Going North off the road 1/2 mile from the Summers home is the vacant house owned by Bly Harrison of French Lick. A large fresh water lake is built on this place. It is used by people of French Lick for recreation. He gave the name Shangrala to this farm. My first recollection is that the land was owned by Willis Ellis and his wife. Here lived his daughter Amy. The next owner was Charles Jacobs and his wife Laura (Byers). Their children were Orville, Olive, Ester, Elvis and Mary. Charlie died here and Laura later married Dr. Sanders. Later Charles Osborne and his wife Golda (Cummings) lived here. Their children were Orville, Frieda. Charlie ended his life here. Other families have lived here.
Coming back to the road and going East we come to the William Byers home. It is a vacant house to the right. It first belonged to Greenfield Byers and wife, Tan (Carroll). Their children were John and Omer. Green died and Tan married his brother Wlliam. Their children were Minnie, Maggie, and Tommie. This
farm now belongs to Ora McFarland.
Across the road from the Byers home is that of Cindy Grimes heirs. It was first owned by Jacob Tucker and his wife ------ Easter. Her children were Lena, Will, Ed and Jane. This farm was also owned by Samuel Young and Dr. R.L. Holaday.
The next farm down the road on the right is the Hickman Carroll farm. He and his first wife ---- King were the parents of William. John, Rebecca, and Bessie and Grace, Herman. His second wife Eva (King) was the mother of his children - Porter, Ester, and Alice. The story of Rev. John Carroll you can read in “ Forty-seven Years Behind The Gospel Plow. “ This home was a favorite meeting place for the young people of the community. These were devout Christian people. Later the Coombus and Everidge families from Kentucky owned this farm. The home at present on this farm is that of Charles Allen and wife ---- (Neukam) and children.
The next home is the Benjamin Carroll that I have written about at greater length. It has been the home