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Ginger school was originally called Stone's Chapel
Ginger School was once called "Seedtick", located south of Emory;
it was also known as "Center Grove" and "Stone Chapel".
From intersection of Hwy 69 and Hwy 19, travel Hwy 69S 3.1 miles, turn left
onto County Rd. #3230, and school was located on right 0.4 miles. Ginger annexed
To Emory School District 1938. (Rains County Leader Pioneer ed. 11 August
1939)
Ras Magee of the Stones Chapel neighborhood was in again Monday and informed
us that they had engaged Prof. Davis of Cookville to teach for them and that
school would begin again Monday. (Rains County Leader, Jan 17, 1913)
Ras Magee, one of the trustees of the Stones Chapel school, was in town Saturday
inquiring for a school teacher. Prof. H.D. Garrett has been teaching the school
but has accepted a clerkship in the senate at Austin, which leaves them without
a teacher. Prof. Spencer started to teach this school last week but on account
of his eyes he had to give it up. (Rains County Leader, Jan 24, 1913)
no date
(photo submitted by Elaine Nall Bay)
Basketball Team
Left to right : Homer Bishop, George Melton, Earl Plaxco,
Claude Varnon, George Watson and coach, Marie Amis (Floyd)
no date (photo, Rains Co. LEADER, 25 June 1987)
Mamie English, teacher
Allred, Willa V.
Holmes, Freda Rhe
Plaxco, Ralph
Bishop, Ona Mae
Hutchens, Flavil
Shultz, Edith
Childers, Lillian
Hutchens, Pearson
Talley, Williford
Edgar, Mary
Hutchens, Rastus
Tomlinson, Estelle
Gordon, Alta
Kile, S.L.
Varnon, Herman
Gordon, Odell
Magee, Alton
Watson, J.H.
Harris, Ross
Melton, Allie Ruth
Woodson, Thomas
The trustees of School District No. 17 (Ginger) were empowered to sell the
school house. ("Commissioners' Court", Rains County Leader, October
17, 1913)
Prof. Abbie Vice will teach at Ginger this year (The Rains County Leader, 15
Sept. 1916)
1915-1916
Miss Dina Dice of Garland
1916/1917
26 Jan. 1917 Rains Co. Leader
The new school house at Ginger has been finished and is now occupied by the
school.
Prof. Abbie VICE, Miss Jewell COVEY and Mrs. Emma FURLONG are the teachers.
*1917/1918 (01 June 1917 Rains Co. LEADER)
Prof. Addie VICE and
wife
graduates : Clinta HICKS
Lou Alta POTTS
Otie E. MAGEE
Thelma WOODSON
Vera Mae JONES
Hallie DURHAM
Catherine WOODSON
Vallie ARMSTRONG
Salutatorian : Clinta HICKS
Valedictorian : Vallie ARMSTRONG
other students' names listed in program : Catherine BOYD, Lucy HICKS
1920
John Smiley - Superintendent
1921
Ed V. Cooke taught his 1st school when he was 18 years old (1921) in the Stone's
Chapel school
(Rains Co. Leader, Aug 11, 1939)
1922-23 Prof. C.B. Couch - principal
1928 - source
: Ona Mae Bishop Spence Ona Mae, 11 years old
March 7, 1928
3rd & 4th grades
front row
Lee Tomblinson
James Hutchin
Thomas Woodson
Ralph Plaxco
1930/31("Looking
Back..." photo, 27 Aug 1987)
John Smiley, Principal
Mrs. Bill Amis, Miss Rosa Reeves, teachers
1933
3rd & 4th grades
(photograph contributed by Pauline Patton Hultman)
teacher : Mrs. Joel Lennon
Bishop, Marshall
Linebaugh, Ray Nell
Prather, G.W.
Edgar, Inez
McKay, Paul
Shedd, Nellie Belle
Holmes, Wanda Lou
O'Rear, Nora Mae
Swindell, Pauline
Kirkpatrick, J.T.
Osborn, Gene
Wicker, Idell
Kirkpatrick, Pearl
Patton, Pauline
8th,9th,& 10th grades
teacher : Joel W. Lennon
Bishop, Mona Lee
Gordon, Odell
Prather, Louise
Campbell, Helen
Harris, Ross
Ramsey, Farris
Carter, Ella Ree
Melton, Allie Ruth
Short, Raymond
Childers, Helen
Osborn, Allene
Shultz, Edith
Davis, Mamie
Osborn, Moray
Swindell, Faye
Edgar, Lorene
Parrish, Mar Zee
Watson, J.H.
Gordon, Alta
Patton, Geroid
Wicker, Adele
Woodson, Thomas
1932-33 Constance Fenter Griffin = teacherThe ones who graduated from the 7th
grade Friday, April 9, 1937, were: Ada Deckard, Marshall Bishop, Junior Bullock,
Wanda June Evans, David Neely, Melvin Henderson, Goldie Wolfe, Harry Orear,
and Pauline Patton. (The Rains County Leader, 16 April 1981)
