McDonough County Genealogical Society
Emory School – Prairie City Township
The 1878 History of McDonough County states that Emory School No. 2 was organized in 1856 and the building was erected in the same year. Its size was 18 x 24 feet. It was located on the southeast corner of section 4 in Prairie City Township. The name came from the Charles H. Emory family, owners of the adjacent land. It consolidated into the Prairie City District in 1947 and the grounds were sold off in the same year.
In 1878 there were 25 students in the district and the average attendance of twelve or fifteen in school. The average salary of the teacher was $30.00. The first teacher was Mrs. Henry Peasly.
Images of the Past furnished by Allen R.
Nemec, of the McDonough County Genealogical Society, facebook.com/mcdcgs, www.mcdcgs.com, PO Box 202, Macomb, IL 61455
