PLEASANT GROVE / JONES
SCHOOL
(Also known as Buzzard Roost School)
Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois
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Teachers of JONES SCHOOL – District #35 (Foster twp.)
(also known as Buzzard Roost / Pleasant Grove School)
(Oct. 1905) Maude Bayliss
(Oct. 1906) Martha Walker
(Sept. 1907) J.S. Kniseley
(March 1908) Roy Mulvany
(1909-10) William L. Green
(Aug. 1912) Maude Bayliss
(Aug. 1913) Maude Bayliss
(Feb. 1915) Thomas Stephens
(Dec. 1915) W.L. Green
(Feb. 1917) Frances Chandler
(1926-27) Jane (Walker) Stevens
(1930-31) Mira Headley
(1931-32) Sam Cozad
(1932-33)
(1933-34)
(1934-35) Sam Cozad
(1935-36) Miss Inez Foster
(1936-37)
(1937-38)
(1938-39)
circa 1940 _________ Wingert/Wingort
(1939-40)
(1940-41) Miss Ruth Doolen
(1941-42)
(1942-43) Mrs. Blanche Jones
(1943-44) Mrs. Blanche Doolen
(1944-45)
(1945-46) Miss Elsie Tockstein
(The above information was gathered from "The Kinmundy Express" articles and school photos.
Most of the information from 1905-1917 gleaned from “Perfect Attendance Certificates” from Clyde Bassett)
Pleasant Grove School (also known as Jones School & Buzzard Roost School); Foster Twp., Marion Co., IL; ca 1899:
Anna (Lucas) Davidson is the woman with the black shawl over her blouse.
Pleasant Grove School (also known as Jones School & Buzzard Roost School); Foster Twp., Marion Co., IL;
William L. Green, teacher; Photo #1 - Oct. 27, 1909:
Back Row - Lida (Arnold) Garrett, Lillie Chandler, Harvey L. Bassett, Frankie Chandler, James Arnold, William L. Green (teacher);
Third Row - Georgia (Thomas) Williams, Pearle (Jones) Garrett, James Bassett, Floyd Arnold, Gage Bassett, Dick Nichols, Ada (Arnold) Bates,
Frankie (Thomas) Doudera, Mildred (Arnold) ?Walton, Pearl (Soutier) Slater;
Second Row - Ruby Haynes, Isabelle (Arnold) ?Protz, Gayle (Bassett) Jones, Sam Gray, Lester Walton, Clyde Bassett, Roy Jones,
(girl behind Clyde & Roy is Nora Nichols), Joe Chandler, Lop Chandler;
Front Row - Tiny Nichols, Grace (Bassett) Conant, Orin Chandler, Merle Jones, Pearl (Haynes) Rolinson, Elsie (Warren) Boring, Anslem Haynes, Walton Arnold
Pleasant Grove School (also known as Jones School & Buzzard Roost School) – Foster twp., Marion Co., IL;
William L. Green, teacher ; Photo #2 - Oct. 27, 1909:
Back Row: Lida (Arnold) Garrett, Lillie Chandler, Harvey L. Bassett, Frankie Chandler, James Arnold, William L. Green (teacher);
Third Row: Georgia (Thomas) Williams, Pearle (Jones) Garrett, James Bassett, Floyd Arnold, Gage Bassett, Dick Nichols,
Ada (Arnold) Bates, Frankie (Thomas) Doudera, Mildred (Arnold) ?Walton, Pearl (Soutier) Slater;
Second Row: Ruby Haynes, Isabelle (Arnold) ?Protz, Gayle (Bassett) Jones, Sam Gray, Lester Walton, Clyde Bassett, Roy Jones,
(girl behind Clyde & Roy is Nora Nichols), Joe Chandler, Lop Chandler;
Front Row: Tiny Nichols, Grace (Bassett) Conant, Orin Chandler, Merle Jones, Pearl (Haynes) Rolinson, Elsie (Warren) Boring,
Anslem Haynes, Walton Arnold
Pleasant Grove School (also known as Jones School & Buzzard Roost School); Foster twp., Marion Co., IL - Nov. 4, 1910
4th row: Pearl (Soutier) Slater, Mildred (Arnold) Walton, Georgia (Thomas) Williams, _________, __________, Frankie (Thomas) Doudera,
Pearle (Jones) Garrett
3rd row: Elsa (Warren) Boring, Bertha (Warren) Mulvaney, Reta (Haynes) Brown, Pearl (Haynes) Rolinson, Gayle (Bassett) Jones, Ruby Haynes,
Grace (Conant) Bassett
2nd row: Clyde Bassett, Ansylmn "Buck" Haynes, Roy Jones, ____________, Charles Bassett, Jim Bassett, "Lop" Chandler, Gage Bassett(?)
