Gay Hill School

Address County utm_east

Milam

utm_zone utm_north

Rockdale

Latitude Longitude
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Location Repair Condition

North from US79 on CR434 just before CR304

Marker 1 Text

Gay Hill School
1929 - 1946

Established about 1870 as a one room schoolhouse. In 1896 first elected school trustees:
J. C. King
T. J. Eiland
H. J. Alford
In 1910 it was enlarged to a two room schoolhouse
In 1929 a three room schoolhouse was constructed to teach two years of High School
Consolidated with Rockdale schools in Sept. 1946

Teachers for the 1929 school term starting Oct. 21, were:
Ivy Tidwell-Principal
Stella Bounds Murphree-Intermediate-Taught for 12 years
Mary Frances Murphree-Primary
Vashti Smith-Primary teacher from Sept. 1931 to May 1944-13 yrs

School Trustees for 1929 school term:
Calvin L. Eiland
Alfred Gerstenberger
John Timmerman

Marker Erected May 7, 1988
Milam County Commissioner Pct. 4 C. Dalton Caffey - Former Student

Marker 2 Text

Fletcher, Texas Gay Hill Community
Postmasters:
Wm. H. Fletcher
July 26, 1898 - Feb. 10, 1899
Isaac G. McGinnis
Feb. 10, 1899 - Feb 10, 1902
Gust. F. Peiser
Feb. 10, 1902 - July 7, 1904
Isaac G. McGinnis
July 7, 1904 - Dec. 31, 1904		 Gay Hill School

Teachers 1st & 2nd Schools to 1929
Mamie Aldridge
Margaret Boyce
J. B. Chapman 1899
Rosie Cook
Grace (Gregory) Eiland
Winnie & Grace Fitzgerald
Addie Galbreath
Moody Galbreath
Mr. Luckey
Mr. & Mrs. Isaac G. McGinnis
John & Helen Rettig
Helen Sapp
Fredia Slaughter
Paul Tuma

Teachers-3rd School - 1929 to 1946
Jessie Ferguson
Birge Gregory
Mrs. J. M (Alleida) Moorman
Grover Reat
Erected May 4, 1991