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Map of Proposed Road System in Denton County A map of Denton County showing road connections between schools and districts. Notable for showing St. John's School on the map.
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1910 Denton County School Report from the Post-Signal 1910 Denton County School Report from the Post-Signal describing the number of students of each race in Denton County.
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The Free Negro A newspaper article discussing the education status of freed black people in Texas in 1911.
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Quakertown House This home was built in 1905 at 97 Terry Street in the Quakertown neighborhood of Denton, Texas. It was removed in 1921 to make way for a city park. Horses and railroad ties were used to transport the house to 1129 East Hickory Street in the Solomon Hill neighborhood of Denton, Texas. It was torn down in 2005 and replaced with a modern brick structure. Residents of the house were C. R. and Maude Hembry, followed in 1962 by William and Alma Clark.
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North Texas African American High Schools in Relation to St. Jonn's
A map showing the locations of colored high schools in North Texas that were existing at the time of the St. Johns community in relation to the known location of the cemetery and church.
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Post-Signal April 5, 1912 Page 8 Newspaper clipping from the Post-Signal in Pilot Point, Texas. It discusses how Pilot Point passed up an opportunity to build a cotton mill in the past, but the opportunity is not lost and Pilot Point should build one to promote growth and development.
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Post-Signal March 8, 1912 Page 3 Newspaper clipping from the Post-Signal in Pilot Point, Texas. It discusses the reduction in cotton acreage for Denton County by 30% in accordance with the Farmers Union.
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Quadrant 1: St. John's Cemetery
Quadrant 1 of 14 shows the graves of Vaughner and Allen families as well as a number of unknown marked graves
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Post-Signal February 16, 1912 Page 5 Newspaper page from the Post-Signal in Pilot Point, Texas. It contains an article titled “The 1912 Corn Club” which encourages boys aged 10-20 years old to plant and cultivate an acre of corn. Boys who participate will have chances for prizes and the school offered several demonstrations for the Club’s purposes. It also contains an article discussing the town’s desire for the railroad to build a new depot.
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Post-Signal February 2, 1912 Page 5 Newspaper clipping from the Post-Signal in Pilot Point, Texas. It discusses the number of poll taxes paid in Denton County and Pilot Point.
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Post-Signal January 19, 1912 Page 3 Newspaper clipping from the Post-Signal in Pilot Point, Texas. It discusses how Pilot Point should build a cotton mill to take advantage of the demands for cheap cotton goods.
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Death Certificate: Mattie Finch Washington Mattie’s death certificate identifies her mother’s maiden name (Pitts) and is the only piece of evidence we have, besides her grave, that proves her existence in Texas.
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Map of Walker County (do later)
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1898 Denton County Judges Report of Scholastic Year A newspaper article detailing Denton County school statistics for the 1897-1898 school year
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1900 Federal Census, Cooke, Texas Angeline's Mother & Father listed in the 1900 Census; Justice Precinct 3, Cooke, Texas.
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Angeline Williamson's brother Andrew J. Williamson Angeline's brothers headstone found at Pilot Point Memorial Cemetery
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Map of Houston's Fourth Ward Houston, "Houston Wards," Downtown Houston. https://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/photos/2015-08-06/Map-of-Houston-Wards.jpg (April 11, 2018).
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The Development of the Public Schools of Denton County, Texas, 1900-1942 A thesis on the history and development of Denton Public Schools written by Ruth Autry Oliver and published in May of 1943. The thesis was completed for the Department of Education at North Texas State Teachers College and compares white schools and colored schools.
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Pages from Wiley College 1902 Yearbook Pages 46 and 60 from the Wiley College 1902 Yearbook featuring two students from Pilot Point: J. F. Everett, and Marion P. Penn
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Denton City Council Sees Petition for New Colored School An article detailing a July 1896 Denton City Council Meeting. In it, the Council was petitioned by "the colored people" for a school building. The motion passed.
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Professor Trimble Reports Harassment A short article in The Pilot Point Post-Mirror Vol.9, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1896 in which Professor Trimble of the Pilot Point Colored School reports than some white boys have been abusing his students on their ways home.
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Class Photo of the First Graduating Class of Booker T. Washington High School, 1926 An old photo dated 1926 of the first four-year graduating class of Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas, Texas. Photo is captioned "Class of 1926 Booker Washington Hi Dallas Tex." There are 33 students pictured along with Professor Joseph J. Rhoads and Priscilla I. Tyler, teachers at the school who are in the front row near the center.
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The Dallas Express June 26, 1920 Page 7 Advises readers to go see the Samuel Huston College Choral Club play at the Opera House. This is a newspaper clipping of the Texas Towns- Pilot Point section of The Dallas Express
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Dallas Landmark Designation Report for Booker T. Washington High School The Dallas Landmark Designation Report for Booker T. Washington High School filed in June of 1988. The report argues for the designation of the school as a Historical Landmark based on its history. Additional images were added in February of 2003.
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The Dallas Express November 15, 1919 Page 10 Myrtle Boyd left for Bishop College, in Marshall, Texas. This is a newspaper clipping of the Texas Towns- Pilot Point section of The Dallas Express.