----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Y. Clawson" <clawsons@purdue.edu> To: <INTIPPEC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 8:51 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: House in Perry township > After looking at the map again, I think the house I am looking for was a bit > north of the first turn to the east. I don't remember a house in this > location, so it must have been torn down long ago, before the 1950s. We used > to take chickens to be prepared for the freezer to a business about where I > think the house would have been, but I don't remember an old house there. > > Thanks in advance, > Susan > > > > On 6/27/05 9:10 AM, "Susan Y. Clawson" <clawsonsy@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > I am interested in a house that used to be in Perry twp, Sec 28, along CR > > 775 E on the west side of the road. This land (40 acres) was owned by > > Catherine BARR from 1850 to her death in 1866, then was in a lifetime trust > > for her husband, Abraham Barr, until he died in 1873. On a map from about > > 1900, it is marked C. LENTZ. In maps from 1850 to 1900 there is a house site > > marked, considerably back from the road toward the southern end of the land, > > although I'm not sure this is the same house showing on earlier maps. After > > that in 1941 and 1949 the land is owned by Wm BRATZ; these maps don't > > identify houses, so I can't tell where the house was then. he sold it off in > > small pieces until in 1975 he owned only 9 acres. Other pieces in 1975 were > > owned by R and L FELDT (14 acres, with a house) and a strip along the road > > divided into small plots, according to the plat map. Driving along there > > today I see several small lots with house built in the 1960s and a number of > > larger homes being built today. I seem to remember an old house on that > > land, but I'm not sure it is in the right position to have been the house > > showing on the earlier maps. It was either thoroughly remodeled or torn down > > in the 60s, when the houses were built along the road then. > > > > This area is south of Monitor, which is on SR 26. CR 775 goes south out of > > Montor and turns right at the southern end of the old Barr property, goes > > east a short distance, then turns again and changes number to 800. It > > continues south to Haggarty lane (200S). > > > > I believe I have located (with help) a picture of the house Catherine and > > Abraham left in Lancaster Co when they came here in 1836. Would like to see > > what sort of house they built when the settled here. > > > > Thanks, > > Susan > >