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(If you have any photos or records to add, please send them to me as an attachment Karen Zach)
Note: It is obvious some of these came from a book, but I have no clue what / where - I'm sorry :( Of course, it's not a complete listing of everyone who went to school in Montgomery County, but it's a wow index nonetheless and has lots of goodies for ya'!). Thanks to all who have contributed information, pictures, identification help and locations!!!!!
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Sugar Creek Township
Township Trustees Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS Thanks to the collected works of Dr. Charles L. Arvin on the Monrgomery County Schools
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 21 Jan 1869 p 5
(30 January 2023)
(30 January 2023)
Two new frame School Houses 26 x 30’ are just completed in this township by the contractor, Martin Stambaugh at a cost of $1,400.
(30 January 2023) (30 January 2023)"Souvenir Card' Opening of Sugar Creek Township's New Graded School, October 1902. Thanks to Martha Flaningam!
- (20 January 2024) Bowers School Song Also includes: colors, newspaper, nickname and yearbook names. - thanks Bill Boone :)
- Bowers School Teachers, circa 1900 (No Names) Source: Photo courtesy of Charlene Foster, "A Pictorial History of Crawfordsville and Montgomery County, Indiana", Published in 2002 by the Journal Review, 119 N Green Street, Crawfordsville, IN 47933, page 120
- Source: "FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - Darlington School, Red & White, Indians 1914-1971", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 "Bowers High School closed for good in the spring of 1959. The last graduating Class was in 1955, but grade school children attended for another four years until they were transferred to Darlington.
- Students of the early graded school, (3 students named) containing ancestors of Martha Ellen Flaningam who submitted the picture, Thanks Martha.
- Bowers Graded School Monthly Report 1903-1904 Here as an example is Marie Turnipseed's supplied by Martha Flaningam, thanks Martha.
- Bowers School pre-1914 building (about 1900) with students in front and in the belfrey. Photo courtest of Inell Anderson, from Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 **** Added another photo around same time frame with students, sorry no names. Thanks to Bill Boone! (15 December 2021)
- Bowers reopens in 1914 after repairs
- Bowers School commissioned - 1918 -- with great effort :(
- 1923-24 Basketball Team Photo with names Taken from: Darlington Library Newsletter by John “Butch” Dale Fall 2019
- 1926-27 Sectional Champs at Basketball Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- 1928-29 Bowers basketball team (Names included) Thanks to Martha Ellen Flaningam: Sugar Creek Township: Heritage
- Bowers High School Alumni 1915 to 1955 Listing of names Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000, Names from 1940 to 1955 were supplied by Darlington Librarian, Butch Dale!
- Bowers Seniors 1917 thru 1931 PHOTOS (some years missing) Thanks to Martha Ellen Flaningam & her great "Sugar Creek Township: Heritage, families, farms, church, schools, stories Facebook page
- Thanks so much Donna Wingate Emmons for this 1938 pic of the Bowers Seniors (I would think that would have been one of the last years of the school -- All six seniors rode in the same car to the photographers (wish we knew who) to get their pictures taken. The Seniors are: Dale Wingate; Mary Ellen Turnipseed; Robert Hays; Leonard Holt; Geneva Fletcher; William Campbell. Awesome pic - thanks so much
- 1938-39 Pictures 11 photos of Students and staff. I believe these are exerts of the 1939 Annual. I am showing these in a slide show album. Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- Dick Bible (below and bigger pic if you click the blue) - coached basketball at Bowers HS in the late 40s and early 50s (thanks Bill Boone)
- 1942-43 Basketball Team with names Thanks to Bill Boone
- 1945-46 Basketball Team with names Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- 1946-1947 Bowers High School Students and Teachers (sorry no names) Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- 1946-47 Basketball Team with names Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- 1947-1948 Bowers High School Students and Teachers (sorry no names) Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- 1948-49 Basketball Team and the Team Record SheetThanks to Sugar Creek Facebook page & Martha Ellen Flaningam via Alice Bible McCloud
- Class of 1949 Photo Source: thanks to Martha Flaningan & her wonderful Sugar Creek Facebook Page.
