Smithfield School History

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#336699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="090c8c00erlcin.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#336699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Smithfield School History<B>   </B></FONT><A HREF="http://www.jaspercountyschools.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jaspercountyschools.org/"><U><B>home </B></U></A><B>   </B><A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Smithfield "><U><B>Smithfield School</B></U></A></div> <div> School record dated April 1870.  Board organized and appointed C. S. Tortwood,</div> <div> clerk with William Cooley as chairman.  Other business:  Hired H. B. Jackson to</div> <div> haul lumber for a school house in Smtf. District No. 5, from Columbus, Kansas,</div> <div> this being the nearest point to the railroad.  Agreed to pay four dollars per day for</div> <div> him and his team.</div> <bR> <div> Estimate of school expenses: For purchase of school furniture, 100.00</div> <div>                                                        Contingent fund                                   2.50</div> <div>                                                        Total                                                  102.50</div> <div> <I>Dated 7th day of May, 1870</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="0a9620b0.jpg" border=0 width="610" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> Enumeration of Residents, April 10, 1871      </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="559" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> Samuel McBee </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div> B. C. Baker      </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> William Cooley  </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="181"><div> J. A. Witter</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div> W. G. Glick   </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div> Finely Fountain</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="181"><div> David Smith  </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> L. M. Cassie     </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div> Frank Bristo     </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> W. McDonald      </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> William Slobaugh</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div> John Nelson    </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="181"><div> Scott Stiers</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div>  Jacob McKee</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> George Huntsucker</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> James Highwood  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div> A. A. Andrews </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> George Martin  </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> John Barkley    </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div> Jacob Loop</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  Jonathan Owens   </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> C. C. Lemmons</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div> W. E. Smith</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Frederick Becker</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="181"><div> C. S. Norwood</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Elizabeth Huntsucker  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jacob Madden  </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="181"><div> A. Parks</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div> J. Gofourth</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Joshua Roberts</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 44 ><NOBR><div> Joseph Dickson </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Diza L. Whaley  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div> Gilbert Foust  </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>          </div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="0a9620b0.jpg" border=0 width="610" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> The board agreed to employ William H. Timberlake as a teacher for a term of</div> <div> three and a half months commencing the 18th day of September 1871 for the</div> <div> sum of $40.00 per month.</div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="0a9620b0.jpg" border=0 width="610" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> Smithfield District</div> <div> David Hopkins, W. M. Temple and John R. Walters, directors, T. A. Stockslager, teacher. Term of </div> <div> six months began September 2nd. District enumeration 104, enrollment over fifteen years of age 10,</div> <div>  total 67, present 31. Building second-class and furniture second and third-class. Seating capacity 32. </div> <div> This school contains wide-awake pupils, earnestly at work and respectful to their teacher who in turn </div> <div> treated them with merited kindness.</div> <div> <I>1878 Jasper County School Report by S. A. Underwood</I></div> <div> <I>A History of Jasper County, Missouri and Its People, Volume 1, page 107, pub. 1912,</I></div> <div> <I>by Joel Thomas Livingston.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="0a9620b0.jpg" border=0 width="610" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> The Smithfield school burned about 1951 or 1952.  The building and land was purchased by </div> <div> Elmer DeGraff.   He removed the top story of the building and used the brick walls of the </div> <div> schoolhouse to construct a house.  The house stood until 2003 when it was destroyed by a tornado. </div> <div> The school was located on the northwest corner of County Road 303 and Hunter Road.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>