Warren County North Carolina School Records

Warren County Common School District #15
March 1858
Rebecca Congleton, Teacher
Teacher's Salary: $20 per month

Branches Taught: Alphabet, Spelling, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography
Books Used: Webster's Spelling Book, Third Class Reader, Emerson's Arithmetic, Mitchell's Geography

Names of School Committee: Benjamin Cook, Henry Bennette, Mark Duke

Pupils	Age	Progress in Studies	Conduct.	Punishment	Parent or Guardian
Alice Franklin	11	1	1		Louisa Franklin, Dressmaker
Catharine Burrows	10	2	1		William Burrows, Coachmaker
Nicholas Harris	6	2	2		Edward Harris, Carpenter
Charles Harper	8	2	2		George Harper, Carpenter
Walter Farrow	9	1	1		Eliza Farrow, Widow
Joseph Farrow	5	2	2	1	do.
Francis Woodson, Jr.	6	2	2		Francis Woodson, Bricklayer
William Sherward	6	1	1		William Sherward, Tailor
Louisanna Macon	10	3	2	1	John Macon, Wgon maker (?)
Nepolian Macon	6	3	3	do	do
Elizabeth Walker	7	2	2	2	Thomas Walker, Farmer
Thomas Farmer	10	-	-	-	John Farmer, Blacksmith

General Remarks:
March 9 & 10 there was snow on the ground and I did not teach school.
March 23 the school was visited by one of the Committeemen who remained there during several recitations.

Warren County Common School District #15
March 1859
Sallie E. Brickell, Teacher
Teacher's Salary: $20 per month

Branches Taught: Alphabet, Spelling, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography, grammar, History & Chemistry, Composition
Books Used: Webster's Spelling Book, N.C. Reader, Emerson's & Davies Arithmetic, Mitchell's & Cornells Geography, Smith's Grammar, Parley's History

Names of School Committee: Benjamin Cook, Henry Bennette, Mark Duke

Pupils	Age	Progress in Studies	Conduct.	Punishment	Parent or Guardian
Lucy Brickell	14	1	1		Nathaniel Brickell, Farmer
Alice Franklin	12	2	2		Louisa Franklin, Dressmaker
Georgia Sledge	8	2	1		George Sledge, Merchant
Anna Walker	10	1	1		Obidiah Walker, Overseer
Kate Burrows	11	(didn't attend)			William Burrows, Coachmaker
Tom Farmer	3	3	3	6	John Farmer, Blacksmith
Nicholas Harris	9	2	2	2	Edward Harris, Carpenter
Charles Harper	9	3	2	2	George Harper, Wheelwright
Joseph Farrar	6	2	1		Eliza Farrar, Widow
Walter Reynolds	8	2	1		Thomas Reynolds, Post Master
Willie Sherwood	8	1	1	1	William Sherwood, Tailor
Mike Burrows	4	(only attended 1 day)			William Burrows, Coachmaker
John Farmer	5	(didn't attend)			John Farmer, Blacksmith
Anna Baker	8	2	1		L. Baker, overseer
James Baker	12	2	2	do	do
Johnny Roach	6	2	2		John Roach, Shoemaker
Dawson Egerton	8	2	1		Albert Egerton, Merchant
Ella Sherwood	5	1	2		Mr. Sherwood, Tailor
William Harriss	13	2	1		Pinkney Harriss, overseer

One is the highest merit and 3 the lowest. The Punishment number is a record of the chastisements inflicted on each student during the month.

These records came from the Warren County Common School Register, District 15 (1858-1864). These are original records from the State Archives in Raleigh.