Melvin Thrasher and Emily Drake House, Goss Hill

Dublin Core

Identifier

2021-130

Title

Melvin Thrasher and Emily Drake House, Goss Hill

Subject

Houses and Barns

Description

Melvin Thrasher (b. Chesterfield, 1825, d. 1904) 'in the house that stood near a pine tree in Mr. Freeman's field.' Emily Drake Thrasher, b. Worthington, 1827 'on Lot Drake's place'. The two married on March 5th, 1847. The couple moved frequently: from 'the Castle place, then moved to Lewis Cole's, to John Niles,' to Sarah Adams,' 'then to Captain Ring's house in Ringville.' They then bought 'the old red school-house,' (owned by Frank Sanderson in 1905) and in 1861 they bought the 'house near Mr. Witherell's shop.' Later, they bought the house where 'Charles Bradley now lives,' in between returning to 'their farm' - this house on Goss Hill - in 1900. See item 2021-111 for photographs of Melvin and Emily.

Eleazer Thrasher, presumably Melvin and Emily's son (b. September 23rd, 1869, South Worthington) and his wife, Emma Fox (b. June 20th, 1878 in Southwick) are mentioned by Rev. Moody as having married on September 26th, 2020 and likely acquired the home from Eleazer's parents. As of 1905 the farm consisted of 210 acres and the Thrashers kept ten cattle, seven pigs, and fifteen pigs. It had been owned by 'M. Thrasher, A. Thrasher, Lewis Smith and Gathelius Cowing.' According to Rev. Moody, 'The old house stood opposite, in the garden spot. The Sam Elder place was near the old barn. On the way to Huntington (Goss Hill was the main route between the two towns at one point) was the Jon Niles place, next to the Williams' ; Barnard Burton bought of James and Ruth Otis in 1783. Opposite was Solomon Burton, and below the cemetery was the Noah Ellis place.' Featured in The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905), page 58, plate III, #5.

Type

Still Image

Format

5 x 7 in

Creator

Howes Brothers

Date

1900/1933

Publisher

Marion Sweeney, South Worthington

Date Available

2021-04-07

Is Part Of

Box 17

Medium

Glass

Coverage

Worthington - South Worthington

Relation

Featured with other historical homes in The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). See also item 2021-111 (Billings Drake, Melvin Thrasher, Emily Thrasher, and Mary Burke, 1903).

Mediator

NS (2021-04-07)

Contributor

Bates/'The Heritage'

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Still Image - Black and White Glass Plate (negative)

Physical Dimensions

12.7 x 17.8 cm

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