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Hidalgo County Teachers
This is a partial listing of some of the people connected with operating, teaching and going to school in Hidalgo County Schools in the past. It is by no means complete, but better than having no records at all.
| Name | Dates | Where |
| Allen, Emma C. | 1951-52 | Rodeo |
| Allen, Emma C. | 1952-53 | Rodeo |
| Armstrong, Helen | 1922-23 | Valedon |
| Atkinson, Carolyn | 1920-21 | Rodeo |
| Baird, Ordrie | 1920 | Virden |
| Barnes, Bessie | 1923-24 | Steins |
| Barnes, Bessie A. | 1924-25 | Steins |
| Bass, Effie | 1920-21 | Walnut Wells |
| Bass, Effie | 1921-22 | Valedon |
| Bass, Effie | 1922-23 | Valedon |
| Bass, Effie | 1923-24 | Valedon |
| Bass, Effie | 1924-25 | Valedon |
| Bass, Effie | 1925-26 | Valedon |
| Bass, Effie | 1932-33 | Animas |
| Bass, Effie | 1933-34 | Valedon |
| Bass, Effie | 1934-35 | Neblett |
| Bass, Effie | 1935-36 | Neblett |
| Bass, Effie | 1936-37 | Neblett |
| Bass, Effie | 1937-38 | Neblett |
| Bass, Effie | 1938-39 | Neblett |
| Bass, Effie | 1945-46 | Animas |
| Bass, Effie | 1946-47 | Animas |
| Bates, Elizabeth | 1932-33 | Steins |
| Bates, Elizabeth | 1933-34 | Steins |
| Bergen, Capitola | 1932-33 | Neblett |
| Bergen, Capitola | 1933-34 | Rodeo |
| Bevins, Gladys | 1936-37 | Animas |
| Bevins, Gladys | 1937-38 | Animas |
| Biggers, Betty | 1942-43 | Animas |
| Blake, Arthur | 1951-52 | Rodeo |
| Blake, Arthur | 1952-53 | Rodeo |
| Bonnel, Arilla | 1934-35 | Animas |
| Bonura, Frank | 1948-49 | Animas |
| Boozer, Lester L. | 1933-34 | Animas |
| Briel, Robert | 1922-23 | Valedon |
| Bright, Muzenah | 1934-35 | Steins |
| Bright, Muzenah (XT Canyon) | 1935-36 | Rodeo |
| Brooks, Dorothy | 1925-26 | Pratt |
| Brooks, Dorothy Jean | 1926-27 | Middle Animas |
| Brown, Irene | 1921 | Virden |
| Buck, Mae | 1920-21 | Steins |
| Bumgarner, Belva | 1934-35 | Animas |
| Burns, Emma | 1920-21 | Animas |
| Cardon, Edith | 1923 | Virden |
| Cardon, Edith | 1924 | Virden |
| Cardon, Edith | 1925-26 | Virden |
| Castle, Kathleen | 1949-50 | Rodeo |
| Castle, Robert | 1949-50 | Animas |
| Chamberlain, Dorothy | 1925-26 | Valedon |
| Clark, Luella | 1921-22 | Valedon |
| Clark, Luella | 1922-23 | Valedon |
| Clark, Luella | 1923-24 | Valedon |
| Clark, Viola | 1921-22 | Valedon |
| Clark, Viola L | 1920-21 | Valedon |
| Clayton, Miss Addie | 19? ? | Virden |
| Cloudt, Alta Jarvis | Animas | |
| Cloudt, Alta Jarvis | 1931-32 | Walnut Wells |
| Cocks, Dixie Ellen Gill | 1931-32 | Animas |
| Cocks, Mrs. Leroy | 1932-33 | Middle Animas |
| Cook, Juanita | 1928-29 | Animas |
| Cook, Juanita | 1929-30 | Rodeo |
| Cosper, Alice | 1928-29 | Rodeo |
| Cosper, Alice | 1932-33 | Rodeo |
| Cosper, Alice | 1933-34 | Neblett |
| Cosper, Alice | 1934-35 | Animas |
| Cosper, Alice | 1934-35 | Animas |
