Life on the farm

[bindian]

Thanks for the photos. My uncle let my Grandpa's barn just fall down. It had the loft with the rail to block and tackle bales up. He couldn't use it as it was set up for milking and he had round bales to store. Really sad.
hugs, Brandi

 

[BackRoad]

Mr. Frits, it's said that old barns were often built like cathedrals...open all the way up to the roof.

They create a sense of awe, not shared by modern truss and pole barns.

I use "BackRoad" as my TBN name, mainly because that is where all the old barns are found. I love running back roads seeking them out...

Thanks for sharing yours, it's a masterpiece!

...//Terry

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Thanks for the photos. My uncle let my Grandpa's barn just fall down. It had the loft with the rail to block and tackle bales up. He couldn't use it as it was set up for milking and he had round bales to store. Really sad.
hugs, Brandi

My cousin let my grandfathers barn & house fall down.

I’ve shared this before, my grandfathers barn is a log built barn.

 

[wmfamily]

Sedalia MO didn’t really become a real town until the RR arrived in 1861, so I suspect my GGGgm family moved there later on. It’s very unlikely she was born there. Wonder how they met. They married in 1874.

Coming in late to the thread. Great information and I'm fascinated by individual people's history, more so that the "large" history. The stories are great.

I'm replying partly because I grew up in Sedalia. It was a big cattle town back in the day (remember the Rawhide western?) and yes the railroad made the town. It's long gone now and the only thing that remains is the Katy Trail and the old rail depot. I remember hearing the long off train whistles as a kid and sad to see it go.

Again, great thread...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Coming in late to the thread. Great information and I'm fascinated by individual people's history, more so that the "large" history. The stories are great.

I'm replying partly because I grew up in Sedalia. It was a big cattle town back in the day (remember the Rawhide western?) and yes the railroad made the town. It's long gone now and the only thing that remains is the Katy Trail and the old rail depot. I remember hearing the long off train whistles as a kid and sad to see it go.

Again, great thread...

Thanks. Got relatives buried at a little church outside of Sedalia.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Close up of some of the beams in dads barn.
Below is the hay forks used when we put in loose hay, before we got a baler.

 

[BnRidge]

They create a sense of awe, not shared by modern truss and pole barns.

A project I'm working on. 1958 vintage camper. There are bats, meadow mice, barn swallows, and a resident owl. I spend a lot of time there.

 

[wmfamily]

Thanks. Got relatives buried at a little church outside of Sedalia.

Would you happen to know which one? I'm familiar with the west side of town and I do remember some of the older country churches with the usual grave yards in the area. We hauled hay as a side business so we spent a lot of time driving the backroads.

My mother and most of my family still live in the area. She just turned 89 and we spend a lot of time talking about her growing up. Dad's been gone for over 20 years (cancer).

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I will look it up in my genealogy records today. I remember finding it on google maps, think it was NE, near the Katy trail.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My gg gf married Sarah Adams b1853 of Sedalia mo. Got several undocumented photos labeled Sedalia. Don’t know if they are her as a baby, or other relatives at a later date. View attachment 661771
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GG gf was born local in 1846, last of 10 children. His father was born in Ireland 1791 and came to US around 1831. GGG gf bought farm next to our farm in 1852. He passed it to my GG gf, who passed it to my Ggm. She sold it around 1955. Dad had already bought farm next door around 1948.

I believe I had found out the Adams had lived in this area, then moved to Sedalia. The baby pics are probably her nieces or nephews.

 

[ovrszd]

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Close up of some of the beams in dads barn.
Below is the hay forks used when we put in loose hay, before we got a baler.
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Those forks are the same we used with square bales. I've got them.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Sarah’s (my GG grandmy)family moved from Ohio to Sedalia MO around 1870 (after civil war), when she was 17. Her mom is Hannah Adams(1828-1875)(father James Adams), buried in Crown hill cemetery Sedalia Mo, my GGG grandmother.
Her sister Ruth Adams Stevens married Charles Stevens, they also buried at Crown Hill.
She had 7 other siblings.

One of the pictures I have is labeled “with the Stevens” some of steven kids lived up to 1980.

Looks like a large cemetery on google, not a little church. I would like to visit sometime.
In 2017 I stayed at Boonville MO on a trip, if I’d only known then, but I didn’t.

 

[ovrszd]

Sarah’s family moved from Ohio to Sedalia MO around 1870 (after civil war), when she was 17. Her mom is Hannah Adams(1828-1875)(father James Adams), buried in Crown hill cemetery Sedalia Mo, my GGG grandmother.
Her sister Ruth Adams Stevens married Charles Stevens, they also buried at Crown Hill.

One of the pictures I have is labeled “with the Stevens” some of them lived up to 1980.

Looks like a large cemetery on google. I would like to visit sometime.
In 2017 I stayed at Boonville MO on a trip, if I’d only known then, but I didn’t.

Once in awhile I get down to that area. Next time I'm going I'll bump you for these names. I would gladly visit the cemetary and get pics of the tombstones for you.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Once in awhile I get down to that area. Next time I'm going I'll bump you for these names. I would gladly visit the cemetary and get pics of the tombstones for you.

That would be cool. I’m sure I still have relatives there, just don’t know.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I download crown hill burial records. I found Ruth Stevens listed, but grave location unknown.


I have copy of Hannah obit from 1875. She was 46.

There’s one labeled Mrs Adams, died 1/4/1875 ( obit dated 1/11/1875 says died yesterday).
Lot 1, block 11, grave 1

 

[buckeyefarmer]

This is location of Mrs Adams.
Might not be a stone still there

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Mr Adams died 10/22/1883 in lot 33, block 7, grave 1.

This might be her husband, only date close.

Sorry for blurry screenshot, just wanted to document.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Dad wrangling bees.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My oldest Sister RIP. Pasted away at my current age.