- 1949-50 Basketball Team Thanks to Sugar Creek Facebook page & Martha Ellen Flaningam
- History of Bower's Basketball by Bill Boone
- Cheerleader Joan Manges Added her Senior Pictue (26 March 2021) Thanks to Sugar Creek Facebook page & Martha Ellen Flaningam
- Bowers 5th & 6th Grade Class 1952-53 with names Thanks to Source: Sugar Creek Township Facebook page via Darlington Newsletter by Butch Dale
- Unknown early Class Photo from the CDPL archives
- SCHOOL Teachers 1906 thru 1926 -- 1926 thru 1946 -- 1946 thru 1959 School is Closed! Source: "SUGAR CREEK", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- Last Graduation Activities Planned April 1955 (unknown paper) Newspaper clipping found in Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- The Last Days of Bowers School Thanks to Bill Boone
Center School - The Center School was just across the road from the William Fisher home and the barn (which was built in 1914) that is now on the National Historic Registry. The last Bowers consolidated school was near here as well. Children of William and Martha (Waugh) Fisher -- Hallie, Frank, Ralph and Lloyd. Thanks to Martha Flaningam!
- Center School and Students of Sugar Creek Township, year unknown Added 2 names: a student and teacher. 2 Photos Thanks to Martha Flaningam!
- Another view of Center School and different Students of Sugar Creek Township, year unknown . Thanks to Martha Flaningam!
- Converted to a House? with a image of a card explaining. Thanks to Martha Flaningam!
Corncob CollegeFirst I'd like to note that = I'm not 100% sure this is in upper Montgomery or just over the border into Tippecanoe but I'll put it here until I find out for sure :)
Source: Crawfordsville Star Feb 16, 1875 – “West Point & Elsewhere” – Miss Lilly Britton’s school at Corncob College is out this week – she gives entire satisfaction in the discharge of her duties.
Cottage Grove -- Sugar Creek Township- This was a school in Sugar Creek Township, and it was assumedly a town as well. (nothing else is known :( Thanks to Jerry Turner - here's a map for this one :) Also listed in: Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- -- thanks Jerry T, for this map showing the location of Cottage Grove School in North Union Township :)
- Cottage Grove teachers, 1901 thru 1911 (The school may have existed before the records were kept). Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- Cotttage Grove Students of 1910 with teachers Photo in the Sept 1979 Montgomery Magazine, provided by Celesta B. Ames and copied by Joe Boswell.
Davis School - School 3Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Known teachers, The school may have existed before the records were kept. Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902 Chester Conrad who resided in Clarks Hill
1902-1903 No Information Available
1903-1904 No Information Available
1904-1905 Robert Baker Grades 1-8
1905-1906 Chas. Daughterty Grades 1-8
1906-1907 C. E. Daughterty Grades 1-8
1907-1908 Thomas E. Morton Grades 1-8
1908-1909 George Rinehart Grades 1-8
1909-1910 George Rinehart Grades 1-8
1910-1911 Neva E. Ward Grades 1-8
1911-1912 Margaret Johnson Grades 1-8
1912-1913 Creta Hoss Grades 1-8 Closed at the end of this year
Fisher School (School 5)Map of Location After looking at this map and the larger county map of period showing the townships, I believe this is Township School 5, located half way between Bowers and Darlington, just inside the south township boundry.
On land given by a T.E. Fisher (whom I can find nothing on in a quick search), this was located in Section #27.
Known teachers, The school may have existed before the records were kept. Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902 Walter Vanscoyoc who resided at Darlington
1902-1903 No Information Available
1903-1904 No Information Available
1904-1905 Not listed, assume school was closed!
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 25 April 1874 p 2
"Sugar Creek Items" - G.W. Slusser is teaching school at Fisher's School House. George hails from Virginia and is a first class teacher.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 15 Nov 1895 p 6
Several young people of this vicinity attended the Sunday School at Fisher School House Sunday. There was a very good attendance for a beginning, and we hope the Lord will bless it that it may prosper, for we need more Sunday schools.