| Cosper, Alice | 1935-36 | Steins |
| Cosper, Alice | 1936-37 | Steins |
| Cosper, Alice | 1937-38 | Steins |
| Cosper, Alice H (XT Canyon) | 1934-35 | Rodeo |
| Cosper, Alice H. | 1931-32 | Rodeo |
| Cosper, Cora Moody | 1934-35 | Rodeo |
| Cosper, Cora Moody | 1935-36 | Rodeo |
| Cowan, Marvin | 1939-40 | Animas |
| Cowan, Marvin | 1940-41 | Animas |
| Coy, Thomas | 1948-49 | Animas |
| Crowell, Mrs. J. B. | 1923-24 | Valedon |
| Culbertson, L. Edna McCorkle | 1934-35 | Walnut Wells |
| Culbertson, Linnie Naegle | 1935-36 | Walnut Wells |
| Cullom, Susan | 1925-26 | Valedon |
| Cullon, Marie | 1942-43 | Animas |
| Daniel, Lula Belle | 1934-35 | Animas |
| Davis, Mary Lee | 1924-25 | Valedon |
| Davis, Mary Lee | 1925-26 | Valedon |
| Dawson, Emma | 1920-21 | Middle Animas |
| Diver, Roxie | 1938-39 | Animas |
| Dunagan, Mildred | 1929-30 | Middle Animas |
| Dunlap, E T | 1920-21 | Valedon |
| Dunlap, Jewell | 1925-26 | Valedon |
| Dunlap, Opal | 1922-23 | Valedon |
| Dunlap, Opal | 1923-24 | Valedon |
| Eckert, Clara | 1921-22 | Valedon |
| Eckert, Clara Randall | 1920-21 | Valedon |
| Edington, Agnes | 1933-34 | Rodeo |
| Edington, Agnes Farrar | 1931-32 | Rodeo |
| Ellison, Mrs. Leon | 1924-25 | Rodeo |
| Fairly, Mary Lee | 1939-40 | Steins |
| Fairly, Mrs Mary Lee | 1936-37 | Rodeo |
| Fairly, Mrs Mary Lee | 1937-38 | Rodeo |
| Fairly, Mrs Mary Lee | 1938-39 | Rodeo |
| Farrar, Agnes T. | 1929-30 | Animas |
| Faulkner, Mary | 1923-24 | Middle Animas |
| Fedricks, Cecelia | 1923-24 | Valedon |
| Fist, Myrtle | 1920-21 | Valedon |
| Fitch (Red Hill), Marjorie | 1929-30 | Walnut Wells |
| Fitch, Emma | 1932-33 | Rodeo |
| Fitch, Emma | 1933-34 | Animas |
| Fleet, Donald | 1950-51 | Animas |
| Fleet, Donald | 1951-52 | Animas |
| Foster, Lillian | 1923-24 | Neblett |
| Foster, Lillian | 1925-26 | Animas |
| Gammon, Elizabeth | 1922-23 | Valedon |
| Garland, Asa | 1921-22 | Neblett |
| Getzwiller, Ida | 1921-22 | Walnut Wells |
| Gobble, Dorothy | 1920-21 | Valedon |
| Gower, Bernice | 1932-33 | Middle Animas |
| Grady, Pearl B. | 1925-26 | Virden |
| Griffith, Mr. | 1916 | Virden |
| Guenther, Anadell | 1925-26 | Valedon |
| Hackett, Reverend | 1888 | Virden |
| Hall, Katy | 1922-23 | Valedon |
| Hall, Katy | 1923-24 | Valedon |
| Hall, Theda | 1944-45 | Animas |
| Hammerand, W. L. | 1938-39 | Animas |
| Hammerand, Wayne | 1935-36 | Animas |
| Harrell, A. R. | 1926-27 | Middle Animas |
| Harrerand, W. L. | 1936-37 | Animas |
| Harrerand, W. L. | 1937-38 | Animas |
| Harris, Mabel | 1923-24 | Animas |
| Hatch, Lynn | 1920 | Virden |
| Hatch, Lynn | 1921 | Virden |
| Hatch, Lynn | 1922 | Virden |
| Hatch, Mr. G. Lynn | 1918 | Virden |
| Hayes, Ethel | 1923 | Virden |
| Heard, Louise Watson | 1933-34 | Animas |
| Henderson, Jennie | 1920-21 | Middle Animas |
| Henderson, Jennie | 1924-25 | Middle Animas |
