William Franklin Hawkins, 1855-1945

  William Franklin Hawkins was born in Lincoln Township, Appanoose County, Iowa, 19 October 1855, son of David H. Hawkins and Hannah Ankrum Criswell, died at his home in Jerome, Lincoln Township, Appanoose County, Iowa, 24 August 1945, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery following funeral services at the Jerome Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. James A. Wilson of Mt. Pleasant and former pastor of the Jerome church, assisted by the Rev. M. R. Gonzales, pastor of the Jerome church.

William Franklin Hawkins

  He was married in Kansas City, Jackson County, MO, 11 October 1885, Mary Belle Hagan who was born in Lincoln Township, Appanoose County, Iowa, 17 October 1856, daughter of James Hagan and Elizabeth Burch Chriswell, died in Jerome, Lincoln Township, Appanoose County, Iowa, 19 April 1917, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery following funeral services at her home conducted by the Rev. Johnson of Des Moines, Iowa.

Mary Belle Hagan Hawkins

  To this union were born seven children:  Cadd Ruth Hawkins, Kathryn Elizabeth Hawkins, John William Hawkins, James Hagan Hawkins, Archibald Franklin Hawkins, William Earl Hawkins, and Edmund David Hawkins.

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The Seymour Herald - 6 September 1945

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  William Franklin Hawkins was born October 19, 1855, in Lincoln township, Appanoose county, near Jerome, Iowa, and passed away at his home in Jerome August 24, 1945, at the age of 89 years, ten months and five days.  
  He was the fourth child of a pioneer family of seven children, being the son of David and Hannah Ankrum Criswell Hawkins, and was the last surviving member of the family.

  At the age of 14, he journeyed with his parents in a covered wagon to Wyandotte county, Kansas, where he lived until 1898, when he returned to Jerome where he spent the remainder of his life.

  Soon after the family arrived in Kansas, the father of the family died as a result of his army life, having served as a Civil war soldier.  William Franklin then became the head of the family, supporting his mother and younger members of the family.

  He was united in marriage on October 11, 1885, to Mary Belle Hagan, establishing their home in Kansas City, Kansas.  His wife was also a member of an Appanoose county pioneer family, but was working as a dressmaker in Kansas City at the time of their marriage.  The entire family of seven children were born there.

  The surviving children are Cadd R., Kathryn E. and Archibald F. of Jerome; William E. of Seymour, Iowa, and James H. of Kalispell, Montana.  John and Edmond E. passed away in childhood.  His wife also preceded him in death on April 19, 1917.  Since then his daughter Kathryn has kept his home for him and been his constant companion in his last illness.

William Franklin Hawkins 
with Five Adult Children

James, Cadd, Archibald, Kathryn, and William

  All the children were with him at the time of his death with the exception of James H. who had spent some time with him during the month of May, but was unable to attend last rites because of transportation facilities.

  Four grandchildren, Phyllis, Betty Jane, Margaret and William R., all children of William E. mourn his passing together with other relatives and a host of friends which he had made during his long life spent in this community.

William Franklin Hawkins

With Grandson William Richard Hawkins

  Funeral services were conducted at the Jerome Methodist church, Sunday, August 26, by Rev. James A. Wilson of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, assisted by the Rev. M. R. Gonzales, who also was soloist, with Mrs. Gonzales accompanying him at the piano, in his rendition of 'I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone,' 'Death is Only a Dream,' and 'In the Land Where We Never Grow Old.'

  Interment was in Jerome cemetery.

  Relatives attending from out of town were J. J. Crouch of Wheaton, Ill.; J. E. Simpson, of Kansas City, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Chappell and sons, of Keokuk, Iowa, and Ray Crist of Seymour, Iowa.

CARD OF THANKS

  We wish to thank all the kind, thoughful neighbors and friends for their assistance, sympathy, and the many beautiful floral offering in our recent ebreavement.

The Hawkins Family

Hawkins Family Headstone in Jerome Cemetery

William Franklin Hawkins Footstone

William Addison Hagan

The Seymour Herald - 28 January 1937

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William Addison Hagan

  William Addison Hagan, son of Elizabeth and James Hagan, was born Jan. 6, 1858, in Bellair twp., Appanoose county, Iowa, and departed this life at his home in Jerome, Iowa, on Jan. 20, 1937, at the age of 79 years, and 14 days.

  He was the second child of a family of six children, two boys and four girls.  His father, mother and two sisters, Callie and Mary Belle Hawkins, and one brother, John F., have preceded him in death.

William Addison Hagan with his horse and buggy

in front of his parents' home in the center of Jerome --

a second floor was later added to this house

  In 1871 he moved with his parents to Jerome where he spent the greater part of his life with the exception of brief periods of time when he was employed in the states of Nebraska and Washington.  

William Addison Hagan as a young man in Nebraska

  He went to Kalispell, Montana, in 1927 to stay with his sister, Mrs. Emma Ogle, after the death of her husband.  In 1929 he established a home for his sister in Jerome, where they have lived together for the remaining years of his life.

  In the earlier years of his life he and his father managed a grocery store and postoffice in Jerome.  He was later employed by the Hawkeye Lumber Co. for a period of several years, which was his last active work.

  He united with the M. E. church in early youth and was an active Sunday school worker during his stay in Nebraska, where he also served as Sunday school secretary.

  He was an upright and honest citizen, being highly respected and esteemed wherever he made his home.

William Addison Hagan with his horse

  He leaves to mourn their loss, two sisters, Mrs. Ada Crouch, of Kalispell, Montana, and Mrs. Emma Ogle of Jerome, several nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.  Due to failing health Mrs. Crouch was unable to be present at this time.

Emma Elizabeth Hagan Ogle, William Addison Hagan

and Ada Rebecca Hagan Crouch

William Addison Hagan with three nieces -

Phyllis, Mary and Betty Hawkins

William Addison Hagan

  Funeral services were held at the Jerome M. E. church Saturday afternoon at two o'clock conducted by the Rev. Francis B. Harris.  Burial was in the Jerome cemetery.

