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South Prong, Texas

Photos contributed by David Vantreese
(except as noted)

The School and Church shown on the map that Phillip Vantreese drew on the corner of what is now Chisholm Trail, New Haven Road and Farm to Market 55.

Back in those days Chisholm Trail was then The Old Italy Road and Farm Road 55 was not there at the time. New Haven Road had a differant name too. The old store was about 1/4 mile south of the school on what is now Farm Market 55. The store was called Fletcher's Store. I also included a photo of the John Vantreese family the house was some where close to Fletcher's store. If you have any questions please contact me. I hope this helps.

South Prong School - 1930

Names in 1930 school picture.

South Prong School - 1926-27

John Elbert Vantreese was on the School Board here.

1st Row L-R:

___________, Donnie Vantreese, Miles Parten, Gilbert Thompson, Raymond Underwood, Wayne Carroll, Miles Ray, Chipman, Leland Hamm.

2nd Row L-R:

___________, Margie Chipman, Margie Chipman, Alta Wheatley, Lucille Graston, Nellie Ham, G. Thompson, Hazel Fuller, Blondia Fuller, Benjamin Underwood, Virginia Patman, Betty Jo Wheatley.

3rd Row L-R

Bertha Mac Jacobs, Elbra Underwood, Hattie Brown, Christell Terrell, Ora Billie Brown, Shirley Thompson, Mary Chipman, Travis Wilburn, Bille Ray Brown, Otis Reynolds.

4th Row L-R

Adeline Wheatley, Mildred Jenkins, Cleo Reynolds, Mellie Hamm, Isabel Graston, Dorothy Parten.

5th Row L-R

E. V. Underwood, Buster (Parten, J. R. Riley, Bert Francis; Mrs. Joyce Milton, Mrs. Tommy Spillman, A. C. Wheatley, Buen Hamm.

Note: Joyce (Ray) Milton & Tommy (Ray) Spillman were sisters)

South Prong Church

The Vantreese Family
(Circa 1905)

John Elbert Vantreese Family

Back Row: John Elbert Vantreese, Virda Julia (Hullett) Vantreese, Phillip, Donnie

Front Row - Jack, Bob, Tommy, Lynn

Valentine Vantreese, father of John Elbert Vantreese, built the old barn on left and planted the pecan tree on the far right.

John Elbert Vantreese, World War I

Served in "Balloon Corp" or Signal Corp

Vantreese Home, south on what is now Hwy 55 to Nash & Avalon. Present Owner, Bud Davis.

South Prong School

Photo submitted by Susie Toal

South Prong was a community near Waxahachie. Exact date of picture is not known, but it is probably around 1919. In the back row, the fifth person from the right is Ethyl Kathryn Toal (1906-1962).

[David Vantreese had submitted the same photograph that was identified as being from 1923.]

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This page last modified on 10 Aug 2003.