| Herrell, A. R. | 1927-28 | Animas |
| Higbee, Carrie | 1921-22 | Middle Animas |
| Holden, Mr | 1911 | Virden |
| Hollingsworth, Hazel | 1920-21 | Animas |
| Hurley, Zelda | 1920-21 | Middle Animas |
| Jackson, Helen | 1921-22 | Valedon |
| Jackson, Helen H. | 1920-21 | Valedon |
| Jackson, M. E. | 1921-22 | Middle Animas |
| Jacobson, Eva | 1922 | Virden |
| Jacobson, Eva | 1923 | Virden |
| Jarvis, Alta | 1923-24 | Valedon |
| Johnson, Grace | 1938-39 | Animas |
| Johnson, Grace | 1939-40 | Animas |
| Jones, Arabella | 1924-25 | Valedon |
| Jones, Arabella | 1925-26 | Valedon |
| Jones, Cecilia | 1922-23 | Valedon |
| Jones, Edith | 1922 | Virden |
| Jones, Firgie | 1945-46 | Animas |
| Jones, Mae | 1922 | Virden |
| Jones, Miss | 1918 | Virden |
| Jones, Nora | 1934-35 | Animas |
| Jones, Nora Ann | 1935-36 | Animas |
| Jones, Vergie Payne | 1946-47 | Animas |
| Jordan, Auby | 1923-24 | Rodeo |
| Kemp, Katherine | 1938-39 | Animas |
| Kemp, Katherine | 1939-40 | Animas |
| Kerr, Dora | 1920-21 | Valedon |
| Kerr, Dora | 1921-22 | Valedon |
| Kerr, Dora | 1922-23 | Valedon |
| Kerr, Dora | 1923-24 | Valedon |
| Kerr, Dora | 1924-25 | Valedon |
| Ketman, Harry | 1939-40 | Animas |
| Korbe, Agnes | 1948-49 | Animas |
| Lahann, Winnifred | 1936-37 | Animas |
| Lahann, Winnifred | 1937-38 | Animas |
| Lauman, Laura | 1944-45 | Animas |
| Lauman, Laura | 1945-46 | Animas |
| Lauman, Laura | 1946-47 | Animas |
| Lauman, Laura | 1947-48 | Animas |
| Lauman, Laura | 1948-49 | Animas |
| Lauman, Laura | 1949-50 | Animas |
| Lauman, Laura | 1950-51 | Animas |
| Lauman, Laura | 1951-52 | Animas |
| Lauman, Laura | 1952-53 | Animas |
| Lowe, Waltarine | 1933-34 | Rodeo |
| Lyle, Marie | 1938-39 | Animas |
| Malone, Irene | 1923 | Virden |
| Malone, Irene | 1924 | Virden |
| Malone, Irene | 1925-26 | Virden |
| Malone, Paul | 1925-26 | Virden |
| Malone, Paul E. | 1923 | Virden |
| Malone, Paul E. | 1924 | Virden |
| Maloney, Margaret | 1923-24 | Valedon |
| Maloney, Margaret | 1924-25 | Valedon |
| Martin, Helen | 1925-26 | Neblett |
| Martin, Miss Henrietta | 1930-31 | Animas |
| Massey, Laura | 1920-21 | Walnut Wells |
| Massey, Laura | 1923-24 | Walnut Wells |
| Matkins, Susie E. | 1925-26 | Valedon |
| McCabe, Ida W. | 1924-25 | Middle Animas |
| McCafferty, Bertha | 1939-40 | Rodeo |
| McCorkle, L. Edna | 1933-34 | Walnut Wells |
| McCullan, Kate | Steins | |
| McCulloch, Katie | 1924-25 | Pratt |
| McDonald, Jane | 1925-26 | Virden |
| McGaragh, Inas | 1923-24 | Middle Animas |
| McGowan, Mary | 1925-26 | Rodeo |
| McGowan, Mary | 1926-27 | Rodeo |
| McKean, Cathryn | 1922-23 | Valedon |
| McMains, Verna | 1952-53 | Animas |
| McSherry, Margarete Ellison | 1947-48 | Animas |
| Metcalf, Stephen | 1922-23 | Middle Animas |
| Missing | 1926-32 | Valedon |
| Mortensen, Gertrude | 1922-23 | Rodeo |
| Mullikin, Nancy | 1952-53 | Animas |
