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Ilion High School Class of 1888

Class Roster - Source - 1888 Newspaper Articles

Morgan Street School, Ilion

1888 Honor Students

Herbert H. Myers - Valedictorian
W. W. Benton, Jr. - Salutatorian - died from measles and diphtheria on March 8, 1888 at the age of 16 years.

Class Members

The Class of 1888 newspaper articles and the 1925 Alumni Book are the sources for the information appearing on this page.

All 22 class members are now listed alphabetically:

Grace Abbott
Samuel Allston
Morrell Beals
Bertha Bellinger
William W. Benton, Jr.
George Brand
Hattie Bruder
May Colburn
William Hunter
Flora Jochmus
Carl Joerissen
Fred Joerissen
Herbert H. Myers
John H. Myers
Antoinette 'Nettie' O'Hara
Sanford Rasbach
Thomas Ringwood
Maud Rix
Gene Ross
Imogene Ross
Frank Segur
Philo R. Squire
Mae I. Wilcox

(Note - Differences between the newspaper article and in the 1925 Alumni Book list for 1888 are listed below.)

(Morrell Beals was listed as Beals in the newspaper article but listed as Beal in the 1925 Alumni Book list for 1888)

(Nettie O'Hara was listed as Nettie in the newspaper article but listed as Antoinette in the 1925 Alumni Book list for 1888)

(Imogene Ross was listed as Gene in the newspaper article but listed as Imogene in the 1925 Alumni Book list for 1888)

(Mae Wilcox was listed in the newspaper article but is missing in the 1925 Alumni Book list for 1888)

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