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I -14_ HISTORY OF URBSHOTT FARE: This land was taken up and cleared by Frederick Urbshott who came from Normanby township in Grey County, and to which he brought his bride Minnie Bittorf around the 1550's. The Bittorf farm to the north was added later. Arthur Urbshott, second eldest son of a family of thirteen took over the farm from his father when he married. He later moved south of Wiarton and his oldest brother, Vosty. took it ovor along with his own. He is the present owner. In October lgpj. Mr. & Mrs. Vesta Urbshott retired to their home in uiurton â€" his youngest son James and bride hargaret TBJlQr taking over the farm. Minnie, wife of Frederick Urbshott passed away at her home in Wiarton in March 1953. Her son Clayton, died in nuy or the same year â€" the result of a car accident. Lro. hottlo Urbshott moved to town and in l954 sold her farm to her son Jack who later sold it to Jack Cameron of Hope Bay in April 1353. HISTORY OF URBSHOTT FARM LOT 111 CON. 1} The earliest ancestors that we know of were Lichuul Urbohotb and John Bittorf. They had come to Canada frou Joxmuny. Michael Urbehott‘s family consisted of three boyu, Herman, Charles, Frederick, and three girls Augusta (luber bra. Andrew Holler), Dora (Dora Hamiltons, Annie. The family came to Canada when Augusta was u baby uhiuh would be around 1867. John Bittorf's family were Adam, George, John, irnozt (Lauuul'a father), Nicol, Minnie (Mrs. Fred Urbshott). Liliiu (firm. Duncan McLean) and mary (Mrs. Haber). Fred Urbshott purchased Lot ll, Con 13 from .r. dcbb Ln iUul because it already had a house and log burn 0L it and uluo good timber. It consisted of 96 acres and wuu mortJthd for a number of years. The first house was built in 1884 where the house still iu. A 105 barn was built in 1884 west of the house, labor a frame barn 34 x 32 which was torn down a number of years later und a drive shad erected about 1910. The first livestock was a Durham cow bought in l891 and a team of horses bought in 1894 near Neustadt for 6120.UQ a piece. Water was obtained from a hole dug in the bush about 50 rods from the house. Later a well was drilled about lU rods from the house, but water was not very plentiful.