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List of Teachers Granted Certificates in Kalamazoo County, 1883-84

(Transcriber's note: This article appeared in the Vicksburg Commercial on Friday, September 26, 1884. Unfortunately this article does not explain why some names are listed more than once, nor does it explain the reason that persons outside Kalamazoo County were given teaching certificates in the county).

Third Grade Certificates, Granted for one year.

Oct. 27, 1883

Minnie ReadRichlandAmelia WhiteRichland
Emma ThompsonCooperMary NorthgraveSchoolcraft
F.A. TonsleyGalesburgClara F. ScottKalamazoo
John EavesTexasS.I. BrockwayVicksburg
Celia NorthVicksburgSmith BurnhamClimax
A.E. St. JohnKalamazooHenry ShraugerVicksburg
Jennie VerbridgeYorkvilleEvelena MaringSchoolcraft
Alice E. WattlesKalamazooE. EavesTexas
Judson H. ClappVicksburgW.E. HanshueFulton
Fannie Skippins (Skippens?)SchoolcraftD.T. MalloryClimax
Robert JacksonGalesburgAbbie JacksonGalesburg
T.W. CarrFultonL.A. BaldwinKalamazoo
Helen H. BellRichlandC.H. BarberKalamazoo

Nov. 3, 1883

W.J. SimpsonAugustaJ.M. RodgersSchoolcraft
Nellie G. HookerRichlandLilly MoreyKalamazoo
Lou EdwardsVicksburgEmma HughsSchoolcraft
G.H. MartinSchoolcraftMary MillarElgin, Ill.
C.H. BrambleKalamazooClara PattonPlainwell
Ella QueenScottsRobert JacksonGalesburg
S.W. MapesFultonWayne SimmonsAugusta
Geo. A. TobyClimaxKate RusselGalesburg
S.H. CarltonKalamazooCora A. HeinbauchVicksburg
Hattie HutchinsonVicksburgC.W. HeywoodGalesburg
Clethene HeywoodGalesburgMattie E. AbbottGalesburg
Clark WheelerGalesburgWilliam GreenAugusta
Mattie YoungGalesburgMinnie M. HooverGalesburg
Gettie L. BeckwithGalesburg

March 29, 1884

Clara BooneVicksburgEleanor OsborneGalesburg
Elmer E. OverholtFultonJudson H. ClappVicksburg
Mary EstesVicksburgHenry HutchinsonVicksburg
Carrie L. BarnesRichlandMamie CampbellPortage
Mary C. HallockKalamazooThos. H. ClaytonReed City
Mary C. AndrusKalamazooFrancis A. SlaterKalamazoo
Isadore HeydenburkKalamazooHattie HopkinsAlamo
Mary HoggRichlandMaria HuntleyRichland
Julia SmithKalamazooNettie C. CaldwellLawton
J. Allen BeebeKalamazooCarrie RobertsSchoolcraft
R.E. KrummVicksburgFannie PlattRichland
Stella KinneyKalamazooHelen V. Wicox (Wilcox?)Oshtemo
L.C. GilmanMattawanLewis AbbottGalesburg
Jennie BixbyKalamazooKate Russel (Russell?)Galesburg
J.H. McLaughlinKalamazooEdith HughesKalamazoo
Grace MaloneKalamazooSusy WarrantKalamazoo
J.N. FisherVicksburgFannie FisherVicksburg
Emma C. CodmenFultonW.D. MearsFulton
(N.O.) MearsFultonOllie M. PattersonGalesburg
Viola M. KentCooper

April 12, 1884

Agnes BarneySchoolcraftMaggie CloneyScotts
Mary ConwayScottsCarrie CronkTexas
Bianca CollinsVicksburgMaggie CollinsVicksburg
Emma DuttonVicksburgV.E. HathawaySchoolcraft
(L.) C. HathawaySchoolcraftV.J. KlineSchoolcraft
Emmett NewtonAugustaNora NortonVicksburg
Sylvia OsborneVicksburgAlice J. OsborneGalesburg
Lester OverholtFultonTilla ReedThree Rivers
(Libbie) RishelVicksburgMary C. SmithKalamazoo
Agnes Smeed SchoolcraftOlive Skippens (Skippins?)Schoolcraft
Albert ShutesSchoolcraftHarlo L. WilsonScotts
Belle Van HoesenPortageEmma YorksVicksburg
Lydia L. BabcockLeonidasW.H. PeaseKalamazoo
Etta Mae StricklandRichlandTilla StrattonVicksburg
Viola BurgessSchoolcraft

March 29, 1884

Carrie RectorAlamoAnna WetherbeePortage
Clara StephensVicksburgMary ClappOshtemo

Second Grade Certificates, Granted for two years.

Ada ShuttuckAugustaApril 3, '83
Jesse W. HazardFultonOct. 27, '83
Manfred HouseFultonOct. 27, '83
?. L. BalchOshtemoOct. 27, '83
Nellie G. HookerRichlandMarch 29, '84
W. SimmonsAugustaMarch 29, '84
?. H. FletcherKalamazooMarch 29, '84

First Grade, Three Years.

C.W. SageOtsegoOctober 27, 1883
Emma BussardMattawanAugust 29, 1884
C.J. KnightKalamazooAugust 29, 1884
H. Daniels, Jr.AugustaAugust 29, 1884

New Ones Granted.

Sept. 4, 1884

Smith BurnhamClimaxJ.E. StrongVicksburg
W.I. SimpsonAugustaFrancina CairnsWhite Pigeon
Julius C. SalisburyFultonW.H. HaugheyAugusta
Cleophus DeCampScottsEdward McPhersonAugusta
Hattie AbornethyVicksburgCora BigelowAlamo
Olive BigelowAlamoClara F. ScottKalamazoo
Charles FletcherKalamazooMaggie HuntGalesburg
Nena HaydenKalamazooLucia A. RichKalamazoo
Abbie E. JacksonGalesburgW.S. CorbinWilliams
Nora LeeAugustaEstella OgdenAugusta
W.A. WaldronRichlandClara E. WarrenRichland
Ella JacksonRichlandJessie A. WilsonRichland

Others not fully decided upon.

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