The history of Detwiler Farm begins in 1838 when Jacob and Catherine Ziegler Nold of Leetonia bought 60 acres which is the main part of the farm. Over the next several years another 37 acres were added.
In 1851 Jacob and Catherine's daughter, Barbara Nold married Samuel Detwiler. They moved into a log cabin that was already on the farm. Here they began raising their family which eventually grew to ten children. At the same time they were improving the farm, clearing land and building buildings. In 1857 Samuel and Barbara bought the farm from her parents. By 1860 they had a large flock of sheep and a small herd of dairy cattle. In 1861 they built the large brick house to replace the log cabin.
In the 1890's, Samuel and Barbara's youngest son, Henry and his wife Clara took over the farm. It evolved into a dairy farm with a herd of registered Holstein cattle. In 1913 Henry built a new barn to replace the barn that was probably built in the 1850's. The old barn was moved to a neighboring farm where it still stands today. Henry also raised fruits and vegetables and sold them in downtown Youngstown at a farmer's market near the Courthouse.
When Henry died in 1931 his youngest son, Maurice (Bud) was only 16. Maurice had to drop out of school and help his mother run the farm. They continued milking cows and taking produce to market in Youngstown. In 1946 Maurice bought the farm from Clara and later that year married Victoria Lowe of Clearwater, Florida. Maurice sold the dairy cattle to concentrate on produce and grain farming. For many years they ran a farm market and had many "pick your own" vegetables.
In 1986 Maurice and Victoria sold most of the farm to their youngest son Sam and his wife Monica. We along with our children, Ben, Tim, and Andrea currently raise 10 acres of pumpkins and fall decorations and another 150 acres of corn and soybeans on the original farm and some additional rented ground.
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