This week’s third part of the above district concludes the documentation (to date) of the one-room schoolhouses that dotted the Lincklaen township in the northwest corner of Chenango County. The souvenir card copy with this article gives us the information that Leon J. Parker was the teacher and J. R. Hinds trustee. The students were usually given these cards at the end of the term and the following names appear on the rear of this 1905-6 year: Mildred E. Burt - Anna M. Burt - Amie O. Burt - Henry H. Burt - Ida M. Hinds - Delia I. Hinds - John I. Hinds - Clarence H. Kelly - Matie D. Peterson - Edna E. Peterson - Aria Peterson - J. Leroy Parslow - Mabel E. Sawyer - Gertrude C. Sawyer and George O. Sawyer. A total of 15 students which is a far cry from the 50-60 that were taught in the early years of this school!
Credit for the copy of this card is given to the former historian Joy Barber as this card, in her possession belonged originally to her husband’s paternal grandmother Mildred. E. Burt! To have survived the many family changes of any of these souvenir cards is rather unique.
However, let us return to the winter term of 1855 through the spring term of 1864 and take a last look at the family names that appeared over the years. 1855 would see Brown, Poole, Benjamin, Sanford, Birdlebough, Eaton, Swan, Payne, Jaquin, Coon, Breed, Justice, Darling, Mott, Shier, West, Wilcox, Rogers, Warner, Lord and Bennett as families still living in the township.
1856 the name of Haze, Clark, Woodruff, Wheelock, Sharp, Hayes, appear for the first time with Julia E. Birdlebough as teacher. Total number of students 50-60. The winter term was taught by Charles W. Smith with again basically the same family names.
Continuing to the 1857-58 term, saw the name of Rood appear for the first time with Electus B. Dean teaching and the register being sworn as correct by Riley Bush - Justice of the Peace.
The year 1858 (spring term) the parents names were listed in the register with their children’s names below. This year register shows: Horace Poole, Sarah Wheelock, O. Brown, S. Warner, L. Harris, J. Birdlebough, A. Coon, H. Clark, O. Breed, H. Hayes, E. Darling, R. Bennett, J. West, J. Payne, S. Justice, A. Jaquin, as sending their children to this schoolhouse.
Continuing on the same parents names appear for the winter term November 1858 - March 1859 and we find the name of R. Brooks, S. Warner, David Mathewson and Orin Baldwin appearing as parents (new residents to the township?)
