Start My Family Tree Welcome to Geni, home of the world's largest family tree.

Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree.

Early Colored High Schools in Pennsylvania

Bean and Gratz

view all

Simon Gratz, lawyer and educator (1837 - 1925)
likeness at findagrave not to be confused with his first cousin of the same name who was in the military Lawyer. Educator. A descendent of merchant Simon Gratz railroad builder Edward Gratz he made h...
Bean family collection

Major William Heebner Bean (1861 - 1904)
Bean was born July 25th 1861 died March 17th , 1904 (Omaha, NE) (suicide) Norristown High School 1878 William H. Bean graduated West Point in 1886 and was assigned to the Second Cavalry serving in Ar...

Evidence of

1881 July Issues with students in Philadelphia
- The Philadelphia Times 07 Jul 1881, Thu ·Page 4
  - https://www.newspapers.com/image/53115526/?terms=colored%20High%20S...
1884 June examination results in Carlisle PA
- Carlisle Weekly Herald 12 Jun 1884, Thu ·Page 3
  - https://www.newspapers.com/image/278856309/?terms=colored%20High%20...
1885 March examination results in Carlisle Pa
- The Sentinel 06 Mar 1885, Fri ·Page 2
  - https://www.newspapers.com/image/343902120/?terms=colored%20High%20...\
1885 August appraisal of advances in Philadelphia
- The Philadelphia Times 02 Aug 1885, Sun ·Page 6
  - https://www.newspapers.com/image/52659534/?terms=colored%20High%20S...

~• three lists follow

known early teachers at colored schools in PA
1. William H. Bean c. age 20 in Norristown, taught circa 1881 prior to appointment at West Point (Class of 1886)
known colored students named in articles
other figures.. administrators and other involved figures
1. Simon Gratz, chairman of the (Phila.) Normal School; also was a Lieut in Co. C., 57th US Colored Infantry