| Murphy, Mr. Joseph | 1913 | Virden |
| Myers, Frank | 1922-23 | Rodeo |
| Nations, Nell | 1922-23 | Neblett |
| Neal, Miss Travis | 1943-44 | Animas |
| Nicholson, Pamelia | 1940-41 | Rodeo |
| No More School In Steins | 1940 | Steins |
| No Record | 1925-32 | Steins |
| No Records | 1926-32 | Neblett |
| No Records Available | 1925-26 | Middle Animas |
| No Records Available | 1925-29 | Walnut Wells |
| No Records Available | 1927-28 | Rodeo |
| No Records Available | 1927-29 | Middle Animas |
| No Records Available | 1930-31 | Rodeo |
| No Records Available | 1930-31 | Walnut Wells |
| No Teacher | 1922-23 | Walnut Wells |
| Nolan, Nelle | 1924 | Virden |
| Orthofer, Fanny | 1921-22 | Animas |
| Osborn, Miss Lata | 1930-31 | Middle Animas |
| Osborne, Leta | 1933-34 | Animas |
| Osborne, Leta | 1932-33 | Animas |
| Page, Vernal | 1952-53 | Animas |
| Pannell, Imogene | 1925-26 | Valedon |
| Patterson, W.W. | 1922-23 | Middle Animas |
| Payne, Adelma | 1942-43 | Animas |
| Payne, Adelma | 1943-44 | Animas |
| Payne, Miss Vergie | 1943-44 | Animas |
| Payne, Mrs. | 1912 | Virden |
| Pendleton, Hazel | 1934-35 | Rodeo |
| Pendleton, Hazel | 1935-36 | Rodeo |
| Peugh, Bernice B. | 1935-36 | Animas |
| Pflueger, Ina | 1940-41 | Animas |
| Pflueger, Ina | 1941-42 | Animas |
| Pfluger, Ina | 1936-37 | Animas |
| Pfluger, Ina | 1937-38 | Animas |
| Pfluger, Ina | 1938-39 | Animas |
| Pfluger, Ina | 1939-40 | Animas |
| Pritchett, Eva | 1926-27 | Animas |
| Richards, Hattie | 1946-47 | Rodeo |
| Richards, Hattie | 1947-48 | Rodeo |
| Richards, Hattie | 1948-49 | Rodeo |
| Richards, Hattie | 1945-56 | Rodeo |
| Richards, Katherine | 1935-36 | Rodeo |
| Richards, Katherine | 1936-37 | Rodeo |
| Richards, Katherine | 1937-38 | Rodeo |
| Richards, Katherine | 1938-39 | Rodeo |
| Richards, Katherine | 1939-40 | Rodeo |
| Richards, Katherine | 1940-41 | Rodeo |
| Richards, Katherine | 1941-42 | Rodeo |
| Richards, Katherine | 1942-43 | Rodeo |
| Richards, Katherine | 1944-45 | Animas |
| Richards, Sally | 1950-51 | Rodeo |
| Richardson, Ed A. | 1921 | Virden |
| Richardson, Ed A. | 1922 | Virden |
| Riddle, John Paul | 1934-35 | Animas |
| Riddout, Ruth | 1945-46 | Animas |
| Riddout, Ruth | 1946-47 | Animas |
| Riddout, Ruth | 1947-48 | Animas |
| Robertson, Miss | 1916 | Virden |
| Rose, Ethel Lee | 1921 | Virden |
| Rose, Ethel Lee | 1920 | Virden |
| Rose, Miss Venita | 1912 | Virden |
| Rose, Miss Venita | 1913 | Virden |
| Saddler, Bertram | 1934-35 | Animas |
| Saddler, Bertram | 1935-36 | Animas |
| Schools Consolidated | 1933-34 | Middle Animas |
| Second, Fern M. | 1925-26 | Virden |
| Serbis, Mollie | 1920-21 | Neblett |
| Sharrer, Miss Mary | 1918 | Virden |
| Shenners, Miss | 1917 | Virden |
| Skidmore, Dorothy | 1935-36 | Animas |
| Smith, Jennie | 1921-22 | Rodeo |