Source: Crawfordsvile Weekly Journal 31 March 1899 p 7
There was a surprise made on Mr. Mish, the school teacher, at Fisher's School which was a success.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 12 April 1901 p 7
Bowers News Item -- The patrons of the Fisher School will petition the trustee to erect a new building as the old one was condemned some two years ago as being unfit and unsafe for school purposes.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 14 March 1902 p 2
School closed at Fisher's Friday with a big dinner. At 11:40 a.m. all the friends and neighbors and patrons of the district came in with well filled baskets rushed in upon the teacher, Orville Mahoy to his great consternation.?? After the teach had partially recovered from the surprise which was complete in every respect, he said: "School is out@"?? The people soon had two long tables upon which the wives and friends spread an elaborate collation. After dinner Uncle Duke Dunbar gave the school a very interesting talk, telling them about the good old times he has spent at Fisher's School House, and then came the Lewis brothers with graphaphone that was enjoyed by all. The prizes were carried off by Delia Rogers and Delia Pittman for being present every day and not being tardy and Clarence Young received the most headmarks.?? The school closed wishing Mr. Mahoy more many such happy surprises.?? A Patron
Hallowell SchoolSource: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 "Only listed 2 years as a Non-Commissioned school"
I am going to go out on a limb here and make 2 assumptions: 1). This school may have been named after the Township Trustee, W. N. Hallowell or his family; 2) This school maybe a predecessor or renamed to Bowers School.
Known teachers, The school was only listed during the 1904-1905 and 1905-1906 school years. Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Hallowell School non-commissioned | 1904-1905 |
Teacher | Position |
| Charles E. Lookabill | Principal |
| Howard Kessler | Grades 6-8 |
| Jessie Cook | Grades 3-5 |
| Goldie Boots | Grades 1-2 |
Hallowell School non-commissioned | 1905-1906 |
Teacher | Position |
| George E. Long | Principal |
| Frank E. Parker | Grades 6-8 |
| Lena I. Thompson | Grades 3-5 |
| Maggie Rinehart | Grades 1-2 |
LITTLE School - Sugar Creek Township - here's a map thanks to Jerry T The map shows Little School, Irons School and Ctooage Grove School. Potato Creek - School 9Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Potato Creek students pose in front of school in the early 1900's. (photo courtesy of Mary Ellen Harmon) found in Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Dressed in their finest, the grade school students of Potato Creek, names with picture. (photo courtesy of Mary Ellen Harmon)
found in Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Known teachers, The school may have existed before the records were kept. Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902 Lola E. Gormley who resided in Darlington
1902-1903 No Information Available
1903-1904 No Information Available
1904-1905 Lena I. Thompson Grades 1-8
1905-1906 Bina M. Thompson Grades 1-8
1906-1907 Howard Charters Grades 1-8
1907-1908 D. V. Pittman Grades 1-8
1908-1909 Verna Sheek Grades 1-8
1909-1910 Edna E. Lloyd Grades 1-8
1910-1911 S. Bryon Miller Grades 1-8
1911-1912 Margaret Johnson Grades 1-8
1912-1913 Margaret Johnson Grades 1-8
1913-1914 Edith Jackson Grades 1-8
1914-1915 Martha Miller Grades 1-8
1915-1916 Marguerite Watts Grades 1-8 Last Year this school is Listed
School #1 - Sugar Creek TownshipSchool #1's location on the 1878 Atlas. It was in the NE part of Sugar Creek Township close to Bethel Church, west and a bit south of Colfax. Thanks to Martha Flaningam!
This school was in Section #12 on property given by A. Wiant who is probably Abraham Wyant a large land owner in that area and may have been referred to as Wiant School.
Known teachers, The school may have existed before the records were kept. Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902 Earl Jones who resided at Colfax, RR
1902-1903 No Information Available
1903-1904 No Information Available
1904-1905 Not listed, assume school was closed!
School #2 - Sugar Creek Twp - Boots School- Martha Boots, one of the few women who gave property for the large batches of schools built in the late 1800s in Montgomery County gave property for School #2, section 17. There were several Martha Boots but not sure which gave the property as most of these Martha's would have been passed or too young or their husband's still living. It would be interesting to know.
