Ebook Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana

Mattie Curl Dennis was a native of Parke county, Indiana. In the pub lic schools she acquired her early education, and then began teaching in the district schools of her native county. Desirous of acquiring more advanced education, She subsequently attended Bloomingdale Academy, then entered the Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio, and in 1874 was graduated at the Indiana State Normal. Her labors as an educator were most acceptable and satisfactory. She taught for twelve years in the district schools, in the city schools of Indianapolis and in the academies at Bloomingdale and Ladoga.