Harper Farmhouse, Wray

2 Responses to Harper Farmhouse, Wray

1. Lorraine Fussell

   March 27, 2010 at 4:17 PM

   This is my mother’s childhood home (Martha Harper). It fell into disrepair before I was able (or wanted) to restore it. My grandmother, Bessie Johnson Harper, had this home built around 1912 and used savings from her teaching in Wray and elsewhere to afford it. She died in 1926, leaving her husband, Henry Brooks Harper, and eight children behind. My grandfather lived here till his death in 1952, and his daughter, Eleanor Harper, lived here until 2006. Bud Mitchell, a grandson, owns the property now.

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2. Terry James

   January 5, 2009 at 1:32 AM

   –great job documenting a faded beauty–I enjoy driving from Osierfield to Ambrose–I take photographs of trains out that way–along the Jacksonville to Chicago high-speed route.

   The post office at Wray is a great place to mail a package or buy stamps–no crowds–trains often rumble by while I’m inside.

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