- Boots School is #2 - (1878 Montgomery County Atlas) -- it is located in Sugar Creek Township, just south of Turnipseed Corner. It was originally a wooden built school but the Crawfordsville Weekly Journal May 3, 1895 notes that George Boots bought the Boots School House and moved it last week. "They will replace it this summer with a brick one." (thanks to Martha Ellen Flaningam)
- Boots School Photo Originally in Montgomery Magzine, Photo by Joe Boswell, Thanks to Martha Flaningam
- Boots School 1887-88 Students in front of the wood building. This includes Martha's Great Aunt Clarice Turnipseed. Thanks to Martha Flaningam
- Pupil's Monthly Record A copy of Clarice Turnipseed's student record circa 1888. Thanks to Martha Flaningam
- Boots School 1898-99 Students in front of the newer brick building. This photo includes four of Marth'a ancestors. Thanks to Martha Flaningam
- Thanks to Martha Flaningam, for finding out that the Horse Thief Detective Association met in the school.
Known teachers, The school may have existed before the records were kept. Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902 Ray Carver who resided at Colfax, RR
1902-1903 No Information Available
1903-1904 No Information Available
1904-1905 Charles Daugherty Grades 1-8
1905-1906 George Rinehart Grades 1-8
1906-1907 George Rinehart Grades 1-8
1907-1908 George Rinehart Grades 1-8 Last Year this school is Listed
Teachers listed under DAVIS SCHOOL
School #4 -Sugar Creek TwpThe large Bowers family members were quite prominent in the education in this section of Montgomery County. Abner Bowers gave the property for this school, located in Section #26.
Known teachers, The school may have existed before the records were kept. Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902 Clara Hall who resided at Darlington
1902-1903 No Information Available
1903-1904 No Information Available
1904-1905 Not listed, assume school was closed!
On land given by a T.E. Fisher (whom I can find nothing on in a quick search), this was located in Section #27.
School #6 - Sugar Creek Twp (Bowers?) "White Church"- It is not sure whether this is Bowers school that many reading this would know, but it is likely. The land was given by Martin Bowers who not only had a large farm but also was a minister so this school as some (especially in Sugar Creek Twp) may have served as his church as well.
- Under "White Church" town news items in the various newspapers of the 1890s Boots' School is mentioned (Bert Dunbar went there ...) - this would be in the northeast part of the county almost into Tippecanoe County - thanks to the Dunbar Facebook page for catching this :)
Known teachers, The school may have existed before the records were kept. Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902 Frank Burroughs who resided at Bowers
1902-1903 No Information Available
1903-1904 No Information Available
1904-1905 Not listed, assume school was closed, or possibly became Hallowell School for 2 years before becoming Bowers School in 1906?
School #7 - Sugar Creek TwpSchool #7 was in sectiion #19 and was on land given by John Peterson.
Known teachers, The school may have existed before the records were kept. Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902 Orville Mahoy who resided at Bowers
1902-1903 No Information Available
1903-1904 No Information Available
1904-1905 Not listed, assume school was closed!
School #8 -- Sugar Creek TownshipSchool #8 was in Section #5 and built on property given by Thompson Conrad. It was also referred to as the "Red Schoolhouse." I (KBZ) believe this is also the school that served as the United Brethren Church of Christ.
Known teachers, The school may have existed before the records were kept. Source: "SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
1901-1902 Ruby Wilson who resided in Darlington
1902-1903 No Information Available
1903-1904 No Information Available
1904-1905 Not listed, assume school was closed!
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 27 Sept 1901 p 1
“Pleasant Corner” – The enrollment of the No 8 school of Sugar Creek Township is 11.
Supt. Walkup called on No 8 school in Sugar Creek Township Tuesday of last week.
This school was built in Section #31. Emily Brown gave the property. Existed in the late 1800s and probably up to about 1914. Thanks to Suz
Teachers listed under Patato Creek School
Teachers listed under Cottage Grove School