William Addison Hagan's Gravestone in the Jerome Cemetery

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Card of Thanks

  We desire to thank our neighbors and friends for every act of kindness and sympathy following the death of our brother and uncle, W. A. Hagan.

  -- Mrs. Emma Ogle, Mrs. Ada Crouch, Nieces and Nephews 

An 1899-1900 Jerome Pupil Report Card

  In the records left to me by my aunt, Cadd Ruth Hawkins, was her report card from the Jerome School in 1899-1900.  She appears to have been an excellent student. After completing the program in Jerome, Cadd attended and graduated from the School of Nursing at St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital in Centerville.

SHS Class of 1946 - 65th Reunion in 2011

  The Seymour High School Class of 1946 held their 65th Reunion at the SHS Alumni Banquet on May 28, 2011.  Twenty-three students graduated in 1946 from SHS as shown above in their class picture.  Fifteen members of the class are deceased.  Of the eight living members of the class, four attended the Reunion and also enjoyed fellowship on Friday evening over dinner at the Continental Hotel in Centerville.  The four members attending are pictured below from left to right: Quentin DeVore, Newton, Iowa; Phyllis Hawkins Cain, Papillion, Nebraska; Jean Whitmore Ray, East Moline, Illinois; and Raymond Shubat, Kissimmee, Florida.  Phyllis Hawkins Cain, daughter of William Earl Hawkins and Lora Geneva Patrick, was born in Jerome, attended the Jerome School through ninth grade and attended Seymour High School for three years, graduating in 1946.

  The other four living members of the Class of 1946 are Dorothy Gilmore Bankston, Bonnie Smith Young, and H. Ray Mabee who all live in California; and Marjorie Van Dyne Snyder who lives in Granger, Iowa.

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  The editor sincerely appreciates the contribution of the above pictures and information to The Jerome Journal by Phyllis Hawkins Cain of Papillion, NE.

Phyllis Hawkins and Don Cain Marry

The Seymour Herald - 18 December 1952

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  Marriage vows were spoken at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 12, uniting Miss Phyllis Hawkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hawkins of Davenport, formerly of Jerome, and Don O. Cain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Cain of Seymour.

  The Rev. James Uhlinger officiated in Wayside chapel of St. John's Methodist church in Davenport.

  The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a street length dress of white wool. She wore a white shell had and a corsage of yellow roses.

  Mrs. Manuel Buckallew of Independence, Mo., served as matron of honor for her sister. She wore a lavender taffeta dress, a white shell hat, and her corsage was of white roses.

  Manuel Buckallew served as best man and Bill Hawkins acted as usher.

  Preceding the ceremony, Miss Mary Ellen Jones of Clinton, college friend of the bride, sang "I Love Thee" and later sang "The Lord's Prayer" while the bridal couple knelt at the altar.

  A reception was held immediately following the ceremony at the home of the bride's parents. Miss Mary Hawkins, sister of the bride, cut and served the wedding cake and Miss Jane Cain, sister of the bridegroom, poured.

  Both the bride and bridegroom were graduated from the Seymour high school. The bride was graduated from Iowa State College with the class of 1951 and has been employed in the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., for the past year. Cain is serving with the U.S. Navy and is stationed on the U.S.S. Sicily.

  The couple will live at 314 Temple Ave., Long Beach, Calif. 

  

Kathryn Elizabeth Hawkins, 1888-1952

Seymour Herald - 26 June 1952

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Katherine Hawkins Dies in Davenport

  Katherine [Kathryn] Hawkins, 64, a resident of Jerome for many years, passed away at the home of her brother, A. F. Hawkins, in Davenport Tuesday evening. Miss Hawkins had been in ill health for some time and had gone to Davenport to be closer to her brothers.

  No arrangements for services had been made at press time but services and burial will be at Jerome. 

  She is survived by a sister, Cadd, of Jerome, three brothers, A. F. and W. E. Hawkins of Davenport and J. H. Hawkins of Kalispell, Mont., and several nieces and nephews.

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Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

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  Kathryn E. Hawkins, daughter of Mary Belle and William Franklin Hawkins was born in Kansas City, Kansas, September 14, 1888 and after a lingering illness passed away on June 24, 1952 at the home of her brother, A. F. Hawkins, 917 East 6th St., Davenport, Iowa, at the age of 63 years, 9 months and 10 days.

  She moved to Jerome, Iowa, in 1898 where she spent the remainder of her life until failing health made it necessary for her to spend the last few months in the home of her brother.

  She was a member of the Jerome Methodist Church where she was an active worker as long as health permitted. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Seymour Chapter No. 124.

  She lived at home with her parents and was a devoted companion to both.

  Preceding her in death were her parents and two infant brothers. Those left to mourn her passing are one sister, Cadd R. Hawkins, two brothers, Wm. E. and A. F. all of Davenport, Iowa, and one brother, James H. of Kalispell, Montana. Also surviving are three nieces and one nephew; Phyllis of College Park, Maryland, Betty of Independence, Missouri, and Mary and Bill of Davenport, Iowa--all children of W. E. Hawkins. Other near relatives are an aged aunt, Mrs. Emma Ogle of Centerville, Iowa and several cousins, besides a host of friends.

  Funeral services were held at the Jerome Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m., June 28, 1952 with Rev. F. J. Ackman of Centerville Methodist Church officiating assisted by Rev. M. R. Gonzales of the Jerome Church who also was soloist. Mrs. M. R. Gonzalez accompanied him in his rendition of "I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone," "Death is Only a Dream" and "Tarry With Me."

  Burial was in Jerome Cemetery.

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Card of Thanks

  We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness during the illness and loss of our loved one.

