Wells County Indiana School Photos
from the collection of Edith Lude Barrone
Submitted by Adam J. Barrone,

Edith Lude Barrone went to Craigville School and Lancaster High School in the 1920s-1930s.  These are her class photos.

Craigville School, 1928-1929, 1st grade.  Teacher Miss Margaret Edris.  Reverse of photo, Labeled photo

Craigville School, 1929-1930, 2nd grade.  Teacher Esther Sweeney.  Reverse of photo

Craigville School, 1930s, 3rd or 4th grade.  1930-31 or 1931-32. Labeled photo

Craigville School, 1932, 5th grade.  Teacher Mr. Jay Lee.  Reverse of photo
Names of students:  Boys:  Robert Deihl, Wendell Linn, Billy Woods, Roy McBride, Dale Byerly, Kenneth Ashliman.  Girls:  Marie Feichter, Edith Lude, Daisy Moser, Lillian Johnloz, Naomi Smith, Vera Gahman.

Lancaster High School, 1936-37, Sophomore class. Labeled photo

1937 "Echo" - Lancaster Central School newspaper - includes senior class photos

Lancaster High School, 1937-38, Junior class. Labeled photo. Note: Alfred Sheley has been identified by his daughter as the young man on the far right of the front row, contrary to the label.

1938 Graduates of Lancaster Central High School from newspaper. Names of students in photo: Marie Bender, Irene Smith, Roger Mayer, Dale Decker, K. H. Griffin, Edwin E. Prible, Ner William Wasson, Ruth Kiefer, Helen Noble, William Ray Smuts, Florence Marie Groh, Maxwell Mock, Leah Bickel, Rosanna Myers, Donald Tschannen, Martha Zirkle, Leon Hunt, Mar… (Marjorie?) Ruth Raber, Robert Green, Jr., Betty Jane Miller, Leonard Foster, Wendell Diehl, Virgine Barger, Wilborne Garton, Jane Milholland.

Lancaster High School, 1938-39 Senior Class Photo 1. From 1939 Turned Leaves yearbook. Names of students in photo: Wendell Decker, John Stuff, Jr., Wendell Linn, Dale Byerly, Ruth Walsh, Edwin Smeltzer, Quentin Booker, Marie Fiechter, Harold Bickel, Pauline Duncan, Doris Wolf, Floyd Weaver, Katherine Howard, Richard Smith, Lloyd Schwartz, Betty Lugenbill.

Lancaster High School, 1938-39 Senior Class Photo 2. From 1939 Turned Leaves yearbook. Names of students in photo: James E. Kizer, William Miller, Gerald Bright, Lillian Johnloz, Alfred Sheley, Emery Clark, Geraldine Fuller, Halbert Pursley, Helen Magner, Vera Gahman, Evert Blem, Pauline Marshall, Donald Macon, Ned Herrick, June Haifley.

Lancaster High School, 1938-39 Faculty. From 1939 Turned Leaves yearbook. Names of faculty in photo: Mr. Cecrle, Mr. Griffin, Mr. Prough, Mr. Decker, Miss O'Dowd, Miss Reed, Mr. Gerwig, Miss Johnson, Mr. Wall, Mr. Prible, Miss Swisher, Miss Reynolds, Mr. Shady, Mr. Roe, Miss Hartman, Miss Byerly, Miss Hogg, Miss Blair, Miss Brown.

Lancaster Central High School alumni, 1923-1938 - Published in 1939 Turned Leaves yearbook.

1941 Graduates of Lancaster Central High School from newspaper (Very large PDF). Names of students in photo: Melba Hill, Merle Dick, Evelyn Myers, Jack Claussen, Glema Maupin, Maxine Wolf, Nevin Curme, Madelyn Clark, Valda Macon, Robert Durr, Nina Gibson, George McClain, Doris Diehl, Edwin Brindle, Doris Elzey, John Swartz, Louise Smith, Pauline Coffield, Richard Brown, Betty Barger, Wilma Potter, Mary Ann Duncan, Max Diehl, Donna Bell, William Price, Chloe Anderson, Alice Fiechter.