Clinton News-Record, 1985-07-10, Page 80•z
with Goderich Township and Burger Bar
Stu, a native of Goderich Township and the
staff at the Burgei Bar welcome you to the
Goderich area and wish epi eryone in the Township®
HAPPY.& SUCCESSFUL
SESQUICENTENNIAL
CELEBRATIONS
including our own
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b
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CONGRATULATIONS
GODERICH TOWNSHIP ON YOUR
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from all of us at Cashway.
5.01) Family Farms
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have been too much lime in the original
brie, and it was necessary to stucco over
the brick within ten years.
Ginps are justifiably proud of this farm's
designation as both an Ontario C,entttry
Farm and a Goderich Township 1.5,0 Farm.
1834 -Thomas Ginn and Elizabeth Sturdy
had four children and the farm passed to
their .only Son, Thomas.
1865 -Thomas Ginn married Elizabeth
Walters and had seven children. They pass-
ed the land on to their only surviving son,
Oswald.
'1865 -Oswald Ginn married Elizabeth
Gledhill and had a family of four.
1921 -George C. Ginn, their only son, mar-
ried Margaret Yuill and remained on' the
family farm - raising seven children. Their
eldest son, Pat, remained 'on the family
farm.
1963 -Raymond "Pat" Ginn, a bachelor, is
the fifth generation of Ginns to farm
CMt/L11,12. However his brother, Gerry,
also farms in our township and, has a son
-(Jim) and a grandson (Andrew) farming
here making seven generations of Ginns in
Goderich Township!
MIDDLETON FARM:
(Concession 9, Lot 41)
Don Middleton is the fourth generation of
that family to reside on this land. The first
cabin was reportedly built here, however
Middletons also owned the land across the
road (C10/L41) and a larger log home, then
a concrete house were built on that proper-
ty. Apparently the contractor scrimped on
•materials and the concrete did not wear
well, so the,,ppresent brick home was erected
in 1899 on Cr0'by John Middleton.
It is a two storey, white brick house along
the classic design of that era. The wide
verandah along the front, the central hall
and the gingerbread were common to the
1890s. It has two tile fireplaces, one in an
upstairs bedroom.
1834 -Charles Middleton came to this farm
with his wife, Elizabeth Wise. They had
seven children and passed the land to their
second son, John.
1860 -John and Harriet (Brittain) Mid-
dleton raised a family of nine here. Their
seventh child, Fred, tool_ over the home
farm.
1915 -Fred Middleton and Muriel Johnston
hadl seven children and their fifth child,
Von% renkauae(an the home kin.' A house,
was built for EWn and his wife on U9, but i> li .di
1958 they rnovedinto li h tie 1lr•
3,902 -Don and Aud (Jervis) Middleton
presently farm this-14,01atnllY farm. They
raised six children and one of their sons,
• Paul, now lives in the home on C9.
STURDY FARM:
(Concession 8, Lot 20)
Cliff Sturdy is the 4th generation off Stur
dys to own this 80 acre farm although he
divides his time between the farm and, a se-
cond home in Goderich. Originally, the falai
consisted of 160 acres (Lots 20 and 21), but in
1960s Lot 21 was sold outside he immediate
family. -
The first home was a log structure which
was put into use as an Orange Hall on the
same int (near the creek) after the present
house was constructed. The present house
was built in 1855 by Christopher Sturdv and
is a 1.5 storey frame building originally with
clapboard siding, now stucco siding.
1834 -Christopher Sturdy and Mary Leith
had eight children and when Christopher
was killed by a falling tree, his widow car-
ried on the farm until her sons were old
enough to take over.
1869 -John, the eldest son, took Lot 21. He
sold out to John Sturdy, a first cousin, and
moved to Hanover. George, the third son,
took Lot 20. George married Mary Ann
Rutledge and had five sons. Their son, Reg,
carried on the family farm.
1932 -Reg and Jane (Yuill) Sturdy had
three children, and their eldest son, Cliff,
still owns the land.
STURDY FARMS:
(Concession 7, Lots 19 and 20)
The first log cabin was built on Lot 20,
near where the present house now stands.
The 1842 census shows a brick building on
the N corner of the lot. Reportedly the red
bricks for it were made of clay taken from
the farm and fired in a nearby kiln.
When Nixon took over Lot 19 (1880s) he
erected a fine frame house. George and his
wife, Ellen Driver, built the present home
on L20 in 1900. In 1919 George and Ellen
moved to L19 when their son (Austin) came
back to farm. Austin would return the
favour and move to the home on L19 when
his son, Chester, married. When Chester's
sons returned to the family farm, Chester
and Isabel bought a home near Goderich.
The large white brick house on Lot 20 is a
full two stories and the arched design on the
Turn to page 23 •
We Thank You
for the opportunity
to work with you
over the years
and
look forward to
BUILDING A BETTER
TOMORROW
TOGETHER!
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