Forney

Forney

Tennessee; African American women; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African American women--History; African American school children; African American school principals; African Americans--Education--Southern States; Schools--Records and correspondence; Student records--Elizabethton

Addie Jr.
Enrollment: 1957 - 1958
Birthplace: Dorchester, VA
Last School Attended: Roan Mountain School
Parent/Guardian: Mrs. Ophelia Forney
Teacher: Bolden, Davis

Albert Ray
Enrollment: 1957 - 1962
Birthplace: Dorchester, VA
Last School Attended: Roan Mountain Colored
Parent/Guardian: Ophelia Forney
Teacher: George Otis Bowers

Ella Ware
Enrollment: 1942 - 1943
Birthplace: Elizabethton
Address: Roan Mountain
Parent/Guardian: Tillie Avery
Teacher: R.J. Clark

Estella Beatrice
Enrollment: 1957 - 1960
Birthplace: Wise County, VA
Last School Attended: Roan Mountain Elementary
Parent/Guardian: Ophelia Forney
Teacher: Davis

James
Enrollment: 1938 - 1939
Birthplace: Elizabethton, TN
Parent/Guardian: William Forney
Teacher: W.A.C. Breedlove

Janice Dean
Enrollment: 1958 - 1960
Birthplace: Elizabethton, TN
Parent/Guardian: Virginia Jo Forney
Teacher: Mrs. Green, Mrs. Cloyd

Joe Earnest
Enrollment: 1938 - 1949
Birthplace: Elizabethton, TN
Parent/Guardian: Maime Forney
Teacher: R.J. Clark, Shearer

Lena R.
Enrollment: 1955 - 1957
Birthplace: Dorchester, VA
Parent/Guardian: William Forney
Teacher: George O. Bowers

Lester
Enrollment: 1940 - 1952
Birthplace: Elizabethton, TN
Parent/Guardian: William Forney
Teacher: A.J. Cope, H.E. Shearer

Margery
Enrollment: 1937 - 1946
Birthplace: Elizabethton, TN
Parent/Guardian: William Forney
Teacher: H.E. Shearer

Ophelia Mae
Enrollment: 1956 - 1957
Birthplace: Dorchester, VA
Parent/Guardian: William Forney
Teacher: Hildred Jones

Theo
Enrollment: 1939 - 1944
Birthplace: Elizabethton, TN
Parent/Guardian: James Forney Sr.
Teacher: W.A.C. Breedlove

William Dexter
Enrollment: 1957 - 1962
Birthplace: Norton, VA
Last School Attended: Roan Mountain Colored
Parent/Guardian: Ophelia Forney
Teacher: George O. Bowers

Black in Appalachia

Elizabethton City Schools

Black in Appalachia

1938 - 1962

William Isom II & Alona Norwood

These items were sourced from Elizabethton City Schools. Items can be used for private reflection and research and not for commercial purposes. Any additional questions about usage should be directed to Richard VanHuss, director of Elizabethton City Schools, 804 South Watauga Ave, Elizabethton, TN 37643

United States--Tennessee--Elizabethton