okey Ruble and was used to build a two-car garage. The land is now part of the W. O. Landefeld farm.

Some teachers known to have taught at this school were:

Adam Hannahs	Forrest Carpenter
Harvey Carpenter	Lela Mahoney
T. B. Strickling	G. I. Umpleby
Mel Morris	Herbert Landefeld
Ben Christman	Forrest Guthrie
Paul Christman	Frank Wehr
Helma Christman	John Harper
Arch Graham

The last teacher was Mel Morris.

MONROEFIELD SCHOOL

The Monroefield School was located in the Village of Monroefield, which is on County Road No. 53. This road is also known as the Skin Creek Road.

The school was closed in the spring of 1954 and the pupils now attend the Lewisville Elementary and Skyvue High School.

The building has been removed and made into a chicken house in Woodsfield. The school ground, which was part of

the Alonzo Carpenter farm, is now owned by Edward Uppole.

Irvin Howiler, who is eighty-two years old and lives at Malaga, taught school here when he was eighteen; that was sixty-four years ago.

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Some teachers known to have taught at this school were:

Irvin Howiler	Eunice Hannahs Christman
Kermit Runstalder	Oliver Dougherty
Mary Haren	Nire Stephens
Lilly Brubach Calvert	Philip Christman
Ed Holland	Oneda Stallings Starr
Ruby Christman Mann	Gertrude Schwall
Harold P. Christman	Clyde Twinem

The last teacher was Philip Christman.

CLAUS SCHOOL

The Claus School was located about one-half mile off County Road No. 53 on Township Road No. 17. This road is known as the Christman Ridge Road.

The school got its name from the name of the farmer on whose farm the school was located.

The school was closed in the late Eighteen Hundreds. The school district was divided and two new districts created:

Fox Hollow and Monroefield.

The school ground which was part of the Fred Claus farm is owned now by Gilbert Claus.

One teacher who taught at this school war L. E. Matz who later became a very successful and outstanding attorney in Woodsfield.

BROWN SCHOOL

The Brown School was located about four miles South of State Route No. 145 on Grizzle Ridge Malaga Township Road No. 78.

The school was closed in 1936 and the pupils now attend the Beallsville Elementary and High School. The building, now standing still, is owned by Leland Beardmore. It is used as a storage for hay.

Some teachers known to have taught at this school were:

Elizabeth Moore Thomas	Mel Morris
Faye Rowley Lashley	James Moore
Harold P. Christman	Waiter Moors

The last teacher was Mel Morris. The last day of school was usually celebrated with a Community Basket Dinner.

FOX HOLLOW SCHOOL

The Fox Hollow School was located on County Road No 2, at the junction of County Road No. 69, about four and one-half miles West of Miltonrburg. This road b known as the Miltonsburg-Calais Road.

The school was closed in the spring of 1938. The pupils now attend Lewisville Elementary and Skyvue High School.

The building was moved by Barbara Rubel and made into a dwelling in New Concord, Ohio. She still owns the land,

which at one time, was part of the Nicolas Riemenschneider Farm.

Some teachers known to have taught at this school were:

Adam Hannahs	Lorena Burkhart Mayberry
Harvey Carpenter	Florence Christman Neuhart
Mary Burris Latta	Thomas McMullen
W. A. Stephen	Sylvester Starr
Herbert Landefeld	Oneda Stallings Starr
Nire Stephen	Benjamin H. Christman
Fay Rowley	Harold P. Christman
Brady Hines	William McMahon

The last teacher was Harold P. Christman.

Written By Harold and Helms Christman

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OHIO TOWNSHIP

GLENWOOD - On County Road 26 stood once at the foot of Hugi Hill. This is about 3 miles from Ohio Route 7 and the land is now owned by the North American Coal Company.

BUCKHILL - was located about 3 miles north of Hannibal, Ohio on what was once known as Buckhill Bottom. The original site was very close to what is now the entrance to the Conalco Plant. The Conalco Company now owns the land.

DUFFY - was a two-room school and as the name suggests it was located in Duffy, Ohio and is one of the few buildings yet standing. It too has been converted to other use and is now the Church of God. Mr. Sam Leudy and Mrs. Burns were the last teachers there and had taught there several years before its closing.

FOX - Of this school little information is available other than it was located almost directly across the road from the entrance to the Roger Tenley Farm and that it was once nicknamed "Pinkeye."

ZION - was one of the earliest schools in Ohio Township. It was a two room building and has long since been torn down. It was located on Route 536 at the point where the Mule Ridge Road intersects.

MORTON - on State Route 255 about 6 miles west of Sardis. The location is still called Morton. It was located very close to Morton Church and cemetery both of which are very near the spot where this building stood.

NO. 9 OR BLACK - stood on a spot on Boston Hill Road where Isaly Hill Road and Boston Hill intersect. Eddy Nething now owns the land and his dwelling house stands very close to the location of this once familiar landmark.

MOUNT UNION - also known as No. 3 stood on Long Ridge Road at the spot where Short Ridge Road intersects. The land is now owned by Jacob Fraley.

MT. VERNON - The park, the cemetery, and the church still remain to indicate the setting of this one room school. It stood very close to the driveway and the land is probably a part of the park. John and Willis Gehrig own the surrounding area from which the land to locate the school, church, and cemetery originally came.

HANNIBAL - was originally built as a four room brick building and was one of the oldest buildings in the township at the time it was razed which was about 10 years ago, intended at the time of construction to be used only as a grade school. However, two additional rooms were added later and the building was used both as a high school and a grade school. A one room wooden structure was also added later which was used for storage and home economics classes. This land was obtained from one of the original settlers of Hannibal; the Bares and it has recently been discovered that when this land

was no longer to be used it was to revert to the original owners. We are told that the courts are now trying to discover who these are and the land will then revert to them. The lot is on the corner where 536 turns to the hill. Mr. A. A. Byers was the last principal, there.

Written by Lester G. Lehman

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