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Honorable Work for the Benefit of Us All Remembering Farms in the Carmel Clay Area of Hamilton County, Indiana Compiled and Edited by John F. Graves 11/28/13 © 2013 by John F. Graves Page 1 Table of Contents Purpose Introduction Contributors Geography Directory of Clay Township Farmers in ‘60’s Index of Included Farms (72) Farms Page 2 Purpose The purpose of this research has been to document many of the farms that existed in the Carmel Clay area in the early- to mid-1900’s. In order to avoid turning this whole project into a two dimensional exercise, one critierion was used to select which farms to include: someone living in 2013 had to remember the farm (directly or indirectly) and provide some information about it. Page 3 Introduction The content of the Farms section of this research is arranged similarly for all of the farms included. The first type of information presented is textual and includes where the subject farm is/was located, the size of the farm, who farmed the land, and any other information that has been gleaned from the contributors. Subsequently, information is presented from the available Hamilton County plat maps as to who owned each farm and at what time. The land ownership information presented was chosen to complement the other information known about each farm. Lastly, a brief listing of what is on each farm now is often presented. Sometimes it’s still a farm! Locations are given using primarily present road names. The textual information is sometimes followed by one or more photos. These photos may be of the farm itself or of the families who farmed the land. These photos may be historical or contemporary. Following any photos is a topographical map segment that shows where the farm is/was located. Often several farms are shown on the same topo map segment so as to re-create the farm neighborhood that existed back in the day. The original topo maps from which these segments were cropped are all from the early 1950’s. Following the topo map segment is a Google map segment that has been scaled the same as the topo map segment to show the location of each farm in relation to what is there today. Somewhere on the Google map segment is a red GPS waypoint star so a person with a GPS system can find that particular location near each farm using the data given. The waypoint stars are all located on public roads. The GPS latitude and longitude coordinates are located right after the Location information. Page 4 Contributors I did not grow up on a farm. In the preparation of this work, I am exceedingly grateful for the help and information provided by the following individuals (listed in alphabetical order): Steve Anderson, CHS ‘63 Joan Weikal Ball, CHS ‘54 John Bellinger, CHS ‘63 Diane Haston Carter, CHS ‘63 Jay Cotton, CHS ‘45 Katherine Dill John Fish, CHS ‘63 Charlie Foster, CHS ‘49 Bob Graves, Jr., CHS ‘59 Paul Hannah, CHS ‘63 Terry Haskett, CHS ‘63 Ernie Hawk, CHS ‘63 Bob Hendren, CHS ‘63 Helen Hoffman, CHS ‘43 Redick Horton, CHS ‘63 Bob Huber, CHS ‘56 Judy Ferrin Huber, CHS ‘56 Tom Kirk, CHS ‘64 Vicki Ogle Maddox, CHS ‘63 Deb Haskett May, CHS ‘78 Dick McNamara Ed Michael, CHS ‘59 Eleanor Stuckey Moffitt, CHS ‘46 Terry Prather, CHS ‘64 Kathy Bowen Richter, CHS ‘63 Bill Shelburn, CHS ‘59 Nancy Bayless Smith, CHS ‘63 Sunday Tyner, CHS ‘71 Page 5 Geography Mohawk Road in Carmel is 126th Street. Main Street in Carmel is 131st Street (and used to be Indiana SR 234). Indiana SR 234 no longer exists in Hamilton County, but still exists in both eastern and western Indiana. Smokey Row Rd. in Carmel is 136st St. There were two Gray Roads back in the day: an East-West Gray Road and a North-South Gray Road. The two Gray Roads intersected at the Gray Friends Church northeast of Carmel. East-West Gray Road in Carmel is now 146th St. North-South Gray Road in Carmel is now Gray Rd. Range Line Road (aka Westfield Boulevard) was once U.S. 31 and is now IN SR 431, but the State designation may soon be withdrawn. As can be seen on several of the topo map segments, land boundaries rarely passed through a woods unless it was very large. Some of the remains of the interurban track bed can still be seen on the Noblesville Township topo map in Sections 16 and 15 and on the Google Earth website. See the Randall Family Farm. Paved roads in Clay Township in 1957: U.S. 421 U.S. 31 Range Line Rd. Spring Mill Rd. North-South Gray Rd. south