| Snyder, Kathleen | 1936-37 | Animas |
| Snyder, Kathleen | 1937-38 | Animas |
| Sparks, Miss | 1917 | Virden |
| Springer, J. R. | 1948-49 | Animas |
| Springer, J. R. | 1949-50 | Animas |
| Springer, J. R. | 1950-51 | Animas |
| Springer, Joseph | 1951-52 | Animas |
| Springer, Martha | 1948-49 | Animas |
| Springer, Martha | 1949-50 | Animas |
| Springer, Martha | 1951-52 | Animas |
| Springer, Martha Butler | 1950-51 | Animas |
| Stamps, William H. | 1936-37 | Animas |
| Stiles, Burke | 1946-47 | Animas |
| Stiles, Burke | 1947-48 | Animas |
| Stiles, Burke | 1948-49 | Animas |
| Strickland, Mrs. J. B. | 1930-31 | Middle Animas |
| Strickland, Ruth | 1943-44 | Rodeo |
| Strickland, Ruth | 1944-45 | Rodeo |
| Strickland, Ruth | 1945-56 | Rodeo |
| Strickland, Ruth | 1946-47 | Animas |
| Strickland, Ruth | 1947-48 | Animas |
| Strickland, Ruth | 1948-49 | Animas |
| Strickland, Ruth | 1949-50 | Animas |
| Strickland, Ruth | 1950-51 | Animas |
| Strickland, Ruth | 1951-52 | Animas |
| Strickland, Ruth | 1952-53 | Animas |
| Stumph, Roy | 1952-53 | Animas |
| Taylor, Kate | 1924-25 | Walnut Wells |
| Taylor, Mr. Rolan | 1940-41 | Animas |
| Taylor, R. J. | 1941-42 | Animas |
| Tenny, Helen | 1940-41 | Animas |
| Tenny, Helen | 1941-42 | Animas |
| Thatcher, Grace | 1921-22 | Valedon |
| Thorpe, Cora | 1942-43 | Animas |
| Thorpe, Cora | 1943-44 | Animas |
| Thorpe, Cora | 1944-45 | Animas |
| Thorpe, Geryl | 1941-42 | Animas |
| Thorpe, Geryl | 1942-43 | Animas |
| Thorpe, Geryl | 1943-44 | Animas |
| Thorpe, Geryl | 1944-45 | Animas |
| Timon, Mary | 1924-25 | Neblett |
| Tyra, Vera J. | 1931-32 | Animas |
| Vickers, Ethel | 1922-23 | Valedon |
| Wadsworth, Ruth | 1920-21 | Valedon |
| Warner, Lucille | 1946-47 | Animas |
| Watson, Louise | 1932-33 | Walnut Wells |
| Weatherby, Berta | 1922-23 | Pratt |
| Weatherby, Eva | 1923-24 | Pratt |
| Weatherby, Eva | 1922-23 | Steins |
| Weatherby, Eva | 1924-25 | Animas |
| Weatherby, Loraine | 1940-41 | Animas |
| Weatherby, Loraine | 1941-42 | Animas |
| Wiswell, Emma | 1921-22 | Steins |
| Wood, Beth (Ball) | 1924-25 | Valedon |
| Wood, Thelma | 1939-40 | Neblett |
| Wood, Thelma | 1938-39 | Steins |
| Wright, J. Ethan | 1921-22 | Animas |
| Wright, J. Ethan | 1922-23 | Animas |
| Wright, J. Ethan | 1923-24 | Valedon |
| Wright, J. Ethan | 1924-25 | Valedon |
| Wright, J. Ethan | 1925-26 | Valedon |
| Wright, J. Ethan | 1932-33 | Animas |
| Young, Elizabeth | 1933-34 | Animas |
| Young, Elizabeth | 1934-35 | Animas |
| Young, Estelle | 1924-25 | Valedon |
| Young, Lizzie R | 1920-21 | Valedon |
| Zahn, Valma | 1932-33 | Valedon |
If you can assist or have suggestions for other resources, please let us know. Your participation is valuable.
County Coordinator: John Livingston-Sharp
State Coordinator: Leon Moya
Assistant State Coordinators: Tom Bombaci, Jr. and Donna Cain