Allamakee Co. IAGenWeb - School Records

Pleasant Ridge Country School
Section 12
Union Prairie township

This school was sometimes called the Pea Ridge / P-ridge school, Patterson Creek school or Jones schoolhouse by locals.

Pleasant Ridge school, ca1932
~contributed by Aubrie Monroe
She photographed this photo that was displayed at the Allamakee Rural All-School Reunion, spring 2019

On this page:
Teacher's Daily Registers 1901-1905
Photos of school children and other info. from various years

TEACHER'S DAILY REGISTER -- FOR THE TERM Summer Term COMMENCING April 15, 1901 AND ENDING 1901 Nellie Quillin Teacher
Name Of Pupils	Age	Days Present	Days Absent
Sadie Fahey	15	24	26
James Fahey	10	29	21
Emmet Fahey	7	34	16
Leo Fahey	5	30	20
Nellie Farley	11	42	8
Maggie Farley	10	41	9
Katie Farley	8	37	13
Mary Ford	13	32	18
Mary Farley	15	25	25
Annie Deeney	10	42	18
Mamie Deeney	13	18	32
Katie McCreavy	9	25	25
Annie McCreavy	7	27	23
Emma McCreavy	5	2	48
James Cunningham	14	17	33
Joseph Fahey	11	11	39
Sylvan Tobin	10	14	36
Mamie McCreavy	15	5	45

TEACHER'S DAILY REGISTER -- FOR THE TERM Winter Term COMMENCING Nov. 18 1901 AND ENDING March 14, 1902 Maggie GorughTeacher
Name Of Pupils	Age	Days Present	Days Absent
Mamie Ford	13	66	14
Nellie Farley	12	67	13
Maggie Farley	11	60	20
Katie Farley	9	62	18
Katie McCreavy	10	38	42
Annie McCreavy	8	42	38
James Fahey	10	59	21
Leo Fahey	5	51	29
John Fahey	15	63½	16½
Emmit Fahey	9	71	9
Joe Fahey	12	62	18
James Cunningham	14	52	28
Emmet Cunningham	16	47	33
Mamie Deeny	13	57½	22½
Annie Deeny	10	30	23½
Nellie Deeny	8	38½	41½
Willie McCreavy	12	31½	48½
Fred Jones	15	45	35
Joe Deeny	12	43½	36½

TEACHER'S DAILY REGISTER -- FOR THE TERM Summer Term COMMENCING April 14, 1902 AND ENDING July 4, 1902 Mattie McMillan Teacher
Name Of Pupils	Age	Days Present	Days Absent
Annie Deeny	11
Mamie Deeny	14
Nellie Farley	19
Katie Farley	9
Maggie Farley	11
Annie McCreavy	9
Katie McCreavy	11
James Fahey	11
Emmit Fahey	9
Leo Fahey	6
Nellie Deeny	9
Emma McCreavy	6
Joseph Fahey	12
Dave Deeny	7
Mary Farley	15

TEACHER'S DAILY REGISTER -- FOR THE TERM Winter Term COMMENCING November 10, 1902 AND ENDING March 1903 Teresa Marooney Teacher
Name Of Pupils	Age	Days Present	Days Absent
Nellie Farley	13
James Urell	12
Maggie Farley	11
Katie Farley	9
Emmet Fahey	9
Leo Fahey	7
Florence Fahey	5
Mayme Collins	6
Harold Kenny	6
Joseph Fahey	12
John Fahey	14
Katie McCreavy	11
Anna McCreavy	9
James Fahey	11
Joe Deeny	13
Dave Deeny	8
Nellie Deeny	9
Anna Deeny	11
Mayme Deeny	14
James Cunningham
Willie McCreavy	14

TEACHER'S DAILY REGISTER -- FOR THE TERM Summer Term COMMENCING April 13, 1903 AND ENDING June 19, 1903 Mary Farley Teacher
Name Of Pupils	Age	Days Present	Days Absent
Leo Fahey	7	41	9
James Fahey	12	35	15
Emmet Fahey	9	44	16
Annie Deeney	12	44	6
Katie Farley	9	43	7
Mamie Collins	7	33	17
Leo Hill	13	37	13
Ella Deeney	10	46	4
Florence Fahey	5	35	15
Dave Deeney	8	42	8
Nellie Farley	13	41	9
Maggie Farley	12	38	12
Mary Deeney	15	38	12
Annie McCreavy	9	38	20
Emma McCreavy	6	25	25
Katie McCreavy	12	14	36
Grace Hill	14	30	20
Joseph Fahey	13	14	36
Loyd Zoll	9	(Left District)
James Urell	12	24	26
Edward Foikey	9	17½	34½
John Deeney	5	15	35

TEACHER'S DAILY REGISTER -- FOR THE TERM Winter Term COMMENCING Nov. 9, 1903 AND ENDING March 11, 1904 Mary Farley Teacher
Name Of Pupils	Age	Days Present	Days Absent
Nellie Farley	17	60	20
Mamie Collins	7	53	27
Emmet Fahey	10	63	17
Leo Fahey	8	67	18
Florence Fahey	5	33	47
Katie Farley	10	77	3
Maggie Farley	12	65	15
Annie Deeney	12	67	13
Ella Deeney	10	68	12
Dave Deeney	9	57	23
James Fahey	12	61	14
Joseph Fahey	14	58	22
Johnnie Deeney	6	35	45
Joseph Deeney	14	65	15
James Urell	13	17	63
Mamie Deeney		54	26
Annie McCreavy		44	36
Katie McCreavy		22	58
Emma McCreavy		38	42
Willie McCreavy		28	52
John Fahey		41	39

