September 2023 archive

Sep 29

Truck Farmers in Willshire Township, 1910

Recently, while looking through occupations in the local 1910 censuses, I noticed that some farmers were Truck Farmers.

Sep 26

Tombstone Tuesday-Adam Kable

This is the tombstone of Adam Kable, located in row 8 of St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Rockford, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Sep 22

Willshire Milling Company

Today, another very nice local picture postcard, a horse-drawn wagon from the Willshire Milling Co. and its driver.

Sep 19

Tombstone Tuesday-Ferdinand & Catharine (Bollenbacher) Kable

This is the tombstone of Ferdinand and Catharine (Bollenbacher) Kable, located in row 6 of Kessler/Liberty Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio.

Sep 15

Philip Schumm Farm, 1913

A couple weeks ago I featured a 1913 photo postcard of the Philip Schumm farm but I still questioned where the house and barn were located and the name that was written on the barn.