100 years

Dear Raymond, (Mom wrote)

It just occurred to us that part of our land may have been in the family a hundred or more years. I checked this morning and found that Thomas H. Baltzell purchased the 80 in 1890. Is there a tax credit for that? Or does it have to be a place with a house where family has lived that long?

Grandpa actually lived there a few years. Then he built the “new” house on the north side of the road. Uncle John was the first baby born in it.

The 20 with 15 feet off the north for a highway does not qualify as William Adler purchased that in 1905. Did you and dad ever talk about getting that “highway” closed? (Raymond Adler had grandma Theresa sign an affidavit in the 80s showing adverse possession so it should be closed.) There has been no house back in there since I was in the family. I think Homer Landis’ mother lived there as a girl.

The Johnloz family owned our East 40 years ago. They had six children and some of them changed their name to Johnloz. Marie Brown was a Johnloz.

Snow is predicted for the next few days so I think we will lay in a grocery supply.

Love,

Mom

Jan. 20, 1998

(Grandpa Baltzell turned down a farm at five dollars an acre as overpriced. His grandson Thomas purchased that farm at $45.50 per acre and it remains in the family. The family home I live in was built in 1858 on the family farm.)

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Ray Adler is a longtime attorney with offices at The Adler Building, 136 S. 9th St., Downtown Noblesville. He is also one of the owners of The Hamilton County Reporter Newspaper.