Lake Lona Elementary School, Lake City, Columbia County, Florida

Lake Lona Elementary School
Lake City, Columbia County, Florida

* Located: 6.5 miles west of Lake City, FL on Hwy US90
* Opened in 1928 and closed in 1963.
* There were only 2 classrooms in this 3 building school.
* One of the buildings was the cafeteria / lunchroom.
* There were only 2 teachers in the school and 1 was the principal.

Lois Revels

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Lois Revels
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Lois Revels was a teacher for many years at Lake Lona Elementary School in the early 1950's.

This photo of Lois was taken about 1950 in Columbia County, Florida.

Ever hear the Lake Lona area referred to as Shalmanezer?
On every US Federal Census of 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 indicates the area around Lake Lona was known as Precinct 5, Shalmanezer, Columbia County, Florida.

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Joseph & Lois Revels grave
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Genealogy:

Lois Revels was a teacher at Lake Lona Elementary School in the 1950's.

Lois Ouida HUDSON Revels
Birth: Dec. 12, 1907 Hamilton County, Florida
Death: Feb. 19, 1971 (age 64) Lake City, Columbia County, Florida
Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Lake City, Columbia County, Florida

Lois Ouida Hudson was the daughter to Albert F. Hudson and Ida I. Bell Hudson.

Lois married Joseph Allison Revels Jan 1929 Columbia County, Florida.

They had 2 daughters together: Jean Revels Rehwinkel and Becky Revels Arnold. She had 4 Grandchildren Susan Rehwinkel, Al Rehwenkel, Allison F. Breteler, and Michael A. Breteler.

Thanks to Becky Revels Arnold (Lois' daughter) for her contribution of information about her mother.

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I attended Lake Lona Elementary only for the 1962-63 school year.
I was in the 3rd grade. Mrs Evelyn Witt was my teacher.
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