▁the ▁farm ▁whenever ▁their ▁husband ▁was ▁not ▁at ▁the ▁farm , ▁so ▁Le ont ine ▁was ▁well - known ▁and ▁respect ed ▁by ▁the ▁farm ▁workers . ▁The ▁H ov ander ▁children ▁attended ▁school ▁in ▁Fer nd ale ▁and ▁they ▁would ▁walk ▁along ▁pione er ▁tra ils ▁or ▁row ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁town . ▁ ▁Not ▁long ▁after ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Fer nd ale , ▁H ov ander ▁began ▁building ▁a ▁Hol stein ▁da iry ▁her d ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁c ows ▁that ▁came ▁with ▁the ▁hom est ead . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁the ▁her d ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁c ows , ▁but ▁the ▁entire ▁her d ▁contract ed ▁t uber cul osis ▁from ▁an ▁unknown ▁source ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁cul led . ▁The ▁H ov and ers ▁then ▁replaced ▁the ▁Hol ste ins ▁with ▁Gu ern se ys . ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁d eter ior ating ▁health , ▁H ok an ▁H ov ander ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁but ▁his ▁family ▁continued ▁to ▁ ▁run ▁the ▁farm . ▁  ▁  ▁▁ ▁E ight ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁c ows ▁died , ▁the ▁two ▁young est ▁H ov and ers , ▁V era ▁and ▁Ada , ▁both ▁came ▁down ▁with ▁t uber cul osis . ▁Ada ▁recovered , ▁but ▁V era ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁Le ont ine ▁died , ▁at ▁ 7 7 ▁years ▁old , ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later ▁in