The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-22
COUNTY NEWS
THE ZION SCHOOL.
Another Lancaster County
School and Its Pupils De-
Scribed In Detail.

and women VINO were pupils
there when they were little boys
and girls and big boys and girls.
The old school house was built
Of logs and was located below
the church on the road leading
out to "Vicksburg."
After the new church was
built the old church building
was moved over on the hill back
of the cemetery and used for 4
school house.
Some men and women who
taught at Zion were Mrs. Joseph
Dunlap, Mr.. J. F. Nisbet, Mr..
Thomas Blackmon, Miss Maggie
Craig, Miss Alice Shaw, Rev. d.
P. Montgomery.
Among the pupils were Erwin,
Thurlow, Lytle Hough, sons of
Mrs. Lizzie Hough; Mary, Sallie,
Ella, Hampton, Rena and Nettie
Huey, children of Mr.. Joseph
Huey; Charles, Molevia, Willie,
Emma, Maggie Parks, children
of Mr.. Wiley Parks; Lemuel and
Willie Rollins, children of Mr..
Joseph Rollins; Macy and Wheel
er McAteer, son and daughter
of Mr.. Madison McAteer; Emma
McAteer, daughter of Mr.. Frank
McAteer; Jennie McAteer. dau-
ghter of Mrs. Jane McAteer;
John and Ella Cook. children OF
Mrs. Nancy Cook; Bride Knight
daughter of Mr.. Burl Knight;
George and Edna Ferguson;
Willie and Loula Smith, Pressly
McCorkle, Agnes and Charlie
Caskey, John, Joseph, Frank
and Elizabeth Lane, Addie and
Willie Wick; Emma and Addie
McCorkle, daughters of Mr..
William McCorkle; Della Nc
Ateer, daughter of Mr.. John Nc
Ateer.
Mrs. Joseph Dunlap died at
her home in that community sew
eral years ago and was buried
in the cemetery at Zion church.
Mr.. j. F. Nisbet married Miss
Molevia Parks and they live in
Lancaster. Miss Maggie Craig
married and she and her hus-
band moved to Yorkville. Miss
Alice Shaw lived at Matthews
nd married after teaching sew
eral schools. Rev. d. P. Montg-
emery moved from the Camp
Creek section to Alabama, and
accepted the pastorate of a Bap-
tist church in that state.
Erwin Hough was graduated
from the Due West College and
is now pastor Of the Presbyterian
church at Charlotte. Lytle
Hough moved to Georgia, and
was engaged in the drug busi-
ness. Miss Mary Huey married
Mr.. Barber McMurray, and they
live at the Stewart McMurray
old homestead in the upper part
of the county. Miss Ella Huey
married Mr.. John Lane and
they moved to Waxhaw. Mr..
Hampton Huey married and he
and his family live in the Unity !
section. Willie Rollins died of !
pneumonia and was buried in
Zion cemetery. Emma McAteer
died and was buried in the same
cemetery. Joseph Lane married |
Miss Mary Pauline and they live
IN Lancaster county. Miss Emma
McCorkle married Mr.. Billy Par
due. She died few years ago.
Miss Sallie Huey was burned to
death at her home at Lancaster
about five years ago.
Among the pastors of Zion
church when the congregation
~orshipped in the old building
were Rev. Pleasant Plyler, Rev. |
Rod Plyler, of the Prospect |
community. Rev. Bedenbaugh |
and Rev. Copeland. Mr.. ID. r.
Lane was superintendent of the
Sunday school for number of
years. The new church was built
on the fairgrounds nearer the
public road.
Among those who lived nearest
the school at that time were Mr..
Joseph Huey and family. His
first wife was a Miss Taylor, sis
ter of Messrs. Everett and John
Taylor, of Lancaster. His sec