Mayberry School

Mayberry Township, IL

James Henderson Mayberry received military warrants in Hamilton County for his Mexican War service in Captain Hardy's Company, 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteers, on January 10, 1851. In January, 1854, he purchased additional land in the township named after his grandfather. On September 14th, 1867, James and his wife Elizabeth sold two acres to the Trustees of Township Six Range Seven East in Hamilton County for twenty dollars.

The first building was lumber construction in the late 1860's and the second Kalamazoo building blocks in the mid to late 1930's. The brick building had a sand and gravel water filter for rain collected by the gutters and a well with a hand pump.

Heat was provided by a coal stove. Rick Vickers of Dale, IL shared that his grandfather Lofty Vickers used to walk from his home behind the school and start the fire before students arrived.

School teachers included: James Tyler, Charles and Wilburn Bozarth, Beaulah Clark, John Hardesty, Lester Sinclair, and Fern Simpson.

Mayberry School educated rural children until it was consolidated with the Board of Education Community Unit District #3 of White and Hamilton Counties in 1951. Harry Mayberry purchased the building at a public auction on July 28, 1951. Harry was the great grandson of Frederick Mayberry, II. Shortly after moving with his wife Mary, he passed away from appendicitis complications. His son Wilson acquired the property from the estate. Wilson had completed eight grades at the one-room building along with his siblings. The photos on this page are from his sister Dorothy's photo album.

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Dorothy (Mayberry) McMahon's Photo Album

Bureau of Land Management Record Search

Hamilton County, Illinois Courthouse Land Records

   Illinois Mexican War Veterans Database

Dorothy (Mayberry) McMahon's Photo Album


Mayberry School Building


Mayberry School estimated 1915 to 1917

Teddy Van Winkle


Mayberry School 1920


Mayberry School 1933


Mayberry School 1935


Mayberry School 1936


Mayberry School 1937


Mayberry School 1938


Mayberry School 1939


Mayberry School 1941


Mayberry School 1942


Mayberry School 1943


Mayberry School Bell
Dated 1886

Courtesy of Sue Mayberry


Former Mayberry School Outhouse

David Cantrell

Last Class at Mayberry School 1949 - 1950

William West, Eddie Breeden, Bobbie Breeden, Mary Scott, Rhonold Griffith, Bobbie Allen, Charlie Scott, Vineta Wheeler, Doyle Mayberry, Margaret Green, Betty Griffith, Reba Farris, Donald Mayberry

Mayberry School Teachers 1896 - 1918

Date - Teachers
1896 - Robert Gunter
1897 - Robert Gunter, C W Johnson, William Rohder
1898 - William Rohder, J W Philips
1899 - J W Philips, Frank Lasater
1900 - Arthur Hardesty, Frank Lasater, A E Young
1901 - A E Young, A S Crouse
1902 - Andy Crouse, Arthur Hardesty
1903 - C G Stewart, Andy Crouse
1904 - Andy Crouse, Vesta Robinson, Rella Sloan
1905 - Edwin Allen
1906 - Ed M Lasater
1907 - Ed M Lasater, Allen Lasater
1908 - Ed M Lasater, Andy Crouse
1909 - Andy Crouse, A S Snyder
1910 - T A Snyder
1911 - C G Stewart, John Hardesty, A S Snyder, John Hardesty
1912 - John Hardesty, Ed M Lasater
1913 - Ed M Lasater, W D Crawford
1914 - C M Thompson, Alvin Williams
1915 - Alvin Williams, Ed M Lasater
1916 - Ed M Lasater, A L Moore
1917 - A L Moore, Al Mayberry, A L Moore, C M Thompson
1918 - C M Thompson, Grace Harrawood, Edgar M Prince