It just happens that we have lived on 950 N. for 15 years, but owned the
property for a longer time than that.
My grandfather was a dairy farmer, also, but did not own the farms he
tenanted (if there is such a word?).
My husband has kept all the plat books from the mid 70's and many of the
names that you mention appear on the properties. It is mainly for farmers
that the booklets were printed for the Chesterton State Bank which employed
my husband.
I have a scanner and could scan all the townships that you need, if you do
not already have these maps.
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From: <withak29(a)aol.com>
To: <INPORTER-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 7:56 AM
Subject: [INPORTER-L] Dairy Farmers in Porter Co. mid 1950's
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Surnames: Koselke, Gunder, Schuelling, Meska, Johnson, Anderson, Keel,
Boss,
Padera, Biggs, Watts, Silhavy, Leffew, Porch, Rudolph, Affeld,
Potrzebowski, Michaels, Greening, Frankowski, Povlock, Arndt, Anderson,
Olson, Kowalski, Lewandowski, Olson, Franzen, Weidman
Classification: Query
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Message Board Post:
My father, Jim Koselke, ran the Koselke Milk Transfer milk route in
Porter Co.
in the mid 1950's. He picked up milk from Porter Co. farms
(Valpo, Chesterton, & Westville) and delivered it to Dixie Dairy in Gary,
IN. I am attempting to document the route and the farms and farmers on the
route. If you have information about any of the following farms, please
contact me. Forgive my misspelling of any names. THANK YOU.
Farms included: Oliver Gunder (E 700 N), Bill Schuelling (E 700
N),
Anthony Meska (Meska Rd), Johnson (E 600 N), Walter Anderson (E 650 N), Keel
(E 600 N), Walter Boss (E 600 N), Padera (E 600 N), Grover Biggs (S 400 E),
Maurice Watts (S 400 E), Joe Silhavy (Evans Rd), Oscar Leffew (State Rd 2),
Ray Porch (S 575 E), Mark Porch (S 575 E), Charlie & Saddie Rudolph (W 600
S), Harry Affeld (Old State Rd 2), Frank Potrzebowski (County Line Rd),
Allen Michaels (W950 N), Joe Greening (Greening Rd), Frank Frankowski (E
1050 N), Ed Povlock (S 475 E), Arndt (S 475 E), Earnest Anderson Burdick
Rd), Burt Olsen (N450 E), Alex Kowalski (E 1200 N), Lewandowski (E 1200 N),
Ruben Olson (N 450 E), Cecil Porch (Old State Rd 49), John Franzen
(Chesterton), Sig Weidman (Chesterton), Robert Pecor (Chesterton), Bill
Remus (Hobart), George Trager (Hobart), and Bob Johnson (Union).
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