E2-Unc*st*r Farming, Saturday, February 1,1986
HARRISBURG - Sixty-four
farms were designated official
Pennsylvania Century Farms
during 1985, bringing the total
number of Century Farms in the
Commonwealth to 986.
State Agriculture Secretary
Richard E. Grubb said, “The
Century Farms Program was
established to help publicize the
strengths and durability of our
farm families which have con
tributed so much to our Com
monwealth’s economic and
agricultural heritage. For more
than 200 years our farm families
have kept Pennsylvania growing
better, as the leading agricultural
state in the Northeast. Our 58,000
farm families produce more than
$4 billion annually in farm
products and help keep agriculture
Pennsylvania’s number one in
dustry.”
To be recognized as a Penn
sylvania Century Farm, the farm
must be owned by the same family
for 100 consecutive years to the
date of application, and a family
member must presently live on the
farm. The farm must consist of at
least ten acres of the original
holding.
The Century Farms Program
has been coordinated by the
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture since its inception in
1976.
The Secretary urged other
Pennsylvania farm families who
qualify for Century Farm honors to
make application for the program
and show their “Keystone Pride.”
Applications can be obtained by
writing to Century Farms, Press
Office, Pa. Dept, of Agriculture,
2301 North Cameron Street,
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408 or by
calling toll free 1-800-AG-PENNA.
The following are Pennsylvania
Century Farms designated during
1985, with the year of purchase by
their ancestors:
ADAMS COUNTY
Mr. & Mrs. Atlee F. Rebert of
White Hall Road, Littlestown,
original purchase in 1872 by his
grandfather Jonas Rebert.
BEAVER COUNTY
G. Milton & William M. Swick of
RD 2, Beaver Falls, original
purchase in 1881 by their great
grandfather and grandfather D.W.
Swick.
BERKSCOUNTY
Floyd & Salinda Weber of RD 1,
Mohntown, original purchase in
1774 by Henry Weber.
BRADFORD COUNTY
Halstead Brothers Dairy Farm
(Herbert & Betty Halstead and
Neal & Catherine Halstead), RD 3,
Gillett, original purchase in 1876 by
their great-great-aunt Susan &
George Ameigh; and Glen &
Frances Updike, RD 2, Gillett,
original purchase in 1874 by his
grandfather Reuben Updike.
BUTLER COUNTY
* Thelma M. Fleeger,
Jamisonville Road, Butler,
original purchase in 1797 by
Christian Fleeger.
*H. Eugene & Marjorie Ken
nedy of RD 1, Cabot, original
purchase in 1819 by his great
great-grandfather John Kennedy.
* Lawrence, George & Gordon
Marburger of RD 4, Evans City,
original purchase in 1883 by their
great-great-uncle George Mar
burger.
* Betty & Harvey Moore, Jr.,
Moore Road, Butler, original
purchase in 1858 by his great
grandfather Andrew Moore.
* Wilbur & James Moser of RD 2,
Chicora, original purchase in 1790
by their great-grandfather William
Hutchison.
* Joseph & Velma Reichert &
Sons of RDI, Portersville, original
purchase by 1858 by his great
grandfather John Reichert.
* David & Alice Sefton, RD 1,
Saxonburg, original purchase in
1864 by his great-great-great
grandfatber John Malitand.
* Clair & Helen Taggart of RD 2,
Slippery Rock, original purchase
in 1800 by his great-great-great
1985 additions bring Century Farm tally to 986
grandfather James Taggart.
• E. Raymond Thieleman of RD
1, Mars, original purchase in 1874
by his grandfather William
Thieleman.
* Charles F. & Doris Tinker of
RD 1, West Sunbury, original
purchase in 1803 by tus great
great-great-grandfather Benedict
Grossman.
• C. Curtis Wible of RD 6, Butler,
original purchase in 1854 by !js
great-grandfather William C.
Wible.
CAMBRIA COUNTY
Vorhauer Farms, Inc. (John
Walden, Alan & James Vorhauer)
of RD 1, Summerhill, original
purchase in 1867 by their great
great-grandparents George &
Anna Vorhauer.
