Wabaunsee County Schools
ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
District 1 was formed October 4, 1859; comprised the whole of
Wabaunsee township. First board of directors; Joshua Smith, Geo.
A. Dibble and Enoch Piatt Formed by J. E. Piatt, county superintendent.
District 2 was formed October 15, 1859, with the following board
of directors: S. A. Baldwin, W. F. Cotton and Joshua Smith -- the
latter resigning in District 1 on account of change of boundaries. L. A.
Parker was appointed to fill the vacancy in District; 1. Formed by J.
E. Piatt, county superintendent.
District 3 was formed February 17, 1862, with A. C. Tucker, A. W.
Gregory and T D. Rose, directors. J. H. Gould, county superintendent. First meeting March 4 at Volney Love's.
Note. Prior to August 19, 1862, school Districts were numbered
by townships. On that date the Districts were renumbered as follows:
District 1 was District 1, Wabaunsee township; District 2 was District
2, Wabaunsee township; District 3 was District 3, Wabaunsee township:
District 4 was District 1, Mission Creek township; District 5 was District
2, Mission Creek township: District 6 was District 1, Zeandale township;
District 7 was District 2, Zeandale township; District 8 was Districts 1
and 2, Alma township; District 9 was District 3, Alma township; district 10 was in Alma township;
District 11 was District 1, Wilmington township; District 12 was District 2, Wilmington township; District
13 was District 1, Elm Creek; District 14 was in Alma township; District
15 was in Mission Creek (Dover) township.
District 4 was organized by J. E. Piatt, county superintendent.
S. E. Beach was elected clerk and D. M. Johnston treasurer. (No
director named in record.)
District 5, organized March, 1860, with S. E. Beach, W. K. Beach
and H. J. Loomis. as directors; J. H. Gould, county superintendent.
District 6 was District 15 (the original No. 6 being in Zeandale
township). The number was changed to 6 in 1871. S. F. Ross, Anson
Eddy and Orson Frizzle first District board. J. H. Gould was county
superintendent.
District 7 was organized March 7, 1874. (The original No. 7 was
detached with Zeandale township.) The first meeting was held at the
house of John Shaw, March 26. W. S. McCormick was county superintendent.
District 8 was formed by uniting Nos. 1 and 2. Alma township.
Number changed August 19, 1862. No. 1 was formed November 9,
1860; C Zwanziger, clerk, and Franz Schmidt, treasurer; J. H. Gould,
county superintendent.
District 2 was formed November 14, 1860, with John Spieker,
director, Anton Schewe, clerk, _and Wm Drebing, treasurer; J. H
Gould, county superintendent.
District 9 (No. 3, Alma township) was formed April 23, 1862, J. H,
Gould, county superintendent. Edward Hoffman was director, Henry
Volland, treasurer, and E. L. Lewis, clerk.
District 10 was formed in 1862 by J. H. Gould, county superintendent. First officers: Rudolph Arndt, director, Chas. Lehmberg,
clerk; Karl Kopke, treasurer.
District 11 was formed June 11, 1861. (This was District 1, of
Wilmington township.) H. S. Faunce, director, H. D. Shepard, clerk,
and Samuel Cripps, treasurer; J. H. Gould, county superintendent.
District 12 was formed by J. H. Gould, county superintendent,
September 4, 1861. John Garringer was director, Isaiah Harris, clerk
and James E. Johnson, treasurer.
District 13 (No. 1, Elm Creek), organized by J. H. Gould, county
superintendent, February 3, 1862; Wm. Eldred, director, P. A. Green,
clerk, and Uriah Sanner, treasurer.
District 14, organized November 8, 1862, by J. H. Gould, county
superintendent; Joseph True, director, John Hess, treasurer, and
John Copp, clerk; first meeting November 8, 1862.
District 15 -- March 10, 1872; W. F. Cotton, county superintendent;
first meeting March 28.
District 15 (joint), organized by J. H. Gould, county superintendent, April 23, 1863; John Sage, director, Henry Read, treasurer, and
Jacob Haskell, clerk.
District 16, formed January 19, 1865, of parts of Districts 3, 8, 9, by
Isaiah Harris, county superintendent; John Mahan, director, Franz
Schmidt, treasurer, G, Zwanziger, clerk. The children of school age
numbered 14, as follows: G. Zwanziger, 3, John Mahan, 2, Franz
Schmidt, 1, Phillip Litz, 4, Fred Palenske, 4. In the distribution of
school property the new
Districts were assessed in amounts as follows:
From
District 9, $1.12; from District 3, $5.80; from District 8, $70.87.
District 17, formed March 30, 1874. First meeting was held at the
home of Francis Meier, April 11; W. S. McCormick, county superintendent.
Note. A District numbered 17 was formed by Isaiah Harris,
county superintendent, August 23, 1866, of territory in the northern
part of Mission Creek township (now Maple Hill). First directors were
Reuben Haas, James L. Wightman and R. H. Waterman.
District 18, formed in 1867 by Isaiah Harris, county superintendent; Geo. Schade, Wm. Home and Samuel Thackery, first board of
directors.
District 19, formed April 16, 1874; first meeting at house of J. L.
Muehlenbacher, May 7; W. S. McCormick, county superintendent.
District 20; date of petition December 23, 1867; first officers, Wm.
McCormick, C. D. Carpenter and W. H. Earle; Isaiah Harris, county
superintendent; first meeting March 31, 1863.
District 21, date of petition, December 27, 1867; first officers, Thos.
Barker, John Nevins, E. K. Drake; Isaiah Harris, county superintendent.
District 22, formed January, 1868, by Isaiah Harris, county superintendent; first officers, J. M. Bisbey, H. A. Stiles, L. C. Keyes.
District 23, formed May 3, 1867; first officers, J. C. Goldsberry, Wm.
