The Buckelews on Main Street in Holcomb
Arthur and Augusta Buckelew and
family lived on Main Street in Holcomb for many years. They had four daughters:
Catherine Augusta, Ruth Sheeler, Edith Euseba and Mary Elizabeth.
Arthur had 13 arces of land just to the south of this home where he raised prize winning poultry, kept bees and farmed. Photos and information courtesy Martha Harris granddaughter of Arthur and Augusta.
Arthur and daughter
Ruth tilling the soil on the farm behind their home. Note the Episcopal Church on Main St. in the background | Arthur and Augusta Buckelew behind their home. |
| Bee hives in the orchard |
Catherine with the East Bloomfield School in the background |
| Mary Elizabeth in the front yard of the Buckelew home | The Buells were next door neighbors of the Buckelews. Standing: Augusta, Lois Buell and Arthur Kneeling: Alice Buell and Mary Elizabeth |
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Catherine Buckelew and George Gifford were married in the Buckelew home in 1932 |
Arthur and his son-in-law DeWitt Mowry planting cabbages. DeWitt was married to Ruth Buckelew
| | | Edith in the snow | | |
The Bing bird's eye view map below shows the possible outline of the 13 acre polot behind the Buckelew home to the south
PDB - June 2013 Photos and information courtesy Martha Harris
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