The Old Farquhar Home 2013

As we drove toward the location of the farm. we found the street Redstone Church Rd.
And knew we were headed in the right direction. 

The old Farquhar family house viewed from  the John Farquhar property 

Current owner is slowly restoring the old home.

View of the Farquhar house and farm

Farquhar Log House

Life At the Farquhar Family Home

Looking at this photo's captures a bit of family life for me. I asked Peggy Farquhar, the Farquhar family specialist who the women standing on the porch was. She identified her as Mary Belle Ernest Farquhar, who was a very hard working women. And there she is hanging her  clean laundry outside to dry in the mist of a snow storm. Sure made me thankful once again for a good electric washer and dryer. Still hoping to identify the people in this picture.

A House of Memories

The Farquhar home taken in 1944 with family members from left to right: Daughter Ruth, the mother  (Mary Farquhar),and Daughter Martha,

The Farquhar House

The old Farquhar family house, still sits nestled near an old country road in Perryopolis City,PA. And in the quiet of an autumn day the cows in the fields the smell of freshly harvested hay was in the air, and it felt like I was coming home. I'd only seen old black and white photos my grandmother had shared me me years before. But now I was on the very property and it truly became much more about roots for me.

 My husband and grandson's and I drove up close to the rear-view of the house, roofed porch had been removed,and the house stood vacant,but it was as if we were time traveling back to the days before cell phones and indoor plumbing. "If only the house could talk", we'd know so much more about all those who had lived here.

My great great grandmother Elizabeth Wilgus, had married Robert Farquhar October 17,1867 and it was here they had raised their children.

The home brick house was built in 1818 by Robert Farquhar on the farm bought by his father Allen Farquhar in 1792. Robert the first died in 1822;he left it to his son Robert the second who died 1876, who left it to his son Robert the third who married Elizabeth. Robert left it to his son Allen who owned it for many years. It was where he and his wife raised ten children. 5 generations had enjoyed home cooking, a warm fire and Christmas family gathering in the home.

When Allen passed away his son's Frank and Horace who never married lived him the home until there deaths,and then Allen Farquhar took over the care of the farm for many years remaining single as well. and after his death his brother John took ownership and sold the house and property.