Oakland Elementary School Record of Examination, 1891
Dublin Core
Title
Oakland Elementary School Record of Examination, 1891
Subject
Schools; African American students
Description
Various records associated with Oakland School that once operated in the Oakland Community of Knoxville, Tennessee; Personal Narratives, Educator Profiles, Newspaper Articles, Photographs and school records. The school served North Knoxville's Black students from around 1895 to 1965. It was rebuilt in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration. The building is now owned by the City of Knoxville and operates as a community center.
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Names included in the Record of Examination, 1891:
-Teacher-
J.B. Lillard
-Students-
Augg, Maggie | Augg, Pearl | Bishop, George | Bishop, Rachael | Bishop, Fannie | Buckner, Jonah | Buckner, Laura | Burgan, Mary | Burgan, Nelson | Coleman, Lula | Crippen, Annie | Crippen, Alora | Crippen, Louisa | Crippen, Marshall | Curd, Charley | Elders, Ida | Elders, | Bartholomew | Fuggatt, Jerome | Fuggatt, Johnny | Fuggatt, Isaac | Fuggatt, Martha | Fuggatt, Rebecca | Fuggatt, Thomas | Fuggatt, Ordeal | Frazier, David | Gibbs, Alice | Gibbs, Brownlow | Gibbs, Johnny | Gibbs, Pearly | Gregory, Johnny | Gregory, Frank | Gregory, Charley | Gregory, Walter | Hale, Demmie | Hudelston, Audora | Hudelston, Elnora | Howard, Laura | Howard, Louisa | Howard, Paschal | Hughes, Johnny | Jennings, Fannie | Majors, Julia | McFarling, Lizzie | McMillan, Fannie | Miller, Martha | Miller, Maggie | Sharp, Kizzie | Wells, Susan | Wells, Harriet | Wells, Hettie | Weaver, Bertha | Weaver, Lydia | Woods, Lucy
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Names included in the Record of Examination, 1891:
-Teacher-
J.B. Lillard
-Students-
Augg, Maggie | Augg, Pearl | Bishop, George | Bishop, Rachael | Bishop, Fannie | Buckner, Jonah | Buckner, Laura | Burgan, Mary | Burgan, Nelson | Coleman, Lula | Crippen, Annie | Crippen, Alora | Crippen, Louisa | Crippen, Marshall | Curd, Charley | Elders, Ida | Elders, | Bartholomew | Fuggatt, Jerome | Fuggatt, Johnny | Fuggatt, Isaac | Fuggatt, Martha | Fuggatt, Rebecca | Fuggatt, Thomas | Fuggatt, Ordeal | Frazier, David | Gibbs, Alice | Gibbs, Brownlow | Gibbs, Johnny | Gibbs, Pearly | Gregory, Johnny | Gregory, Frank | Gregory, Charley | Gregory, Walter | Hale, Demmie | Hudelston, Audora | Hudelston, Elnora | Howard, Laura | Howard, Louisa | Howard, Paschal | Hughes, Johnny | Jennings, Fannie | Majors, Julia | McFarling, Lizzie | McMillan, Fannie | Miller, Martha | Miller, Maggie | Sharp, Kizzie | Wells, Susan | Wells, Harriet | Wells, Hettie | Weaver, Bertha | Weaver, Lydia | Woods, Lucy
Source
Calvin M. Clung Collection, Austin High School Class of 1965
Newspapers: Chattanooga News, The Knoxville Journal, Knoxville News Sentinel, Highland Weekly News, Chattanooga Daily Times, Knoxville Tribune, Greeneville Democrat Sun
Knox County School System, Tennessee State Library & Archives, United States Census Bureau
Newspapers: Chattanooga News, The Knoxville Journal, Knoxville News Sentinel, Highland Weekly News, Chattanooga Daily Times, Knoxville Tribune, Greeneville Democrat Sun
Knox County School System, Tennessee State Library & Archives, United States Census Bureau
Publisher
Black in Appalachia
Date
1891 - 1965
Contributor
William Isom II
Rights
Items can be used for private reflection and research and not for commercial purposes.
Coverage
United States--Tennessee-Knox County
Files
Collection
Citation
“Oakland Elementary School Record of Examination, 1891,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed July 17, 2026, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/1634.