The Hawkins Families

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Gravestone in the Jerome Cemetery

of Kathryn E. & Cadd R. Hawkins

Manuel Noah Buckallew, 1930-1977

Unidentified 1977 Newspaper Obituary

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  Lt. Col. Manuel N. Buckallew, 47, a retired lt. colonel of the U.S. Army, died in the army hospital in Sierra Vista, Ariz., Monday, September 26, 1977.

  Born April 7, 1930, in Hamilton County, Ia., he was the son of Noah and Laura Buckallew. The family resided in the Jerome and Seymour communities.

  He married Betty Hawkins in October, 1949. He was retired from the army in Huntsville, Ala., November 1, 1972. His last place of duty was the Red Rock Arsenal. He had served in Hawaii, Okinawa, and Taiwan.

  His parents preceded him in death. Survivors include a daughter, Deborah Buckallew of Huntsville, Ala.; two sons, Mark Buckallew, a student at the university in Jacksonville, Fla.; and Shawn Buckallew of Huntsville; and a number of brothers and sisters.

  The casket will arrive in Centerville late Friday night. Services will be Saturday, 2 p.m., at the Second United Presbyterian Church on Seventh Street in Keokuk. Chaplain Don Ripley of Ottumwa will officiate.  Full military rites will be conducted by a contingent from Ft. Sheridan. Burial will be in Keokuk National Cemetery.

  The Miller-Wehrle Funeral Home in Centerville is in charge of arrangement.

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Manuel Noah Buckallew's Gravestone 

in Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa

Manuel Buckallew Takes Officer Course

Seymour Herald - 21 February 1952

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  Manuel Buckallew of Independence, Mo., son of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Buckallew of Seymour, left Tuesday for Fort Sill, Okla., for a 15-week officer basic course at the Artillery School. He is a second lieutenant in the Missouri National Guard.

  Buckallew is a graduate of the Seymour high school and is married to the former Betty Hawkins of Jerome. He has been employed as a chemist at the Missouri Portland Cement plant in Independence for almost two years.

  Mrs. Buckallew will remain in Independence for the present. She has employment there.

Jerome - from "Maggie's Story," her life, by Maggie (Agan) Moore, 1903-1996

One day Manford and I were job-hunting. He had heard that there was a vacancy for a school superintendent (I don't remember in what town). We were driving down Highway 2 toward Centerville and saw the sign pointing toward Jerome. Manford was acquainted with the Superintendent there, Harold Main, having met him at one of the summer schools. So he said, "I believe we better drive in here. Harold might know of a vacancy somewhere."

In Jerome we learned that Harold had already left. The school term wasn't over. A woman in Jerome, who had been the Principal years before, finished out the term. And they were looking for a Superintendent. He met some School Board members. They didn't hire him that day. But they told him to come back and meet the whole Board.

I have always remembered that, when we left Jerome that day, Manford and I were singing the hymn,

"The sign of the fire by night,

and the sign of the cloud by day,

hovering over, just before,

as we journey on our way,

shall a guide and a leader be

till the wilderness be passed.

For the Lord our God

In his own good time

Will lead to the light at last."

We sent down the road singing that hymn, because we were so thankful. Jobs were hard to find. We felt that the Lord led us to Jerome.

Howard Carter and Manford borrowed a trailer to pull behind the car and move our furniture to Jerome in 1934. We had to sell a lot of our furniture, because the only house we could rent in Jerome was furnished. It was an old house with a kitchen, a dining room, living room, and two bedrooms. Another room was full of furniture which belonged to the owner of the house, Anna Gorman. We had a big heating stove in the dining room. We didn't heat the living room or

bedrooms in the winter. There was also an old cook stove in the kitchen for heat and cooking. In the summer time we used a three-burner kerosene stove for cooking.

Figure 1.

Manford Moore, 1934 school photo

We had an electric washing machine in Lovilia, but because Jerome didn't have electricity in town, we sold the washing machine and I had to wash clothes on a "wash board." We heated the water in a boiler on the cook stove.

The fuel for the heating stove and the cook stove was both corn cobs and coal. Jerome was a coal mining town.

We had good friends Cloe and Stitcher Hawkins [1] there. They had no children, and were very fond of Gay and Leroy. Cloe and I worked together in the church. We were adult supervisors of the Epworth League, the young peoples' group. Our minister lived in another town and wasn't able to be in Jerome on Sunday evening for Epworth League.

I went to Iowa Wesleyan College for a week on summer for the Epworth League Institute.

The great depression was on, at that time. For entertainment people went to church and Sunday School. Manford taught a Sunday School class. We also had many school affairs. One a month we had an evening for parents at the school. We also spent many evenings with Cloe and Stitcher Hawkins. His brother [2] ran one of the two grocery stores in Jerome and lived across the street west of us. They had three little girls. The oldest girl [3] and Gay were good friends.

Stitcher's sister [4] was a nurse. When she was not on duty, she would stay at the Hawkins' family in Jerome. She was a good friend to us, too. Also, she was quite helpful to us when there was illness. The closest doctor was at Centerville, ten miles away. It cost $10 whenever the doctor came out.

The family [5] across the street south of us ran the other grocery store. They had one grown son [6] who no longer lived in Jerome. They also had Pekinese dogs.

Jerome had a two-year high school. Leroy started to kindergarten there, the first day Manford was Superintendent of a school. The school building was made of brick. In addition to several classrooms, it had an auditorium. At the top of the stairs, in the center of the building, was the Superintendent's office. There was a telephone in that office. The school janitor, Jordie Anderson [7], had a wooden leg. He was very cross with the students. He stood at the door whenever the children were coming in from recess to make everyone clean their shoes.

One of the teaches, Miss King [8], was from Centerville. Another teacher [9] lived in Promise City and drove to Jerome every day.

The school had outdoor toilets.

The basketball games were played outdoors, on a dirt court. Manford would mark the court lines with lime, before a game was played with another school.

