Warden School
Warden School #62
CR 935
Weston, Texas
The Warden Community consisted of farms, houses, families and the Warden Cemetery. There was never a store or business. The Warden school was the only center of activity for persons living in that area.
The Warden family whose name was interchangeable with Worden, came to Collin County, Texas in 1844. The family says the original spelling was “Worden.”
William Warden, Sr. received a headright of 640 acres north of Weston. His son John purchased 400 acres in 1853 in the same area, and John’s second wife Mary Womack Warden donated land for a school.
Worden School was included on a list of Collin County Schools in 1880. Worden was listed as 4 miles north of Weston with very productive soil, prairie and timer.
The teacher in 1880 was Miss Sue Collins, a young lady of some experience in the profession. N. B. Ledgerwood was the teacher in 1901 and Mr. Mike Watson taught in 1905 and 1906. Other teachers were Mrs. Motley, Mr. and Mrs. Speck, and Mr. Flesher.
In 1890 Warden School had 46 students. There were 29 males and 37 females in 1909; 61 students in 1912; and 81 students in 1925. There were 58 students in 1940.
The school, a wooden structure, was built with two rooms and a wooden floor. A coal stove was used for heat in the winter. A well with a hand pump provided water for students.
An article in a McKinney newspaper indicated contractors finished the Warden School in November, 1909. In 1910 or 1911, Warden School was issued $2,000 bonds from the county school fund, and in 1918, citizens voted bonds to build two additional rooms and add equipment in order to receive state aide. There were 50 students enrolled. Troy Loftice and Miss Alta Reynolds were the teachers. School trustees were George Fifer, R. E. Jackson, and D. Bolin.
In 1943 the school closed and students from Warden Community were then bussed to the Anna Schools.
CR 935
Weston, Texas
The Warden Community consisted of farms, houses, families and the Warden Cemetery. There was never a store or business. The Warden school was the only center of activity for persons living in that area.
The Warden family whose name was interchangeable with Worden, came to Collin County, Texas in 1844. The family says the original spelling was “Worden.”
William Warden, Sr. received a headright of 640 acres north of Weston. His son John purchased 400 acres in 1853 in the same area, and John’s second wife Mary Womack Warden donated land for a school.
Worden School was included on a list of Collin County Schools in 1880. Worden was listed as 4 miles north of Weston with very productive soil, prairie and timer.
The teacher in 1880 was Miss Sue Collins, a young lady of some experience in the profession. N. B. Ledgerwood was the teacher in 1901 and Mr. Mike Watson taught in 1905 and 1906. Other teachers were Mrs. Motley, Mr. and Mrs. Speck, and Mr. Flesher.
In 1890 Warden School had 46 students. There were 29 males and 37 females in 1909; 61 students in 1912; and 81 students in 1925. There were 58 students in 1940.
The school, a wooden structure, was built with two rooms and a wooden floor. A coal stove was used for heat in the winter. A well with a hand pump provided water for students.
An article in a McKinney newspaper indicated contractors finished the Warden School in November, 1909. In 1910 or 1911, Warden School was issued $2,000 bonds from the county school fund, and in 1918, citizens voted bonds to build two additional rooms and add equipment in order to receive state aide. There were 50 students enrolled. Troy Loftice and Miss Alta Reynolds were the teachers. School trustees were George Fifer, R. E. Jackson, and D. Bolin.
In 1943 the school closed and students from Warden Community were then bussed to the Anna Schools.
