Meigs County Teacher's Examination, 1857

This selection from the School Teacher Examiners Record provides information about individuals who on December 5, 1857 took the test to become certified to teach in Meigs County schools. Original images of this document can be found here.

Pomeroy Dec 5th 1857                              Quarters                   Qns. Answered
No Applicants           Age Nativity P.O. Address  taught Reading Penmanship Orthography Geography Arithmetic Grammar Per Cent Months Remarks
1  Wm Ware               43 Ohio     Pomeroy         25      3         1          7          6          7        3                4
2  Thos. Carleton        25 do.      do.              0      2         3          7          7          5        2                4
3  H H Bosworth          27 N.Y.     Minersville     10      2         3          7          8          6        4                    No Cer.
4  Daniel Duskey         27 Ohio     Syracuse        18      2         2          7          8          6        3                4
5  George Dusky          56 Penn.    do.             20      2         1          7          5          6        3                4
6  W H Jones             25 Ohio     Middleport       5      3         2          7          7          6        4                4
7  D A Russell           18 + do.    Downington       0      3         3          7          7          4        3                    No Cer.
8  J Crary               22 Penn.    Great Bend       0      4         4          7          6          4        3                    " "
9  J D Glass             20 do.      Chester          0      3         3          4          3          5        1                    " "
10 J T Bailey            30 Ohio     Rutland          9      4         3          7          6          7        3                    " "
11 Horace Russell        22 N.H.     Downington       0      4         4          6          7          4        3                    " "
12 M J Hamilton          32 Ohio     Pomeroy          9      2         3          7          7          7        5        81     15
13 Justus Alderman       20 do.      Letart           0      4         4          4          6          5        4                    No Cer.
14 Lucy Wallis           19 - do.    Chester          3      4         4          5          5          4        4                4
15 Lydia M Wallis        14 - do.    do.              0      4         4          6          5          7        3                    No Cer.
16 W M Knowles           22 do.      Long Bottom      1      2         4          8          6          7        5        81     15
17 S C Teeters           21 do.      Rutland          4      2         3          4          5          6        5                4   No Cer. (4 mos. on previous ex.)
18 J F Christie          22 do.      Middleport       0      1         4          6          7          6        7        81     15   (Nov 7/57)
19 J S Coleman           19 + do.    Long Bottom      0      3         4          7          7          7        4                4
20 Avaly Bailey Miss.    16 - do.    Pomeroy          0      2         4          6          5          7        3                    No Cer.
21 W E Webster           15 + do.    do.              0      2         4          6          6          5        2                    " "
22 Phebe Inman           23 do.      Bashan           4      2         2          7          8          5        3                4
23 Priscilla Allen Miss. 16 - do.    Middleport       0      1         1          5          8          8        7        87     18
24 J A Rutlidge          28 do.      Lee, Athens Co.  8      3         3          6          6          8        5        78     12
25 H M Thompson          19 + do.    Hemlock Grove    0      3         4          7          8          6        3                    No Cer.
26 C S Smart             23 do.      Tuppers Plains   2      1         3          6          7          6        5        75     12
27 Wm B Savage           26 do.      Langsville       0      4         3          7          5          5        6        71      9
28 J B Rice              21 do.      Chester          0      2         3          7          8          7        5        84     15
29 D H Lasley            24 do.      Lealies          7      3         3          7          7          7        8        90     21
30 M A Ellis             17 + do.    Racine           0      1         2          4          4          4        3                    No Cer.