Manford was going to buy a great big plank to make a teeter-totter for the school yard. But my father donated the blank from a tree on the farm where I grew up, and Manford made it into a teeter-totter.

The town cemetery was just over the fence from the school yard.

Many years later Leroy and I drove to Jerome, just to see it again. The school had been closed, sold, and made into an antique shop. The woman who was operating it used to teach at Jerome.

The church was about half-way between our house and the school.

There was also another church in Jerome, called The Believers. I never heard of them anywhere else.

During the summers we went to summer school at William Penn College in Oskaloosa. We had an apartment at the home of Professor and Mrs. Stanley. They were very fine people and were good to us. Both Manford and I went to college. We took a very heavy load of courses.

One of those summers Edna "Tootie" Hardy went with us from Jerome. She did our cooking and took care of Gay and Leroy. She took them to the town's library every day of the week. They would come home with their arms full of books; five each. After reading their own books, they would exchange. The next day they would get other books. We had no radio, and, of course, no television.I can't remember how much we paid her. But it was a very small sum.

Manford's brother, Marshall, lived with us part of the time while we were in Jerome. So Tootie and Marshall met. And she went to Nebraska with us on one of our trips to visit Manford's family there.

Later Tootie and Marhall were married and lived in Jerome. They had two boys, Jerry and Roger. Both of these boys worked their way through college.

Figure 2.
Edna "Tootie" Hardy married

Marshall Moore, Manford's brother.

Years later, when Marshall died, Leroy officiated at his funeral. Marshall was buried at Jerome. Even later, Tootie was buried there, too.

Manford also took Saturday college courses at Iowa City. He was working hard to complete his Bachelor of Arts degree, and received that degree while we lived at Jerome.

Figure 3.

Manford Moore in his Bachelor of Arts cap and gown,

on receiving the degree from William Penn College.
Photo in the yard of Anna Gorman's house

where we lived in Jerome.

We had a very hard winter one of the years we lived in Jerome. The snow fell so heavily that the roads were blocked. We couldn't get out to the highway north of Jerome for several days. The snow was higher than the tops of the cars. The men did a lot of hand shoveling, before they could get the machines through. Some of them paid off their poll taxes by that work on the road.

The Walnut Creek Coal Company was near the junction of the Jerome road and Highway 2. There was also a pig farm at that corner. We used to hold our breath, whenever we passed it.

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Editor's Notes: [1] Mary Chloe Vail came to Jerome to teach at the Jerome School, met and married Archibald Franklin "Stitcher" Hawkins, [2] William Earl and Lora (Patrick) Hawkins, [3] Phyllis Carolyn Hawkins, [4] Cadd Hawkins who was in the first class of nurses (1912) to graduate from St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital in Centerville, [5] Herbert and Etta (Frogge) Warnick, [6] Walter L. Warnick, [7] George "Gordy" Anderson, [8] Georgia King, and [9] Cleo Baughman.

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The editor sincerely appreciates the contribution and permission to publish this section from Maggie's Story by Maggie (Agan) Moore, 1903-1996, with pictures to The Jerome Journal by her son, the Rev. Leroy Moore of Indianola, Iowa.

Betty Jane Hawkins Attends Girls State

The Seymour Herald - 29 April 1948

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Betty Jane Hawkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hawkins of Jerome, will attend Girls State this year at Grinnell in June. She was selected last week from the junior class by the American Legion Auxiliary of the Nye-Birdwell Post.

Delegates are selected for their scholarship record and extra-curricular activities to participate in the week long study of democracy.

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The Seymour Herald - 24 June 1948

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Betty Hawkins Joins Girls State Members

Betty Hawkins, Seymour's representative at the Hawkeye Girls State at Grinnell, left for her week's activities Sunday. She accompanied Joan Keller of Lineville, who represented that American Legion Auxiliary. Mr. and Mrs. Keller, and Ann Austin of Centerville, Appanoose county's representative.

Betty will participate in both good-government and recreational work. She will return home Sunday.

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The Seymour Herald - 8 July 1848

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Betty Hawkins Gives Highlights of Trip

The Seymour Herald invited Betty Hawkins, representative to Hawkeye Girls State from Seymour, to tell a little about her experiences during the week long program in Grinnell and she has prepared the following story:

"The 3rd session of Hawkeye Girls State came to an end Sunday, June 27. The purpose of the Girls State is to provide citizenship training for the 200 Iowa girls of high school junior age who had the privilege of attending and to help them understand and participate in the functioning of their government.

"Hawkeye Girls State is a mythical state patterned after the state of Iowa and deals with the executive and legislative branches. Girls State follows a two-party system. These two parties are the Federalists and the Nationalists and each girl is assigned to one of these parties as she registers. A city government and a county government, as well as the state government, were set up.

"Party, precinct and ward caucuses and county and state conventions were held just as they are in real government. City elections and primary and general elections were then held with all the citizens voting. After these elections the successful candidates took over the duties of their particular offices.

"The girls were privileged to hear many well-known speakers. Among them were Al Faber, editor of the Iowa Legionaire, who spoke on "Safety"; Priscilla Wayne chose for her topic, "Just You"; Russell Decker spoke on "The Judicial Branch of Our Government"; and Mr. Nidegger talked on "The Art of Public Speaking."

"Although Girls State is not a recreational camp, a recreation period was a part of each day's activities. During this time, ping pong, badminton and tennis tournaments were held and the gym was available to play basketball and horses were available for riding.

"One of the highlights of the week was the banquet Saturday evening. Although Governor Blue and the governor of Boys State were not able to attend, Ramon Runkel, lieutenant governor of Boys State, and Paul A. Tornquist, department commander of the American Legion, were among the speakers.

"The last general assembly, in the form of a farewell, was held Sunday morning after which the girls left for their homes in all parts of the state."

