Erza Ventress barn raising, 1907

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Two notes found with a duplicate photo of this image. Excerpt from Edville clippings from the Brighton Ensign - "Edville November 1 1901 Mr. Ezra Ventress, of Salem, has built a $2,500.00 barn on his farm, which is 40 x 75, with straw barn attachment of 25 x 50 and a stone basement under the whole." The second note is handwritten: "Barn floor row Israel Platt on corner Urias Bennedict, Andy Swain, Willet Gould, John Trenear (grandfather), George Reddick (Clarence's father), M[?] Murphy (Marie's father), Mark Ventress, unknown, Bob Armstrong (Bob's father), George Murphy (Elwood Vera's father), Henry Heslop, John Cochrance (John's father) (baby), Johnny Hazelip, Duke Clewson, Henry Peter's grandfather on beam, Jim Van Slyke, Frank Ventress, Bob Bellamy (Claude's father on brace), Albert Branscome, Arthur Trenear, Willie Bellamy, Al Irwin, Bob Kinney, unknown, Mrs. Robert Armstrong (Sarah), Mrs. Tom Ventress (Anne), Olive Ventress, Mrs. DeVeney, George Myrtle, Mrs. Branscome, Mrs. John Cochrance, Mrs. Irena Ventress, Mrs. Walter Chatterson and baby, Mrs. Jim Van Slyke, Geneva VanSlyke, Francie Wilson, Albert Teddick. Beam - Milt Rouse, Curt Ventress, Frank Rouse, Ernest Turney, Addie Teale, Charles Bellamy, Joe Bellamy, Bert Cochrane (J.F. grandfather), Walter Chatterson, Norris McDonald, Harry Bellamy, unknown, Bill Cochrane, Chas Fiddick, Newt Turney, Chas Turney (Cliff's father), George Davis. Jim Peters, Bill Trenear (Dad), Roy Bennedict, Izera Ventress, John Farrow, Ira Purdy, Harold [?] and Bob [?].

Comment submitted October 2014: "Many of my wife's (Barbara Gene (Chatterson) Hicks) relatives are in this picture, her Grandfather's Walter Chatterson and Bill Trenear, Great Grandfathers John Trenear and Henry Peters. Also cousins Bob Bellamy and George Davis and likely Mrs. Willie Chatterson. Hal Hicks"

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Cramahe Archives does not hold the original item in its archives, but has a digital image.

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Text on image: "Barn raising E. Ventress May 17, 1907"

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