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Notes: Thomas Baquet FRANKLIN |
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NOTE 1: They lived on a farm bordering on the Platte River near McGrew, NE until 1927. They milked cows, raised beets, hay and grain. In March 1927 they moved to a dry land farm in Banner County near the foothills 10 miles south of McGrew and very near the famed Chimney Rock. There they raised sheep, cattle, turkeys, milked cows and raised wheat and corn. They moved to Vale, OR in October 1936 because Ben was having health problems and was advised by his doctor to move to a better climate and to get out of the "dust bowl.". This was during the terrible wind, drought, and sand storms that ravaged Nebraska and other mid-western states. Ben made several trips west looking for a new location , deciding on a farm in Malheur County near Vale, OR. Farm equipment and goods, one saddle horse and dog were shipped by train. The family of seven traveled in one car, a new Ford V-8 costing $400. They milked cows, raised beets , corn and hay. They lived there until Ben's death in March 1943. - adapted from article by June Syme in "The Franklins" by Downer and Downer |
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