A Wayside home

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The Gray family farm, more commonly known as the Wayside, is located just west of Deerfield was purchased in 1901 by Chester Gray for his father, William, because William wanted to get away from the cold of Gentry County in northern Missouri. So Chester set out with very specific instructions on what to look for in a farm. According to Carolyn Gray Thornton, those instruction were "to find a farm close to a railroad, had a good house, and good outbuildings for his hog and cattle operations." What Chester found was 200 acres with all his father had asked for.

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