Long School

The Long School (School Dist. 53) was located in Civil District 9 on the Minnick-Elbridge Road somewhere across from the intersection of the current Buryl Larry Road, as denoted on a 1925 Reelfoot Lake area map. The land for the school was donated by Reece R. Long in 1881 and it was probably established around that date. A September 1901 list reports 55 students at Long School. It was also referred to as the Stevens’ Ridge Schoolhouse in 1902.

The teacher for the 1920-21 school year was Flossie Williams.
The teacher fo the 1922-23 school year was Novella Wilkerson.

The June 29th, 1925 OC Board of Education minutes report that “On motion the following consolidations were effected: Jacksonville and Harris; Crescent and Spout Springs; Clayton and Rogers; Harpers Valley and Holloway; Curry and McAnna; Crittendon Grove and Cane Creek; Elbridge and Cloverdale; Minnick, Long, and Lakeview; Chapel Hill, Shady Grove and Holman; Kirk and Wells; Campground and Mt. Moriah.”

Below is an Enumeration of the Scholastic Population for the Long Schoolhouse taken on April 30th, 1923.

Name of Parent or Guardian	Full Name of Each Child	Post Office Address	Race	Can Read/Write	Physical Condition	Crippled	Age

CRAVENS, W. H.	CRAVENS, Lazell	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	6
CRAVENS, W. H.	CRAVENS, Rachel	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	11
CUNNINGHAM, J. F.	CUNNINGHAM, Louisa	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	11
CUNNINGHAM, J. F.	CUNNINGHAM, Alpha	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	15
LONG, Babe	LONG, Lurine(?)	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	11
STARKS, J. M.	STARKS, Dorris	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	6
MITCHEL, Guy	MITCHEL, Dorothy	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	6
CRAVENS, Larry	CRAVENS, Pearl	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	6
ROADS, George	ROADS, Gladys	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	7
SADLER, N. D.	SADLER, Opal	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	9
SADLER, N. D.	SADLER, Pauline Parker	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	9
STOVER, Walter	STOVER, Ruby	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	7
STOVER, Walter	STOVER, Virgie	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	10
STOVER, Walter	STOVER, Elsie	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	12
STOVER, Walter	STOVER, Girdie	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	16
JOHNSON, A. T.	JOHNSON, Dorothy	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	8
JOHNSON, A. T.	JOHNSON, Florence	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	12
STARKS, J. E.	STARKS, Mary	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	13
STARKS, J. E.	STARKS, Katie	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	16
WOODS, Elzie	WOODS, Rapha	Elbridge	White	No	Normal	No	8
COLLIER, Harvey	COLLIER, Carl	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	6
PRESTON, George	PRESTON, Howard	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	13
PRESTON, George	PRESTON, Alfred	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	10
CRAVENS, W. H.	CRAVENS, John Earl	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	13
CUNNINGHAM, J. F.	CUNNINGHAM, Charlie	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	9
CUNNINGHAM, J. F.	CUNNINGHAM, Wayne	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	13
LONG, Babe	LONG, Woodrow	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	9
LONG, Babe	LONG, Ben	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	16
LARRY, Mrs.	LARRY, Byrll	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	13
MITCHEL, Guy	MITCHEL, Philip	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	13
STOVER, Walter	STOVER, Calvin	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	14
STOVER, Walter	STOVER, Claudie	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	18
STARKS, J. E.	STARKS, Daniel	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	17
MOSLEY, E. R.	MOSLEY, Deward	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	12
MOSLEY, E. R.	MOSLEY, John	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	15
THOMPSON, N. C.	THOMPSON, Thomas Sherron	Elbridge	White	Yes	Normal	No	13

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