Biographical Sketch of Dr John Stanley Dewey at McCray Dewey Academy
A historical sketch details Dr John Stanley Dewey who moved to Troy in 1846, became the leading physician, married twice, built homes including the Dewey Academy site, served as a Civil War surgeon, and left 350 acres and money for an academy for Troy youth. Trustees, officers, and the academy’s growth, governance, and projects are outlined with notes on facilities, curriculum, and future plans.
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John Stanley Dewey
Troy
Burk
Massachusetts
Andrew Kimberlin
Market
Kimberlin
St. Louis
Margaret Kimberlin
G. F. Edwards
Dewey
Carrie Berkey
Collinsville
Angeline McCray
Market Street
Mary Sttuckhoff
Wesley Jarvis
Cally
Mc Jn Dewey Academy
Paney
Nany Charitlé Aris
Academy
History of Board of Trustees at McCray-Dewey Academy
The first board meeting on May 8 1880 effected organization and elected officers Dr F A Sabin president W W Jarvis secretary J A Barngback custodian Oliver Reid named agent Samuel Rawson listed as board member The roster covers 1880 with terms of service and roles for each member.
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J. A. Barnsback
Samuel Rawson
Oliver Reid
H. H. Padon
Wm. Donoho
S. A. Kingston
Ignatius Riggin
Isaac W. Cook
M. F. Auwarter
Philip Zenk
Edwards
Dr. C. BE. Molden
Board of Trustees
F. A. Sabin
C. EF. Molden
W. W. Jarvis
H. J. Padon
F. 8. Howards
Dr. C. &. Molden
KF. Os. Edwards
McCray-Dewey Academy
W. Jarvis
J. A. Barngback
Rawson
Moe Yi
The Dewey Lands Near Troy and Vicinity
A list details the Dewey estate holdings around Troy including farms of seventy acres north of town occupied by John Kirsch, 110 acres northwest by William Lange wisch, seventy acres in Collinsville by Henry Giesaking, sixty acres around the academy by Fred Liebler, ten acres east of Troy by Roy Peters, about five acres east of Troy by Albert Rieder, and forty acres in Pin Oak township by Fred Tegtmeier. Total farmland about 365 acres.
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Troy
Dewey
John Kirsch
William Langewisch
Collinsville Township
Henry Giesaking
Academy
Fred Liebler
Roy Peters
Albert Rieder
Pin Oak Township
Fred. Tegtmeyer
Will of Angeline McCray Dewey funds Troy school project
The will names trustees Julius Barnsback William Jarvis Oliver Reid Frank Sabin and Samuel Rawson to manage debts monument and the creation of a free Troy school building for residents under age twenty six. Georgie Belle Dewey receives a piano and furnishings and the church is pledged funds to settle church indebtedness. Provisions care for Catherine McCray and transfer of income from real estate to support the academy and its operation.
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Troy Cemetery
Board of Trustees
Angeline McCray Dewey
Troy
Madison
Linois
Georgie Belle Dewey
George H. Dewey
First Presbyterian Church and Society of Troy
John &. Dewey
Justees
Catherine McCray
John S. Dewey
Julius A. Barnsback
William W. Jarvis
Oliver Reid
Frank A. Sabin
Samuel Rawson
McCray-Dewey Class Graduates 1898 1915 Names Listed
Alumni from McCray-Dewey span 1898 through 1915 with names including R. F. Auwarter J. Paul Edwards Frank A. Ritcher deceased Edna A. Donoho Ida L. Edwards Caroline G. Hardy Lulu Vetter Martha Geben tobacco Geffen music Maude Hamilton Norma Jarvis Bernice Eckert Alice Mantle Mary Massogli Paul R. Auwarter Alma Gebauner Laura McManus and others.
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McCray-Dewey
R. F. Auwarter
J. Paul Edwards
Frank A. Ritcher
Edna A. Donoho
Ida L. Edwards
Caroline G. Hardy
Lulu Vetter
Martha Geffen
Mary A. Dilly
Bessie B. Jarvis
Charles Tegtmeyer
Kate Horsley
Nettie C. McAdoo
Gladys Bryant
Wilbur Gebauer
Maude Hamilton
Norma Jarvis
Bernice Eckert
Alice Mantle
Mdna Kinder
Alma Gebauner
Mary Massoglia
Paul R. Auwarter
Laura Mce- Manus
History of the Academy Opens and Reopens Across Years
The McCray-Dewey academy began September 6 1886 with Prof Edward Bigelow guiding. Over years succession, funding shortages closed and reopened the academy multiple times until May 1914 when Prof M B Coker was named principal.
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MccCray-Dewey Academy
Edward Bigelow
E. Freeman Staats
Staats
Vdrtjim Troy Public School
Edwards
N. F. Thurston
Troy Public School
C. C. Conley
Miller
W. PF. Stratton
Board of Trustees
Stratton
Arthur van Skyock
E. C. Runyon
Academy
Misa Idell Bryant
Elfrieda Brede
M. B. Coker
The Academy Enrollment Prospects and Course Plan
The Academy reports last winter 43 students enrolled with all but six or seven completing the year. This year's outlook predicts enrollment over 50. The curriculum spans four years with English four years, Algebra two years, History and Civics two years, Science seven years, Geometry and Trigonometry two years, and Latin two years.
Night School Activities At Academy And Institute
The record notes collaboration between the academy and Prof. fu Smith of the Miners' and Mechanic Institute beginning in October 1914. It outlines work outside regular school tasks and highlights mining arithmetic as a focus, with continuation promised.
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Fu, Smith
Miners’ and Mechanic Institute
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. F. Edwards
Board of Education
W. L. Oliver
Misa Elfrieda Brede
Mrs. Angeline McCray Dewey
Angeline McCray- Dewey
McCray- Dewey
Ethel Horsley
Arthur Mein
Ers
History of the Academy
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