The committee that prepared the commemorative book for the Gratz Sesquicentennial of 1955, attempted to produce a comprehensive listing of all those persons who taught in the schools of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. That effort was led by Lloyd M. Bellis, who was himself one of the teachers of the several one room schoolhouses that existed in the township from the first half of the 19th century to 1955, when most of these schools had closed.
Lloyd M. Bellis was assisted in developing the listing by the county superintendent’s office. The listing, unfortunately, does not match teachers with specific schools, nor does it give the years of service. Many of the teachers in the listing served several of the township schools during their careers. Names were only added in the time period in which the teacher first appeared, and in many cases there is an overlap into the next time period.
The schools in which these men and women taught were as follows: Geise School; Hoffman School; Kissinger School; Lubold School; Salada School; Shepley School; Troutman School; and Kessler School.
The listing is presented in four time periods.
Early 1800s:
Henry Umholtz; Joseph D. Gise; G. W. Lodge; Jonas Kissinger; Daniel E. Artz; Henry Schoffstall; William H. Showers; Jonas Keiser; George Hering; Joseph D. Pontius; Cyrus Schnyder; J. H. Laudenslager; Henry A. Feagley; Thomas A. Leib; George Williard; Henry Schoffstall; Henry Umholtz; Nathaniel Walborn; Henry Walborn.
Later 1800s:
John A. Laudenslager; Daniel S. Klinger; John A. Saltzer; Frank Ferree; Uriah H. Daniel; Henry Willier; Andrew Willier; Emanuel Dockey; William Moyer; John Williard; John Harman; Tobias Klinger; Jonathan Schmeltz; Frank Boyer; Jacob Boyer; John A. Willier; John Latsha; Anna Latsha; Perry Brosius; Homer Deibler; Daniel Blyler; Ulysses Williard; Norman Deibler; Gurney Reigle; Katie Williard; Daniel Kissinger; Charles Dockey; Claude Miller; George E. Koppenhaver; Riley Haag; Morris Zerfing; Arthur R. Deibler; Harry E. Klinger; John Keener; George Keener; Daniel Koppenhaver; Darius J. Wiest; Sallie Daniel; Alice D. Snyder; Anna Daniel; Edward A. Reigle; Charles L. Hess; Milton Daniel; Joseph A. Ferree.
From 1900-1920:
Anna Schoffstall; Charles M. Rissinger; Cloyd Miller; Philip Boyer; John Boyer; Fred Witmer; Jacob Koppenhaver; Maybelle Hartman; Laura Hartman; Anna Latsha; Milton Schoffstall; Henry Wenrich; Kay Moyer; Allan Kissinger; John H. Hoffman; Ira G. Scheib; Homer Kocher; Carrie Boyer; Harry Buffington; Stella Shadle; Raymond J. Coleman; Charles E. Henninger; Charles E. Harris; Warren B. Matter; Allen L. Schoffstall; Lloyd M. Bellis; Ruth R. Reigle; Edna Schaeffer; Clayton H. Willier; Lee E. Boyer; Ray H. Snyder; George F. Klinger; James M. Koppenhaver.
Since 1920-1955:
Edna Kissinger; Effie Lubold; Edna Rapp; Penrose Shadle; Kathryn M. Shaffer; Fred M. Stepp; John Wolfe; Russell Crabb; Vivia Williard; Paul Hartman; Elva Weaver; Ada Lupold; Irene Hart; May V. Kenning; Margaret Gerhard; Mary C. Dilk; Harry W. Zechman; Marjorie Seip; Eva R. Romberger; Elma B. Adams; Naomi J. Flury; Sarah Schlicher; Katherine Grell; William E. Wingert; Ruth T. Evitts; Harry M. Unger; Rita March; Arlene Klinger; Winifred Koppenhaver; Anna L. Evans; Harlan E. Schlegel; Pearl Miller; John H. Lenker; John H. McLaughlin; Bertha Blyler; Verna M. Schmeltz; Mae Hoffman; Harold M. Young; Anna T. Heisler; Edith Grell.
Readers are invited to give additional information about individual teachers in this listing. Where there is sufficient information to create a special blog post on the individual (including appropriate photographs), the information should be sent via e-mail (use “contact” at top of post), with permission to post. Questions, additional information including memories, corrections, and additions to the Bellis listing, if brief, can be added as a comment to this post.