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Dedication Falks Store Table of Contents
Ruby Hoagland-Buchanan-Martin
Double click photo for larger image. All of the events referred to in this book may not be 100% accurate in terms of dates and places, but they are memories and events compiled by those of us who are part of her legacy. This is being written, not only as part of our family history for those who come after us, but out of love and respect for a true "survivor" and to keep her memory alive in all of us. PROLOGUEAs indicated by this title, this story is about a courageous lady, our mother. However, without the inclusion of our father, other family members and the challenges and hardships of the times, the history of this family would be incomplete. We want to be as accurate as possible in presenting this to you but over time the facts have simply turned into stories that were told around the kitchen table and at family gatherings. Therefore, much of what you read here is based on memories of how things were when we were children. We are not putting this down on paper with the intent of marketing it, but rather to pass on to our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren that they may understand more of their family’s beginnings. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Without the help of my family this book could not have been written. I would like to extend thanks to all who contributed their special memories including my siblings Eldon Buchanan, Fay Bechtel and Lois Hunt. Nieces and nephews include Aubrey Buchanan, Teresa Woods, Carol Alexander and a special thanks goes out to Bill Muller, the actual "writer" of the family who kept encouraging me. The editor who corrected my grammar and punctuation was my daughter-in-law, Tracy Martin, and my son RT Martin provided the final computer assistance since my computer skills are very limited to say the least. Many thanks to all of you.
Jonathan, Mattie,
Walter, Ruby and Baby Loren at Falk's Store. April 1908. Great-granddad was 5’11" tall, weighed about 175 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was born in 1851 and grew up in Salt Lake City. They say he was born in a wagon box. When inquiring as to what a "wagon box" was, I was told that it is the forepart of a covered wagon. There is not much written about our great-grandmother Sarah other than she was born in Utah and she and Edward were married in l875. In her picture she appears rather stoic. It is interesting to note that with the exception of her first born son, all of her children have Lish (her maiden name) as their middle name I do not know if people moved around a lot during those days, if great-granddad had a little gypsy blood in him, or if he simply was trying for a better life for his family. At any rate, they ended up owning Falk’s Store in the early 1900’s. Prior to that he worked as a telegraph operator, and then taught school in Promontory, Utah, before moving to Elba, Idaho, where he opened a lime kiln and sold lime for building purposes. Falk’s Store, which was a combination general store and post office with living quarters in the back, was situated a few miles out of Emmett, Idaho, on the road to Payette and was the birthplace of many of our family members. Our great-grandparents lived at Falk’s Store with their son Jonathan and his wife, Mattie, who were our grandparents. I want to mention early on that on going through some of my mother’s genealogy records, my Granddad is referred to as both "John" and "Jonathan." To be very honest, I do not know which was actually his given name, nor do I think my mother was certain which it was, but because of my personal preference, I will call him Jonathan. My grandmother, her given name was Martha Leona Dunn, was always called Mattie. Mattie and Jonathan had a son born to them August 15, 1903 while living at Falk’s Store. This was our Uncle Walter. Then on November 9, 1904, a baby daughter was added to the family. That baby grew up to be our mother, Ruby Leona Hoagland. During the next five years, two more children were born to Jonathan and Mattie, a son who was named Samuel Loren, born June 11, 1907, and another girl, Edith Iona, born March 8, 1909. Many of the Hoagland children, our aunts and uncles, were born in/or around that area so it is not known for certain how long our great-grandparents lived at Falk’s Store, when they left. or for what reason. Mom, however, remembered living there and of her parents running the store after her grandparents left. In 1911, Jonathan and Mattie, with their four children moved up to what is known as the "bench" in Emmett, Idaho. The "bench" is simply a higher area of land forming a rim up from the valley floor. It was here that Jonathan worked at clearing the land for the fruit orchards. Years later, around 1922, Falk’s Store burned to the ground. . . (read more in the book)
THE YOUNG FAMILY
In 1908, when she was just four years old, Mom became quite ill. Her mother took her to a doctor by the name of Drysdale in New Plymouth, Idaho, which was the nearest medical care. They put her up on a large table and during the course of the examination, the doctor took a needle and pricked several places on her left arm, various places on her body and leg, none of which she could feel; she was paralyzed. She was diagnosed as having infantile paralysis, more commonly known to us as polio. The prognosis made by the doctor was if she did survive, she would never walk again. Jonathan and Mattie, not wanting to accept this fate, took their little girl to many different doctors hoping for better news, but ultimately were given the same prognosis. Her parents, like several generations of family before them, were members of the Latter Day Saints Church and being distraught over this news, but with her faith still strong, Mattie gathered up her young daughter and took her to Salt Lake City to the Mormon Temple where they held special prayers for her. On returning home, Dr. Drysdale suggested that it would help to use daily hot packs and massage therapy to the effected arm and leg. Mattie did this, sometimes for hours at a time, every single day. She was not going to give up and was determined that her little daughter would walk again. . .(read more in the book.)
PART I Falk’s Store PART II Our Family’s Beginning PART III Our Move to Nampa PART IV Stories Mom Used to Tell PART V Memories: EPILOGUE Mom’s personal life sketch. |
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