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3 Their son, James McGill McCulloch, married (Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Cruickshanks. , They lived in a house back near the Sauble River on Lot II 15, Concession I, Later they built farther north, near the 15th side road. They had seven children: James, Isaac, ( Ellenr.Wilbert, John, Stanley and Myrtle. John and Lottie lived with Mr. and Mrs. McCulloch until 1923 when they moved to Lot 19, Concession A. A cottage had been built to the south of the house and barn and Mr. and Mrs. McCulloch had moved into it. Wilbert and Ollie had lived near Park Head and then moved to Arran Township, near Alvanley. They returned to the home place in 1927. They had four children: Evelyn, Dorothy, Herbert and Earl. Mrs. James McCulloch, (Margaret) died in 1935. James moved back to his former home with Wilbert, Ollie and family. The cottage was rented to Maurice and Helen Gowanlock and their son, LeRoy, is the only baby _ever'born in the cottage. James died in 1937. iDouglas, Eleanor, Gordon, Maurice, Helen, Mildred fand Alex. James married Charlotte Green; Isaac married Mayme Hewitson; Ellen married David Rowe; Wilbert married Olive Crawford; John married Lottie Ball; Stanley married Margaret Fraser; Myrtle died when she wasfseventeen. _.. l, William J. Manchester and Samuel boughfLot l3, (Concession l in 1880. The Manchester children walked ithrough the Wade farm with Jim and Isaac McCulloch to Ithe Allenford School. One year the Sauble river flooded and the Manchesters could not get from their house to the (iii/in' so the next spring they moved to Lot 15, Concession l. A small lake in that area is kndwn as Manchester Lake. Jane Manchester married Joseph Rourke and they lived in the Salem area. In the Allenford Cemetery there is a stone with William Jacob Manchester (1818-1909) and his wife Elizabeth Smiley (1822-1893) inscribed on it. Lightning struck a nearby tree and the stone was knocked off its base. About 1940 Bill Manchester repaired the stone. The Manchesters went West in 1907, James and Elizabeth McCulloch, born in Scotland, set sail for Canada in 1885. They were six weeks on the water and later settled north of London. Covered by quilts in a jumper pulled by oxen, with three cows on foot, they travelled up to Owen Sound and thenyon up north of Hepworth. They lived in the Basswood School until they built a house on a farm east of Clavering in Grey County. In1904 they sold this farm to John Craig (William and Carol Craig own this farm). All of the children remained in Amabel Township with the exception of Eleanor, Mabel and Lillie. 9. Nettie who married George Gowan.. 10. Lillie, who married Earle Wilson. The McCulloch Families The Manchesters David Strang was married to Roseputmrubr ant they lived beside Chesley Lake. LesrithAcshunkt bought the farm tom the administrators bi Ma .eryes" 5 estate in 1938. This farm is. now part ofthgchgsiey Lake Camp Assoitiation, ', In 1856 the patent for Lot 17 was gronhci JWJOIMS Howe who sold this farm of ninety-skates io fiter- Bartleman in 1874. In 1891 David Strdnj became H" owner. I Leslie Cruickshanks and his wife Mo? ard sold bhis 100 acres to Joseph M. Davidson 2'li2,"r' ard m. Davidson. The present owners are Thomas lacrvm and Mary Fern Davidson. On March 3, 1876 a patent was granlet pror,Hye Crown to Thomas Aiken for Lot 16,903! . a. containing 100 acres. In July, 1901 ThoMas iliken had the east fifty acres and Adam Aiken the . osk 50 "was After their death Margaret Aiken sold "It. loo ONE-5+0 Joseph H. Fenwick. In 1921 Joseph Fei'twldé soldflse farm to Joseph Blakely. His widow, Effie 8ukely [SON the 100 acres to Leslie Cruickshanks. _ The Mizen family are Brian, Murray,t,chtho,Joan Janice, Nora and Joyce. Janice is Mrsfet,uuf iascaso and they have built a new home on Con.) a., Lot 15, Concession 2 i Joseph Blakely and his wife, EHiegW-WR") bought Lot 15 from Walkers in 1923 and line ii,ereuiil Mr; Blakély's death in 1931. Mr. and Mrstlpsm Gnome and their family lived on this farm for a whli 1e and. ttUs fu. Vary family lived here. In 1941 Mr. and ttis.tyscstis White bought this farm and lived there ohhil "it" When the present owner, Charlie Mizen, bought We i!arm, The Blind Line of Amabel A by-law was passed on August muses and registered on March 15, 1870 to establishut road onbhe 'Blind Line'. Charlie Mizen was born in Thornhill, tstd. HIS people came from England. In December 'i/F lriqaCr, awe and Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mr john ahsiley Cruickshanks, were married. In the spring " WW, Mizens bought Lot 15, Concession 2fromiiUrmcs. Oscar White. i Herb married Jean Flood in 1966 ,' three sons: Richard, Larry and Brian.Hgae dJEAN operate the farm and Herb drives a school bus io Fhe Amabel-Hepworth School. i Mr. and Mrs. A. McCartney live which they rent from Herb McCulloch. The girls married and left home,E'A2L BECRMEA teacher and Herb remained on the farm;OLL\E men IN January of 1959 and Wilbert died in Mot "WR. South Part of Lot 14, Lot 15, C tsrl. a.. Lot 17, Concession a, Lot 16, Concession l W-cy Ls Hm col-{cu