Miss Hawkins Wed In Holiday Ceremony

The Seymour Herald - 29 December 1955

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  Miss Mary Margaret Hawkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hawkins, 191 E. 6th St., Davenport, was married to Raymond F. Doyne Jr., so of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Doyne Sr. of Clinton, at 2:15 p.m. Dec. 26 in the Wayside Chapel at St. John's Methodist Church, Davenport.

  The double-ring ceremony was performed by Dr. F. J. Ackman in the presence of the immediate families and close friends.

  Miss Carol Lindblom, a college friend of the bride, was maid of honor. Ed Oliver of Clinton was the bridegroom's attendant.

  A reception was held immediately following the ceremony at the home of the bride's parents.

  The couple are students at Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls. They will make their home at 2409 Iowa St. in Cedar Falls and continue their college careers.;

  The bride was a 1952 graduate of Seymour high school. 

Shipboard Ceremony Cites Don Cain

The Seymour Herald - 6 January 1955

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  In a shipboard ceremony Thursday morning, Dec. 30, commanding officer J. L. Rothermel of the USS Competent (AM-316) presented to Don Owen Cain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Cain of Seymour, his certificate as sonarman, first class.

  In his presentation speech, the commanding officer congratulated Cain for making first class rating in less than four years and expressed great pride in him for the work and study he had done.

  Cain and his wife and son live at Long Beach, Calif., where his ship is based. Mrs. Cain is the former Phyllis Hawkins of Jerome. 

Don Cain Serves On Carrier 'Sicily'

  Serving aboard the escort carrier USS Sicily is Don O. Cain, sonarman third class, USN, of 601 West Lee, Seymour.

  The Sicily returned Dec. 3 [1952] from serving seven months in the Far East, to be greeted by hundreds of relatives and friends.

  The ship left San Diego for Japan last May with Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 931 aboard. For the first three months the ship operated with VS-931 ranging south to Okinawa and north to the island groups off Japan.

  After the anti-sub squadron was transferred to another carrier in August, the Marine Attack "Checkerboard" Squadron came aboard. The Sicily then went to Korea, where her planes flew more than 850 sorties against enemy troop concentrations, communication centers, bridges, and supply depots. 

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  Transcribed from The Seymour Herald of Thursday, 1 January 1953.  Don Owen Cain of Seymour married in Davenport, Iowa, 12 December 1952 Phyllis Carolyn Hawkins, formerly of Jerome.

Visiting with Neighbors - March 1995

Daily Iowegian - 31 March 1995

  We were fortunate not to get the thunderstorms predicted for Sunday afternoon.  So many of our children live distances from us so we have to watch the whole United States.

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  Sarah finished a study tour of the Washington, D. C., area and if the weather was good her uncle who lives in Virginia area just outside Washington would pick her up Sunday. Since it was the Stow school's spring break, Jean and Rachel planned to drive and have a short family visit and pick up Sarah.  Then Jean and the girls planned to take a short tour of the Gettysburg historic sights.  All these arrangements would depend on the weather.

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  When I went to the Jerome Methodist Church Sunday it was the first time I had heard Mrs. Flannigan conduct the services.  She, like her husband, had a well prepared sermon and easily kept the attention of her audience.

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  The ladies asked me to remind you that they are planning a smorgasbord for Sunday, April 9. Serving will be from noon to 1:30 p.m.  These plans, of course, are 'weather permitting."

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  When I am in the church I think it looks just like one would picture a typical, pretty, country church.  Too, I often think of the fun times there -- programs, Christmas Eve festivities and weddings.  But I also think of the many funerals when services were held at a church and not a funeral home.

  Of course, I remember funerals of relatives and close friends but there is one that I think I shall never forget and that was the funeral of Lazelle Inman who was so young to die and left Ruth, a young widow with two small children to raise.  I can still see so plainly Ruth coming down those church steps with two little children, one on each side, holding their mother's hands.

  Another funeral I remember well but for a different reason. That was the funeral of Kathryn Hawkins and it was an extremely hot day. There were no fans or air conditioning. The pall bearers always wore dark blue (serge) suits and white shirts so starched and pressed that they must have been miserable.  Ties were of a somber color.

  Dad was a pallbearer and when the hearse, flower girls and pallbearers arrived at the church, Arch, Kate's Brother, met the men and told them to remove their coats, it was so hot he thought they would be ill.  It would be Kathryn's wish to have the men be as comfortable as possible.  I still recall the shock of seeing those men without their coats.  It was a kind of shock as they entered the church.

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  Rachel called to tell me about an unusual lecture she and her mother attended this past weekend. The program was about wolves.  The speaker was part Indian, had lived many hears in Alaska and brought a wolf with her.  One of the wolf's parents was a white wolf, the other a black one. The wolf on display had long white fur with some black trimming. The lady was speaking on preserving the animals and showed slides of some of the cruelty used in exterminating the animals.

  It is a controversial subject but both Jean and Rachel thought it an interesting lecture, especially since they got a close-up view of the animal.

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  The other day Catherine and I were talking about our grandchildren starting to school in August and not getting out until often as late as the middle of June.  However, there are many free days during the year.  We usually started the first of September and were out by the middle of May.

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  Getting out early did not mean that we did not put in many hours.  We had never heard the term "snow day."  We went back to school the Friday after Thanksgiving. School was dismissed a little early after a school program in the afternoon.  We did not have many days vacation after Christmas Day.

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  Looking at pictures taken long ago, the eighth grade students often looked rather grown up just to be eighth graders but I was reminded that often rural schools were closed for some time so the children could help with spring and fall seasonal work.  When you think of farm work without the aid of tractors, you can see the extra hands would be a necessity.

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  It seemed to me that rural schools usually had eight month terms. Jerome was considered a town school and we went nine months. 

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  Transcribed with permission of the Daily Iowegian.

