Central Point School - 1920
Teacher: Miss Gladys Shoulders Massey mother of Vivian Massey. The school building and
grounds were in the Hackett Hollow which Brent Gregory now owns.
First row- Chap Bridgewater, Odell Wilmore, Flobe Shoulders, Bubord Bridgewater,
Henry Morris Taylor, Wade Law, Kirk Shoulders, ____Taylor, Bob Chambers
Second row- Gardenhire Chambers, Mai Chambers, Ethie Chambers, Ruth Russell,
Curtie Mathews, Emma Mathews, Helen Williams, Ellie Taylor, Mattie Beasley,
Lillie Chambers, Euna Law, Gibson Mathews, Vetress Nixon, Ruby Wilmore, Evia
Shoulders, Lorene Shoulders, Vadie Chambers, Geraldine Hines, Avonelle Mathews
Third row--Wirt Piper, Russell Nixon, Fred Gregory, Flippen Piper, Ethel Law, Dana
Gregory, Lorene Nixon,Vedie Mathews, Amy Chambers, Ruby Taylor, Bertha Shoulders
Fourth row-- Sallie Shoulders, Nettie Beasley, Alice Taylor, Alyene Taylor, Mary Taylor,
Thellie Nixon, Winnie Key Williams, Bessie Piper, Ellie Nixon, Loura Bridgewater, Bertha
Chambers, teacher Gladys Shoulders this was a one teacher school
*Evia, Lorene, Bertha and Kirk Shoulders were children of James and Altie Mathews Shoulders.
Evia married Doyle Dillehay, Lorene married Stanton West, Bertha married John Wilmore and Oval
Wilmore. Kirk Shoulders married Annie Holliman.
Flobe Shoulders was the son of Walter Shoulders. Flobe married Rosie Mai Green
Wade, Euna and Ethel Law were children of Arthur and Minnie Mathews Law.
Avonell Mathews was the daughter of Henry Mathews.
All the above children were first cousins.
Ellie and Thellie Nixon were twins and both grew up to be well loved teachers in the Smith
County schools.Ellie married Tom Hackett and Thellie married Corbit Brown.
Geraldine Hines married Robert West
Ruby Wilmore married Lee West
