In one of my earlier posts, I included a few photos of several of my ancestors on the Babcock side of my family. In this post, I have included school photos that reflect Jonathan Babcock (my great grandfather); Charles A. Babcock (my grandfather) and his sister, Louise (Babcock) Heppel; and Bruce Babcock (my father). These are antique and/or vintage school photos from the Western New York State communities of Collins, and Villenova or South Dayton, New York that are near Buffalo.
School Class of Jonathan M. Babcock with Miss Barnes, Villenova or South Dayton, New York, Circa 1890
This photo reflects the school class of my Great Grandfather Jonathan M. Babcock, probably in Villenova or South Dayton, New York from around 1890. Jonathan is the boy whose head is circled in the picture. The teacher is Miss Barnes, and some of the students include: Winnie Hale; Gertrude Williams; Myrtle Pease; Gertrude Hollister; Atta Pease; Ethel English; Ortie Beach; Tom Simpson; John Rugg; Vern Peterman or Peterson?; Ray Pormer?; R. Hollister; and Jonathan Babcock. There are no other names recorded on the back of the photo.
Elementary School Class, Possibly in Collins, New York (Including Charles A. Babcock), 1922
This is another school photo, likely in Collins, New York, that includes my grandfather, Charles A. Babcock. He is standing, the third from the right, the boy wearing the tie. This photo was taken in 1922. Names of the other children in the photo, in no particular order, include: Warren Fritz; Annabelle Bartow; Harry Kerr; Martha Demerale; Joseph Birtch; Virginia Zilmer; Mary Weber; Lester Andres; Bill _?; Walter Willet; Dorabelle? Bartow; F. Smith; Les Wittman; and Eslie? Fritz.
Collins, New York School District No. 3, 1922-1923
This is a picture of Collins, New York School District No. 3 from 1922-1923 in what is now known as the L.K. Painter (Community) Center. This building served as the public school in Collins, New York for decades. In this photo is my Grandfather Charles A. Babcock. He is standing in the second to last row, near the left, the sixth boy inside from the left, and is wearing the neckerchief. His sister, Louise, is also pictured, but I’m not sure where she is located in the photo.
My Great Grandmother Bertha B. (Gould) Babcock wrote the names of everyone pictured in the photo on the back of the photo, though I cannot read all of her writing. I will do my best to transcribe the names that she wrote, here, in no particular order: E. Taber; M. Willet; J. Johnson; E. Willet; A. Mendonsa; M. Demerale; L. Babcock; C. Squire; M. Metzger; _ Myrtle; K. Andres; T. Babinger; R. Willet; R. Bentley; C. Gerfel; R. Hire; C. Cunningham; F. Smith; L. Andres; H. Squire; R. Willet; C. Babcock; G. Phillips; E. Castle; A. Metzger; _ Unknown; R. Mendonsa; E. Fritz; H. Taber; E. Cook; B. Long; C. Powers; A. Bartow; D. Bartow; G. Johnson; D. Tarbox; A. Johnson; L. Dittiman; W. Fritz; C. Demerale; C. Taber; L. Blakeley; H. Kerr; K. Schuele; N. Johnson; D. Bettecker; R. Andres; W. Willet; B. Lauman; C. Tarbox; M. Barr; F. Snynder; C. Schmitz; L. Bartow; L. Curtis; M. Barr (twice or a different one?); Leslie Platz; C. Johengen; G. Taber; J. Squire; J. Metzger; L. Metzger; R. Deet; B. Deet; Roy Zilmer; R. Smith; B. Law; L. Powers; Agatha Platz; H. Schuele; R. Weber; E. Weber; A. Law; K Earl.
Collins, New York School Kindergarten and First Grades, 1949-1950
In this photo, pictured are the kindergarten and first grade classes of the Collins, New York School in 1949-1950. My dad, Bruce Babcock, is seated, in the third row from the front, and is the boy wearing the neckerchief and standing next to the teacher. I can also identify Robin (Johengen) Mentley in the photo – she is seated in the front row, the second girl from the right. I am familiar with her because her daughter, Heather, went to school with me in Gowanda, New York. Unfortunately, no one identified any of the people pictured in this photo – I know of only those two individuals. Additionally, the teacher might be Ms. Schuele, but I’m not sure. She was one of my nursery school teachers when I was four-years-old.
Collins, New York Fourth and Fifth Grade Classes with Marion Dunlap, 1954-1955
This is a photo of my dad’s fourth and fifth grade classes in Collins, New York with Teacher Marion Dunlap from 1954-1955. My dad, Bruce Babcock, is seated along the front row, the second boy inside from the far side of the photo. My Grandmother Bernice Gale Briggs Babcock Sprague wrote the names of everyone pictured on the back of the photo. Sideways, by rows, proceeding from front to back include: row 1: Beverly Martindale; Margaret Armbrust; row 2: Karen Langless; Cary (Cory?) Baldwin; row 3: Shirley Horth; Lavern Parsell; Janet Cohen; Victor Johnson; row 4: Bruce Babcock; Sharon Robeson; Ruth Metzger; Douglas Glass; row 5: Dick McKeon; Paul Meyers; Gary Stewart; Joyce Kerr; Jean Smolarzk; row 6: Rosalind Babinger; Charles Krebs; Larry Frenkel; Bill Baldwin; Herb Simmons; Roberta Erhing; standing, left to right: Marion Dunlap; Lee Fraser; Robin Johengen; Sharon Farner; Warren Farner; Wayne Farner; Mary Alice Carlson.
This summarizes the school photos that I have of several of my ancestors and extended family members, going back three generations to my great grandfather.
Sources:
Family photos and information of Bernice Gale Briggs Babcock Sprague from 1860-1987. Collins, New York. Currently the Property of Michele Babcock-Nice (2014). Snellville, Georgia.
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