David H Hawkins & Hannah A Criswell

  David H. Hawkins, was born in Barren County, Kentucky, about 1825, son of Isom Hawkins and Rachael Williams, died in Shawnee Township, Wyandotte County, Kansas, on 14 September 1867, and was first buried in the Shawnee Cemetery on 16 September 1867 and later moved to an unmarked grave on Block 164, South Section, Plot 2, Woodland Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas.  He was married in Lee County, Iowa, on 7 December 1845 by Justice of the Peace Moses Gray, to Hannah Ankrum Criswell, who was born 23 August 1827 in Belmont County, Ohio, died 24 July 1903 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, and was buried in an unmarked grave on Block 164, South Section, Plot 4, Woodland Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas, daughter of John Criswell and Rebecca Kilgore.

Hannah Ankrum Criswell Hawkins

  Between 1836 and 1839, David moved with his family to Washington County, Illinois.  The Isom Hawkins family appears in the 1820 Census of Barren County, Kentucky, the 1830 Census of Allen County, Kentucky, and the 1840 Census of Washington County, Illinois.  Around 1840, David moved to Lee County, Iowa, where he met Hannah Criswell.

  David and Hannah were both living in Keokuk, Lee County, at the time of their marriage on 7 December 1845.  

Marriage Certificate
of David H. Hawkins and Hannah A. Criswell

Married 7 December 1845 in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa

  On 19 October 1850 the Hawkins family was recorded for the Census in District No. 29, Lee County, Iowa, as were Hannah's father [John Criswell], sisters [Kesiah and Elizabeth] and niece [Rebecca Wilson].  David is listed as 29 years of age, carpenter, born in Kentucky.

From 1850 Federal Census, District No. 29, Lee County, Iowa

  In 1852, the Hawkins family included two males and two females in Appanoose County, Iowa, and was recorded next to Hannah Criswell Hawkins' father, John Criswell.

From 1852 Iowa State Census, Appanoose County, Iowa

  In 1856, the Hawkins family lived in Shoal Township, Appanoose County, Iowa, and included David [35], Hannah [28], John I. [8], Emma N. [6], Rebecca Jane [3], and William F. [1].  This Iowa Census states that David has lived in Iowa for 16 years and Hannah for 12 years.  David is listed as a farmer, native voter, militia, owner of land with 70 improved and 23 unimproved acres.

From 1856 Iowa State Census, Shoal Township, Appanoose County, Iowa

  On 19 June 1860 their family was recorded for the Census in Bellair Township, Appanoose County, Iowa, with a Bellaire Post Office address.  David is listed as 36, born Kentucky, carpenter, with $1000 value of real estate and $200 value of personal estate. Hannah [33] born Ohio, John [12], Emma [10], Rebecca [7], William [5] and Mary [2].  All of the children are listed as born in Iowa. 

From the 1860 Federal Census, Bellair Township, Appanoose County, Iowa

  David H. Hawkins enlisted at Bellair, Appanoose County, Iowa, on 12 August 1861 in Company B, Sixth Regiment of the Kansas Cavalry Volunteers.  He served as a Private under Captain Elijah E. Harvey.  He was discharged from the service on 18 November 1864 at Leavenworth, Kansas, by reason of expiration of term of enlistment.  At the time of his discharge he was "38 years of age, five feet six inches high, dark complexion, gray eyes, dark hair, and by occupation, when enrolled, a carpenter."  His name appears on the Union Soldiers Monument erected 1 July 1869 on the grounds of the Appanoose County Court House in Centerville. 

David H. Hawkins' Discharge
from Company B, Sixth Kansas Cavalry

on 18 November 1864 at Leavenworth, Kansas

  After returning from military service, he moved his family by horse and wagon from Appanoose County, Iowa, to Turner, Wyandotte County, Kansas.  He died shortly thereafter on 14 September 1867 from stomach trouble developed during the war. 

  In 1880 [Federal Census] Hannah Hawkins and daughter Mary were living in the Joseph Rankin household in Shawnee Township, Wyandotte County, Kansas.

From the 1880 Federal Census, Shawnee Township, Wyandotte County, Kansas

  In 1881 Hannah A. Hawkins completed a "Widow's Declaration for Pension or Increase in Pension" based on David Hawkins' military service. At the time she was living at 1303 North 3rd Street, Kansas City, Kansas. 

Certification of Military Service of David H. Hawkins
by the War Department in support of
Hannah A. Hawkins' Widow's Pension Application

  In 1895 Hannah Hawkins was living with her daughter Mary Hackborn and her family.

From the 1895 Kansas State Census of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

  From 1887 to 1901, the Kansas City City Directories list Hannah at several addresses.  In 1887-88, Hannah Hawkins, widow of David, and William Hawkins, driver, are listed at 227 James.  In 1890, Hannah Hawkins, widow of David, and William F. Hawkins, laborer, are listed at 1303 N. 3rd.  In 1893, Hannah Hawkins, widow of David, and William F. Hawkins, teamster, are listed at 1303 N. 3rd.  In 1895, Hannah Hawkins, widow of D. A., is listed at 744 Stewart.  In 1897, Hannah Hawkins, widow of David H., is listed at 1916 Allis.  In 1898, Hannah A. Hawkins, widow of David H., is listed at 623 Winona.  In 1901, Mrs. Hannah Hawkins is listed at 750 Stewart.  In 1903, Hannah A. Hawkins, widow of David, is listed at 2045 North 5th.  In 1903, 2045 North 5th was the address of her daughter Mary Hackborn and her family. 

  Hannah died on 24 Juy 1903, age 75 years, 11 months, 1 day.

Funeral Card of Hannah A. Hawkins 

  Hannah was last paid $8.00 on 4 May 1903 by the United States Pension Agency, Topeka, Kansas.  On 3 October 1903 her pension was dropped because of death.  She had died on 24 July 1903.  

