A3O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Novambar IS, 1986
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historical accounts of their an
cestors’ lives and the land they
fanned. Some farms were original
land grants from William Penn,
while others were purchased for as
little as $4 per acre. Many of the
farm homes built in 1800 s are still
in use.
The Century Farms Program
was begun in 1976 as part of the
bicentennial celebration and has
been coordinated by the
Agriculture Department since its
inception.
The Department has recognized
the following farms during the first
11 months of 1986:
Adams County
• Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Klunk,
Hanover Hoad, Hanover, farm
purchased in 1825 by his great
great grandfather, Martin Klunk.
Armstrong County
• James Clark of R 2 Worthington,
farm purchased in 1879 by his
great grandfather James Riley.
• Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Shoemaker,
R 2 New Bethlehem, farm pur
chased in 1865 by his great grand
father and great uncle Joshua and
Peter Shoemaker.
Beaver County
• Lloyd Brenner and son Daniel,
R 1 Rochester, farm purchased in
1873 by Lloyd’s great great
grandfather Jacob Wooster.
• George Conkle of Hookstown,
farm purchased in 1785 by his
great-great-great grandfather
John Conkle.
• William and Nadine McKenzie,
R 1 Clinton, farm purchased in 1854
by his great grandfather John
McKenzie.
• James A. Whitehill, R 1
Georgetown, farm purchased in
1788 by his great-great grandfather
James Whitehill.
Bedford County
• William and Esther Duppstadt,
R 1 Buffalo Mills, farm purchased
in 1883 by his grandmother
Lauanda Tomlinson.
• Clarence Beegle and his grand
son Larry Beegle, R 1 Everett,
farm purchased in 1784 by
Clarence’s great-great-great
grandfather Karl Beegle.
• William and Emma Ash Rothe,
R 2 Clearville, farm purchased in
List Of Pa. Century Farms
1851 by her great grandfather
Owen Ash.
Berks County
• Mark and Grace Balthaser, HI
Bemville, farm purchased in 1886
by his grandfather Jared
Balthaser.
Blair County
• Donald and Sondra Moyer, HI
Altoona, farm purchased in 1880 by
his great grandfather George
Moyer.
• Earle and Thelma Coleman
Smith, Coleman Farm, R 4
Altoona, farm purchased in 1835 by
Thomas Coleman.
Bradford County
• Norman and Herschel Burt, R 3
Gillett, farm purchased in the
1830’s by James Dewey, their
great-great-great grandfather.
• Albert and Ethel Krise, R 1
Canton, farm purchased in 1869 by
his great grandparents Jacob and
Louise Schanbacher.
Butler County
• Florence J. Elliott, R 3 Slippery
Rock, farm purchased in 1793 by
her husband’s great-great grand
father William Elliott.
•W. Allen and Irene Ramsey,
Mercer Road, Butler, farm pur
chased in 1878 by his great grand
parents James and Eliz Ramsey.
• Thomas and Esther McCall
Hamilton, R 2 Valencia, farm
purchased in 1879 by her great
grandfather William McCall.
Cambria County
• Paul and Leona Strittmatter, R 2
Patton, farm purchased in 1864 by
his grandfather Peter Stritt
matter.
Cameron County
• Robert and Jean Floyd of Sin
namehoning, farm purchased in
1835 by his great grandfather
William Floyd, Jr.
Chester County
• Frederick and June McMichael,
Street Road, Oxford, farm pur
chased in 1846 by his great grand
father Jesse McMichael.
Clearfield County
• James and Martha Khmer, R 2
Dußois, farm purchased in 1885 by
his great grandfather Absalem
Conway.
• Steven and Sandra Williams, R 1
West Decatur, farm purchased in
1872 by his great-great-great uncle
Israel Wisor.
Columbia County
• David and Rita Derr, R 9
Bloomsburg, farm purchased in
1857 by his great grandfather
Conrad Kreamer.
Crawford County
• Basil and Margie Hummer, R 1
Titusville, farm purchased in 1834
by his great grandparents Elias
and Sarah Hummer.
Cumberland County
• Twin Brook Farm, Eldon
Whisler, R 2 Newville, farm pur
chased in 1800 by his great-great
grandfather Peter Whisler.
• Ray and Nellie Oiler Yeingst, R 2
Newville, farm purchased in 1839
by her great grandfather David
Brandt.
Dauphin County
• John and Edith Plouse, R 2
Hummelstown, farm purchased in
1861 by his great-great grandfather
David Cassel.
Erie County
• Richard C. Fenno, R 4 Union City,
farm purchased in 1873 by his
great grandfather James Fenno.
