Those Places Thursday - David Snider's Farm in Ohio

Earlier this week, I posted a transcription of the 1853 deed for David Snider's purchase of about 219 acres of land in Union County, Ohio, from Culwell Williamson. In 1877, David Snider owned that portion of land shown in pale blue on the map below; a portion of the original parcel was sold to William Elliott.

[Source: Ancestry.com, U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918,
Collection Number: G&M_37, Roll Number: 37,
map of Taylor Township, Union County, Ohio (1877),
accessed 5 Oct 2011; Library of Congress, Washington; citing LOC microfilm.]

© 2011 Denise Spurlock

Those Places Thursday - Arad Franklin's Property in 1877

Earlier this week, I posted a transcription of the deed for Arad Franklin's original land purchase in Union County, Ohio, in 1828. According to Arad's obituary, he lived on that property until his death in 1897. Below is a land ownership map of Richwood Township, Union County, Ohio, in 1877. Arad's property is marked with a red arrow; it appears that he had sold a portion (or portions) of the original parcel by 1877. I need to research the records for sales.

The blue arrow marks Franklin Street. I wonder if the street was named for Arad, one of the earliest settlers in the area?

Source: Ancestry.com, U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918,
map of Richwood Township, Union County, Ohio (1877),
Ancestry Collection Number: G&M_37, Roll Number: 37, Image 72;
Library of Congress, Washington; citing LOC microfilm. 

© 2011 Denise Spurlock

Those Places Thursday - 412 Craig Avenue, Fairbanks

Last week I blogged about the little red house my family lived in when my sister was born. I've been searching for addresses where we lived and found one in a newspaper article: 412 Craig Avenue in the Hamilton Acres development in Fairbanks. So I went to Google Earth to see what I could find!

I remember that, when we lived there, it was close to a major highway, which can be seen running from the upper left to the lower right on this image:

The house we lived in had front steps that I fell on once. Left a scar on my knee that didn't disappear for years. It's also where my dad built a sheet metal "swimming" pool for us. Looks like they have done some remodeling, at the very least...

There was a fire station directly across the street but it doesn't look like it's being used anymore!

And there was a grocery store (a Piggly-Wiggly, I think) next to the fire station.

Not sure it's still a market...looks like things have changed a lot since the early '60s!


© 2011 Denise Spurlock

Those Places Thursday - The Little Red House



Beulah Belle (Yawman) Spurlock and
Jennifer Jeannine Spurlock, October 1958.
Digital image. Original in possession of Denise Spurlock,
[ADDRESS WITHHELD FOR PRIVACY], 2011.

Affectionately known as the "little red house," this is one of the houses in which we lived in Fairbanks, Alaska. The street address was 424 First Street. I have a few pictures of the interior of the house. It was only one bedroom, and the family story is that Jennifer slept in a drawer at the foot of my bed when she was a baby.

I tried to find the house using Google Earth, but was unsuccessful. The image that comes up is a multi-story building which appears to be in the downtown area, so I suspect the street name has been changed or the "little red house" no longer exists.



© 2011 Denise Spurlock