Record of Termination of Pension at Hannah's Death

  Children of David H. Hawkins and Hannah Ankrum Criswell:

1. Sarah Ann Hawkins was born in October, 1846, and died in November, 1846, in Lee County, Iowa.
   
   
2. John Isom Hawkins was born 9 May 1848 in Lee County, Iowa; married first on 5 October 1870 in Jackson County, Missouri, Susan Julia Rogers, daughter of Wilson Rogers, a Shawnee, and Polly Samuels, a Munsee; married second Hestor A. Ketchum Daniels, a full blood Indian of the Delaware Tribe, widow of Walker Daniels; died 10 July 1935 at age 87, in Craig County, Oklahoma, near Vinita, and was buried through the Burckhalter Funeral Home of Vinita in the Ketchum Cemetery, Ketchum, Craig County, Oklahoma.  Susan Julia Rogers was born 2 March 1853 in Kansas; died 2 March 1880 in Oklahoma; and was buried in the Ketchum Cemetery, Ketchum, Craig County, Oklahoma. Hester A. Ketchum was born in 1849; died 15 April 1942 at age 92, at the Indian Sanitarium in Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma, following a long illness; and was buried through the Burckhalter Funeral Home of Vinita in the Ketchum Cemetery, Ketchum, Craig County, Oklahoma. John Isom Hawkins and Susan Julia Rogers had three children: (a) Charles David Hawkins, born 9 September 1869 in Kansas City, Kansas; served as a Private in Company L, 1st Regiment, U.S. Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish American War; married on 28 January 1907 in Craig County, Oklahoma, Dolly Singleton, daughter of William W. Singleton and Anne Chouteau; died 29 March 1929 in Afton, Ottowa County, Oklahoma; and was buried in the Ketchum Cemetery.  Charles and Dolly had six children: John Hawkins, Edith Hawkins, Nola Hawkins, Sue Hawkins (Hutchinson), Lucy Hawkins and a son who died as an infant. (b) Lucy Hawkins, born 2 November 1872; married around 1894 Charles Norris and lived in Ketchum, Oklahoma; died 7 June 1951, at the home of Adrian Blount, nine miles southwest of Vinita, Oklahoma; and was buried in Ketchum Cemetery under the direction of Burckhalter Funeral Home.  She had been a long-time resident of Ketchum and a member of the Methodist Church at Ketchum. (c) Abbie Hawkins was born 1 April 1878, died 26 April 1916, and was buried in the Ketchum Cemetery.  No children were born of John's marriage to Hester Ketchum Daniels.
   
   
3. Emma Narcissus Hawkins was born 31 July 1850 in Appanoose County, Iowa; married 7 October 1869 in Johnson County, Kansas, Samuel Joseph Rankin, son of David Rankin and Mitilda Nicholson; and died 17 May 1880.  Samuel Joseph Rankin was born 24 January 1848 in Illinois; after Emma died, he married, separated and eventually moved to Ft. Worth, Texas; died 27 April 1907 at St. Margaret's Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas; and was buried on 29 April 1907 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas.  Emma N. Hawkins and S. Joseph Rankin had five children:  (a) Louise Marie Rankin was born 15 September 1870 in Wyandotte County, Kansas; married 10 April 1889 in Witchita, Kansas, Elmer Ellsworth Simpson; died 23 September 1943 in Kansas City, Kansas; and was buried in the Highland Park Cemetery in Kansas City.  Elmer Ellsworth Simpson was born 27 February 1865; died 8 October 1944 at Bethany Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas; and was buried in Highland Park Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas.  Their children were: Joseph Edward Simpson and Mary Pauline Simpson.  (b) Lillian Rankin was born 20 June 1872; married 30 December 1896 William L. McCart in Fort Worth, Texas, by C. P. Bridwell, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church; died 29 November 1953 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; and was buried in East Oakwood Cemetery.  Their children were:  Nancy Louise McCart, Elisabeth Howe McCart; Mary Tom McCart; MacGregor Rankin McCart; and William Lawrence McCart.  (c) Lizzie Ellen "Nellie" Rankin was born 12 June 1876; married Charles or Robert Matthew who had tuberculosis; both died of the disease, leaving a small child, Charles or Robert Matthews who was raised by the Matthews in Temple, Texas.  (d) William Thomas Rankin was born 1 June 1878 and died young, probably in Shawnee Township, Wyandotte County, Kansas. (e) Frank Rankin was born 31 August 1874 and died 1 December 1874, probably in Shawnee Township, Wyandotte County, Kansas.
   
   
4. Rebecca Jane Hawkins was born 4 August 1853 in Illinois; married 30 December 1869 Lansing Parker Hewitt, son of Dr. Richard Hewitt and Hannah Parker; died of pneumonia 1 January 1922; and was buried on 4 January 1922 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Argentine, Kansas.  Lansing Parker Hewitt was born 27 February 1847, died in 1912, and was buried in the Shawnee Township Cemetery.  His body was later transferred to the Maple Hill Cemetery, Argentine, Kansas.  Their children were: (a) William E. Hewitt was born 15 August 1874 and married 24 October 1895 in Wyandotte County, Kansas, Lulu "Lou" Stanley.  Their seven children were: Ella Hewitt, Harold L. Hewitt, Edna Hewitt, Charles William Hewitt, Gordon R. Hewitt, Ruth M. Hewitt and Nellie Hewitt. (b) Frank R. Hewitt was born 24 November 1875; married Amelia Martin and lived in Watertown, South Dakota; died 4 July 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  They had five children:  one died at the time of Amelia's death with influenza, Harry, Louella, Mona and Alma.  (c) Hannah Maud Hewitt was born 17 April 1876; died 21 September 1877 from pneumonia after the measles; and was buried in the Shawnee Township Cemetery.  (d) Warren Merrick Hewitt was born 28 August [c1878] in Turner, Wyandotte County, Kansas; was a resident of Kansas City most of his life; and died 9 July 1953 at Providence Hospital after a four-week illness.  He was a member of the Turner Baptist Church, Kaw Masonic Lodge, Caswell Consistory, Abdallah Shrine, the Eagles Lodge and the Shrine Club.  He "experienced the tradedy of the death of his intended with pneumonia before their marriage. He never dated again."  He served for 30 years as the assistant cashier of the Kansas City municipal water and light department.  (e) Elizabeth Irene "Mae" Hewitt was born in August 1881; married early in 1901 George Washington McCamish, son of William H. McCamish and Mary J. Wells; and died in 1966.  George W. McCamish was born 17 October 1869 and died 22 September 1963.  They had six children: Nina Louise McCamish, Helen Marie McCamish, Dee Alma McCamish, William Warren McCamish, Merrick Warren McCamish and George LeRoy McCamish.  (f) Ida Burke Hewitt was born 24 1884, married Byron Leroy Orvis and lived in Lake Charles and Welsh, Louisana; and died 3 July 1943.  Byron died 1 January 1960.  They had three children: Harriet J. Orvis, Byron Leroy Orvis Jr., and Betty Orvis. (g) Louella Hewitt was born 11 October 1887; married first Joseph A. Eagle, Sr. and second on 18 January 1939 John V. Hoefer; and died 10 October 1966 in Lake Charles, Louisana, where she had lived for 53 years.  She had two children by her first marriage:  Lansing H. Eagle and Joseph A. Eagle, Jr.  (h) Alma Dee Hewitt was born 7 October 1890 and married 21 June 1911 Charles Jay Trevor who had been born 22 October 1885.  They had six children:  Charles Leslie Trevor, Lora Mae Trevor, Ella Jane Trevor, Alma Marie Trevor, and Helen Marquerite Trevor.
   
