Big decision - Earth.com

As we noted earlier, one of Jacobus’ grandsons lived in the farmhouse back in 1820. His name was James Frederick Smith. And once Isaac had passed away in 1868, James had a pretty big choice to make. According to Isaac’s last will and testament, James would have to take a dramatic step — or he wouldn’t receive any benefits. Photo Credit: Ken Mayer / Flickr

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