to East 116th St. River Rd. south to East 116th St. Main St. west to Towne Rd. 116th St. A Congressional township contains 36 sections of land each section of which is 1 mile square. A civil or political township may be larger or smaller than a Congressional township. Clay Township contains approximately 50 square miles of land that is distributed amongst 53 sections (30 sections west of Range Line Rd. and 23 sections east of Range Line Rd.). Most of the sections that do not border White River are nominally 1 mile square. A square section of land in Clay Township is 1 mile square = 640 acres. Therefore, a quarter section = 160 acres and a quarter of a quarter section = 40 acres. At 38° north latitude, 1 degree of latitude = ~69.0 miles, 1 minute of latitude = 1.15 miles, and 1 second of latitude = 101 feet. Similarly, 1 degree of longitude = ~54.6 miles, 1 minute of longitude = 0.91 miles, and 1 second of longitude = 80 feet. Page 6 Directory of Clay Township Farmers in ‘60’s RR of Own/Rent Name PO of Name Name Farm Comments Adams, Noel L. Carmel 1 Own Anderson, John Carmel 1 Own Applegate, Nell Noblesville 4 Own Bassett, Roy Carmel 1 Own Bauer, Fred Indianapolis 14 Own Baur, Ralph Indianapolis N/A Own Beach, Stanley Carmel 2 Own Beaver, Bill Noblesville 5 Rent Beelar, Lola Carmel 2 Own Behney, David Carmel 1 Rent Bellinger, Owen P. Carmel 1 Own Bennett, Francis Carmel 1 Own Blue, William Noblesville 4 Own Booth, Kenneth Carmel 1 Own Bowen, William C. Carmel 1 Rent Bower, Oscar S. Carmel 1 Own Bracken, Robert Noblesville 4 Own Brandenburg, N.T. Zionsville 1 Own Brooks, Statia Carmel 1 Own Budnick, Joe Carmel 2 Own Burns, Catherine Carmel 2 Own Carey, Don F. Carmel 2 Own Carson, Cora Noblesville 4 Own Catterlin, O.C. Indianapolis 14 Own Clampitt, Helen R. Zionsville N/A Own Clark, Virgil L. Zionsville N/A Own Clayton, Hattie Carmel 1 Own Conn, Everett Indianapolis 14 Own Cotton, Clifford Carmel 2 Rent Cotton, Mary L. Carmel 1 Own Cotton, Ralph Carmel 1 Rent Cotton, W.C. Carmel 2 Own Cox, Norman Carmel 1 Own Cruse, Chester Zionsville 1 Own Cuthbert, Marvin Carmel 2 Own Cutts, Esther Westfield 1 Own Daubenspeck, Richard Carmel 2 Rent Davis, Nelle Noblesville 1 Own Dawson, Armon Carmel 1 Own Dawson, Oliver Indianapolis 14 Rent Page 7 Dinkelaker, Margaret Carmel N/A Own Dunn, Imo Zionsville N/A Own Eddelman, A.D. Westfield 1 Own Efroymson, C.W. Carmel 2 Own Elliott, Talbert Carmel 2 Own Ellis, Mrs. Charles Carmel N/A Own Ellis, Herschel Carmel 1 Own Essex, Mrs. Earl Westfield N/A Own Essex, Harry C. Westfield 1 Own Fairbanks, Adelaide Carmel N/A Own Owned Fairchild Farm Featherston, John Carmel 2 Own Ferger, K.L. Carmel 1 Own Fenstermaker, S.E. Carmel 1 Own Fish, W.C. Carmel 2 Own Fisher, Geneva Carmel 1 Own Flaskamp, Charles Carmel 2 Own Frenzel, O.N. Carmel 1 Own Owned Hobby Horse Farm Frenzel, Mrs. J.P. Carmel N/A Own Games, Arlo Westfield N/A Own Garner, Albert Zionsville 1 Own Gould, Ellen Indianapolis 14 Own Gulley, Herschel Carmel 2 Own Hampton, Wells Carmel 2 Own Hargit, Elizabeth Carmel N/A Own Harvey, Warren J. Carmel N/A Own Haston, Alice M. Carmel N/A Own Hauk, Herbert Carmel 2 Own Haverstick, Pearl Indianapolis 14 Own Heather, Dessie Carmel 1 Own Hendren, Gilbert Zionsville N/A Own Hensel, Hiram Carmel 1 Rent Hensel, John Indianapolis 19 Rent Herrin, Mary C. Zionsville N/A Own Hinshaw, Donald Carmel 2 Own Hinshaw, Earl Noblesville 4 Own Hinshaw, Mostyn Carmel 1 Own Hoffman, Karl Westfield 2 Own Hood, Arthur R. Carmel 1 Own Hoover, Ella Carmel N/A Own Huber, Frank Carmel 1 Rent Huffman, Ira Noblesville 4 Rent Hunt, Aley Carmel N/A Own Hunt, Howard Carmel N/A Own Page 8 Hunter, Ward Indianapolis 14 Own Irvine, Don Indianapolis 14 Own Jeffries, Harriett Carmel 1 Own Johnson, Jesse Carmel N/A Own Justack, Raymond Carmel 2 Own Kearne, Mrs. Mae Carmel 1 Own Kelly, William Carmel 1 Own Kinzer, Dora Carmel N/A Own Kinzer, Everett Carmel 1 Own Kirby, Harvey P. Carmel N/A Own Kitchens, Herman Indianapolis 14 Rent Kitchens, W. Hers. Carmel 2 Rent Kitchens, William H. Carmel 2 Own Klingensmith, F. Noblesville 4 Own Klingensmith, Roy Noblesville 4 Own Knapp, E.W. Carmel 1 Own Knight, Robert Westfield 1 Rent Knowles, Paul W. Carmel 1 Own Landers, Aurie Zionsville 1 Own Larson, Edward J. Carmel 1 Own Lowe, Mrs. C.W. Carmel 2 Own McClain, Roy Carmel 1 Own Mallery, Garrick Noblesville 4 Own Marburger, D.K. Indianapolis 14 Own Owned Oak Hill Farm Marlow, James E. Carmel N/A Own Martin, T.R.