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Account of Beneficiaries who have been
members of the female school at Mayhew
|
Name |
Age |
Ped |
Time entered
|
Mos of Res |
Notes |
|
Anna Maria Tappan |
10 |
Full |
May 1822 |
38 |
Could read, write and sew handsomely, is married |
|
Mary Reed |
11 |
Do |
Dec 1822 |
13 |
Read in testament, is home |
|
Isabelle Porter |
7 |
Do |
May 1822 |
33 |
Is home, could read well in testament |
|
Susannah P. Brashears |
11 |
Do |
Jan 3, 1823 |
15 |
Could read, is married |
|
Priscilla Townsley |
9 |
Do |
Apr 4, 1823 |
11 |
Read only in spelling ? |
|
Anna Homer |
16 |
Do |
Nov 6, 1824 |
29 |
Can read Choctaw & English write attended some to Geo?
Perform various kinds of labor set a good example for the school
is very uniform in her behavior and is much devoted to the ? Of
the redemer. |
|
Vina Folsom |
13 |
|
Feb 14, 1823 |
19 |
Read in testament, is married to Isaac Watson |
|
Eliza Nelson |
9 |
|
Do , 1823 |
35-1 |
At Mayhew is married to N. Cochnear, left April 22 to reside
with her friends Can read Eng & Choctaw write attended some to
Geo H. behaves with propriety and is considerably devoted |
|
Sophia Nelson |
8 |
|
Do, 1823 |
35-1 |
At Mayhew ? she cause of her redeemer, left at same time, reads
well in English and Choctaw, amiable and much beloved, lives with
her grandmother |
|
Elcy James |
11 |
½ |
Mar 18, 1823 |
10 |
Is married and lost what she had learned |
|
Visa Kincade |
8 |
½ |
1823 |
11 |
With her grandmother, could read in Tes. is desirous to return
but is opposed by her friends |
|
Abigail Folsom |
8 |
½ |
Apr 4, 1823 left March 3, 1829 |
36-14 |
At Mayhew. Left to reside with her mother, attends school now
at Yoknickchy lives with Mr. Byington, reads and writes well in
English & Choctaw |
|
? Folsom |
5 |
|
Apr 12, 1823 |
28 |
Was a promising student, died in August 1826 |
|
? Beams |
8 |
|
Apr 26, 1823 |
32 |
At home reads well |
|
|
|
|
2nd entry May 1, 1828 |
|
Left March 3, 1829, started in Geography |
|
Susan Anderson |
5 |
½ |
Sept 5, 1823 |
11 |
At home read only in spelling |
|
Susannah Nail |
8 |
|
Oct 6, 1823 |
25 |
One of the most promising scholars, died in Oct 1827 death
caused by her clothes taking fire |
|
Margaret Hall |
22 |
|
Nov 21, 1823 |
6 |
With her relations, has been employed one year to take care of
smaller girls at school has conducted with propriety |
|
Lucinda Riddle |
17 |
|
Nov 21, 1823 |
11 |
Very promising, was married Died March 1827 |
|
Judith Walker |
13 |
|
Nov 21, 1823 |
12 |
With her father, read and wrote, good scholar, amiable |
|
Hannah F. Bradshaw |
14 |
Full |
Jan 3, 1824 |
15 |
Promising girl, read in tes. Is married |
|
Tennessee Folsom |
17 |
|
Feb 19, 1824 |
4 |
Read and wrote decently, made mens clothes, is married |
|
Emily Folsom |
13 |
|
Feb 19, 1824 |
27 |
Could read and write attended some to Geo. Cut and made men's
clothes. Neat and industrious. Behaved with propriety. Is married |
|
Priscilla Townsley |
6 |
Full |
Apr 1, 1824 |
11 |
With her mother, read only in spelling lessons |
|
Nella Folsom |
3 |
|
Apr 12, 1824 |
18.9 |
With her mother, read in words of 3 syllables |
|
|
|
|
2nd Apr 22, 1828 |
|
Left March 3, 1829 and is with her friends, could read in
testament |
|
Ishlahoya ? |
4 |
|
Apr 15, 1824 |
10 |
At home |
|
? rah F. Richardson |
8 |
Full |
May 3, 1824 |
23 |
At home |
|
Lovisa Nail |
16 |
|
Mar 16, 1824 |
4 |
Married to Israel Folsom |
|
Mary Nail |
15 |
|
Mar 16, 1824 |
12 |
Married |
|
Alzira Nail |
14 |
|
Mar 16, 1824 |
10 |
Read in tes. Has lived with her mother |
|
Artimitia Wade |
5 |
|
Oct 26, 1824 |
16 |
At home commenced easy reading ? |
|
|
|
|
2nd March 20, 1829 |
9 |
Could read the testament in English and Choctaw |
|
Alahoka |
6 |
Full |
Nov 3, 1824 |
8 |
At home |
|
Anna Homer |
16 |
Full |
Nov 6, 1824 |
24 |
At home, married to Sam Folsom |
|
Betsy James |
13 |
|
Nov 6, 1824 |
8 |
At home |
|
Mary Jones |
20 |
|
Nov 15, 1824 |
5 |
