List of Clay Township landowners in 1940 added

An index of the landowners in Clay Township in 1940 has been added to the Land Records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books and lists the Congressional Township, Range and Section that the land was located in.

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of the plat books for scattered years between 1852 and 1940.

Hendricks County residents who graduated from Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute (1960)

source: Coatesville Herald (Coatesville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, June 9, 1960 - page 1, column 4:

NOTE: Indiana State Teachers College later changed its name to Indiana State University.

AMO:
--Dana Jeanne Sechman - Bachelor of Arts in Music and Latin

BROWNSBURG:
--John E. Hinkle - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

COATESVILLE:
--Millard R. Trout - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

DANVILLE:
--Robert Lee Cochran - Master of Science in Elementary Teacher
--Harold Clifford Wilson - Master of Science in Departmental and Industrial Education
--Linda Sue Owens - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
--Jean King Kisner - Bachelor of Science in Arts and Crafts and English
--Beverly K. Threlkeld - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
--Mary B. Furry - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
--Martha Swope Helton - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
--Harold Duane Wilson - Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education and Mathematics
--Imogene Patrick Wilson - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

PITTSBORO:
--Bonner Newlin Allee - Master of Arts in Secondary School Principal

PLAINFIELD:
--Danna Jean Collier - Master of Science in Elementary School Principal
--Max H. Park - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

STILESVILLE:
--Betty Ann Musgrave - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

Ground broken for Cascade High School (1963)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, September 19, 1963 - page 1, columns 4-5:

According to a newspaper article, on Saturday, September 14, 1963 a groundbreaking ceremony was held by the Mill Creek Community School Corporation (which represented Liberty Township, Clay Township and Franklin Township) for the new Cascade High School in Clayton. The building was to cost $1.5 million and when completed would serve the students from the former high schools of Clayton, Amo and Stilesville.

The site of the new school was described in the article as being on Jacktown Road (aka County Road 200 West), north of US 40.

Hendricks County residents who graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington (1956)

source: Coatesville Herald (Coatesville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, June 7, 1956 - page 1, column 5:

AMO:
--Mrs. Nancy McWethy Sharp - Dental Hygiene Certificate

CLAYTON:
--Mrs. Edna Barnes - Master of Science in Education
--Virginia E. Richardson- Bachelor of Music Education

DANVILLE:
--Max E. Cameron - Master of Science in Education
--Charles A. Lee - Bachelor of Science in Optometry
--Mrs. Jamie Walter Schaphorst - Bachelor of Science in Education

LIZTON:
--Maribeth Bowman - Bachelor of Science in Education

NORTH SALEM:
--Harriet Nichols - Master of Business Administration

PLAINFIELD:
--Eurie B. Martin - Bachelor of Science in Education
--Clara McQueery - Master of Science in Education
--Shirley E. Spear - Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Theatre
--Lloyd W. Young, Jr. - Master of Science in Business

Civil War widow Mary M. HOPWOOD dies (1953)

source: Coatesville Herald (Coatesville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, July 23, 1953 - page 1, column 5:

WIDOW OF CIVIL WAR VET DIED MONDAY
Mrs. Mary M. HOPWOOD, age 94 years, widow of Mote R. Hopwood, Civil War veteran, passed away at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Freeman Cooper, southeast of Amo Monday morning.

Funeral services were held at the Clayton Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon.

Mrs. Hopwood is survived by two grandchildren, Mrs. Freeman Cooper, and Robert R. Hubbard of Memphis, Tennessee; four great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.

List of Amo High School graduates in 1959 added

An index of the students who graduated from Amo High School in 1959 has been added to the school records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from a May 22, 1959 commencement program, which is in the collection of the Plainfield library.

Alice June BAKER graduates from Ball State University (1941)

A commencement program for Ball State Teachers College for June 6, 1941 lists among its graduates Alice June Baker of Amo. She received a Bachelor of Science in Education.

List of Cascade High School students in 1991 added

An index of the students in grades 9 through 12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1991 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1991 yearbook, Colossus. This yearbook is in the collection of the Plainfield library.

NOTE: Cascade High School opened in Clayton in the fall of 1964 as the consolidation of 3 school districts - Clayton, Amo and Stilesville.

