Searcy School
Searcy School
4 miles NW of McKinney
McKinney, Texas
Leonard Searcy was a Peter’s Colonist. His survey is about 4 miles west northwest of McKinney. Wilson Creek goes through the property. Searcy was the county’s first tax assessor and collector.
Searcy School, named for Leonard Searcy, was a subscription school that started in 1853. The school was located on the east side of Kerr Branch about four miles northwest of McKinney. Water for the school was brought from the spring on Kerr Branch. The building was a log cabin about 14 feet by 16 feet with puncheon floors and no windows. Light came between the cracks in the walls, and there was a fireplace for warmth in the winter. A long pole reached from one side of the room to the other side, and boys who misbehaved were made to straddle the pole until they learned to behave.
The first teacher in the school was Robert Vivian. Other teachers were Harvey Henry and Malinda Kerr. Miss Kerr married Robert S. Sneed and later taught in Weston. She taught in Collin County for over half a century. Robert and Malinda had six children who became teachers.
4 miles NW of McKinney
McKinney, Texas
Leonard Searcy was a Peter’s Colonist. His survey is about 4 miles west northwest of McKinney. Wilson Creek goes through the property. Searcy was the county’s first tax assessor and collector.
Searcy School, named for Leonard Searcy, was a subscription school that started in 1853. The school was located on the east side of Kerr Branch about four miles northwest of McKinney. Water for the school was brought from the spring on Kerr Branch. The building was a log cabin about 14 feet by 16 feet with puncheon floors and no windows. Light came between the cracks in the walls, and there was a fireplace for warmth in the winter. A long pole reached from one side of the room to the other side, and boys who misbehaved were made to straddle the pole until they learned to behave.
The first teacher in the school was Robert Vivian. Other teachers were Harvey Henry and Malinda Kerr. Miss Kerr married Robert S. Sneed and later taught in Weston. She taught in Collin County for over half a century. Robert and Malinda had six children who became teachers.
