Benwood School 1898-1899

The students in the above picture of the Benwood School class of 1898-1899 are not identified except for the woman in back row, third from the left, with the word Mom written above her head. Mom was Clara Drum Keylor, grandmother of the present owner of this picture, Tim Morton. Any assistance in identifying any of the other members of the picture would be greatly appreciated. It is assumed that the adult in the middle row is probably the teacher who was identified in the list of scholars as Charles A. Straight, teacher.

The following additional help comes from Betty Goudy Cronin: My mother-in-law Etta Drum 1887-1972 (whose father was David Milton Drum (1856-1935) is in the back row with her cousin Clara (whose father was Philip Harvey Drum (1852-1931) with 1 girl between them, don't know the tall fellow next to her, but she has two brothers older than her in the picture, Frank Drum (1882-1950) and Ross Drum (1884-1933), so they may be the next two tall ones.  Her sister Josie Drum (1891-1991) is the 2nd row down 4th from the right - chubby little red head, then dark hair girl, then the teacher.  Their brother Vernon Drum (1893-1986) is in the picture, but I am not sure which is him - maybe the end one in the 2nd row from the back.

For a complete list of students in the 1898-1900 Benwood School Class, click here.

Provided by Tim Morton -- e-mail: tmorton2@cfl.rr.com

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