homesteader
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Wegis and her husband, Jim, have been running their family farm since 1979 near lands where his ancestors homesteaded and ranched in the 1800s.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023
“My family has deep roots here - we homesteaded here over 165 years ago - and I’m passionate about this place,” he said.
From Washington Times • Oct. 27, 2022
His wife’s grandfather homesteaded here, he told me.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2022
Ms. Wiley lives on 10 of the original 160 acres that her grandfather, Francisco Trujillo, homesteaded starting in 1886.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2021
They went over the mountains, just to be safe, and homesteaded along the Gunnison River.
From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman
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