Fayette County
• Louise, John R., John W. and
James Corbin, R 1 Uniontown,
farm purchased in 1798 by their
great-great-great grandfather
Thomas Junk.
• Dennis and Denise Brown, R 1
Acme, farm purchased in 1837 by
his great-great-great grandfather
Thomas Brown, Jr.
Franklin County
• Glenn Breckbill, Edenville-
Cheesetown Road, Chambersburg,
farm purchased in 1879 by his
great-great grandfather Christian
Breckbill.
• Benjamin and Faye Myers,
Steele Avenue, Mercersburg, farm
purchased in 1877 by Abraham
Myers.
Greene County
• Michael and Janet Blaker
Mawhinney, R 2 Waynesburg, farm
purchased in 1815 by her great
great grandfather David Blaker.
• Jan S. Cox, R 1 Greensboro, farm
purchased in 1820 by her great-
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great-great-great grandfather
Sebastian Keener.
•J. Robert Rice, R 1 New
Freeport, farm purchased in 1837
by his great grandfather Josephus
Rice, Sr.
• Two farms currently owned by
Ewing and Connie Barb, R 1
Greensboro: “Mestrezat,” pur
chased in 1850 by her great
grandfather Charles Mestrezat,
and “Greenpoint,” purchased in
1855 by his great-great grandfather
John Minor.
Huntingdon County
• James and Eleanor Fogal,
Neelyton, farm purchased in 1870
by his great-great grandfather
Michael Fogal.
Indiana County
• Nora Layton Nuss and Betty
Layton Jobe, R 3 Indiana, farm
purchased in 1865 by their great
grandfather Ezra Layton.
• Carl and Lottie Griffith, R 1
Smicksburg, farm purchased in
1866 by his great grandfather
David Griffith.
Jefferson County
• Orval and Emily Sprague, R 2
Reynoldsville, farm purchased in
1832 by his great-great grandfather
Samuel Sprague.
• James and Clara Anthony
Hetrick of Hamilton, farm pur
chased in 1839 by her great
grandfather Abraham Neil.
Juniata County
• Karl and Sylvia Mummah, R 1
Mifflintown, farm purchased in
1869 by his great grandparents
Simon and Catherine Mummah.
Lackawanna County
• Walter and Helen Russell Powell,
The Russell Homestead, R 1
Carbondale, farm purchased in
1841 by her grandfather’s twin
sister Christina Russell.
Lancaster County
• Mahlon and Hazel Gerber
Charles, R 1 Marietta, farm pur
chased in 1823 by her great-great
great-great grandfather Andrew
Garber (Gerber).
• David and Mary Alice Fyock,
Orchard Road, Lititz, farm pur
chased in 1881 by their great-great
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• Jay and Lois 8011, R 2 Mount Joy,
farm purchased in 1884 by her
great-great grandfather Samuel
Good.
• Warren and Alverta Buch, SO
Campus Road, Lititz, farm pur
chased in 1871 by his great grand
father David Buch.
• Rodney and Mary Lour Houser,
R 6 Lancaster, farm purchased
prior to 1841 by his great-great
grandfather Martin Herr.
• H. Robert and M. Jane Houser,
Beaver Valley Pike, Willow Street,
farm purchased in 1869 by his
great-great grandfather Benjamin
Herr.
• Henry and Hazel Reist, R 3 Mount
Joy, farm purchased in 1827 by his
great-great-great grandfather
Christian Reist.
Lawrence County
• Chester and Ethel May Leslie, R 1
Enon Valley, farm purchased in
1814 by his great-great grand
parents Robert and Margaret
Stewart.
Lehigh County
• Paul and Lorraine Krause, R 3
Slatington, farm purchased in 1811
by his great-great-great grand
father George Krousse (Krause).
Luzerne County
• Lawrence and Nancy Brace, R 3
Dallas, farm purchased in 1828 by
his great-great-great grandfather
Daniel Bodle.
Lycoming County
• G. Aldene and Phyllis Clegg, Sky
Hi Farms, R 1 Roaring Branch,
farm purchased in 1865 by his
great grandparents Jerome and
Ann Parsons.
• Jesse and Jean Houseknecht, R 1
Muncy, farm purchased in 1849 by
his great-great uncle Thomas
Bitler.
• Carl and Edith Persun, R 1 Trout
Run, farm purchased in 1867 by his
grandfather Charles Persun.
Mercer County
• George and Rowene Slater, R 1
Clarks Mills, farm purchased in
1842 by his great-great-great
grandparents Samuel and
Margaret Dickson.
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