Grandma and Grandpa had a kitchen that window faced back yard..almost right in front that covered was the well. Beyond maybe 20-30 feet? was a 1 bedroom apartment house part of I think as behind that was grandpa's wood working shop. I think but would have to ask Big Brother, mom and dad first married, my guess is they lived in that 1 bedroom place made for that reason a start. I think they did different for son's than a daughter. Only son's lived that apt for start...whereas think help to the husband..for uncle Ken it was grandpa getting him a job at railroad too.. and maybe some help them building a home.. close on Maples Rd they built. So when uncle Dick (Richard) was going to get married it time for daddy get out. So they started building a house on property of them next door, lived in basement to get out before house was completed. Uncle Dick and Elba got then the little apt one bedroom. Now this is more perceived as I was not born just remember bits pieces of chatter in family.
Now there was a great age difference really in great grandpa Robert Ehrman and his brother eldest son Nathan. Nathan wow did great farming cousin Shirley has lots documented and land he kept purchasing it seemed he did. My guess is that Nathan gave his little brother a 5 acre place. So I really don't have the history on this. Again different done with daughters than a son. If help given it maybe was work and of course all family helpped if close build. So lots still kinda unknown to find out.. they were mentioned in news papers the family chatter made news in town papers.
Local small town places had news papers on families to know what going on, remember Shirley having posted something about an individual sick in family and so and so went to help. This the local type news. I corrected Ancestry.. as they lived not in Fort Wayne, but in Decatur, Indiana Rural Route 1 a population of Decatur city 4,142 in 1900.
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