Virginia School, Monticello, Kansas
Creator: Compton, Roy
Date: 1899
This is a photo of the Class of 1899,
Virginia School, District #33, Monticello Township, Johnson County,
Kansas. The school was opened around 1865 and was probably named for
the wife of Isaac Parrish, who was the leader of the Virginia Town
Company. The last class held at this school was in 1962. Those in the
picture are (R-L, back row)Miss Matty Hoy (teacher), Joe Curry, Alvin Hodges, Alice
Hodges, Ernest Brokaw, Ethel Daniel, Lena Woodward, Florida Brokaw,
Charles Hodges, Harry Wagner, Milton Wagner, (R-L, front row) Joe Moffitt, David Hodges,
John Wagner, Clyde Moffitt, Hattie Mize, Gertie Coker, Ola Brokaw,
unidentified Brokaw, and Earl Frisbie. The photo was taken by Roy
Compton.
Hattie Adelin Mize, (b. 2 Jul 1890, d. Sep 1969 m, 27 Oct 1917), is the 5th child from the left.
She was the daughter of James Harvey. and Mary Ann "Polly" Parker Mize. She was only 6mos old when her mother rescued her and her sister, Daisy, from their burning home, even though Mary Ann herself was fatally burned by the explosion of a gas fire while she was cooking dinner. Mary Ann died 11 days later leaving Hattie and her sister. Hattie went to live with an aunt and uncle, Henry and Sarah Ann Dubois Mize. Daisy L. Mize, was raised by another aunt and uncle, William and Martha S. Mize Reitz. (I will post more about Daisy, including a transcription of her will later.)
Hattie married Orlando Shuey "Orlie" Albright, 27 Oct 1917
