Claude Eddleman Farm (1938-1958)

Bertha Haub before Marriage

Bertha Leola Haub grew up in Harrison County Indiana on a farm just east of New Salisbury. Her grandfather immigrated from Germany and became a citizen of USA in 1850. Her mother was a frail woman and died when Bertha 10 years old.

Her grandfather Konrad Haub immigrated from Hessen-Darmstadt in 1850. He quickly found his way to New Salisbury and owned his own farm all his life. What we know of his life is told elsewhere.

Mom was the oldest of the three childern. She and her dad did most of the work caring for the family. Her dad farmed the 80 acres and did what time permited him to do around the house and Mom and her sister Margaret did most of the remainder of the household work. In those days it was common for girls to go to school for 6 or 8 years and then begin helping at home or working out at a "hired girl." "Hired girls" did what ever was needed. Perhaps some families had no girls and needed someone to help with the milking, feeding chickens, cooking, cleaning, laundry, and caring for invalids. My mother worked in many homes and that give her lots of experience in home management which benefited our family greatly. Most of the money my father made before marriage was spend caring for his daughter and parents. Mom was able to save nearly all her income and it was enough to pay the cost for our very fine home which cost $800.

Plowing the land for spring planting was slow behind a team of mules and it took long days and lots of them to get the spring cornfields planted.

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