Fred Leo Saul was a kindly, humble, friendly man. He was born at "the old Home place"on top of a hill 3 miles north of Glenn. He grew up with an axe in his hand and he learned carpentry skills from his father but his passion was farming. And he had a number of prosperous years. In 1917 he was able to purchase an automobile. In 1930 the Great Depression hit the country and cash income dropped to near zero. Edna developed cancer and hospital bills ballooned. Fred strove mightily. With the help of a number of nephews, whose own fathers were impoverished by the depression, he produced bumper crops which sold for next to nothing. The car rusted away in the barn shed for lack of a wheel bearing. A fierce hailstorm pounded the roofs off the house and barn and broke 108 window panes. Corn sold at 12 cents per bushel. The kids had to drop out of high school. The once-prosperous Saul and Grosvenor families were reduced to near poverty. The paved highway was built in 1932, creating a few jobs.
In 1940, Edna died.
By then the financial crunch had begun to ease. The family again owned an automobile. Farming had changed drastically. Fred made the leap into the new era with the purchase of a small tractor. But then WW II broke out. All his sons wound up in ihe mitary so, once again he turned to his nephews and Elmer Saul became his share cropper.
When the war ended, Kenneth came home and farmed on shares with his father, in an association that lasted for the rest of Fred's life.
He married Ethel Wright from Bardswell, Kentucky and they led a quiet contented life. Fred continued to work at farming into his mid-eighties. He took a tractor one Sunday afternoon to go inspect his crops. While climbing the hill road behind the house, the tractor jumped out of gear, rolled backward and upended killing Fred instantly.
In 1940, Edna died.
By then the financial crunch had begun to ease. The family again owned an automobile. Farming had changed drastically. Fred made the leap into the new era with the purchase of a small tractor. But then WW II broke out. All his sons wound up in ihe mitary so, once again he turned to his nephews and Elmer Saul became his share cropper.
When the war ended, Kenneth came home and farmed on shares with his father, in an association that lasted for the rest of Fred's life.
He married Ethel Wright from Bardswell, Kentucky and they led a quiet contented life. Fred continued to work at farming into his mid-eighties. He took a tractor one Sunday afternoon to go inspect his crops. While climbing the hill road behind the house, the tractor jumped out of gear, rolled backward and upended killing Fred instantly.
Fred Leo Saul was a kindly, humble, friendly man. He was born at "the old Home place"on top of a hill 3 miles north of Glenn. He grew up with an axe in his hand and he learned carpentry skills from his father but his passion was farming. And he had a number of prosperous years. In 1917 he was able to purchase an automobile. In 1930 the Great Depression hit the country and cash income dropped to near zero. Edna developed cancer and hospital bills ballooned. Fred strove mightily. With the help of a number of nephews, whose own fathers were impoverished by the depression, he produced bumper crops which sold for next to nothing. The car rusted away in the barn shed for lack of a wheel bearing. A fierce hailstorm pounded the roofs off the house and barn and broke 108 window panes. Corn sold at 12 cents per bushel. The kids had to drop out of high school. The once-prosperous Saul and Grosvenor families were reduced to near poverty. The paved highway was built in 1932, creating a few jobs.
In 1940, Edna died.
By then the financial crunch had begun to ease. The family again owned an automobile. Farming had changed drastically. Fred made the leap into the new era with the purchase of a small tractor. But then WW II broke out. All his sons wound up in ihe mitary so, once again he turned to his nephews and Elmer Saul became his share cropper.
When the war ended, Kenneth came home and farmed on shares with his father, in an association that lasted for the rest of Fred's life.
He married Ethel Wright from Bardswell, Kentucky and they led a quiet contented life. Fred continued to work at farming into his mid-eighties. He took a tractor one Sunday afternoon to go inspect his crops. While climbing the hill road behind the house, the tractor jumped out of gear, rolled backward and upended killing Fred instantly.
In 1940, Edna died.
By then the financial crunch had begun to ease. The family again owned an automobile. Farming had changed drastically. Fred made the leap into the new era with the purchase of a small tractor. But then WW II broke out. All his sons wound up in ihe mitary so, once again he turned to his nephews and Elmer Saul became his share cropper.
When the war ended, Kenneth came home and farmed on shares with his father, in an association that lasted for the rest of Fred's life.
He married Ethel Wright from Bardswell, Kentucky and they led a quiet contented life. Fred continued to work at farming into his mid-eighties. He took a tractor one Sunday afternoon to go inspect his crops. While climbing the hill road behind the house, the tractor jumped out of gear, rolled backward and upended killing Fred instantly.
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Headstone photos by his grandson Darrell Clendenin 2010
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