Married |
|
Gincy Hall |
5 |
|
Nov 15, 1824 2nd Jan 13, 1830 |
5 14 |
At home could read English and Choctaw and compose and write
letters |
|
Selina McDonald |
3 |
|
Dec 24, 1824 2nd Jan 13, 1830 |
14 6 |
Commenced easy reading. Left on . at home |
|
Rhoda Pitchlynn |
13 |
|
May 19, 1825 |
4 |
Read in testament and is with her father Married 1829 |
|
Mary Pitchlynn |
14 |
|
May 19, 1825 |
4 |
Read tolerably well and wrote. Is with her father, married 1829 |
|
Charlotte Wall |
|
|
May 1, 1825 2nd Oct 1, 1828 |
10 16 |
At home |
|
Elzira Folsom |
5 |
|
Oct 7, 1826 |
16 28 |
At Mayhew Left school to go over Mississippi could read and write and had some knowledge of geography |
|
Eliza Colbert |
5 |
|
Oct 7, 1826 |
16 27 |
At Mayhew Left to go over river Fall of 1831, could read well in both languages, write letters and had studied geography |
|
Patsy Folsom |
6 |
|
Oct 7, 1826 |
17 |
At home, read in Test. |
|
Vina Magee |
5 |
|
Oct 7, 1826 |
18 36 |
At Mayhew was a member of school until about January 8th 1832 |
|
Kezia Wade |
15 |
|
Oct 7, 1826 |
8 |
At home |
|
Orilla Folsom |
8 |
|
Oct 7, 1826 |
17 |
At home read in English and Chatha |
|
Miriam Hancock |
7 |
|
Oct 7, 1826 |
35 |
At Mayhew |
|
Anna Magee |
7 |
|
Oct 7, 1826 |
18 18 |
Mayhew dismissed from school |
|
Eliza Hohuma |
12 |
Full |
Oct 31, 1826 |
3 |
At home |
|
Alzira Pickens |
7 |
|
Oct 7, 1826 2nd Oct 1829 |
9 6 |
Commenced easy reading at home, died in 1831 on way to the new Choctaw Country |
|
Gincy Folsom |
4 |
|
Oct 10, 1826 |
9 |
Mayhew |
|
Amy Folsom |
4 |
|
Oct 13, 1826 |
9 27 |
Mayhew Left to go to the new country |
|
Visa Hancock |
6 |
|
Oct 14, 1826 |
9 |
Mayhew |
|
Sina Nail |
6 |
|
Oct 2, 1826 |
9 |
Mayhew Was a member of school until it closed |
|
Susanna Liles
|
15 |
|
Oct 27, 1827 |
|
With Mr. Macumber at home |
|
Rachel McGilbra |
10 |
|
Oct 17, 1827 |
|
Dismissed from school |
|
Hotima Christeen Baker |
12 |
|
Oct 17, 1827 |
|
Mayhew (note with below) they learned to read and write and are
now married |
|
Oklima |
14 |
|
Oct 17, 1827 |
|
Mayhew, note with above.. they learned to read and write and
are now married |
|
Mary Hancock |
6 |
|
Oct 17, 1827 left July 1, 1828 |
9 |
Mayhew, was taken from school by father, read in test. |
|
Winne Wilson |
6 |
|
Oct 17, 1827 |
|
Mayhew |
|
Polly Beams |
6 |
|
Oct 17, 1827 |
|
Mayhew |
|
Margaret Campbell |
5 |
|
Feb 12, 1828 |
|
Mayhew |
The ages of each scholar was given as
it appeared to be at time of entrance.
56 have been members of the school
since it's commencement May 1822 until the close of term July
(cutoff). Seven new members admitted this term.
32 were ignorant of the English
language
13 learned to read English well
15 read tolerably well in the testament
15 read Chatha and English
16 wrote composition
15 others commenced writing
17 studied Geo.
11 were married. 3 deaths
a number of them also worked decently
in mens clothes and most of them sewed with _ also knits.
Average no.
six members of the mission family not
included.
Next table has no dates
|
Name |
Notes |
|
? A. Dukes |
Reads Chakta and English, has some knowledge of geography, and
writes letters |
|
Julia Teasy |
Could read both languages and write a little, she professes
religion |
|
Alzira Beams |
Could read in testament |
|
Gincy Beams |
Read in testament |
|
Lucinda Victor |
Could read the testment in both languages |
|
Typhena Wall |
Read in testament |
|
Sally McIntosh |
Reads in words of two syllables |
|
Louisiana Folsom |
Read words of two syllables |
|
Charlotte Magee |
|
|
Lavina Wall |
|
|
Polly Wilson |
|
|
Lydia Goodall |
|
|
Betsy Thompson |
These five little girls but just commenced an education |
|
Elister May |
|
|
Else Folsom |
|
|
Selina Folsom |
|
|
Mary Walton |
These four girls read tolerably well in testament |
|
Lucy James |
Could read and write was amiable, was united with the church a
little before she left Mayhew |
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