Morgantown School Community Families
This page is dedicated to the remarkable individuals who contributed to the Morgantown School’s legacy. The photos below feature some of the Morgantown community families, whose dedication and influence continue to inspire.
Robert Emmett Miles and Family
Pictured: Cary Miles Blount; Maggie Miles Timbers; Lillian Miles Barbour; Gertrude Miles; Ferdinand Alphonso Miles Sr; and standing in front of her Father, Robert Emmett Miles, is Marie Miles Lennox.
Seated on the steps of the Morgantown School are R. E. Miles' grandchildren: Lillian (with an apple), Bessie, Marjorie, Ferdinand and their cousin.
Mrs. Evelyn Sanford’s Family
Pictured is Mrs. Evelyn Sanford with her nephew, Warren Sanford, Jr., and seven children (James E., Clara, Reginald, Hugh, Oliver, Calvin and Roscoe, the baby). The children pictured attended the school in the 1940's-50's. Their teachers included Mrs. Harmon, Mrs. Joyner, Ms. Hudgens, Ms. Edmonds, Mr. Berlack.
James & Carrie (Welch) Grigsby Family
Lewis Family
Former Students Carolyn Lewis Smith, Joan Lewis Russell, Eddie Alfred Lewis. Their teachers were Mr. Berlack, Mr. Exum, Miss Cook.
Smith Siblings
Lillian May and Alphonso Ford Smith. The siblings were students during the 1920s-30s. Their teachers included, Mr. R.E. Miles, Mrs. Lula Welch, Mrs. Catherine Nelson, and Ms. Evelyn Primas
Moses Thompson, Mollie Thompson and Issac Thompson
Eugene Baltimore and Lillie Mae Thompson
Both were Morgantown students and later married.
Tines Siblings
David Leon and Harold Eugene Tines before school age. They were students in the 1960s with Ms. Cook as their teacher.
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