tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post7224654746715232638..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: The Four-Mile House of Ranslow SmithRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-10486360518937856702015-01-05T13:16:51.052-08:002015-01-05T13:16:51.052-08:00Hi Allison,
The 1860 and 1870 census records say ...Hi Allison,<br /><br />The 1860 and 1870 census records say Truman and Charlottel ived in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, not in dodge County, Wisconsin wherre Ranslow Smith's inn was located. Truman died in March 1870.<br /><br />Could it be that they had an inn nasmed Four Mile House in Fond du Lac County?<br /><br />Ranslow Smith sold his inn in dodge County in about 1867, I think to Elbridge Smith. Randy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-8465349305776543862014-12-24T21:22:51.359-08:002014-12-24T21:22:51.359-08:00I don't know when they owned it but I was told...I don't know when they owned it but I was told my 3rd Great Grandparents, the Parkhills, owned FourMile House there in Wisconsin. Is it possible they purchased it from your family?<br /><br />My Great Great-Grandmother was Emma Frances Parkhill. It would have been her parents who purchased and ran the place. Their names: Truman and Charlotte Parkhill. <br /><br />Allison Thomas Nelsonallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122673096872208123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-76363250335150339662010-03-19T11:59:19.042-07:002010-03-19T11:59:19.042-07:00For many years until his death in 1958, my great g...For many years until his death in 1958, my great grandmother's younger brother, who everyone referred to as Coxey, owned this building. <br /><br />When last I visited Old World, I visited with the attendant of this building and we had quite a chat. <br /><br />What they were aware of, but of course is not publicly presented, is the seedier side of the business of having an Inn close the railroad and the type of patron, and women such a place can attract. This was well known within our family who have been in Dodge County since 1856. Just as most knew of the "Cathouse" over in Minnesota Junction.<br /><br />When they moved the house, they would not let anyone in to see the upper floor. The building at Old World Wisconsin is slightly different than it's original design, but not much.<br /><br />What the staff at Old World were not aware of was that Abraham Lincoln stayed here once! <br /><br />The structure has alot of charm, and is a reflection of all the good, and what some would say bad, that came with the settling of the west. When the Four Mile Inn was built, Wisconsin was not yet a State.<br /><br />Cool story!Gordonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-29390012837906682442009-04-06T12:42:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:42:00.000-07:00I found this site while searching for information ...I found this site while searching for information on Rolling Praire. I grew up in Rolling Praire during the 1960's and 1970'. I lived across the railrood tracks on the south side. My Father still lives there. I remember baby sitting for a family in the Four Mile House. They told me that the house was a stage coach stop and let me see the 3rd floor dance hall. I remember when they removed the big house from the corner lot and how it traveled down the road to Old World. I have always wanted to see the house restored. <BR/><BR/>How do you get your hands on this manuscript you talked about? I would love to have a copy of my own. I too love history and do genealogy.Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-40039568644281391252008-01-17T12:57:00.000-08:002008-01-17T12:57:00.000-08:00Randy, What an interesting piece. I hope you get ...Randy, What an interesting piece. I hope you get to visit 4-Mile House soon!<BR/><BR/>Your post reminded me of my former neighbor in Mississippi, an elderly gentleman reared in the Hills. He loved to go driving with me through those old hill roads --- and he would point out where the stage coach he rode as a child would stop for a change of horses, to let everyone out for a rest, and where the stage always stopped because the spring "below the hill" had such good water. Oh, why didn't I take better notes? LOL!<BR/><BR/>Yes, I'd say you got a tremendous gift with the manuscript and the knowledge of your 3rd-g-grandpapa's building. Go see it soon and take lots of pictures please!<BR/>TERRYTerry Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251750196282728118noreply@blogger.com