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Note: Photo of Ehlers Farm: Notes from F. M. Scott. It is the Ehlers farm where Grandma and her brothers and sisters were born and raised. Albert and Elizabeth (Smith) lived there after they were married, and Albert helped Henry Ehlers (Grandma's father) with the farming. Elizabeth took care of Lizzie (their mother) who had diabetes and was bedfast for a number of years. Grandma and the other sisters helped as much as they could, but it was Elizabeth who assumed the responsibility. It's difficult to see because of the trees, but there is a section at the back that was added to the main house. Grandma's grandmother (Elizabeth Buchholz Ehlers- the one who immigrated with her husband Johann Christian Ehlers) lived in a small house behind the main house. She helped care for all the children when they were small, and then the family cared for her when she was elderly. Grandma said her grandmother spoke no English, so all the children spoke German to her. Grandma said that she was always dressed very neatly, with a little bonnet, and that she was very sweet. Anyway, back to the small house- When Elizabeth Buchholz Ehlers died, the family moved her little house and attached it to the main house. It then became the kitchen. The middle section where the roof comes down was at one time a screened-in porch. Uncle Henry reminisced to me about sitting on this porch with his father and watching a storm blow in towards them. Aunt Elizabeth continued living in this house after Albert died. Their son, Kreed, and his wife, Barbara, built a home across the road, and Kreed farmed. (I think the bottom of the "curved" road is their driveway.) Kreed later sold the farm, except for some acreage around the buildings, and they moved to Florida. While Aunt Elizabeth was visiting them, the old house unfortunately burned down. In later years, Kreed and Barbara converted the garage (the little building in the middle) into a really wonderful "summer house" that they lived in during their visits back to Illinois. The white barn was for dairy cattle when Albert and Kreed were farming. A severe storm took it down just a few years ago, if I am remembering correctly. Kreed and Barbara have moved permanently back to Illinois. They have built a beautiful home in the approximate location of the white barn. I'm so glad to get this photo!! I have only vague memories of this farm as a child, and when I visited as an adult, most of the buildings were gone. Photo of Ehlers Farm: Notes from F. M. Scott. It is the Ehlers farm where Grandma and her brothers and sisters were born and raised. Albert and Elizabeth (Smith) lived there after they were married, and Albert helped Henry Ehlers (Grandma's father) with the farming. Elizabeth took care of Lizzie (their mother) who had diabetes and was bedfast for a number of years. Grandma and the other sisters helped as much as they could, but it was Elizabeth who assumed the responsibility. It's difficult to see because of the trees, but there is a section at the back that was added to the main house. Grandma's grandmother (Elizabeth Buchholz Ehlers- the one who immigrated with her husband Johann Christian Ehlers) lived in a small house behind the main house. She helped care for all the children when they were small, and then the family cared for her when she was elderly. Grandma said her grandmother spoke no English, so all the children spoke German to her. Grandma said that she was always dressed very neatly, with a little bonnet, and that she was very sweet. Anyway, back to the small house- When Elizabeth Buchholz Ehlers died, the family moved her little house and attached it to the main house. It then became the kitchen. The middle section where the roof comes down was at one time a screened-in porch. Uncle Henry reminisced to me about sitting on this porch with his father and watching a storm blow in towards them. Aunt Elizabeth continued living in this house after Albert died. Their son, Kreed, and his wife, Barbara, built a home across the road, and Kreed farmed. (I think the bottom of the "curved" road is their driveway.) Kreed later sold the farm, except for some acreage around the buildings, and they moved to Florida. While Aunt Elizabeth was visiting them, the old house unfortunately burned down. In later years, Kreed and Barbara converted the garage (the little building in the middle) into a really wonderful "summer house" that they lived in during their visits back to Illinois. The white barn was for dairy cattle when Albert and Kreed were farming. A severe storm took it down just a few years ago, if I am remembering correctly. Kreed and Barbara have moved permanently back to Illinois. They have built a beautiful home in the approximate location of the white barn. I'm so glad to get this photo!! I have only vague memories of this farm as a child, and when I visited as an adult, most of the buildings were gone. Photo of Ehlers Farm: Notes from F. M. Scott. It is the Ehlers farm where Grandma and her brothers and sisters were born and raised. Albert and Elizabeth (Smith) lived there after they were married, and Albert helped Henry Ehlers (Grandma's father) with the farming. Elizabeth took care of Lizzie (their mother) who had diabetes and was bedfast for a number of years. Grandma and the other sisters helped as much as they could, but it was Elizabeth who assumed the responsibility. It's difficult to see because of the trees, but there is a section at the back that was added to the main house. Grandma's grandmother (Elizabeth Buchholz Ehlers- the one who immigrated with her husband Johann Christian Ehlers) lived in a small house behind the main house. She helped care for all the children when they were small, and then the family cared for her when she was elderly. Grandma said her grandmother spoke no English, so all the children spoke German to her. Grandma said that she was always dressed very neatly, with a little bonnet, and that she was very sweet. Anyway, back to the small house- When Elizabeth Buchholz Ehlers died, the family moved her little house and attached it to the main house. It then became the kitchen. The middle section where the roof comes down was at one time a screened-in porch. Uncle Henry reminisced to me about sitting on this porch with his father and watching a storm blow in towards them. Aunt Elizabeth continued living in this house after Albert died. Their son, Kreed, and his wife, Barbara, built a home across the road, and Kreed farmed. (I think the bottom of the "curved" road is their driveway.) Kreed later sold the farm, except for some acreage around the buildings, and they moved to Florida. While Aunt Elizabeth was visiting them, the old house unfortunately burned down. In later years, Kreed and Barbara converted the garage (the little building in the middle) into a really wonderful "summer house" that they lived in during their visits back to Illinois. The white barn was for dairy cattle when Albert and Kreed were farming. A severe storm took it down just a few years ago, if I am remembering correctly. Kreed and Barbara have moved permanently back to Illinois. They have built a beautiful home in the approximate location of the white barn. I'm so glad to get this photo!! I have only vague memories of this farm as a child, and when I visited as an adult, most of the buildings were gone.
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