In looking at early plat maps, we see on the 1875 map 143 acres around where the Ivester house-farm was located. In 1888 it looks like his land has expanded east across N. Main Street in the area of the Painter Creek. (Ivester heirs) This is in no way a complete deed search or study. Only from looking at the plat maps.
In the will of Martha Jane Ivester, Mattie, dated January 14, 1924 it spells out these specifications.
#1. Payment of debts and plot of Ivester Grove to the Village of Arcanum to be forever known as Ivester Park.
#2. Farm in Butler Township of 160 acres to Helen Kepner Wright, 40 acres Twin Township to George Helm, nephew and 60 acres Twin Township to nephew Robert Helm.
Balance of real estate in tract lots to sell. Stock in bank at First National to the Methodist Church. Other property into money and goes to the three heirs. AWTHS archives has these newspaper clippings and notes in our files.
This information was primarily from the Arcanum Times Newspaper: Below AT is Arcanum Times.
Ivester Estate land to be sold January 10. 2.95 acres facing Main Street and the traction, can be platted and sold as lots, Streets on two sides with street on south leading directly to beautiful Ivester Park, appraised at $1100. One lot on east side of the home site being 92×300 feet appraised at $800. 60 acre farm adjoining Ivester Estate appraised at $49,640 (AT 3/6/1924) Ivester Auction Failed to Draw Buyers That Were Expected. Only a small part of the estate was sold. It is believed that high appraisal prices were the reason and no doubt another sale will be held soon. The 11 acre tract was sold to George Davis of Dayton for $3,450. Davis also purchased the 58×120 foot lot west of the old home for $500. The first lot south of the bridge on North Main Street was sold to Edgar Troxel for $267. The five lots facing Main Street north of the school building were also sold. C.A. Rosser took the two south lots paying $500 for the two. The next three were purchased by J.E. Dull and H.R. Fourman for $735. It is reported that they expect to divide the three lots into 90 foot lots. The Board of Education purchased the six acre tract back of the school building for $800. (AT 12/4/1924)
In the corporation has five room house with basement, large barn and Tobacco Shed combined, appraised at $7200. Ivester Home in Arcanum being a brick house with 11 rooms located in the center of 150×300 lot, large chicken house and garage in rear, appraised at $5,250. Four fine building lots 20 south of the High School building beginning at North Street and running north and facing Main Street appraised at $135 to $170. (AT 1/1/1925)
The Ivester Estate Land was sold January 10 as follows: Elmer Studabaker bought the Ivester farm of 60 acres for $5650. Coffman and Lake the new Ford Dealers bought the home place for $3500. The lot on the north west corner of Main and North Street was sold to H.R. Wills for $525. Josiah Fourman purchased the lot east of the home for $535. The second lot north of the corner lot on Main Street went to Ira Rookstool for $400. The next one north went to Andrew Hartzell for $290 and the next one north to John Myers for $239. None of the lots north of the school building were sold except the 2.95 acre tract which was sold to O.W. Baker for $815. (AT 1/15/1925)
A deal was closed Wednesday whereby Edgar Troxel purchased the Old Ivester Home from Coffman and Lake, local Ford Dealers. Mr. Troxel will open up a hotel and tourist Inn. He expects to move into the place February 1st, as soon as the Coffman and Lake families vacate. (AT 1/20/1927)
J.N. Garrison and son have acquired the 11 acre tract of land just south of Painter Creek. It was purchased from the Greenville Building and Loan Assn. The Garrisons are wholesale growers of vegetables and flowers. They expect to erect a modern Green House. The land was formerly part of the Ivester Estate. It has a frontage at the Painter Creek Bridge and lays at the rear of the Ivy-Ester Tavern owned and occupied by Edgar Troxel. (AT 2/20/1930)
The Ivester farm of 101 acres belonging to the late Robert J. Helm will be sold at the door of the Courthouse in Greenville, Saturday afternoon, April 26th, at one-o’clock. At the same time a one-third interest in the lots north of the school building will also be sold. (AT 4/24/1930)
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