Exon and Geo. Vannatta; Isaiah Harris, county superintendent.
(District 24 in Zeandale township, by Isaiah Harris, county superintendent.)
District 24, organized in 1869; Isaiah Harris, county superintendent.
District 25 was formed April 18, 1874; first meeting held at house
of M. K. Anderson; W. S. McCormick, county superintendent.
District 27, organized February 17, 1860; W. D. Ely, Joseph Hughes
and Enoch Colton, first officers; T. M. Allen, county superintendent.
District 28, formed in 1870; Robert McMaster, Chas Owen and
John Barnell, first officers; T. M. Allen, county superintendent.
District 29, organized 1870 by T. M. Allen, county superintendent;
first officers, Wm. Ely, C. D. Carpenter and Samuel Gunsalus.
District 30, organized 1870; T. M. Allen, county superintendent; J.
H. Stubbs, Elizabeth Stubbs and Epbraim Elliott, first board.
District 31, formed June 20, 1870; first meeting at C. C. Stalker's,
July 7, 1870: T. M. Allen, county superintendent.
District 32, 1870, T. M. Allen, county superintendent; James Burgoyne, Sam Sutton and Thos. C. Finney first District board
District 33, organized January 27, 1871, by R. M. Tunnell, county
superintendent; M. Mc Williams, J. R. Gross and Geo. F Duroy, first
District board.
District 34, organized March 7,1871, by R. M. Tunnell, county
superintendent; first board, J. C P. Malone, Thos. Paxton and Geo.
Raine.
District 35, organized April 7, 1871; first meeting April 22; by R.
M. Tunnell, county superintendent; C. S. Nicely, O Keunzli and H.
Hanson, first board.
District 56, organized April 7, 1371: first meeting April 22; Eli
Samson, C. M. Trueblood and Eli Trueblood, first board: R. M. Tunnell, county superintendent.
District 37, organized 1871; R. M. Tunnell, county superintendent.
District 38, organized July 10, 1871; first meeting July 28; R. M.
Tunnell county superintendent.
District 39, established January 1, 1872; W. F. Cotton, county
superintendent; first meeting January 16.
District 40, organized April 23, 1872; W. F. Cotton, county superintendent.
District 41, June, 1872; W. F. Cotton, county superintendent; first
meeting July 8.
District 42, July 27, 1872; W. F. Cotton, county superintendent.
District 30, 1872; W. F. Cotton, county superintendent.
District 43, organized March 13, 1873; first meeting at house of S.
S. Walkley: W. S. McCormick, county superintendent.
District 44, formed March 18, 1873, by W. S. McCormick. county
superintendent; first meeting at Chas. North's, April 19.
District 45, formed March 17, 1873, by W. S. McCormick, county
superintendent; first meeting at Herman Mueller's, April 19.
District 36, formed March 31, 1873, by W. S. McCormick, county
superintendent; first meeting at J. H. Durham's April 30.
District 47, formed by W. S. McCormick, county superintendent,
Jnne 23, 1873; first meeting at J. M. Brown's July, 1873.
Districts 48, 49, 50, formed June 23, 1874; officers of 48, P. Reding,
A. J. Van Syckle and Henry Ronneau; first meeting held August 13;
W. S. McCormick, county superintendent.
District 51 was formed in 1874 by W. S. McCormick, county superintendent; first officers, J. D. Tabor, J. P. Gleich and A. Thowe, sr.
District 52 was formed at an adjourned meeting of the voters on
July 15, 1876, by the election of T. Ronsse, director, T. D. Allison,
clerk, and Michael Sweeney, treasurer; W. E. Richey, county superintendent.
District 53 was formed February 19, 1878, by W. E. Richey, county
superintendent.
District 54 was formed July 13, 1878, by W. E. Richey, county
superintendent; first meeting at house of C. J. Malone August 8.
District 55, first meeting July 13, 1878, by W. E. Richey, county
superintendent.
District 56 was formed in 1878 by W. E. Richey, county superintendent
Districts 57 to 82, inclusive, and joint District 85 were formed by
Matt Thomson, county superintendent, as follows: 57, first meeting
held April 22, 1879: 58, first meeting held July 19, 1879; 59, first meeting
held September 6, 1876; 60, first meeting held April 2, 1881; 61, first
meeting held April 16, 1881; 62, first meeting held June 10, 1881; 63,
first meeting, August 11, 1881; 64, first meeting, October 18, 1882; 65,
first meeting, March 10, 1883; 66, first meeting, June 16, 1883; 67, first
meeting, July 26, 1884; 68, first meeting, September 29, 1884; 69, first
meeting. September 29, 1834; 70, first meeting, September 10, 1884; 71,
first meeting, July 6, 1885: 72, first meeting, July 13, 1885; 73, first meeting July 18, 1885; 74, first meeting, July 18, 1885; 75, first meeting, July
18, 1885:76, first meeting, August 18, 1885; 77, July 10, 1886; 78, first
meeting, July 17, 18S6; 79, first meeting, August 12, 1886; 80, first meeting, August 12, 1886; 81, formed September 10, 1887; 82, first meeting,
April 7, 1888; joint 85, first meeting, June 12, 1888: joint 100, first meeting, August 24, 1889, W. W. Ramey, county superintendent; 83, first
meeting, July 26, 1890, W. W. Ramey, county superintendent; 84, first
meeting, July 24, 1890, W. W. Ramey, county superintendent; 85, first
meeting, July 18, 1893, G. L. Clothier, county superintendent: 86, first
meeting, July 27, 1893, G. L. Clothier, county superintendent; 87, first
meeting, October 5, 1893, G. L. Clothier, county superintendent; 88, first
meeting, September 12, 1895, C. C. Carter, county superintendent.
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