Section 20, Center Township

Shogren school ca1932

~contributed by Aubrie Monroe - she photographed this photo that was displayed at the Allamakee Rural All-School Reunion, spring 2019

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Center twp. School #3, ca1940

The names of the students pictured. The names do not necessarily match the student's position:
Lillian Olson, Audrey Johnson, Lester Shogren, Ruby Carlson, Gene Shogren, Wilma Hanson, Ella Mae Olson, Julia Welch, Cletus Welch, Millie Olson, Mildred Hanson, Marcella Gilbertson, Kenneth Shogren, Josephine Olson, Clarice Shogren, Delores Shogren, Donald Welch

Known positions in the photo:
Back row #4: ? Shogren, #2 Josephine (Olson) Onsager

Row #3: ?, ?, Millie (Olson) Burt, Ella Mae (Olson) Goeke

Front row #1: Lillian (Olson) Jahnke

~contributed by Cheryl Burt Johnson. The photo is from my mother's (Millie Olson Burt) collection. She was born in Waukon in 1929, so the photo may be from around 1940. (Cheryl's email address is in the Surname Registry for "Burt")

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November 2020 update! Doris A. has the same photo as sent by Cheryl Johnson, but it has the children identified on the back:

Back of the photo

Front Row - Lester Shogren, Gene Shogren, Lillian Olson, Ruby Carlson or Audrey Johnson

Back Row - Kenneth Shogren, Josephine Olson, Marcella Gilbertson, Clarice Shogren, Delores Shogren, Cletus Welch

Middle Row - Donald Welch, Mildred Hanson, Mildred Olson, Ella Mae Olson, Wilma Hanson, Julia Welch, Ruby Carlson

1st grade for Lester and 7th grade for Clarice

~contributed by Doris Anderson, from the collection of Lester Shogren and Delores Shogren Schellhammer families