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    1. House in Perry township
    2. Susan Y. Clawson
    3. 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

    06/27/2005 03:10:28