1st row: Merle Jones, ___________
Pleasant Grove School, (also known as Jones School & Buzzard Roost School); Foster twp., Marion Co., IL; Maude Bayliss, teacher - 1911
Jessie Headley, Nana Headley, Pearl Haynes, Tillie Chandler, Bertha Chandler, John Oglesby, Ruby Haynes, Gayle (Bassett) Jones, Zelma Chesser,
Merle Jones, Mildred (Arnold) Walton, Sam Gray, Charles Bassett, Reta (Haynes) Brown, Grace (Bassett) Conant
Pleasant Grove School (also known as Jones School & Buzzard Roost School); Foster twp., Marion Co., IL; ca 1912
Back Row: Clyde Bassett, Gage Bassett, Jim Bassett, (?) Mildred (Arnold) Walton, Pearl (Jones) Garrett, Grace (Bassett) Conant, ______________
Front row: (?)John Oglesby, (?)Roy Jones, __________________, (?) Merle Jones
Pleasant Grove School (also known as Jones School & Buzzard Roost School); Foster twp., Marion Co., IL; ca 1912 (closepup)
Pleasant Grove School (also known as Jones School & Buzzard Roost School); Foster twp., Marion Co., IL;
Thomas Stephens, teacher - Feb. 26, 1915
Third Row: Gayle (Bassett) Jones, Pearl (Soutier) Slater, Mildred (Arnold) Walton, Pearl (Jones) Garrett, James Bassett, Thomas Stephens - teacher,
Gage Bassett, Clyde Bassett
Second Row: Willie Oglesby, Merle Jones, John Oglesby, Roy Jones, Ruby (Haynes) Berthold, Grace (Bassett) Conant, Anslem "Buck" Haynes
Front Row: Mason "Peck" Brown, Ralph Bassett, Arthur Oglesby, Charles Bassett, Rita (Haynes) Brown, Pearl (Haynes) Robinson
Jones (also known as Pleasant Grove School & Buzzard Roost School); Foster twp., Marion Co., IL;
Jane (Walker) Stevens, teacher - 1926
Back row: Jane (Walker) Stevens – teacher; Helen (Caldwell) Peddicord, Louie B. Soutier, Robert H. Jones, Ellis Bassett,
Russell L. Jones, Archie Caldwell
Middle row: Marvin Bassett, Alice Nichols
Front row: Roberta (Arnold) Green, Mary Dell (Soutier) Johnson, Katherin (Soutier) Headley, Lela May (Nichols) Doolen,
Nellie May (Jones) Hoke (holding slate), Lucille (Nichols) Headley, Imogine (Caldwell) Albert
(Probably) Jones School (formerly known as Pleasant Grove School & Buzzard Roost School);
Foster twp., Marion Co., IL; ca 1940
Back row: ______ Wingert/Wingort – teacher; Betty Jones, Laverne Gray, James Gray, Floyd Jones, Leah Pearl Walton, Keith Walton, Marlen Walton, Charles Gray
Front row: Delila Donoho, Lila Donoho, Ruth Gray, Bill Howard, Pauline Howard, Paul Howard, Loren Donoho, Pearl Jones,
Kathryn (Jones) Jones
(Probably) Jones School (formerly known as Pleasant Grove School & Buzzard Roost School);
Foster twp., Marion Co., IL; Elsie Tockstein – teacher; ca 1945
Back row: James Walton, Doc Hopkins, Kathryn (Jones) Jones, Norma Hopkins, Pearl Jones
Second row: Dayne Bassett, Wayne Jones, Jerry Smith, Charles Gray, Dale Bassett, Shirley Hopkins
Front row: Carolyn Smith, Janet Arnold, Danny Hopkins