School days are here again, a good reason to remember some ancestors who were teachers or otherwise involved in education:
- SCHWARTZ/FARKAS FAMILY: Above, my aunt Dorothy Schwartz (1919-2001), who was a high school teacher of typing, stenography, and business subjects. This is her faculty picture from a yearbook dated nearly 40 years ago. My uncle Fred Shaw (1912-1991) was a high school history teacher who wrote civics textbooks; his wife, Daisy Katz Shaw (1913-1985), was an educational guidance counselor who became Director of the Bureau of Vocational and Occupational Guidance in New York City. My great aunt, Ella Farkas Lenney (1897-1991) taught in the New York school system for years.
- McCLURE FAMILY: Hubby's great aunt, Lola McClure Lower (1877-1948) was a truant officer in Wabash, Indiana public schools in 1920. By 1930, her occupation had changed to "attendance officer, public schools" in Wabash (see Census excerpt above). Hubby's great aunt, Anna Adaline McClure (1854-1928) was a teacher when she married Samuel Cook, a mason, in Petoskey, Michigan, in 1897.
Super idea, to highlight teachers as the children sharpen their pencils for the new school year.
ReplyDeleteI have many teachers in my family. Why didn't I think of this topic?
ReplyDeleteWendy and Colleen, thanks for reading and commenting. Would love to read more about family trees filled with teachers and others involved in education. If I dig up more I'll add to my post.
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