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Farm Horizons • Dec . 5 , 2016 • Page 11
This aerial photo shows the Gabrelcik farm in 2016 . It is located at 164 Co . Rd . 30 SE . The cover photo is from 1991 .
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110 years of history on the Gabrelcik farm in Franklin Twp .
BY GABE LICHT Delano Herald Journal Editor
Gene Gabrelcik sits around the kitchen table with his wife , Lisa , and older brothers Gary and Don .
They ’ re there to talk about the history of the family farm at 164 Co . Rd . 30 SE .
Gary studies the abstract for the property , while Lisa opens an area history book to the Gabrelcik chapter .
According to that book , the Gabrelcik brothers ’ greatgrandfather Martin Gabrelcik was born in Oplein , Poland in 1851 , though other records show he was born in 1849 . Regardless , he came to the area in 1875 , initially clearing land and building a cabin in what ’ s known as Frelings Woods in Woodland Township , before settling in Franklin Township .
Martin married Elizabeth Koziol – who was born in
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