The Gracey Farm

John William Strode Lander was 39 years old when he passed away. He had accumulated six farms before his death. At his passing, each child drew a piece of paper from a hat to determine which farm they would receive. Bettie Lander Hopson drew the farm at the corner of Cerulean Springs & Sinking Fork Roads in Gracey, KY. Her brother, William "Will" Newton Lander, drew a farm across the road. Bettie's farm was 136 acres. There she settled with Meredith Shellcross Hopson. Together they farmed the land and raised their three children: Guy, Mary, and Bess.

The Gracey farm was home to sheep, cows, pigs, horses, peacocks, geese, chickens, cats & dogs. Bettie Lander Hopson told of her need to be away from the farm when a lamb was slaughtered. She couldn't bare it.

The farm was 200 acres of tilled land, hard wood trees, three barns, a farmhouse, a smokehouse, and a fruit orchard. There is a nice creek that flows through the property.