   
5. William Franklin Hawkins was born 19 October 1855 in Lincoln Township, Appanoose County, Iowa; married 11 October 1885 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, his first cousin, Mary Belle Hagan, daughter of James Hagan and Elizabeth Burch Criswell; died 24 August 1945 in Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa; and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery.  Mary Belle Hagan was born 17 October 1856, died 19 April 1917 in Jerome; and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery.  They had seven children:  Cadd Ruth Hawkins, Kathryn Elizabeth Hawkins, John William Hawkins, James Hagan Hawkins, Archibald Franklin Hawkins, William Earl Hawkins, and Edmund David Hawkins.
   
   
6. Mary Dell Nora Hawkins was born 11 May 1858 in Appanoose County, Iowa, married 11 December 1881 John Augustus Hackborn; died 9 January 1922 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas; and was buried in Highland Park Cemetery in Kansas City.  Her sister, Rebecca Jane Hawkins Hewitt, had had pneumonia, and Mary went to care for her.  The conditions were not very good and Mry Dell Nora caught pneumonia and died only eight days after Jane.  John Augustus Hackborn was born 17 February 1854 in Dusseldorf, Germany.  He came to America in 1854 or 1855 with his parents when he was about sixteen weeks old and settled in Philadelphia.  He wen to Kansas in 1878 and was employed as a butcher in a packing house in the Kansas City, Kansas, river bottoms. John Hackborn died in California 12 November 1934 and was buried in Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas.  They had two children:  (a) Frederick August Hackborn was born 23 November 1882 in Kansas City, Kansas, married a widow Henretta M. Fessler, died 23 March 1962, and was buried next to his wife in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.  (b) Louise Marie Hackborn was born 23 March 1886 and died unmarried 3 September 1986 in Los Angeles, California.
   
   
7. Archibald Fisher Criswell Hawkins was born 10 November 1860 and died 6 October 1861 in Appanoose County, Iowa.
   
   
8. Lizzie Erminnie Hawkins was born 15 September 1866 in Appanoose County, Iowa, and died of measles 8 October (or 1 May) 1876 in Wyandotte County, Kansas. 

[Editor's Note:  David H. Hawkins and Hannah Ankrum Criswell are the Editor's Great-Grandparents.  William Franklin Hawkins and Mary Belle Hagan are his Grandparents.]

Memories of Jerome, Iowa - Part III - Schools

  Records show that the first school site, eight rods square, and known as School District No. 5, was purchased from Jacob Stoner July 11, 1857, for the consideration of $10.00.  This site was the northwest corner of the present school property.  It is assumed that the first school building was built the same year as the property was acquired, and it served as a place of learning until 1871 when a new school was built. 

  James Hagan was the carpenter and for his labors he received the old school building which he made into a part of his home, later the home of William Hawkins.   The second school building was used until 1894 when the population of Jerome required a larger building.  The increase in population was due to the sinking of coal mines.  This building is now the residence of Paul Mica.

  One of the early teachers in this second building was Theodore P. Shonts, later internationally famous.  After teaching at Jerome, he was graduated from Monmouth College, practiced law and became interested in railroad building.  He helped construct the Iowa Central and obtained controlling interest in the Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska, and Toledo, St. Louis and Western roads.  He was chairman of the Panama Canal commission in 1905-1907.

The two-story frame school building, 1894-1920

  A two-story frame structure, the third school building served until it burned on April 25, 1920.

  Anyone attending the Jerome School during these early periods will well remember the blacksmith shop located east of the school grounds and owned by Peter Wilson.  It was always a place of interest to the children.  To watch Mr. Wilson shoe horses was far more interesting than to study in school.

  The new building was of brick and was ready for occupancy at Christmas time in 1923.  In the interim school had been held in various places in town; the old Catholic church, and in a house which later became the W. E. Hawkins home. 

  This fourth school building also was destroyed by fire of unknown origin on April 27, 1931.  The fifth building was ready for occupancy late in September of the same year, classes being held in the K. of P. Hall until its completion.  This present building is much like the fourth, constructed of brick and with full basement.  Half of the basement was made into an auditorium with stage.  A modern system was installed and the building was wired for electricity which on Dec. 24, 1936 was furnished Jerome by the Iowa Southern Utilities Company. 
 [From Memories of Jerome, Iowa, 1989 published for the 1989 Jerome Reunion.]