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discharge for having com
pleted his military time.
Fairy recalls that, for many
years, her grandmother
received $lO monthly as a
pension for Henry’s Civil
War service.
“My grandmother came
with her parents from
Germany also, traveling to
New York on a “sailing
boat.” The family had eight
children; and the youngest
was only six weeks old when
they sailed. They did not
expect that tiny an infant to
survive the long journey, but
the child made it.
Henry and Christina
Zeigler purchased their first
piece of American soil on
April 1, 1867, from Gregory
and Sarah Dandy. For the
sum of $869.12, they were
given a deed to “twenty-six
acres and fifty-four perches
of land neat measure.”
Six years later, in 1873, the
Zeigler farm expanded with
the addition of another 10
acres. A blacksmith all his
life, Henry’s shop was on the
home farm, and still stands
today, converted to other
uses.
Mrs. Masimore’s father,
William Zeigler, was the
youngest son of Henry and
Christina. He purchased his
parent’s farm and worked
the land while holding down
outside work as well.
For two years, William,
taught schools in the area,
receiving $2B monthly during
his first year. The raise he
was given the second year
brought his monthly pay to
$32.
Later he found work in
nearby northern Maryland
in a dynamite factory. For
$BO monthly, he walked five
miles each way daily,
arriving there at six o’clock
m the morning. After resting
for about an hour, the men
would then begin the long
day’s work.
When a mail carrier job
opened near home, William
applied and was given the
job. For 26 years, he served
in the postal position.
Her father died in 1902, but
‘Job’ earns
gold medal
TUNKHANN' >CK, Pa. - A
registered H 'stein bull
owned by Sire Power, Inc.
headquartered iere and m
Frederick, Mi has been
designated Go Medal Sire
by the Hols.i..i Friesian
Association ol nerica. He
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standards fc oth milk
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formation are irded Gold
Medal honors
Job permanc iy joins the
Gold Medal Sir„ ranks after
being designated as both
“Production and Type
Qualified” in the recently
published Registered
Holstein Sire Performance
Summaries The Holstein
Association, in cooperation
with the USDA, calculates
and prints sire performance
information three times a
year. These facts are used by
dairymen as a guide for
selection of sires for use in
their herds.
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Mrs. Fairy Masimore treasures the family documents. She often reads
them on quiet Sunday afternoons and especially treasures this discharge
- paper, presented to her grandfather for his Civil War service.
Fairy .remembers that he
often spoke of the old log
cabin to the children when
they were young.
“My uncle could
remember getting up on
bitter cold winter mornings
and stepping in snow on the
floor. Now we complain
when the thermometer drops
below the 60 degree mark,”
she laughs, shaking her head
over today’s “soft” society.
“When the log cabin area
became too small, they
expanded the living area by
adding a large new part,
sleeping in the barn while the
addition was being built,”
Fairy remembers her father
telling her.
Her memories of growing
up on the farm are vivid even
today; and she remembers
the many experiences
shared with her brother as
children. The farm was a
typical general one, keeping
four or five milk cows, a few
hogs and some chickens.
“I helped with everything
when I was growing up -
gardening, tending the
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animals and helping around
the house,” reminisces
Fairy. “I never warn to have
to work as hard as they did in
the past; but at the same
time, I miss the neigh
borliness and friendliness of
the people. No one visits with
their neighbors any longer.”
When Fairy had married,
she and Vemon bought the
family farm. Her mother
requested that she be able to
live out her life there, and
that the farm would in turn
be passed down to Fairy and
Vernon’s oldest son.
Today, Richard Masimore
owns the cherished family
land. He and his family have
built a new ranch house on
the hill overlooking the
farmstead. The crops are put
out as a joint family effort.
In fact, just about
everything this family does
is a joint concern. Vemon
Masimore and three of his
four sons operate a con
struction firm. One son is an
electrician, one a carpenter,
and Richard is a plumber.
“The family business
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allows them to take tune'off
in the spring and plant the
crops,” explains Fairy. The
fourth, and youngest, son
works in the scientific field
and lives in West Chester,
Pa.
With their roots buried
deeply in this part of York
County, the Masimore
family continues their
stewardship of the gently
rolling hills on their “cen
tury farm.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is
the 30th story in a continuing
series on farms in LAN
CASTER FARMING’S
prime coverage area which
have been in the same family
for more than 100 years.
Agriculture is the foundation
of any civilization; the
Bicentennial Farm features
are LANCASTER FAR
MING’S way of saluting and'
recognizing the con
tributions farmers 'have
made to America’s great
ness.
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