The log cabin school house 1816
By Rachel

From 1816 to 1835 Free Union school house was a log cabin. It had no desks only benches made of wooden boards with sticks for legs. The teacher was Sally Jennison. She was paid $14 a term. The school house was worth $6. The children went to school only a little over one third of a year. In 1830 the school was taught by Emanual Conkrite in an old log school house that may not have been the same one as in 1816. It was located about 300 yards north west of the present school house we are studying. The schools value went from $6 to $15. Emanual Conkrite was paid $21 a term, a total of $42 a year. He was also paid in meat, butter, flour and store trade. The land was owned by John Addis. Emanual Conkrite was driven off after he disciplined the owner's son. He went on to teach at another school.