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PITCHIN PHOTOS

The Pitchin School was only a short distance from where the present Spring Run Cemetery lies.  This community has been known by both names Pitchin or Spring Run.  These initial photos have been collected and scanned by Norma Jennings and Sharol Fletcher  but others are welcome to contribute.  If you can help identify any of the unknown people in the pictures, we would very much appreciate it.  Contact:  [email protected]
Buffington Family Photos
 Humphrey Family Photos
 Benjamin Jennings Family Photos
Alvin Wharton Jennings Family Photos		 Barton Jones Family Photos





The teacher seated at the left is Mrs. E. Paisley.
Boy seated on the ground at right is Roy Aringdale.

1896 Pitchin School Photo - Louisa County, Iowa
Picture identification by Boyd Jennings - 1972

Left to Right: Back Row: Howard Strauss (Always wanted to go with Lois but Alvin ran him off), Ben Wagner, Joe Gipple (Married Margaret Allen, their boy is Tom at Conesville), O. C. Buffington (Lois' husband), Frank Gipple, Roy Aringdale (Nellie Pierce's husband-she works at the Gazette office in Columbus Jct, ), Everett Bozman.

Middle Row: Eva Bretz (Teacher, lived at Faler home  walked to school dailv), Edith Hill, Maud Pearson (Married Levi Metzger, their daughter is Verda Jones), Lois Jennings, Lula Buffington (Carl's sister), Emma Bozman, Bruce Jennings.

Front Row:Marsh Hill (1ived on farm east of Boyd Jennings farm, known as  "The Ranch"), Ed Peiffer (Moved in from Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, or someplace), Howard Hill (Doctor in California), Nettie Chamberlain, May Hill
(Lived on "The Ranch"), Verdie Jennings, Winnie Gipple (Lou Hall's wife), Ruth Hall (Would come over to ride Boyd's hobbv horse  then he would wash it after she left), Elsie Aringdale .





This photo was taken before the 1907 fire that destroyed the Pitchin School.  Only known students, as identified by  Boyd Jennings.
Back row: Joe Gipple behind tree at left; Blanche Bush;
Chet Lavery; Edna Cross; Elsie Aringdale;  Amy Rowland, Teacher; Roy Aringdale; Lulu Buffington;

Front Row: Alvin Cross, Earl Bush, Boyd Jennings, Ralph Cross,    Zena Cross (lived on Owens farm)

Photo of Sunday School Class, Sept. 7, 1918, Spring Run Church

Back Row (L to Rt) Ruth Jones, Paul Wood, Berch Buffington, Feryl Gipple, Linyard Huffman, Helen Jones, Jeff Jennings.

Front Row (L to Rt) Mildred Buffington, Ferrill Richard, J.O. Hall (teacher), Verda Metzgar, Charles Richard, Hazel Fletcher, Clinton Buffington, Florence Buffington.