A wonderful photo of Marysville students in front of the school, probably dated about 1885. Mary herself is in the photo. She is the little girl standing farthest to the left directly in front of the doorway. She appears to be about 8 or 9 years old. This is one of – if not the – oldest photo in her collection.
The front reads:
Finished in 1886-12-11 by Albert Price. Mrs. Annie Shea, Patsy Sullivan and Mrs. Mamie Shea, Jim O’Brien were the first graduates, 1891.
Here is the photo back:
The note at the top of the back is:
White Lace is dear baby Valentine Schenck‘s – 1914-3-21.
And the names on the photo back are as follows:
1
2
3 Laura Budd
4 Lena Staples
5 Mary Ellen O’Connell (Mrs. Hollie Harring
6 Libbie O’Connell
7
8 Lottie Staples
9 Miller
10 Gecobie
11 Miller
12
13 Agnes Miskell (hdk [handkerchief] in hand
14 Lillie Conrad Lanstrom – light hair
15 Jno. Rumping
16 Jno. Slater
17 Mary Rumping Schenk Schaffer – pointed collar
18 Katie Schaffer
19 Dora Gecobie
20 Riga Barley
21 Frances Schaffer – Mason
22 Mary Plauzer – Mayo
23 Hattie Hebert
24 Phema Hebert – Derosier in front of Lou Ralston and Walters teachers. They married later.
25 Mollie Hogan
26 Riga Barley – white collar [Riga Barley is also listed at #20 above]
27
28 Maggie Robertson
29 boy
30 Lizzie Ralston – white collar
31 boy
32 boy – hands folded
33 Lizzie Wilkensons Forlander
34 Jake Binn [?]
35 John (Tug) Sullivan
36 Geo. Barley
37
38 Steven Sullivan
39 Sam O’Connell – hands in his pocket
40 Joe Hable
41 Oscar Zemboch – dead
42 Wm Conrad – died 1929
43
44 Frank Plauzer
45
46 Mrs. Airy – dead
A note at the bottom of the photo back reads as follows:
Marysville’s first school house. Montana.
This school was enlarged to 6 rooms by Jim McCarty, Jim McKillican and finished by Alb. Price in 1898.
11914-3-2. I’m confused about this date, since Valentine – Mary’s youngest daughter – was born on February 14, 1915 – and died on April 2, 1915. Perhaps it was the date of her baptism?
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