CARBON COUNTY
Donald H. & his father Harry D.
Miller of RD 2, Lehighton, original
purchase in 1867 by Donald’s great
grandfather’s father-in-law Daniel
Christman.
CENTRE COUNTY
Charles B. & Linda Hall of RD 1,
Julian, original purchase around
1800 by his great-great-great
great-grandfather John Hutton.
CRAWFORD COUNTY
Bruce St Marjorie Dygert of RD
1, Atlantic, original purchase in
1797 by his great-great-great
grandfather and brother John and
Thomas Dygert.
DAUPHIN COUNTY
Charles F. & Patricia Lebo of RD
1, Halifax, original purchase in
1795 by his great-great-great
grandparents Jonathan & Emma
Hoffman’s ancestors; and Robert
& Kathryn Harris of RD 1, Lykens,
original purchase in 1883 by his
great-great-great-uncle Emanuel
Harris.
FAYETTE COUNTY
Allan & Jane Burnworth of RD 2,
Confluence, original purchase in
1831 by his great-great
grandfather John Burnworth.
(Allan’s parents Wade & Ireta
Burnworth had received a cer
tificate as owners of this farm in
1977).
GREENECOUNTY
* J. Frank & Shirley Blaker of
RD 6, Waynesburg, original
purchase in 1870 by his great
grandfather Daniel Pratt.
* Raymond O. Bruckner of RD 1,
Jefferson, original purchase in
1870 by his great-great-uncle
George Bruckner.
* Robert & Charlotte Dinsmore
of RD 2, West Finley, original
purchase in 1835 by his great
great-great-grandfather Thomas
Dinsmore.
* Bradley & Shirley Eisiminger
of RD 3, Waynesburg, original
purchase in 1871 by his great-
grandfather John Strosnider.
• James, Cheryl, Melissa & J.T.
Hart of RD 1, Carmichaels,
original purchase in 1807 by
James’ great-great-grandfather
Paul Rea.
• Cecil R. Jacobs of Cameron
Star Route, Waynesburg, original
purchase in 1963 by his great
grandfather Daniel Jacobs.
• Edward & Dorothy Kubicar of
RD 1, Dilliner, original purchase in
1852 by her great-grandparents
Thomas & Martha Field.
• Helen L. Chess Levander of
Wind Ridge, original purchase in
1837 by her great-great
grandfather Peter Chess.
• Donley & Margaret Momnger
of RD 1, New Freeport, original
purchase in 1854 by his great
grandfather Peter Ullom.
• Howard & Martha Pettit of RD
1, Sycamore, original purchase in
1804 by his great-great-great
grandfather Nathaniel Pettit.
* Mary Margaret Pettit of RD 1,
Sycamore, original purchase in
1804 by her great-great
grandfather Nathaniel Pettit.
* Robert Walter St Donald
Teagarden of RD 1, West Finley,
original purchase in 1791 by their
great-great-great-grandfather Al
exander Bums.
•Helen S. Wood of RD 1,
Spraggs, original purchase in 1867
by her great-grandfather Lewis
Kughn.
INDIANA COUNTY
Howard G. Lockhart of RD 1,
Smicksburg, original purchase in
1848 by his grandfather Samuel
Lockhart.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Robert & Theresa AUshouse of
RD 3, Brookville, original pur
chase in 1864 by his grandfather
John AUshouse; and Robert &
Joyce Welsh of RD 1, Falls Creek,
original purchase in 1843 by his
great-grandfather James Welsh
Sr.
JUNIATA COUNTY
* Samuel Short Jones & Family
of RD 1, East Waterford, original
purchase in 1830 by his great
great-grandfather William Short
Sr.
*J. William & Anna Mae
Peoples, RD 1, Mifflintown,
original purchase in 1869 by his
great-great-grandfather William
Peoples.
* Marvin E. & V. Sue Pontius of
RD 2, Millerstown, original pur
chase in 1826 by his great-great
grandfather Joseph Pontius.
LANCASTER COUNTY
• Lloyd E. Miller , of
Elizabethtown Road,
Elizabethtown, original purchase
in 1883 by his grandfather Sapuiel
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