Narrative of The Lives of Clyde Toney Hockett, Grace Suiter Hockett, and Louie Wade Hockett
– Forward – A new section has been added in the right menu which contains important multiple page documents. These are important family historical documents that are scattered everywhere and are now in one place. Of note is the addition of Roberta’s Memoir Volume 1 and 2, which has been digitized and can be searched…
Read MoreThe Lives of Jesse Mills Hockett, Sarah Foster Booth Hockett, and Rachel Hockett
Forward by R. Hockett I have tried to research the lives of both women and men equally. However, historically, women were seldom reported on by their own names (if reported at all). Usually it is Mrs. “Man’s Last Name”. So unfortunately we are missing the details about the lives of the pioneer women, and so…
Read MoreRanching On Prairie Creek 1946-1964
Narrative by Roger W. Hockett NOTE: Some of the photos herein are from online sources as many ranch photos have been lost Birth at Grandfather Dr. CT Hockett’s Hospital in Enterprise As I understand it I was born in the old Wallowa County Hospital in Enterprise that had been founded by my grandfather Dr. C.T.…
Read MoreWhat Was “The Ranch” on Prairie Creek?
The Hockett Ranch on Tenderfoot Valley Road, Prairie Creek near Joseph, Oregon was composed of three properties: the farm land with attached grazing hills, the timberland on the east slope of Mt. Howard, and grazing lands in the canyon country of The Divide. Brief Early History The farm land was purchased sometime in the 1930’s…
Read MoreBiography of Asahel and Lelah Hockett
Our second narrative is the story of Dr. Asahel Hockett and Lelah Hockett who lived an eventful life. It soared from national recognition in medicine to ending in small rural clinics far from the limelight. Their story goes from the heights of the medical world to the depths of personal tragedy. The first time I…
Read MoreClifford and Ethel Wade
I’m kicking off writing in our new family history narrative by writing about two members who were very memorable. Here is a Wade family photo with Ethel and Clifford in the middle. This is probably in the early 1930’s. The Wade connection to Hockett’s is that Louie Wade married Dr. CT Hockett. Wade Family (who…
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