This farm seems to have been a
busy place in terms of the Heiden Family. It was known as the
Bordine farm and
Edna (Heiden) and Henry Berns lived here
for 12 to 14 years including when their daughter, Linda was
born in 1940.
According
to their daughter, Eva, Edna's brothers Leo and Lester and
their families stayed with them at different times at this farm. These were
Great Depression times and families had to help each other out
to make it through life.
After Edna and Henry moved, the
house remained empty for some time. The Berns' family moved to
the "Hallie" farm (we don't have an
exact address) near
Maple
Grove Cemetery in Dundee for about 4 years. They then moved to their
farm at 7460 South Custer Road in
Raisinville Township.
Then, the Kosters took over the
farm in the late 1940s, moving from a place on
Radka Road in
Dundee Township. In the 1950 U.S. Census, John and Lena had moved to Bedford
Township near Toledo to live with their grandson, Gerald Koster.
Marvin Koster and his
second wife, Mary, continued to work the farm
through the 1960s.
The
Heiden Family Reunion
was held here in 1927 and 1933 while Edna and Henry Berns lived on this farm..