Family Farm Saga of the Senneffs in Fair Haven
A Carroll County farm near Fair Haven traces 114 years of Senneff heritage from John B. Senff’s 1854 settling journey to Mila Senneff and her son Hugh now overseeing 80 acres. The piece recounts early land grants, the failed Chadwick railroad hope, family growth to five generations, and a final look at the aging farm amid maple trees and memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Freece (Mila) Senneff
Fair Haven
Chadwick
Illinois
Our County
John B. Senff
Midwest
Senneff
John Senff
Congress
United States
Mary ‘Burk
Moses Burk
Latts and Albans
Ohio
General Land Office
Charles Dement
Phoebe
Moee
John
Phoebe Sne
Thomson
Pair Haven
David
Freece
Business
Sterling
Hazel
Clayton
Carl ‘Marings
Mila
Mila Senneff
Hugh
Hugh Sonneff
Jim
Michael
Thomas
Pam
Chadwick High School
Rock Island
John Deere Company
Diana
Tucson
Arizona
Lizzie
Senff
Township
Around the County and Arbor Day Notes
Last call on the 1969 Agronomy Handbook with insect and weed control, varieties, and seeding rates. Special sale over two weeks at 25 cents per copy. Arbor Day is April 25 with recommended trees and local planting updates from Milledgeville and area FFA classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois Agronomy Department
Urbana
Illinois
Bob Sehreiners
Milledgeville Blacktop
Feeder Cattle Sale Scheduled at Fennimore Market
700 feeder cattle from Grant Lafayette and Crawford Counties will be sold at the Livestock Market near Fennimore on gr 26 at 1 00 p.m Mostly yearlings per Deane Thomas Cobb Co op Sales Manager
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Lafayette
Iowa
Crawford
Wisconsin
Fennimore
Deane Thomas
Cobb
Co-op
Education grant aids Shimer College students in need
Congressman John B. Anderson reports from the Office of Education an opportunities grant of 11,451 dollars to support sixteen students at Shimer College facing exceptional financial hardship. This aid aims to help with tuition and related study costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Review
John B. Anderson
Office of Education Today
Shimer Cones
Seek Contestants For Carroll County Dairy Princess
Carroll County seeks entries for the 1969 70 Illinois Dairy Princess contest. Eligibility includes ages 17 25 being unmarried high school graduate available for appearances dairy farm background and county residency. Contact Extension Adviser Harold Brinkmeier or Kenneth Erbsen for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Iinois
Rgih
Carroll County Extension
Harold Brinkmeier
Kenneth Erbsen
Extension Dairy Committee
Chris Keim Wins Agriculture Scholarship in Carroll County
Christopher Lowell Keim of Mt. Carroll has won the Agriculture Scholarship for Carroll County based on ACT scores from May 1968 or October 1968. The four year tuition exemption applies only at the University of Illinois, with no other category winners in Carroll County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Siedenburgs
Mt. Carroll
Thomson
Milledgeville
University of Ilinois
Carroll County
W. L. Huston
Special County
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Mila) Senneff
Hugh Senneff
Marold Brinkmeier
Wong
John Fedderson
Milledgeville F.F.A
Ank
Buxton
RX Bie
FFA
H Economics Council
Jr. Shorthorn Assn
Blackhawk Farm Management Board
Oregon
Jones Farm
Onaway
Marca
Courthouse Square
Unicorn
Mount Carroll
Krafts
Carroll
Thomson Review
The
Village Echo
Ee ‘Wewspaper
WeAper
Dairy Princess
Chris Keim
Wayne’s
Royal Blue and
Songs Food Mart
Albert Hartman
Kaye Hinrichs
Wayne's
Royal Blue Meat Department
Hwi
Baperial
Valencia
Canterbury
Concord
Paes
Carroll Service Co
Lanark, Illinois
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