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 Mary Elizabeth
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
Arthur and Augusta Buckelew
behind their home.  






Bee Hives
Bee hives in the orchard
Catherine Buckelew
Catherine with the East Bloomfield School in
the background


Mary Elizabeth
Mary Elizabeth in the front yard of the Buckelew home
Buckelews and Buells
The Buells were next door
neighbors of the Buckelews.  
Standing: Augusta, Lois Buell and Arthur
Kneeling: Alice Buell and Mary Elizabeth

Catherine and George Gifford
Catherine Buckelew and George
Gifford were
married in the Buckelew home in 1932
Arthur and DeWitt Mowry





Arthur and his son-in-law DeWitt M
owry planting cabbages.  DeWitt was married to Ruth Buckelew


Edith
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

Satellite Map

PDB - June 2013
Photos and information courtesy Martha Harris