Warrensburg Colored School 1940-1950 Greene County, Tennessee

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Description

Warrensburg Colored School Registers from 1940-1950

Information includes: student name, parent/guardian name and occupation, teacher's name, grades taught and educational history, annual property report on the school, breakdown of class schedule and summaries of the year's progress. In some school registers, notes are written in the margins. Information included is a valuable resource for identifying familial ties, migration and locations of Black communities across Greene County, Tennessee.

Surnames of the school children are as follows:
Arnett, Blue, Branner, Carter, Cobb, Easterly, Freeman, Gregory, Hill, Hoard, Hunter, Jones, Payne, Price, Pugh, Rader, Simmons, Smith, Snoddy, Tedford, Weems and Wells.

Creator

Greene County, Tennessee

Source

Greene County School System

Publisher

Black in Appalachia

Date

1940-1950

Contributor

Alona Norwood

Rights

This item was sourced from the Greene County Schools at 932 West Summer Street, Greeneville, TN 37743. This item can be used for personal reflection and research but not for commercial purposes. Any additional questions about usage should be directed to Ellen Myers, Materials Clerk/ESP Assistant (423) 798-2620.

Coverage

United States--Tennessee-Greene County

Files

Collection

Warrensburg Colored School 1940-1950 Greene County, Tennessee

Citation

Greene County, Tennessee, “Warrensburg Colored School 1940-1950 Greene County, Tennessee,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed September 4, 2026, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/2120.