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1887 Plat Map: 1. Shows location of 26 acre farm in 1887 next to railroad tracks running North and South through Eaton. The property at that time belonged to Cath Haynes and it was listed as 25.89 acres. 2. Going east of that property there is a school shown in the SE corner of the farm sitting on the NE corner of the two roads. According to the historic marker there today this was referred to as "Poor School" (School No. 2) 3. On this map there is a house shown approximately where the house on the 26 acre farm stood. [S1, p 18] |
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Memorial Markers: Located on the northwest corner of CR1200N and CR200E sits an historical marker celebrating the Poor School House. Coordinates: 40364034, -85.350811 I3, 1. Original Marker: ""In Memory of Poor School House - Founded on this site 1858" I2, 2. 1949 Marker: "In Memory of Poor School House - Founded on this site 1858" - "Erected by Pupils 1949" I1, (Photo taken by me, 2009) |
| Francis Wagner was the teacher of
the Poor School House, District 2 in Union Twp. The Union Township Trustee's
report dated 31 Aug 1880 stated there were 3 brick schoolhouses and 8 frame
schoolhouses in the township. "The teachers of the various schools in the township are as follows: C. W. Smith, Eaton; Francis Wagner, Poor Schoolhouse, District No. 2; ..." "The Trustee's report for the year ending August 31, 1880, contains the following information regarding the schools in the township: Number of white pupils admitted within the year, 378; average attendance, 227; length of school term, 104 days; number of white teachers employed - Male, 6; female, 5; average compensation per day - male, $1.83; female, $1.56; number of brick schoolhouses in township, 3; number of frame schoolhouses in township, 8; estimated value of schoolhouses, grounds, etc., $3,000; estimated value of school apparatus, $200." [S2, p 290] |
| Deed for School property from
Thomas C. and Martha Poor, 13 Aug 1858 506 Title: Thomas C. Poor to Trustees Union Township 1. #471 Thomas C. Poor and Martha Poor of Delaware County in the State of 2. Indiana Convey and warrant and lease to the Trustees of Union Township 3. $2 and their succefsors in office for ninety five years or so long as the same is 4. used for school purposes of Delaware County in the State of Indiana for 5. the sum of Two dollars the following real estate in Delaware County in 6. the State of Indiana towit: Commencing at the South East corner of Sec= 7. tion No Eleven (11) thence running North thirteen (13) rods with said line 8. thence West six Rods and 12 feet, thence South thirteen (13) rods to the line 9. thence East six (6) rods and (12) feet to the place of the beginning in Township 10. 22 North of Range ten East in the county aforesaid 11. In witnefs whereof the said Thomas C. Poor and Martha Poor hath herunto 12. set their hands and seals this 13th day of August 1858 13. Benaiah Eshenfelder Thomas C. Poor (seal) 14. Martha Poor (seal) 15. State of Indiana, Delaware County, S.S. 16. Before me Calvin Keenan a Justice of the Peace in and for said 17. County this 13th day of August 1858 Thomas C. Poor and Martha Poor 18. his wife and acknowledged the execution of the annexed deed 19. Witnefs my hand and seal 20. Calvin Keenan J. P. (Seal) 21. Received for Record August 18th 1858 at 9 Oclock A.M. 22. Recorded August 19th 1858 at 3 Oclock P.M. 23. Theoph E. Burt 24. R.D.C. Ind Source: S3, |
| Poor School Mentioned
- Dick Greene "Our Neighborhood" Articles - Muncie Star, (Muncie,
Delaware County, Indiana) 3 Dec 1951: Link, 20 June 969: Link, |
| The house on the N of Eaton Farm was rumored to be the last Poor School House that was moved to the Farm location. |
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An Atlas of Delaware County, Indiana.
Philadelphia: Griffin, Gordon & Co, 1887, reprinted., Knightstown,
Indiana: Mayhill Publications, 1971. Bk1849. Plat Map, Union Township, page 18: Doc2234.pdf PDF Pages: 1 - Title 2 - West half of township 3 - East half of township Bk1849 |
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| S2 | Book: Helm, T B, History of Delaware County, Indiana, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (Chicago: Kingman Brothers, 1881), Bk1595. | |
| S3 | Deed -
Thomas C. and Martha Poor to Trustees of Union Township, 13 Aug
1858 - Book 20, page 506.
Doc2236.pdf Repository: Muncie/Delaware County Digital Resource Library, Muncie Public Library - Link, |
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