TEACHER'S DAILY REGISTER -- FOR THE TERM Summer Term COMMENCING April 11, 1904 AND ENDING July 1, 1904 Teresa Maroney Teacher
Name Of Pupils	Age	Days Present	Days Absent
Mayme Collins
Anna McCreavy
Emma McCreavy
Katie Farley
Maggie Farley
Harry Urell
Katie McCreavy
Anna Deeny
Nellie Deeny
Dave Deeny
Nellie Farley
Emmit Fahey
Leo Fahey
Florence Fahey
John Deeny
James Fahey

TEACHER'S DAILY REGISTER -- FOR THE TERM Winter Term COMMENCING Nov. 7, 1904 AND ENDING March 1905 Teresa Maroney Teacher
Name Of Pupils	Age	Days Present	Days Absent
Emma McCreavy
Harry Urell
Mayme Collins	8
Katie Farley
Leo Fahey
Florence Fahey
Anna McCreavy
Joseph Deeny	15
Mayme Deeny	16
Anna Deeny	13
Nellie Deeny	11
Dave Deeny	9
John Deeny	8
Ester Deeny	6
Katie McCreavy
Emmet Fahey
Elwood Arnold
James Fahey
Joseph Fahey
John Fahey
Lucy Wyes
Willie McCreavy

TEACHER'S DAILY REGISTER -- FOR THE TERM Summer Term COMMENCING April 10, 1905 AND ENDING June 16, 1905 Sadie Fahey Teacher
Name Of Pupils	Age	Days Present	Days Absent
Nellie Farley	13	32	18
Katie Farley	12	43	7
Emmet Fahey	11	31	19
Leo Fahey	9	50	0
Florence Fahey	7	48	2
Harry Urell	6	9	41
Annie McCreavy	11	31	19
Emma McCreavy	9	40	10
James McCreavy	6	15	35
Maggie Farley	14	42	8
Katie McCreavy	14	14	36
Annie Deeny	14	37	13
Nellie Deeny	12	33	17
Essie Deeny	6	29	21
Johnie Deeny	8	33	17
Dave Deeny	10	31	19
James Fahey	14	22	28
Ellwood Arnold	13	3	47

Steele Saves Schoolhouse

One of those queer fires we occasionally read about, the origin of which is ascribed to mice and matches, occurred last Thursday evening, and were it not for the timely appearance of Roy Steele the Pleasant Ridge District in Union Prairie twp. would now be minus a schoolhouse.

About 9:30 Thursday evening Roy Steele was passing hat is generally known as the Jones schoolhouse, about five miles northwest of Waukon, when he noticed a blaze shining through the windows and proceeded to investigate.

He found the organ and a pile of books and papers on top if [sic] it burning and the flames attacking the walls He spread the alarm and neighbors George Toney and Francis Zoll soon arrived on the scene and assisted him in throwing the burning organ out and putting out the fire with snow.

In the meantime Fire Chief, Carl Smedsrud, had been telephoned for help and with Harold Peterson drove out in his car, taking two cylinders of chemicals from the fire truck, but the fire was out when they arrived.

The damage is not great and is covered by insurance with the Tollef Johnson agency. It will not interfere with the sessions of school of whch Miss Rita Burke is teacher.

~Allamakee Journal and Lansing Mirror, Wednesday, January 29, 1930; pg 1
~article contributed by Tammy Kuhn
~transcription by S. Ferrall

Photo Caption

This view introduces the teacher, Miss Rita Burke, and pupils of Pleasant Ridge School in Union Prairie Township.

In the back row from Left to Right are: Jack Beisker, Junior Beisker, Mary Urell, Teacher, Robert Collins and Donald Zoll.

Left to Right in the front row are: Roger Beisker, Donna Zoll, Dean Beisker, Amanda Beisker, Paul Fahey, Marie Collins, and Marvin Beisker

~photo source: newspaper publication, paper name and date was not included with the photo
~contributed by Aubrie Monroe

The photo is annotated on the back:
From Teacher Mary Collins
Mary Howes
(Mrs. Pat Gallagher was later written on the card)

Close-up of the children on the left

Close-up of the children on the left - Do you know any of them?

Close-up of the children & teacher on the right

~notes: Mary (Howes) Fahey was born in 1902. I assume the picture is from around 1910. If anyone can identify the kids in this picture I would appreciate it....... Sheila

~photo contributed by Sheila Mellick
~if you can identify any of the children, please email Sheila or the Allamakee co. coordinator

The group of girls are students of my grandmother Maude Marsden O'Hare taken at the Pea Ridge Patterson Creek school ca1914-1918.

~photo contributed by Tammy O'Hare Kuhn. If you can identify any of the children, please contact Tammy or the Allamakee co. coordinator so the names can be added. Tammy's email address is in the Surname Registry for O'Hare.