 The Lobdolls, as well as many other farm families of the area, traced their lineage back to homesteaders who came to this area in those early days of the town. A lot of them had both dairy cattle and small grains. Bruce's family homesteaded east of Tioga in Bicker Township. The homesteaders also heard of the possibility of oil in the area. Perhaps the potential money decades in the future could not be appreciated. Mineral acres weren't valuable.