School Name: Spearman School School District Number: #072
Location:
Township: Twn39N Range: Rng13W Section: Sec29
Latitude: 38.082300 °N Longitude: -92.373200 °W
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Spearman School - 1927
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Spearman School, grades 1-8 - 1945-55
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Top, L-R: Vergie Uhlman, Larry Irwin, Shirley Wall, William Nelson, Barbara Wall, Larry Fritchey, Carol Fritchey,
2nd Row: Danny Irwin, Ann Adams, Janet Hoff, Roger Wall, 3rd Row: Marilyn Wall, Harold Hoff, Daryll Fritchey, Lydia Hoff, 4th Row: Linda Wall, Marilyn Steen, Bobby Fritchey, Carlene Burnham.
School Information:
Date Started: Date Closed:
School Registers:
Teacher's Register: 1958-1960
Teachers: Judge Jenkins lists the following teachers for the early years of the school:
| 1874-75 | Zebedee Spearman | 1889-90 | Nellie Harrison | |
| 1875-76 | James S. Martin | 1890-91 | D. E. Casey | |
| 1876-77 | E. L. Hawkins | 1891-93 | Cornelia Spearman | |
| 1877-78 | A. L. Benage | 1893-94 | Mattie Steen | |
| 1878-80 | James T. Walker | 1894-95 | Wm. L. Hawkins | |
| 1880-81 | A. L. Benage | 1895-96 | C. B. Spearman | |
| 1881-82 | Cornelia Spearman | 1896-97 | Roy Nickols | |
| 1882-83 | L. N. Wood | 1897-98 | Chas. O. Short | |
| 1883-84 | Cornelia Spearman | 1898-99 | Cornelia B. Spearman | |
| 1884-86 | Geo. A. Mace | 1899-00 | Alta Spearman | |
| 1886-87 | Mrs. C. F. Spearman | 1900-01 | Gilbert Watkins | |
| 1887-89 | C. F. Spearman |
Later Teachers Included:
| 1956-57 | May Burnham | |||
| 1958-60 | Vada Hensley |
Resident Taxpayers in 1871:
Wm. J. Wall, P.J. Whittle, C.R. Adams, G.W. Adams, W.W. Burks, Bently Burks, D.Carroll, S.W. Diall, W.L. Diall, J.C. Earp, Geo. Helms, John Loveall, Adam Melrose, Mar__ Kenser, W.H. Nichols, Hezekiah McCubbin, T.S. Phillips, J.W. Plemmons, John Phillips, __Pemberton, Elisha Strutton, J.W. Spearman, Zebedee Spearman, Nancy Spearman, Edmund Spearman, Mary Short, N.B. Wood, W.R. Wright, and A.F. Wall.
Spearman School was located 5 miles West of Iberia on 42 Highway. The school building burned in the year 1973. At that time it was owned by JoAnn and Ethel Spearman. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Atwell later purchased the property and built a new home there.
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