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passed[morns sed, and his;lannceveve u llya "f onto a fad ,w „: X11. , .
to A ;, Geor .',sonl Wokt were added and was naTn-
1,S tlstin tardy Married. a Keys
Ntaon r ived flet 21.Geo a married a shanty, r.. e�
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Hill, oflly son, Chester, was nentto own the •' iesintOement block structure was
properties built on ,t rte Site in 1924. The gravel
1947 -Chester and Isabel (Kernighan)<Stur Was from the .beach and Charles
dyliad,two sonsand one daughterThe farm Wallis remembers having. to help make the
was once again divided as the sons returned `cement blocks,,in the orms provided by
'tofarm.
O
the contractor (James McKenzie) - 100
1973-Larryreturned to Lot 20 and purchas- blocks per days!
ed' it the same year he married Judy Ives. The house is a full two stories, 30 feet
They have three sons, Travis, Jesse and square, with a wide verandah around two
Luke, who are the sixthgeneration to farm sides. The roof is cottage -styled, with no
this land. gables.
1978 -John and Cathie (Jones) Sturdy pur- ' 1834 -James and Jane (Sumpter) Wallis
chased Lot 21 and also have sixth generation migrated from Nottingham, England in
Sturdys - Tara and Angela.
SWITZER FARM:
(Concession Bayfield,
Lots 69, 70)
The first log home on the farce} stow
north' oftirese funic lin k reside ce.
The secont ome was ketiably !unit in t
1832 with four children. They bought their
1:i1 acres from Thomas Woodliffe for 150
pounds, 1 shilling. and three pence. Two
more children were born in Canada, and the
-ust, y�egeon►, d1es remained or the faint. -
'
amens Edward Wallis married
1860s and is of white, triple -brick con- Elisabeth "Ranting and they had a family at
WE CONGRATULATE
THE TOWNSHIP OF
GODE RICH
on their
150th Anniversary
We wish you the
very best in the
years to come.
. . .
"Congratulations"
GODERICH
TOWNSHIP
ON YOUR
150th Birthday
From
MacKI N NON
ELECTRIC
R.R. 6 GODERICH
524-6336
pr'eaenc•hue.= gale1
torn dant a es hliilt the 0V -
**As
irese
ereeted,� Char ply
whi e;'brick home oat; C7 4: 10 1099 for .
812: and plaid for lt.t to same year withtete
sale ofap" n*.:frena the:o rds Hewed.
the farm lewnod", w1 '* etched 3h
window above the front. door.
It is a full •two storey, single brick home
with bay windows both upstairs and down
Built on, the center hall..design� it.has an
open front stairway .and closed back stair-
case, which ja .a real'novelty to visiting
children - as all Of uswith s ch homes know.
MI young newcomers make the grand tour -
up and down through,the house!
One unique feature is the eight panes of
pink bottle -glass in the front door. The
beautiful woodwork of that era has been
preserved and the sliding panel doors
between the old parlour and dining room are
of white ash and pine.
1832 -Andrew and Jane Whitely emigrated
from Eniskillen, Ireland and settled on Con.
7, receiving their deeds from the Canada
e onr o a�tann yd m G. Twp - J rhes
(C7/L13,14), John (C7/L16), Robert
IC5/L12'I. Andrew (r..Mt/T.97) and Joseph
Althi.
9010ta>1x 1
toht there
ound ate 8 3o a�br '`ihou eewhich*1
• later destroyed by fire.
The, presentrd keine replaced' it
and`is a perfe ple of a type. of ar-
chitecture wellrb�ted in ourtow slip•
1823 -John .anddnC na Wilson,
from Dunbartonshire, Scotland
on C5/L14,15. -
186os-Daniel Wilson purchased the farm
from his parents. He married Marion
Tichborne in 1864 and they had eight
children. His second son, William, took over
the home farm.
1876 -William married, Amelia Kirkpatrick
in 1894 and they had three children.
1911 -After William's death at an early
age, Amelia farmed the 1at'3 until their
youngest son, Roy, took over. _.,
1937 -Roy,.: came;' owner. of this century.
fariiir:'�e iYa�,
iliac�t-d Natalie Bell' `if 1926"
and they had seven children. Their third
1-,1ld, Kenneth, fermi with his father.
Best Wishes
to our many good friends
in Goderich Township
We at Durst Farm Centre
are proud to play a role
in forming the agricultural
history of Goderich Township.
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
•Complete Line of Purina Chows
—Bags & Bulk
•Purina Health Products
• Purina Pet Chows
•Hyland Feeds
*Gallagher High Power Fencing
•Wie§e Tillage Tools
•Schouten Pig Feeders
• Farm Hardware
•Feed Analysis
•LivestockRecord Keeping Systems
Len, Mary Grace, Bryan
PURINA
DHOWS
DURST FARM CENTRE
BRYAN DURST
Proprietor
Highway No. 8 West Clinton
482-7706
STORE HOURS: Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Saturday 8 am -12 noon
LEN LOBB
Field Representative
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