Ruth HOLLY with children Harold MUDGE and Helen MUDGE in front of their
house on Gray Valley Road at Elk Run in late 1910s.This is the original
homestead of Lucy BRONSON and Amos MUDGE whose house was on the other side
of the road from this one. This house was probably built by Menzo Mudge
and one of his wives, Stella WELCH or Ruth HOLLY. It remained in the MUDGE
Family until Uncle Harold died in 1954. Both my grandmother, Mildred MUDGE,
and my great grandfather, Menzo MUDGE were born on and grew up on this
property.
Following Uncle Harold's death, Aunt Nellie sold the farm to Hazel
and Jack Toothaker. They sold it to the Slaymaker family. |
| Photo: Mudge Farm |
| Township: Sullivan Township, Tioga County
PA |
| Gray Valley Road (Now called Elk Run Road) |
| Year: 1918 (est) |
| Photo from Joyce M. Tice Family Photos |
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This is my Great Uncle, Harold Mudge, in front of one of the barns.
This barn stood where the present day barn stands, but it burned to the
ground in the 1920s.
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In this photo, taken 1997, Joyce M. Tice, great granddaughter of Ruth
HOLLY and Menzo MUDGE sits on the stone wall that was built when Amos MUDGE
and Lucy BRONSON farmed here.
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In the photo at left, taken by Joan NASH O'Dell in 1996, the former
Mudge Farm can be seen from behind the buildings. This was taken from Route
6. |
