Post by fernwood on Jan 12, 2023 8:23:15 GMT -5
Not a face this time, but info about why I chose Fernwood as my name here.
My G-Grandpa was William Fern. He went through a lot of hard times as a child. His parents died when he was 12 years old. He ran away from home, and joined the logging camp circuit.
His siblings were given to other families. Within a couple years, he came back to the area his siblings were. He proved he had enough money to take his siblings with him.
A couple were older than him at the time.
They traveling the logging circuit in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Unfortunately, his oldest sister, Elizabeth, died in Minnesota shorty after giving birth to her first child. Her husband had joined her family on the logging circuit. Their son died within a month.
In the late 1800’s my Grandpa had become a logging camp foreman in NW Wisconsin. He was also known as the best surveyor in the area.
When the logging camp disbanded, the owner offered him 40 acres of land, whatever he wanted.
He chose a parcel on a chain of lakes, near where his camp was.
He purchased an additional 120 acres in the area.
He later developed some of the the lake land into large lots. They were known as Fernwood Park.
He later had to sell more land on the lake and that became Sunnyside Fernwood Park.
In the 1970’s, my family needed to have a farm name for our registered Simmental beef cattle farm. I suggested Fernwood Acres.
My present farm is known as Fernwood Acres II.
So, this is why my nae here is Fernwood.
I would love to hear any stories behind what your name here is what it is.
Sharing a photo of William Fern’s surveyor compass, which I still have, complete with case. It even works great.
My G-Grandpa was William Fern. He went through a lot of hard times as a child. His parents died when he was 12 years old. He ran away from home, and joined the logging camp circuit.
His siblings were given to other families. Within a couple years, he came back to the area his siblings were. He proved he had enough money to take his siblings with him.
A couple were older than him at the time.
They traveling the logging circuit in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Unfortunately, his oldest sister, Elizabeth, died in Minnesota shorty after giving birth to her first child. Her husband had joined her family on the logging circuit. Their son died within a month.
In the late 1800’s my Grandpa had become a logging camp foreman in NW Wisconsin. He was also known as the best surveyor in the area.
When the logging camp disbanded, the owner offered him 40 acres of land, whatever he wanted.
He chose a parcel on a chain of lakes, near where his camp was.
He purchased an additional 120 acres in the area.
He later developed some of the the lake land into large lots. They were known as Fernwood Park.
He later had to sell more land on the lake and that became Sunnyside Fernwood Park.
In the 1970’s, my family needed to have a farm name for our registered Simmental beef cattle farm. I suggested Fernwood Acres.
My present farm is known as Fernwood Acres II.
So, this is why my nae here is Fernwood.
I would love to hear any stories behind what your name here is what it is.
Sharing a photo of William Fern’s surveyor compass, which I still have, complete with case. It even works great.
