ELZA SCHOOL

                    
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 ELZA SCHOOL, NO. 1

ELZA SCHOOL was named by Judge J. C. Main for Elza, a daughter of "Uncle" Billy Jones. The Elza School was west of Ondee and Olin and on the north side of the Leon River about seven miles northwest of Hamilton.

Elza School, one of the oldest rural school districts in the county, was situated in the center of a circle of schools--Olin, Sunshine, Gentry’s Mill and Eidson.  

There were eight grades in the Elza School in 1911. James M. Harris, John. M. Harris, and A. E. Shipman were members of the Elza School Board in 1924-25 and the teachers were Miss Willie Lee Gordon and Miss Clida C. Callaway. Teachers in 1936 were J. E. Poer, Principal; and
Miss Katie Poer.

In 1933 students enrolled in Elza School were:

Dolloff, Malcom D., son of David A.  & Susan (Roberts) Dolloff
Dolloff, Ernest,   son of David A.  & Susan (Roberts) Dolloff
French, Jessie W.,  son of William Morris & Nettie Catherine (Smith)  French
French, Vernon,  son of William Morris & Nettie Catherine (Smith)  French
French, Ruth,  daughter of William Morris & Nettie Catherine (Smith)  French
French, Edgar, son of William Morris & Nettie Catherine (Smith)  French
Garner, Alma, daughter of Jesse W. and Mary E. Garner
Garner, Leon , son of  Jesse W. and Mary E. Garner
Harris, Elmo, Jr., son of Elmo & Lottye Maye (Faulkner)  Harris
Harris, Sarah Hal, daughter  of Lottye Maye (Faulkner)  Harris
Harris, Fay, daughter  of Lottye Maye (Faulkner)  Harris
Harris, Howard, son of Elmo & Lottye Maye (Faulkner)  Harris
Harris, Bennie Joe, son of Eugene Cotman & Laura (Hodges)  Harris
Harris, Betty Jean, daughter of Eugene Cotman & Laura (Hodges)  Harris
Harvey, Ogle, son of Claude & Nell Agnes (Harris)  Harvey
Harvey, Crinkle, Parents:  Claude & Nell Agnes (Harris)  Harvey
Huston, Mildred, daughter of C. R. & Iris Huston
Izell, Louis, son of J. B. & Alma Izell
Jorden, Howard George, son of W. M. & Rosie Jorden
Loyd, Ervin Jimmie, son of Ervin Carpenter & Georgia (Harris) Loyd
Loyd, Flo, daughter of Ervin Carpenter & Georgia (Harris) Loyd
Mack, Elmo Lemuel, son of  W. L. & Rosalie (Short) Mack
McWhorter, Claude, son of Charlie Clifford & Esther Luvina (Hatcher) McWhorter
Parsons, Harriet Inez, Daughter of William Thomas Parsons
Pederson, John Loyd, son of Ted & Mildred Couch
Pederson, Hazel, daughter of Ted & Mildred Couch
Pollard, Dorris, daughter of W. C. Carr
Shaffer, Wayne, son of J. A. Shaffer
Shipman, Christine, daughter of Ira Anderson & Bessie Frances (Rainwater)  Shipman
Shipman, Evelyn, daughter of Ira Anderson & Bessie Frances (Rainwater)  Shipman
Shipman, Francis, daughter of Ira Anderson & Bessie Frances (Rainwater)  Shipman
Shipman, Fulbright, son of Alva Ernest & Lean (Fulbright)  Shipman
Shipman, G. L., son of Alva Ernest & Lean (Fulbright)  Shipman
Short, Leon, son of H. R. & Oma Short
Wagner, Bertha Mae, daughter of Peter Goodman "Pete" & Katherine Verna "Katie" (Parker) Wagner
Wagner, Pauline Bessie, daughter of Peter Goodman "Pete" & Katherine Verna "Katie" (Parker) Wagner
Wagner, Wilbur Elbert, son of Peter Goodman "Pete" & Katherine Verna "Katie" (Parker) Wagner
Winkles, Jewel, daughter of Jasper Newt & Altha (Harris) Winkles
Wyly, Robert, son H. L. & Maxine (Johns) Havens





 
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