You can't talk about Darke County without mentioning Annie Oakley. She did grow up in the vicinity and many a child in these early schools personally knew this sharpshooter.
(This pumps sits across from the previous school, so one can wonder the students who drank from it and the ones who are buried in the cemetery in the background.)
This church was right across the street from one school,and a couple miles from 3 others, so I wouldn't be surprised if a few of the students attended this church.