Joseph CARTER dies of polio (1954)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, October 21, 1954 - page 1, column 3:

COATESVILLE MAN DIES FROM POLIO
Joseph O. Carter, a farmer of the Coatesville community, died Thursday afternoon in the Robert Long Hospital, Indianapolis, from bulbar polio. Mr. Carter became ill Monday morning and was taken to the hospital Wednesday where he was put in an iron lung.

Born in 1916 in Clay Township, he was the son of Arthur Lee Carter and Maude Carter Darnell. He was married to Marion McClure in 1940. He was a member of the Amo Baptist Church and a deacon in the church. He was a graduate of the Amo High School after which he began his farming career.

Funeral services were Sunday afternoon from the Amo Baptist Church in charge of the Rev. A.E. Chastain. Burial was in the Amo Cemetery.

Survivors are the widow, Marian; two sons, Roger Lee and Dale Allen; his mother, Mrs. Maude Carter Darnell, and a sister, Mrs. Hugh Isenberg, all of Coatesville.

Teacher Edward BRINEGAR charged with assaulting a student (1949)

source: Danville Gazette (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, April 7, 1949 - page 1, columns 1-2:

According to an April 1949 article, Edward Brinegar, who taught 5th and 6th grades at the Amo school, was charged with assault and battery in Hendricks County Circuit Court. The charge, which was brought on behalf of Ray O'Dell, Sr., stemmed from a March 18 incident with O'Dell's son, 12-year-old Ray A. O'Dell, Jr. Brinegar's lengthy statement (published in the article) referred to the paddling he had done of his student for violating school rules. He waived arraignment and pleaded not guilty.

NOTE: According to Hendricks County Circuit Court Order Book 98 (1 April 1949 - 6 March 1950), the State of Indiana vs. Edward Brinegar was case #8920. On May 16, 1949, the prosecutor asked to dismiss the case, and the court granted the motion.

Clay Township landowners in 1932 added

An index of the landowners in Clay Township in 1932 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books and lists the Congressional Township, Range and Section that the land was located in.

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of the plat books for scattered years between 1852 and 1940.

List of Cascade High School students in 1968 added

An index of the students in grades 7-12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1968 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1968 yearbook, Colossus, which is in the collection of the Plainfield Public Library.

NOTE: Cascade High School opened in the fall of 1964 as the result of the consolidation of the high schools of Clayton, Amo and Stilesville.

Clay Township landowners in 1928 added

An index of the landowners in Clay Township in 1928 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books and lists the Congressional Township, Range and Section that the land was located in.

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of the plat books for scattered years between 1852 and 1940.

List of Cascade High School students in 1984 added

An index of the students in grades 9-12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1984 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1984 yearbook, Colossus, which has been digitized by the Hendricks County Government Center.

NOTE: Cascade High School opened in the fall of 1964 as the result of the consolidation of the high schools of Clayton, Amo and Stilesville.

List of Cascade High School students in 1979 added

An index of the students in grades 9-12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1979 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1979 yearbook, Colossus.

NOTE: Cascade High School opened in the fall of 1964 as the result of the consolidation of the high schools of Clayton, Amo and Stilesville.

List of Cascade High School students in 1973 added

An index of the students in grades 7-12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1973 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1973 yearbook, Colossus.

NOTE: Cascade High School opened in the fall of 1964 as the result of the consolidation of the high schools of Clayton, Amo and Stilesville.

List of Cascade High School students in 1972 added

An index of the students in grades 7-12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1972 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1972 yearbook, Colossus.

NOTE: Cascade High School opened in the fall of 1964 as the result of the consolidation of the high schools of Clayton, Amo and Stilesville.

List of Cascade High School students in 1971 added

An index of the students in grades 7-12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1971 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1971 yearbook, Colossus.

NOTE: Cascade High School opened in the fall of 1964 as the result of the consolidation of the high schools of Clayton, Amo and Stilesville.

List of Clay Township landowners in 1922 added

An index of the landowners in Clay Township in 1922 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books and lists the Congressional Township, Range and Section that the land was located in.

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of the plat books for scattered years between 1852 and 1940.

List of Cascade High School students in 1970 added

An index of the students in grades 7-12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1970 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1970 yearbook, Colossus.

NOTE: Cascade High School opened in the fall of 1964 as the result of the consolidation of the high schools of Clayton, Amo and Stilesville.